Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-03-12
THE JUDIOIAL ELECTION.
Meeting of Members Of the Bar
Yesterday.
appointment of Committees

| OV ABOUT one nuuuTeu mSnD0IS VI lHC
bar OF Memphis, about that number OF
LAWYERS assembled in the Law Court
room, Yesterday afternoon, Immediately
on the adjournment of the Court.
On motion, Mr.. Chas KOrtrecht was
called to the Chair, and Mr.. Charming
Richards appointed Secretary.
Mr.. Kortrecht, in taking his seat, eX-
pressed his appreciation of the honor
conferred lathe usual manner. He then
stated the object OF the meeting, viz q
Conference OF the members OF the bar for
the purpose Of taking action in regard TO
the nomination Of candidates to be voted
f,r at the approaching Judicial elections.
Judge Archie Wright moved that a
committee, to consist OF nine OF
the bar. be appointed, whose duty 1t
shall he to consider what action should
be- taken by the bar in~the matter, and
To report the same to q future meeting,
in case they should deem it necessary.
The Chair was about TO put the mo-
ton of Judge Wright to the meeting,
when Judge Dickson arose and asked
thatths puTport of the resolution be ex-
blamed. He did not exactly see the OBJ
jscts which were to ba submitted TO the
| action Of this committee, and you'd like
10 apprehend them. He, as q Of
clsss-the bar-did not want to come
into conflict with the people as q class,
and he thought il the bar intended thus
to dictate TO the people in the choice OF q
| candidate, such action would produce
this result. II this committee was in
tended merely to ascertain the feelings
of the people, and report accordingly, he
was NOS opposed TO it, but if 1t was in
tended as a {" cut and dried" thing to
nominate candidates, which the bar af-
forwards would force upon and dictate
70 the peoDle, who are the electors, he
was exposed TO it. The programme Of
this meeting looked like a "cut and
dried 4" thing, a put up JOB. He knew
ali about it before he came there, and
mad the programme right there In his
pocket.
At this point the speaker "a inter-
rupied by Judge Wright, who said that
neither the present meeting nor his reso-
luton was proposed or gotten up In the
spirit Of dictation to the people. Tnis
was a thing which he wished s~tudiOusly
20 avoid.
Judge Dickson then resumed his re-
merks. He wanted 3 free, fair and open
thing for all. de wanted the people to
be consulted. II was highly proper that
the bar should consult and advise with
| the electors. Judge Wright" l agree
with you perfectly, Squire. We agree
| on that point,") He wanted the differ
I eut districts to meet and appoint dele
! gates, and let the nomination be partici-
| psted in by all the electors.
The Chair explained that such wss the
intention of the resolution, as he under
stood IL, The question being called for,
the resolution was then put and carried
unanimously.
The Chair stated that in the nomina-
] H.. - fhsc Z, ~ ~ fAfaa to nnhnF9fnOH FhA
| desire to be that he should set irrespec.
! tive OF party politics. Certainly" was
| the reply from varicus quarters. After
some delay the following names were
| announced as the committee Hon, At
| chibald Wright, Col. John S Kerr, u.
7. Williamson, T. Il. Smith. J.B Wood
ward, Horace L. Tucker, j. o. Pierce,
| w. NJ. Randolph and NJ. D. Ewell.
Mr.. Ewel stated that he had been
bnt q short time il the city, 4 was not
| registered. He therefore hoped that the
| Chair would put somebody else in his
| place. Mr.. L E. Dyer was then nomi-
I mated in place OF Mr.. Egell.
On motion OF Col. Kerr, the Chair and
! Secretary were added TO the committee,
and the Chair endowed with power to
| Gil any vacancies that might ec5ar in
the committee.
AGDNa v an "S1e1 -
that the committee should consist only
| of those who were present aud took part
in this meeting, for their absence from
this meeting plainly indicates that they
do not intend to cooperate with any fu-
tuUe one.
The suggestion wa not acted on, how
ever.
Major BeIcher moved that a Commit
tee Of Five members of the bar be ap-
pointed to call upon the members who
had not signed the cali, and ask them for
their cooperation with those who had
signed.
Just here q curious old fellow, who
looked the very embodiment OF one OF
| Dickens' Characters. astonished the as.
eemblsge by moving the insertion OF the
words, "Shelby county after the words
members Of the bar. The amendment
was accepted, and the Chair, about to
put the motion thus amended to the
meeting, when the queer old fellow,
Whose name no q seemed to knoWh
who had kept no q mounting and groWis
ing, claimed the floor to Z" address the In
~teliigenee of the meeting, the bar of
Memphis.n His comical, curious, an
oient looks, his mode Of speech, and.
WithsI, the manner in which he deman-
dedto be allowed to address the intel
Iigenea," proved too many for the risi-
bles Of some, sHd open laughter greeted
him. This seemed TO arouse his ire, n
he appealed to the Chair to take the sense
of the meeting by the hiss" and
HaOgs as to whether be shouid speak or
not. a little Blbbel seemed here let
loose, and aulid cries Of "Speech 3"
's8ceeeh,n "Qusstion,n and peels Of
laughter, the old fellow whipped out a
bundle OF papers and brought them to
this reporter Whom he mistook for the
Secretary of the meeting) Snd told him
TO read them. We refused, and he COM
menced his Grafton. The jeering con-
tinued and Mr.. Barnes arose and said,
eff the meeting was to be converted into
su affair OF ridicule he would beg leave
10 withdraw" This did rot stop the
noise much, and he repeated his remarks.
B. n. Hart, E,q moved that Mr..
Barnes be allowed to withdraw.
daughter
Somebody meanwhile moves to ad-
iourn, and the motion is carried-the old
fellow talking away all the time. The
reporters pick up their papers and start
to leave, when amid the uprosr, the
motion to adjourn il reconsidered, and
the queer old fellow choked off
Tne Chair then put the question which
was before the house before the adjourn
ment and it was carried. The following
gentlemen were named on the commit
tee: Messrs. Bslcher, Van Anderson, II.
T. Dicks, L. +. Marye, Lewis Bond.
; A motion to adjourn mas made hut de.
feated, aud q gentleman, whose name
3 we could not learn, introduced q series OF
resolutions declaring the action Of this
{ meeting anti Republican, inasmUch as it
wished 10 dictate to voters.
Ga motion of B. n. Hart (or Van An
dersOn,) it was tabled by al unanimous
vote.
: Another motion to adjourn wss lost.
/ but wss renewed q moment sitter, and
prevailed-mnch to the disgust Of " or
three, or 3 half dozen, lawyers who had
! prepared speeches for the occasion, and
{ who did not like to bs disappointed.
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