, 1870-05-31
THE BAR MEETING.
Assembling OF the I.asvyefa 70 If.nr tic Re
nult Of the BuIln1-Aldrsbsen xnd Sug.
srxtIous-A Motion 10 Aslburn
Sine Die Carried.

A meeting OF the members u the chicago bar
vas held on yesterday afternoon, in be Circuit
Court room, to hear the report Of she committee
appointed tU TAKE ballot on saturd1y, md also to
take such further actl0n ns might u necessary In
regard to the Circuit Judgeshlp-
little as Chairman, who WIS unanimously elected
On taking the chair, Iii. Doolttlc alj he sup
ltsed the object Of the meeting was itosu to Ill
PRESENT: It Was to listen TO the reportwhch GER
tain gentlemen had to make, who on Saurlay last
took the rutes Of the members OF the Qlc.gu bar
rs t6 their preference for the tu1gshiIl lie
Eay, that d Srtat deal Of responsibility .rescd on
The profession with reference to the1e u1lces.
He he'd no dcuht that, If the lar actei and rs.om-
wbatever choice might be made. Much tepedcd
Oh the manner In which these candidates shulu
le presented. We should SLOW that VT 1-e lDEe-
riois earnest, and desire to Select foK tllse hgh
positions the very best men- II We, do lot, u.
cciipn will probably not be endorsed. lncontu-
sion, he thanked the mcinbera Tor the nontr or
and again extorted them 70 act wlsclyln WtkltelI
they should Fec lt to DC. fA1plat1sc-]
Al the conclusion Of the reina: ka Of The t!,at-
MAD Uepry S Mcnroc wua elected Sctr?tarE
Judge GloEIrs proceeded to announce the tesut
ef tbc ballot taken On last SATURDAY., will, n.fsr
cree to the Circuit Judgeship, and whith has been
published heretofore
On motitn tht 1cpust YVES adopted
o. JACKSON, Esq, read the following Letter:
TO lAe cttaogo Ear:
EENiIkAEN. had EuEI1feA u NA4 EGHelSsl} HH1n
erred y my professional! brfthhH that was Mt est
didntr fof thr Office Of rcut !rdse u1cer t cua
ttitution 10 Ill Hbo had paid ute the Compliment .
akkuE me 70 tecpt euch position. had nntioI1nly
declined tn allow my name 70 be Gsed n that connre
ton: that ia Tic hsllotpg Of Saturday i5:t any y2tti
Ns,d lr cast for me- was, thrfefoTc Whohy nne1cth
Fully apHtcistinE the compliment pAid me py n! hlcin
n of thr bar, Saturday, and also lac ~
aEd goodwill toward rae lnrutEhu hy tnf G1Pies
sion Of preference for honorable Toeft1on An
compelled, Iet in jurtee to myself TO decline
o' JSo. n. JEwITr.
CHICAGO, May =, 1e;u. :
Objections were made to the reception OF the
letter, on the ground that MIR. JeWctt WRs moi
get properly before The meeting IS q candidate.
The objections were not considered well taten-
MI- swift said that Mr. John J. Ackinntn did
not wish his name to be Used as a candidate.
The Chair said that 1t w uld he proper here to
state that Judge Norton did not wish his uaLae
Usel SIS 3 candidate.
MT. King thonght that as large number d
candidates mad been voted for, It would be til.
lEst plan to select fouE--1wO Detuocrst8 md xWt
Republicans. He suggested Mcssrs. King, ray
| son, Rogers, and Doo1y.
Mr. Jackson offered substitute TO the motipn
to the elect that this meeting xd}uurn xink dc
| lCcpfusion, and cries Of "ODjectrl
The Chair put the question on the substitute
with the following result-aRys, s.: ycss, cs.
| The Char then voted In the affirmative, and th
| meeting w1s declared adjourned. i