The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-04-11

Other candidates SAIoAe"
Vacant Judgeship in the Fifteenth Judi
cial District Were Messrs. John )
,Judre Is an Able Attorney of the Ashe-
willie Bar.
Judge Frank Carter. Of Asheville. resi-
dent Judge OF the Fifteenth judicial DIS
trict. embracing the counties OF Fun
combe, Madison and Transyl~ania.
This was the appointment made yester-
day by Governor Kitchin to fill the va
cancy caused by the sudden death Sunday
morning q week ago at Warrenton OF
Judge Joseph S. Adams, OF Asheville.
The contest for the vacant judgesh1p
has been short and sharp, having begun
about the middle of the week. In the
| contest Messrs. Frank Carter, John ).
Adams, a son Of the deceased Judge, and
ex-Judge Thomas A. Jones were considered
as the principal candidates. Ex-Judge
J. d. Murphy mentioned by some as a
possible receptive candidate, endorsed Mr..
John s. Adams, and a friend suggested
the name Of Mr.. Lewis NJ. Bourne.
Parties who claim "to know" Of the
mode in the contest say that on last Wed
nesday night the appointment of Mr..
L TANK AdEtcI was do SSUhNN
but that Immediately that. Mr.. John s
Adams. q son of the late Judge Joseph S
Adams entered the race, that there was a
doubt as to the result. that the Adams
forces developed great strength. The out
come however is in favor of the man who
has been regarded as the favofitc in tbs
contest from the start.
The result will simplify the election
for police justice to be held in Asheville
on Tuesday. For that election tie can
didates were Mr.. Frank Garter and Mr.
Junius G.. Adams, a brother OF Mr.. John
S. Adams. The appointment Of Mr.. Carter
as judge Of course leaves a walk-over for
Mr.. Junius G. Adams as police Just. &C. in
Asheville.
court the week beginning Monday, April
"a. i'll Hartford county, the two courts
following being Bertie, beginning May i,
for two weeks, and Warren, June 10, for
two weeks.
In the contest which has Just closed
there were strong endorsements for Messrs.
Frank Carter. John S.. Adams, and Thomas
A. Jones. Hundreds OF kilograms were
sent to Governor Kitchin in their behalf,
as we'll as a great stack of letters Of en-
dorsement. Many attorneys of western
I.North Carolina were here in behalf OF the
three gentlemen and urged their claims
for the position. Mr.. Carter was for
tunate in having among the men who en-
dorsed him the chairman OF the County
Democratic Executive Committee OF Bun
combe county. and also the chairman Of
the Democratic Executive Committee OF
the Fifteenth Judicial district. This gave
him strong official party endorsement.
Judge Frank Carter is a well known and
prominent attorney of Asheyille. about Al
years Of age. He ranks among the lead
ing attorneys Of the State. and has been
considered as especially strong before a
jury. He is an ardent prohibitionist. and
has been diligent in seeing that the law
has been enforced in and around Ashe-
vile. He was the Democratic candidate
Tor the State Senate two years ago. but
was defeated by j. J. Britt, Republican.
In the contest entered by the late James
NJ. Moody ten years ago as to the seat Of
Congressman James NJ Gudger. Jr.. he
was chief counsel for Congressman Gud-
ger. In the fight against James G.. Grant.
the Republican for Congress, he was large
~ in the public eye. representing Mrs.
Reed in the charges she made against
Grant in the matter OF the Biftmore post
office. He has been an active force in
the Democratic party in western North
Carolina.