The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-02-14
.RUN0R IS HURTING
new CIRCUIT BILL |
GreenviIle Planters Are to Con-
cider the Question of4saiting
taTobacooi for Market

FAHNNasSA pCOPAC
that tue trumor Is afloat r0uzIlout
this section of the state to the effect
that the demand for q division or the
/ Tenth Judicial Circuit is nothing but
a political move and that such O diyi-
sion Is not at all necessary. The re-
port which is being spraad says that
II is merely an agitation for the purz
pose of helping nOliticians into the
line and that the demand for the new
circuit is merely to create the two ad-
ditional offices Of judge and solicitor.
Anderson. people and Graenville pen-.
pie who are acquainted with the la
mentable congested condition of the
courts of this district recognize on it's
face the preposterousness of this and
do not believe that the rumor Will
hurt the chances Of the new circuit in
the General Assembly.
The following is what Sthe Green
vile News. of yesterday had to say
about the report:
Demand for the division of the 1Gtii
judicial circuit, including the coun-
ties Oh GreepVille, Anderson, Pickens
and Oconee counties, grows greater
each day and the general belief now
Is that the measure will become q law
The bill has already passed the SEN
49, CAta TGDOEIEu
by the judiciary committee of the
house. The governor Is said to be
in favor OF the measure, and It Is
believed he viii gladly sign itglts
SIT has been rumored at the capital
city that the house will oppose the
measure on the ground that lit ~ is
purely q political move on the part OF
certain parties,in this district but as a
division OF the 8eircuit would create
but two new offices, a solicitor IoreIhe
Andersen circuit, and judge for the
Greenyille circuit, it is not believed
that the rumor will influence inem-
bers of the house, y There has been
but little talk IN this city of o 1andi-
date for the jndgship of the proposed
new circuit. In fact, every report
that candidates were making plans,
to stenss 5ssasc the naw cfIices have haaa,
denied. a rennrt cGnes from Wal
halla that certain attorney Of that
town will ask the governor to consi-
der him as an applicant for the posi-
tion of solicitor OF the Anderson cir
cult In the event the bin for a diyls-
ion is passed.
..The demand OF residents OF this
district for a division OF the 10th ju-
dIcial circuit is, - sEelies q, great
Nt4cntAtaJ ia
BILL said Attorney a. vi ,hIcSwaiIt, J,
EyeEteFday afternoon when asked what
he thouglt OF the situation II Is
;certa ainIy needed, he Continued; and
Tor this reason belieyesdfse house
syill act favurahly ltpoi the tT1lgs tier.
certain niemlteya of the islRtuEe.i
though seem at loss 10 utiderstand
why this circuit has such an snpr-i
NOUS amount OF criminal busfnesa.,,s -
aSheriff Ashley OF Anderson poun-l
ty. who Wassa visitor in the city yes.
terdays said the. people of Anderson,
were much pleased with the idea of
dividing the circuit. He said small
circuits would mean much to- Green,
vile and Anderson counties, where
the court doekets are so eongested
each term that lie Ia impossible 20
even clear the jails, not 10 mention
the cases of Offenders awaiting tFial
on bond. 50 .,.. <,
IA person arrested for operating d
"blind tigerr today Il released on
bond, would probably geE a hearing
,of his case in fiEe years from now,tss
said a ceunty official recently. He
hsaid thesitrial nF ian on
bond WAS almost unknown In this
county. This was given purely as
an illustration Of the need OF the Iliy-t
ision Of the circV ~ .'s