Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-06-11
JUDGESHIPS OF 5TH CIRCUIT
]. WRIT RANDALL MAY RUN
FOR CHIEF JUDGE.
Spoken Of As Candidate For The Re-
Publican Nomination.
JAMES NJ. MUNROE MENTIONED
AS DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE.

There IS an interesting situation il
the Fifth Judicial Circuit, composed
| Of Anne Arundel, Carroll and Howard
counties, where an election of a chic
| Judge and possibly one Of the asso
ciate judges will take place this fall
Judge John q. Rogers who was
appointed by Governor Warield tc
succeed the late JUDGE I. Thomas
Jones, has stated definitely that hs
will not take the nomination to sue
ceed himself, and il is persistentIy )
rumored that Judge James Reyell, ol
Anne Arundel county, will retire
shortly, though there is no direcl
confirmation Of the report. The fac
that the selection OF a new CHIEF
judge is certain and that of an assO-
ciate Judge uncertain. complicates
the situation and is resulting in plans
being laid by the friends OF different
persons who have been mentioned foI
one nomination or the other.
la all probability J.. Writ Randall,
of Annapolis. will be the Republican
nominee for the chief judgcshi y,
whether Judge Revell is still on the
bench or not, Section 81 of Article 4
OF the State Constitution merely re-
quiring that the two associate judges
shall not be from the same county.
However. II Mr.. Randall is nominated
the fact must be faced by his support
ers that the party vote in Howard
county might be cut down by the
knowledge that the county would not
have a judge IL Mr.. Randall was elect
ed. Mr.. Randall is president OF the
Farmers National Bank of this city
and has been State Senator from Anne
Arundel county aud president Of the
Senate. lie has been mentioned for
the nomination as governor.
James NJ. Munroe, OF Annapolis,
is mentioned for the Democratic nom
ination for the chief judgesbip, and
would accept il II rendered him. IL
is ratherr definitely understood that
tsoyern0r Warficld would offer Mr..
MunToe the associate judgeship should
the occasion arise during his term
Of Office by the retirement of Judge
ReveII, but il ~ not likely that Mr..
Mounr0e would accept this unless
reasonably sure OF the party DomiDa-
tion to succeed himself. As Dr. George
Wells probably favofs James II. Bra
shears for the nomination, and the
anti Wells forces are likely to line up
d ehind Robert Moss. be is not likely
10 receive this assurance.
Chances favor tie nomination Of
Judge William r.. Thomas, at present
associate justice Of the Circuit. for the
chief justiceship. Judge Thomas rs
understood to have no Oppositions in
his own county, Carroll, and II Is
probable that both Anne Arundel and
Howard would support him In prefer
ence To any candidate from the other
county. In fact, IL is very likely
that be will receive the vote Of Anne
Arundel In any event, as II appears
that either faction, should IL win In
the coming primary fight in that
county. would prefer not 10 name a
candidate from the county, prefeTing
To wait until chances for success
would be greater and then urge the
nomination Of either Mr.. Brasbcars
or Nr. Moss, according to which fac
tiOn was uppcrmosi.
Although the chief judge could be
nominated from n county which al
ready held one OF the associate
Judges, IL is clear that his candidacy
would be greatly weakened on account
Of the leaving out entirely Of one of
the counties Of the circuit. Mr.. Louis
Cunke and .aIr. Daniel NJ. Murray, Of
Ellicott city, baye indicated that they
would accept the nomination for the
associate judgesbip, and the delega-
tion from Howard county may support
one Of them for "A ballot or two at
least.