The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-11-15
CANDIDATES COMING OUT
Sixteen Solicitors and Member of
the Corporation Commission
Will be Chosen.
GEN. CARR A SENATORIAL CANDIDATE
Statement Made Yesterday bya Friend From
Eastern Part Of the State. Col. Jones Does
Not Confirm the Report That He
Will be q Candidate.

Though the next general election is one
year distant, the contest for nominations
has begun In earnest, and is receiving
much attention from the State press.
Of course interest will center in the
election Of a successor to Senator j. C.
Pritchard, whose term of office. expires
March 4th, 1903, but just now there is
more discussion of/the three Supreme
Court Judgeships, which must be filled
gentleman here from Elizabeth City
yesterday stated that Gen. Julian S.
Carr, of Durham, would be a candidate
for the United States Senatorship. He
announced that he had received the in
formation from reliable source. There
will be other candidates and among
those who will make the race for the
Senatorship are Hon. Lee S. Overman,
of Rowan, Hon. Locke Craig, of Bun
combe, and Hon. r.. 3. Glenn, Of For
syth. Others spoken of in connection
with the Senatorship are Mr.. C. B. Wat
son, of Forsyth, and Judge w. A. Hoke,
of Lincoln. The Senatorial campaign is
a long way off and there may be many
changes in the situation between now
and the time the vote is cast for Pritch-
ards successor.
1t is not generally known who will be
voted for at the general election next
year. and list of the offices to be filled
byN the people will be of interest just
now. They are as follows:
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court,
to succeed Judge r. M. Furches, for a
term of eight years
Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court to succeed Judge Walter Clark
for terrnwpf eight years.
Associate. Justice of the Supreme
Court to succeed Judge Chas. A. Cook
for term of eight years.
Member of the Corporation Commits
sion to succeed DR.. d. II. Abbott for a
term of six years.
Successors to the Superior Court
Judges for terms of eight years are to
be voted for also. Those whose terms
expire are:
Second district, Judge F. d. Winston.
Fourth District, Judge E. w. Timber
lake.
Sixth District, Judge w. S. OBJ. Rob-
inson.
Eighth District, Judge w. Fl. Neal
Tenth District, Judge A. l.. Coble.
Eleventh District, Judge H. r. Star
buck.
Thirteenth District, Judge w. B.
Council
Fourteenth District, Judge M. j. Jus
tice.
Fifteenth District, Judge Frederick
Moore.
Sixteenth District, Judge Thos Jones.
The Solicitors in all sixteen of the dis
tricts will be voted for at the coming
election.
There are two of the Supreme Court
Justices whose terms do not expire I'M
til 1905. These are Judges w. J. Mont
gomery and r. M. Doulass. Of the six
teen Superior Court Judges, six are not
disturbed at this election. The terms of
ten expire. The four newly created
Judeships are to be filled by election be-
fore the people.
There are a number of candidates to
fill the three Superior Court vacancies.
Judge Clark will be a candidate for
Chief Justice. He has the field to him
self. 1t was stated yesterday that Col.
II. G. Jones would be a candidate for
Chief Justice, but that gentleman, who
was in the city yesterday, failed to con-
firm the report Col. Jones and Mr..
Plat d. Walker, of Charlotte, are both
urged by their friends for vacancies on
the Supreme Court bench, but it is said
that they will not let their interests
conflict. Among the other candidates
for the Supreme Court Judgeships are
Mr.. Chas- F. Armfield, Mr. Chas A.
Moore, Mr.. j. A. Lockhart, and Mr.. F.
ID. Sonley in the west, and Ex-Judge H.
G. Conner, Judge Geo. II. Brown, and
Ex-Judge T. NJ Hill in the east.
The election will be heldsnext. Novem-
Der, the Legislature having changed the
time for State elections from August to
November.
The Democratic State Executive Com
mittee will choose the place for holding
the convention, and Greensboro is MAX
ing strong bid for it,