The Hattiesburg news., 1914-10-27
JUDICIAL ELECTION
H|R Jones COUNTY
10 Be HELD NOV. 5
RISK CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS
IN SUPREME COURT If IN.
JUNCTION SUSTAINED.
COMMISSION PLACES NAMES OF
JOHNSON AND TANR ON BALLOT
Court Will Not Hear injunction Case
Before November Elee.ion-sixth
chaneery District Including Ten
Counties, Involved - Judge Stone
oesvour Reviews History Of Attack
on Elective Judiciary System.

Laurel Oct. 27.--The board of cleo
tion commissioners voted unanimously
late Monday afternoon to place the
names of both Judge Paul Johnson and
( G. c. Tam, nominee for chancellor, on
A}he ballot for the election November
-
The board of election comm. ssioners
of Jones county is in session at the
court house today trying to reach a
final decision as to whether or not the
names Of Paul b. Johnson, nominee
for circuit Judge, and G. c. Tam, nom
inee for chancellor, will go on the bal
lot to be voted on at the election No
vember ,.
81 believe it is the plain duty of the
commissioners to hold the election. -
stated District Attorney Robert Hall
Monday afternoon, because the people
have voted twice that they wanted to
elect their judges and chancellors and
last august the people of our district
nominated our circuit judge and chan
cellor.''
Jones county is not the only one re-
strained from holding the election.
The entire sixth chancellor's district,
including ten counties was restrained
on Saturday by Chancellor J. F. Nc
Cord from holding the election for
circuit Judge and chancellor
, Some confusion seems to have aris-
An, about the election of circuit judge
and chancellor in the election which Is
to be held on November 3rd, so far as
Jones county is concerned, growing out
of the fact that some time ago Circuit
Judge John L. Buckley, of the Merl-
dian District granted an Injunction
against the Board Of Election Commis'
sioners of Jones county restraining
them from holding an election for cir
cuit iudge and chancellor in this coun'
ty. A motion to dissolve this injunc'
tion which had been granted by Judge
Buckley was made by the attorneys
for the Election Commissioners. Chan'
cellor Sam Whitman, Jr., was dlsquai'
fied to preside on the hearing OF TINS
motion for the dissolution OF the IN
junction. and Governor Brewer ap'
nointed the late Mr. Deyan Sharbronsh
as special chancellor to hear and de-
termine the motion to dissolve the IN
junction.
Mr. Sharbrough, acting as special
-ahancellor. over-ruled the motion 10
(ssolve the Injunction. and then the
I.ction commissioners appealed the
case to the Supreme Court. And the
case ia now in the Supreme Court
The election commissioners have en-
de.vored to get the case advanced SO
that the same might be decided peiore
the election is held. But 1t appears
that the Supreme Court has declihea
70 advance the case; so that the Doaru
of election commissioners are under
On Injunction which restralns 'hehi
from holding an election for circuit
nudge and chancellor because OF 'le III,
junction granted by Judge bucN'ey ~
The complainant who secured 'ne IL, III
junction to restrain the election con-.
missioners from holding the elec''on -
Mr. /. ]. Lawrence, a citizen ana '"S
naver Of the second district OF ''o'ie'
county. o.od 70 tbe
Judge stone Deavour stated to tne a,'
leader representative that he nao m ne.
or advised the board of election CON-, ,
.N,;ssioners nor any member .! Wv
lvoard of election commissioners Ill ,o
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