The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-02
FOR JUSTICE OF TIE PEACE
Many Applicants for the Ten Place
10 BE Filled.

The IucumbentS Said to Seek Reap
pUfutneut-Fre--u brought TO
Bear on influential officials and
Members of the Jar-Go0d SIHIeriai
The adoption of the new code of laws
for III. government of the District has
caused mach anxiety among those hold
ing the positions of Justice of the h,ag"
III Washington. in this connection 10
may itc stated that there are many 9th
ers besides those NOW filing these posi-
lions who would be Wiling 10 serve the
community in the capacity OF justices "E
the Peace
According To the provisions Of the ne"
code. which will go into effect on jan
uary l. 1897 the President viii be called
upon to appoint ten Justices OF the Peace
for the District The stated salary for
these officers. IS S2.ug1 per annGm. To
this must he added $40. which is allowed
each justice for stationery and other in
cidentaI expenses which Viii make the
salary N fun $3.50 The present NUM-
Der OF justices. thirteen. VIII by the
terms Of the Code act. be reduced to ten.
For more reasons than one this tends
to make the contest for the positions all
the more Interesting ana uncertain.
A large majority of those now holding
the Offices are applicants for reappoint-
ment. II the ten apDoiuuees were to be
chosen from the present IncumDents there
viii be sJin three left unprovided for To
the number now holding Office. who are
aspiTants for reappoiAtment, however,
there must be added twenty-five or thirty
others. who are pressing their claims for
the places. Most of the latter number
Z
give up their legal practice to serve the
community in q judicial capacity.
Among those whose claims Tor the posi-
tons Will be presented 10 Mr.. Mckinley
are men OF plenty OF ability. 50 that when
II comes TO make selections. there is
hardly room 10 doubt that the apnointees
VIII IN every way be competent and well
QuaIiEed 10 iii The positions. OF those
now holding Office as justices of the
Peace OF the District, there : only one
coloreU man, E N Hewlett
II IS generally believed that among the
ten persons 10 be named as justices the
President viii name at least one coiored
man For this one position il is stated
there are already Sey ers,l candidates
among " HON are named William II
Hart Fountain Peyton, W. Calvin Chase
ana Thomas l. Jones Besides these II
IS SAID there are several others who are
seriously considering "rlJ ENG the race
II Is said thai the inter ST in the con-
test Tor the ten positions increases daily
ana the eSpirants are using every effort
10 pun down the piums. The justices
q Tie supreme Court and all other per
sons OF prominence and those supposed
70 have political influence, il is said. are
daily !mportuned by the candidates for
their endorsement IL IS understood how
ever, that the Justices of the Supreme
Court have declined tC take any part in
the light up 10 this time and viii con-
time to hold this position.
The persistency OF the candidates for :he
endorsement of the older and prominent
meEnb ers of the District bar necessitated
the consideration OF the subject at a re-
cent meeting OF the local Bar Association
II was thS,l decided 10 appoint a special
committee to investigate the matter and
report whether or not II viii be advisable
Tor the association to endorse the appii-
cation OF any or all of the candidates
Among those whose appointment IS urged
by their friends are MeSSrs Peyton Cor
don, a Ieftwich Sinclair, Francis H. Ste
phenS, Jacob H. LichIter, Albert Z. Shoe
maker, Thomas P Woodward. Alfonso
Hart, James +. Scaggs, James L. Pugh
IT., Randall Webb, Arthur Browning. VII
liam b Ruff, Leonard P Bradshaw w
Spencer Armstrong Nathaniel Carusi.
Martin L Weifiey, Rutledge Wilson and
" luism Il Hart Fountain Peytou W
Calvin. Chase, and Thomas L Jones col
ored
The present justices, VINO. II IS said. are
seeking reappOlnJmenJ, include Francis
Carroll MdJingly- Lewis / O'Neal Thorn
as Z. Callan, Samuel K. Church John
h ODOnneu Arson S Taylor c s
Bundy, Samuel c. Mills, Luke c. Strider,
\. Herbert GieSy, and Z. N. Hew eft