Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-03-20
ADKINS APPOINTED TO
APPEALS COURT BENCH
Talbot County Jurist Appointed
BY Gov. Harrington To Sue
csed Late Judge Constable
WIcKEs 10 BE ASSOCIATE


Governor Harrington appointed Judge
William III Adkins OF Talbot county.
an associate on the bench of the Sec
ond Judicial Circuit. Chief sudge ot
the circuit and member of the Court
OF Appeals in place OF the late Judge
Constable. Levin w WIckes of Kent
county, until recently member 0f
the state Tax commission. waa ap-
pointed associate Judge in place OF
Judge Adkins
Tie appointments were generally
expected II had been understood Cor
several days that Governor Harring
ton was disposed To make them, and
lit was thought that announcement
would be made Tuesday However,
former State Senator Harvey u
Cooper. of Caroline county. and other
supporters Og Il Alan Goldsborough, og
that county, asked the governor for q
hearing and hd held the matter up 10
accommodate them. Mr.. Cooper ].
Kemp Stevens. Henry 3 Lewis and
other Caroline lawyers accompanied
by Mr.. Goldsborough, talked with the
governor about two hours before his
decision was made public
PFimary Fights MoSted.
Democratic politicians were con
cerned yesterday as 70 whether fights
would be made against Judges Adkins
and Wlckss Ii the DFlgnayy next Sep
tembars when nominations will be
made for the full i5-year terms. State
Senator Omer ID Crothera, ok Cecil
who was Ea candidate for the appoint
ment given Judge Adkins has au-
thoriged HIS friends to state that he
win enter the primary and II WAS
thought that Mr.. G0idshOrongh might
combine with him and bac6Eae d candi-
date against Judge W.T. q
Those interested in Judges Adkins
and Wickes contended that the danger
Of such tight would pass hefore the
primary III held. Iudgea Adktns and
Wickes will have the support oR their
own cOuntiea. respectively, Talbot and
Kent, and also that OF Queen Anns'a
county, tl1sir friends cIained. and
with that backing, would easily hs
able tooyercoma Senator CrotherH and
Mr.. Goldahorough even II the lattsr
we're able To command the fuil
strength Of their home counties. Cecil
and Caroline
There was talk yesterday that MF.
G0idst orOngh would have had better
chance for the appointment given
Judge Adkins but for his ge0gFaph icai
location With Judge Adkins living III
Talbot. and Judge Hopper. the other
associate, living iii Queen Anna'n ap-
pointrnent Ok Mr.. OoidsboTOugh 70 the
chief iudgeship would have left the
two upper counties OF the circuit
Kent and Cecil without representa-
tion on the bench, which would have
Leen ilconvenient sor the Lawyers. It
was said. Senator Cruthers. the fa-
sldera had II, would have haa m0ak
excellent chance for the plsce given
Aarl Wicke2, bat be took the resltion
earIy "a the game that ne wanted the
chief judgaskip or nothing.
Both From Prominent Ra
Both Judges Adkins aisd Wsekea
come of families that TONG have been
prominent on the Eastern shore, md
both have been active III the legal. sO-
lciaI and BUSINESS life 0k the nppeF
lc0unties for years. Jndge Adkins HAS
lAeen on Ghe bench as,ouE 10 years, ne
and Judge Hopper having bssn alaCted
IIn 1867. oEer Albert q. EOweFs, nD
chaiynan cf the Public Services com
mlnasOn, and William e WaghnEson,
bf CecIl. who were the republics an
didatea. He hae been regarded aa an
Unusually industrious Judge. AE.
~ wlckes q d nephew Of the late Judge
/ Joseph Wickee. who served EOf yeaTn
Ion tie Second circuit bench, ana also
ls Il relative 81 former Jmdga Rare III
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