Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-12-16
GENE iAL ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS.
Eight Judges and One Supreme Court
Member to BE Named.
(Greenville News.)

uary 18th, will elect judges for eight
out Of the twelve circuits. and will
also elect one member OF the Su-
prone Court. Three Of the eight
circuit judges will be chosen at the
FIRST session, 1909, and five at the
second session, 1910. The associate
justices to be elected will be chosen
at the second session.
The circuit judges to be elected at
the first session are those Of the 7th,
9th and 10th circuits. The term Of
Judge D. e. Hydrick, of Spartanburg,
judge Of the 7th circuit, expires on
December 18th, 1909. The term Of
Judge r. w. Memmisger, of Charles
ton, judge Of the 9th circuit, expires
on February IT, 1909, and that Of
Judge George e. Prince, of Anderson,
judge Of the 10Th circuit, exprise on
the same date. The successors Of
Judges Hydrick, Memminger and
Prince will be chosen at The coming
session of the General Assembly, and
there is no intimation that either of
them will have opposition, as they
are among the most able, capable and
vigorous members of the State judi
ciary. Judges Hydrick and Memmin-
ger are serving their first term and
Judge Prince his second.
The judges whose terms expire in
1910 and whose successors will be
chosen by the General Assembly in
1910 are the judges Of the I'd, 3D.,
4th, 9Th and 9Th circuits. Their
terms expire as follows:
Judge Robert Aldrich, of Barnwell,
I'd circuit, February 16, 1910.
Judge r. c. Watts, OF Cheraw, 4th
circuit, February IA, 1910.
Judge John S. Wilson, of Manning,
3D. circuit, December 6, 1910.
Judge Geo. w. Gage, of Chester,
9Th circuit, February Is, 1910.
Judge j. c. Klugh, of Abbeville,
Sth circuit, December %, 1910.
Judge Robert Aldrich was selected
at the last session to fill the unex-
Dired term Of judge James Aldrich,
resigned, and Judge John S. Wilson
was elected at the 1907 session to
fill the uneXpired term OF Judge r.
o. Purdy, resigned.
The term Of a circuit judge Is four
years.
The term of Associate Justice Ira
Is. Jones, Of Lancaster, expires on
July 81, 1910, and his successor will
be elected at the session OF 1910.
Justice Jones. who was formerly
speaker of the House, is now serv-
Ing his second term Of eight years.
In addition to the election OF the
judges, the General Assembly at Its
coming session, will. of course, elect
n Senator to represent this State In
the United States Senate. The choice
of the people has already been made,
and the election OF Hon. e. D. Smith,
OF Florence, Is a mere formality. He
will succeed the Hon. Frank B. Gary,
of Abbeville, elected at the 1908 ses-
sion to fill the unexpired term Of
Hon. A. G. Latimer, deceased.
The terms Of three members Of the
board OF directors Of the State peni-
tentiary expire in 1909 and their sue
cessors will be chosen at the coming
session. The members whose terms
expire are Jasper M. Smith, of
Smoak; j. G. Mobley. Of Fairfield,
and A. *. Sanders. of Sumter. 1t is
presumed that all Of these gentlemen
will be aspirants to succeed them-
selves. The name Of Hon. j. Belton
Watson, Of Anderson, has already
been suggested for one Of these places
and 1t is understood that Mr.. Watson
will be a candidate.
The terms Of the other two men,
bers Of the board, b. T.. Thomas, of
Barnwell, and ID. b. Purifoy, of Sa-
luda, expire in 1910, the term being
two years.
The terms OF a number Of the
trustees Of the State colleges will
also expire within the next two years,
and some Of them will be chosen at
the coming session.
The General Assembly at the ses-
sion Of 1909 will elect the superin-
tendent of the State penitentiary, the
term Of the incumbent. Capt. D. J.
Griffith, expiring March 10, 1909.
Capt. Griffith has held the position
since 1899, and Is likely to hold 1t as
long as he desires. The term Is two