The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-02-22
NEW JUDGES ELECTED,
Chief Feature of the General Assem-
bly, Yesterday.
News and Courier.

February li-Speclal: Inc zen.
erai Assembly today elected Mr.. h. WitlIers
Meminger, OF Charleston. and Mr.. George E..
Prince, OF Anderson, Judges. The Two elect
ions are 10 ill the positions created under The
recently enacted Ten.circuit Act. The terms
OF office begin at once and the Chief Justice
will assign the Il, W Judges TO the circuits In
which they are TO begin their work.
IL had been long been looked upon that the
suggestion OF the Charleston Bar would be &C.
copied in good laith, and that Mr.. Meminger
would be elected. Mr.. Wm. j. Flshburne,
who made the race against Mr.. Meminger, re-
celver forty votes against the lO cast lor DIS
victorious opponent.
In the race Tor Judge in the Greenville-An
derson circuit there WAS q closer contest. MIR.
Prince received so votes and MIR. Thos. T.
Cotnran, OF G~reenville, received ~ votes.
The fact that MIR. Prince has been In public
lie as q Legislator gave many a better oppor-
tunity OF judging OF his capacity ana appre-
Glazing his merit, and that Mr.. Colhran re
Gel we'd as large q vote as he dld, as new d mar
as he is IN the Legislative halls, speaks high
~ for him. This was the most spirited elect
ION during the enure Legislative session, and
one III which there WAS the keenesL 1nterehl.
Both MIR. Memminger and Mr.. Prince were
in The CITY, and after the elections on the floor
OF the House aud Senate they received warm
congratulations Of their friends, and were
called Judge"
The JOINT assembly fer the election OF
Judges met at noon aud was presided over by
Lieutenant Governor Sloan.
As soon as the announcement was made
that nominations for Judge OF the 9th circuit
were IN order Mr.. Huger StluKler, VI Charles
lop. rose and eIGQuently presented The name
OF Mr.. II. WiIher, Memminser, and In This
connection said
There Is no position so b gh IN the git o.
the people as Il Judgeship. In the sanctity OF
the ofiic is the security and strength OF our
clviiIZ alton. The judiciary IL the Vicegerenl
Of GOD IN the I'd III Illustration or human JUS
tlce. TO the Judge who has q true conception
Of his exalted OH &c 10 arJlhce can deceive, nc
wealth can bride, no power can overawe. In
HIS cOrrect3cOnducL aud critical sagacity and
morals and laws OF a peop.e are settled the
standardized. Too often political honOr are
as evauesCe; l as the dew, but the retnem-
Drance OF a righteous Judge IL, embalmed In
the hearts ufhls people. IL gives Inc pleasure
to present d man who will wear worLhily't the
out STAN or reproach. 1 dominate The Hon.
Il. w. Memminger for Judge OF the 9th judi
cal Circuit.
Senator j. Z. Hay, OF Camden, Seconded the
Pcurlloy, of Wa!leroolo, briefly placed in
nomination Mr.. VIM. j. Flshburne, OF the
Col!elon delegation, in the House.
Mr.. Sanders, OF s~psrtanourg VINO mas al.
said that II elected Mr.. Fishburne would dc
honor To his States aud be an able Judge.
MIR. Moses seconded Mr.. Memminger's nom
lnation on behalf OF his delegation. Mr.. Glib
son did the same for the Marlboro delegation
and Mr.. Hutto seconded the nomination OF
Mr.. FIshUurne. -
The voting then began and resulted ITO for
Mr.. Memminger and 40 for Mr.. Flshburne.
Lieut.. Governor Sloan thereupon announced
that Mr.. Robert Wilhers Memminger had
been elected Judge Of the 9th circuit tor q
term OF four years. The vote stood as follows
,,1 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. r1slseSse sF'cf 6e sfEekSi bo srGsn
Edrd, Hardin, Hay, Hood, Hough, Hudson
i1ydricK, johnson, Manning, Marshal, No
Guwan, McIver, Mcleod, Raysor. Slackhonse
Talbert, Won Kolnilz, Walker, WelIs, Will
Il,r E,ahhnrnp RIapk Rlpase. RntlEr
Earle, Peuriioy, MauIdin, Warren.
HOUSE.
Neutrality-suspicious. Smith. Audrey, Ash,
ley. Baker, Banks. Beapguard, Brantiey
CoIcock, Cutler. Davis. De Wore, Doar, Ed
wards, Ford, Foster, Fraser. Frost, CASTOR
Cause, j. P. Gibson. W. j. Gibson, Glover
Graham, Gray, L. [; Green. W. Mep. Green
Harley, Haskell, HemphlIl, d. O.: Herbert, j
f.. Herbert, Higgins, Kershaw, Kirven.- La
ney, Lawson, Little, Lotion, Lomax, Lyon
McCants, McColI, McFadden. Massey. Moses
Nash, NICHOLSON, OTIS, Patterson' pitlmsn
Pollock, Poston, Pyatt. Rawlinson. Richards
Sanders, Sage, Seabrook, Sellers, Sheldon
Slnkler, Spivey, Stoll. Strong, Taylor, Toole
TrIbole, Turner, M. w. Walker, Whaley, Vel
d'll. .
Fishbur1e Arnold, Ballenline, Boyd
Bradham, Branl. DesChamps, Edwards. E.. j
Ethredge, l.. B. Etbredge, Gasque, Harrison,
l1tS nHIu. LuLlO, Ivy Netldu, LII ~
ter, McMaster. Laban, Mauldin. Miller, Nash
Reaves. Riley, Werner, j. NJ. Walker, j. B
Watson, John j. Watson, W. Webb, VIVA
ey. ,Wimberly.
Nominations were next in order for the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS circuit.
MIR. ThOs. z. Cochran, of the Greenville del
%egation, was paced In nomination by Mr.:
Harrison, OF the VILE delegation. and
his nomination was seconded by Messrs
Browning, Fraser and Keenan,, OF Aiken.
Senator Hood, OF Anderson, placed In nom
ination his colleague, Mr.. Geo, E. Prince. In q
very pretty speech. Mr.. Princes nomina--
ton was seconded by Mr.. Richards. Mr
Bruce, Mr.. Nash, Mr.. Moses, MIR. Ethredge
and MIR. Beamguard
The members were all eager for the vote
and many kept records while the ballot was
being cast. IL resulted 50 for Mr.. Geo. T.,
Prince and GO for Mr.. Cochran, and Mr.. Geo.
Z. Prince was announced as having been
elected to the high and honorable position OIL
Judge.
Tue vote stood as follows: