Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-03-30
YEAR OF GREAT POLITICS
AHEAD IN GEORGIA
Plenty of Offices for Can
didateS to Scrap Over.
(Newnan Advertiser.)


Legislature and State House officers
cannot under the new law, be held
earlier than the first week in August.
Registration for both primaries VIII
close on April 5.
AT the general election, which oc-
ours on Wednesday, Oct 5, all officers
of the State, except members of Con
gress, will be chosen, including those
officers who serve the State in county
capacities.
The list further includes all State
Huse officers whose offices are not APP
pointive and whose Terms expire rega-
larry this year. These are the Gov
ernor, School Commissioner, Treasur-
er Comptroller-Genera Commission
er of Agriculture, Secretary of State,
Attorney-General, and Pension Com
missioner.
Among the foregoing, the only in
cumbent who has declared that he will
not run to succeed himself is Treas
urer J. Pope Brown. Mr. Brown was
appointed to fill the unexpired term Of
the late Robert E. Park, deceased. w.
J. Speer has announced himself a can
didate for nomination to that office
and Assistant Treasurer B. F. Perry
will doub less announce later. At this
time Mr.. Speer is the only declared
candidate for any State House office.
In addition to these, at least two
Railroad Commissioners will be chos-
en- at the election this fall Commits
sioner 0. B. Stevens full term of six
years expires on Dec. 1, and an in
cumbent for the ensuing term of that
length will be elected. Commissioner
Stevens will probably be candidate
to succeed himself Commissioner G.
Murphy Gambler was appointed to the
vacancy left by the resignation of for
mer Commissioner Fuller E. Galloway
to serve till the election. A successor
in that office will have to be chosen to
serve till Dec. 1, when the Galloway
term expires; and an incumbent for
the ensuing term after Dec. 1 will also
be elected.
The contingency of third vacancy
hinged on the decision of the Supreme
Court in the McLendon quo warranto
proceedings. A successor to the
present incumbent of the McLendon
term, Joseph F. Gray, of Savannah
will have to be chosen TO serve the
rest of that term
One Judge of the Court of Appeals
is to be elected, the intermediate term
of Judge Arthur G. Powell expiring
this year The court will, on Jan. 1 /
have been in existence four years. |
Judge Richard B. Russell, whose short
term expired at the last election, is
now filling his second term. Chief
Judge Hills long term will expire at
the next general election.
Two Justices of the Supreme Court
will be chosen this year. The term CT |
Chief Justice w. H. Fish, of Americas,
who has been in office since 1896, will |
expire, as will also that of Justice Mar
Gus w Beck, of Griffin, who has served
since 1906 1t is understood that both
will be candidates for reelection 20
terms of six years each.
In addition to all the foregoing, half
of the Superior Court Judges and half
of the SoI,citors-General in the State
will lave to be chosen anew this year,
for four-year terms.
No date has yet been set for the
State primary. 1t will be fixed by the
State Democratic Executive Commit
tee, of which Hon. H A. Hall is chair
man. A meeting of that committee for
the purpose of fixing the primary date
has not yet been called.
Only those who are qualified for the
general election can participate in the
primaries.