Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-10-11
4. 5. BRACE MAY
 SUCCEED R|OD|CK Acting Governor Pindall Being Urged by Friends of Jefferson County Jurist to Promote Him
IS AN ABLE JURIST
Recognized as One of the Best Judges in Arkansas-Will Pindall Make Appointment or Voters Elect PindalPs Authority.

Circuit Judge A. B. Grace of this city may be named to succeed Justice J. E. Riddick, associate justice of the Arkansas, Supreme Court, who recent ly died at his home in Little Rock. The appointment will be made with in the next few days by Acting Cover nor X. 0. Pindall, who believes that he has the authority to appoint Rid dicks successor, although some law yers claim that the law is plain for a special election in this case. It is understood that Judge Grace's friends are urging Governor Pindall to name the local jurist. It is a we'll known fact that Judge Grace and Acting Gov ernor Pindall are good friends and that Pindall's idea is to give the posi- tion to some worthy lawyer in this section of the state.
 Judge Grace is eminent'y fitted to fill the ygscancy caused by the death of one of the best jurists who ever sat on the Supreme bench in this state. Judge Grace is without doubt one of the fairest, best posted and most conservative circuit judges in Arkansas. He has made an enviable record as judge in this district and is recognized as one of the ablest men in the State when legal matters are under consideration. Judge Grace's many friends here and elsewhere would be highly pleased to see him honored.
 Speaking of the appointment, the Little Rock Gazette of today says:
 The question as to whom Acting Governor X. o. Pindall will appoint as successor to the late Associate Justice James E. Riddick on the Su- been determined. Governor Pindall stated yesterday that he was looking into the matter, but would not reach decision without mature reflection.
 Justice Riddick was elected to serve term of eight years at the general election held in September, 1906. He had served only about one year of the term up to the time of his death.
 According to amendment No. of the constitution, 'the governor shall, in case vacancy occurs in any
 state, district, county or township office in the state, either by death, resignation or otherwise, fill the same by appointment, such appointment to be in force and effect until the next general election thereafter"
 This amendment to the constitution is now of no force and effect, how ever, the Supreme Court having de- cided several months ago that it was not legally adopted, because it did not receive majority of all the votes cast at that election. In the general election of 1894 the amendment re- ceived 43,446 votes and 40,207 against it. It failed to receive a ma jority of all the votes cast at that elec- tion, but notwithstanding this fact the speaker of the house on January IT, 1895, declared it was adopted.
 Law Calls for Special Election.
 Article 2, section 50, of the consti- tuition, in Sandells & Hills Digest, which for some reason was eliminated from Kirby's Digest, reads as follows: All vacancies occurring in any of flee provided for in this article shall be filled by special election, save that
 in case of vacancies occurring in county and township offices, nine months before the next general cleo tion; such vacancies shall be filled by appointment of the governor"
 The act of 1897, section 1891, makes the following provision in case of vacancy in office: "In any case wherein vacancy in any office shall occur, to be filled, under the provis- ion of the constitution, by special election, the governor shall have pow CT temporarily to fill the same by granting a commission, which shall