The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-12-02
RAr MeeiIng.


Kaufman Bar was held at the Court
house in the town Of Kaufman, on the
ODD day of October 1875.
Judge Green j. Clark was selected
as Chairman, and w. A. Hindman
was requested to act as Secretary ofthe
meeting.
The Chairman explained the object
of the meeting TO be, that in the event
of reorganization of the Judiciary un-
der the new Constitution, and n new
set of Supreme Judges to be chosen,
this bar to express it's preference for
one of said Supreme Judges
On motion of w. Fl. Martin, District
Attorney, the Clerk and Sheriff of this
county were elected members OF this
meeting.
On motion Of y. T. Adams com
mittee of five was appointed to report
resolutions, to-wit: u. Y. Adams, H.
r. Slaughter, w. Fl. Martin, II. T.
Teague, and J. H. Humphries; and on
motion the Chairman was added to
said committee.
On motion of ]. Il. Ward, a commit
tee of five was appointed to report on
organization of this Judicial district
to-wit: j. Il. Ward V. w. Grubbs, j..
ID Cunningham, and J. ]. Hill.
The committee heretcfore appointea
to prepare resolutions, reported the
following, which were unanimously
adopted:
WHEREAS, 1t ia probable the new
Constitution will provide for the reor
ganizaton of the Judiciary, and in that
event new set of Supreme Judges Will
be chosen; and
WHEREAS, The Kaufman Bar ms
implicit confidence in the ability, IN
tegrity and eminent fitness ofthe Hon.
M. HI. Bonner for that position; there
fore, be it
,Pcsolved, LIST, That while we would
regret to lose the services OF Judge
Bonner on the District bench, we feei
that he could and would be more ser
viceable to the public on the supreme
bench than in the position which he
now hobh, the duties :. 'hieh ne mas
rsschSs N mithso much credit to HIM
AsT. ana satisfaction to the public.
.1ssResoged,s ~ That by big learning
and rr,----fr.aG lawyer, his courtesy
and fhwee paity as Judge, his up
rightness and moral worth as man,
eminently qualify him for any position
within the gift of the people, and es-
pecially on the judiciary. :,
Resolved, Sd, That il shall be the
duty of the Secretary Of this meeting
to furnish q cepy Of these resolutions
to the Kaufman Tclegrdph, Kaufman
Star, Lawrence Times, DALLAS HER
AID, and Galveston Ne,gs, with re-
quest that they be published.
y. Il. Adams, II. p. league, h. f..
Slaughter, Green J. Clark, J. l.. Hum
phries, w. H. Martin. ,s,t
The committee appointed to prepare
resolutions on the organization or thls
judicial district, made the following
report which was unanimously
adopted: s.
To the Bar Association of Kaufman
Your committee heretofore appointed
to report as to what counties should
compose this judicial district IN cne
event any change should be mace uh-
der the new Constitution about to De
adopted, respectfully beg leave TO re-
port:
lst. That this district should be com
posed, as at present. of the c9untles
of Kaufman, Henderson, Anderson,
Smith. Vanzandt and Rockwall
I'd. That in no event will this oal
submit to any change Except undei
protest) that will have tendency I.
deprive us of the services OF our pres
ent honored and beloved Judge, th'
Hon. w. II. Bonner, unless 1t be M
promotion to the Supreme Bench, lol
which position we believe him TO o'
eminently qualified. ID -.
All of which is respectfully SUB
united. u5 aAgU -
J. T. Ward, v. w. Grubbs, ). u
Cunningham, committee. -,
On motion the meeting adjourned.
Attest: GREEN J. CLARK,
w. A. uINDMAN. Chairman.
Secretary.