The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-02-04
Republicans To Nominate A
Candidate Today For
Special Election.
ANOTHER LAW SAYS
GOVERNOR APPOINTS
Letter From Majors Office Says
Question Is To Be Closed
First This Week.

publican County Central Committee
VIII meet to nominate candidate to
enter a special election campaign to
succeed the late Judge R. g. Ranney, a
third statute has been dug up, declar-
ing the Governor shall appoint the sue
ccssor, on top Of which a letter has
been received from the Governors
office saying the matter is being con-
sidercd and the decision is to be made
tie first of this week.
Politicians in the Cape last night
were asking themselves whether they
would have to conduct campaign or
have the matter settled by the Gov
crnor's appointment.
The Republican Committee will meet
at l o'clock to day in Jackson, when
an effort will be made to nominate the
Republican candidate for a special
election The call for the meeting
was sent out yesterday.
The Democratic committee yester-
day awaited further developments and
official information concerning the
special election. 1t was reported that
the special election would be held FeL-
y1lary 10.
Yesterday afternoon. when Sheriff
Summers who would Gaceive the
Governors notice Of 4 special election
under the law, declared that he had
lrot heard from the executive.
Harry f. Alexander yesterday re-
ceivcd a letter from y. f. Williams,
Secretary to the Governor, in which
the question of a special election YER
sus appointment once more was
brought up.
1T is my opinion" Secretary Will
liams wrote under date of Saturday,
Jan, 20, at will be necessary for the
governor to call special election to
FIJI the vacancy" .a
Il shall investigate the question
further, and unless this view Of the
law is changed, the writ for a special
election shall be issued the first of
next week"
Yesterday afternoon in jackson,
many Republicans We're urging Judge
Wilson Cramer to enter the race and
allow his name to be placed before the
Republican Committee for the nominal
ton. Judge Cramcr declined the
proffer in favor of tentative candi-
dacy for the St. Lc'Iis Court of APP
peals.
Judge John A. Snider also is being
urged for the position and Orren Will
sor is conducting a campaign among
the committeeman for the nomination.
The statutes that have been quoted
as authorizing the Governors appoint
ment of Judge Ranney's successor,
both are found in parts of the Revised
Statutes dealing with general laws on
Courts of Record and upon Elections.
They are opposed to the specific
statute setting forth the law creating
and regulating the Cape Girardeau
Court of Common Pleas, and conse-
quently, it is maintained that the spe-
ciit. statute takes precedence over the
general statutes under a Supreme |
Court decision.
The section found in the statutes on |
Elections reads as follows:
1909 H. I,.II
cd caused in any manner or by any |
means whatsoever, shall occur or ex-
list in any state or county Office origin |
ally filled by election by the people, |
other than the office of Lieutenant
Governor, state senator, representa-
tive, sheriff or coroner, such vacancy
shall be filled by appointment by the
Governor; and the person so appoint
ed, shall, after having duly qualified .
and entered upon the discharge of his |
duties under such appointment, con-
tinue in such office until the first Mon
day in January, next following the
first ensuing general election-at |
which said general election, person
shall be elected to fill the unexpired
portion of such term, or for the en-
suing regular term, as the case may
be, and shall enter upon the discharge
of the duties of such Office the first
Monday in January next following
said election; provided, however, that
when the term to be filed begins or
shall begin on any day other than the
first Monday in January, the appointee
of the Governor shall be entitled to
such office until such other date"
In the section of the statute dealing
with this point in the part on Courts
of Record, the law declares that the
Governor shall appoint till new man !