New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-09-17
TIE Bar C0oVeoe3OO.

TIE bar CooVeoe300.
The committee appointed 1t the recent
oonvention of the bar for tho purpose Of
presenting report of the proceedings t.
tho various nominating conventions has
favored US with . copy of ito report, which
We publish for the information of those in
| terested:
NEW ORLEANS, July "a, 1876.
A convention of the bar of New Orleans
after public notice and invitation to al
! members to attend and participate, wst
held on the fifth and sixth days of July
1876, to select and recommend to the various
| nominating bodies and tho voters of the
parish suitable persons to eli the various
district judgeships for the parish, which Of
| fees are to be filed at the next general
| election in November.
| the members Of the bar irrespective Of
| party. The undersigned. under Q resolu
ton of the convention, we're appointed q
| committee to communicate it's result to the
various nominating b.'dies and the voters OF
| the parish, and to eolicit their favorable
consideration. The choice was by ballot
| and the following Recommendations were
| agreed upon with cordial un aDimity:
For the First District Court-Hon. Ed
mund Abell.
Fsr tho Superior Criminal COurt-Hon'
T. q. Hunt.
For The Second District Court-Hon. A.
L. Tissot.
Fur the Third District Court-H on. Frank
A. Monroe.
For the Fourth District Court-Hon.
John NJ. Bonner.
For the Fifth District Court-Mr. N. H.
Richtor.
For the Sixth District Court-Hon.
Arthur Saucier.
For the Superior District Ccurt-HOn.
William A. Gilmore.
We have received q letter since the con-
vention from Hon. William A. Elmore, who
declines nomination for the Superior Dis.
trict or any other court.
In pursuance of the duty expected OF us.
We would respectfully suggest that the
members of the bar have better oppor.
tunity than the rest of the community to
know who are capable. qualified and trust.
worthy to fill those Offices; and that, inas-
much as it is the business of each member
may be employed, to contend with some
other representing an ad verse interest, it is
impossible the members collectively could
combine on any nominee from any expeeta-
ton of obtaining unfair advantages in the
prosecution of Law suits. The inevitable an.
tagonism of one with another renders an
unfair combination impossible.
We respectfully submit that in holding
this convention, and in making these recon-.
mendations, the bar performed disagree.
able duty, which precedent seemed to i'm
pose on it, which the partial success of q
like action ct the last general election sug.
gested and encouraged, and which 1t did
not feel at liberty to decline. Every indi.
vidual in the community holds bis life,
property, reputation and his every right
subject to the jurisdiction and absolute ar
bitrsment of the judiciary, and our brethren
know by experience that in many cases the
ruin of the litigant inevitably follows an
;, Or unus, ruling Or decision Of the
who will represent the cOntending parties
in every dispute that may come b store
the courts, have agreed with unanimity in
pointing ont proper persons to fill them.
The controlling motive for each selection
must have been the general sense of tho |
that the person selected was fit in
every respect for the Office.
A prompt, pure and intelligent admins
tratiOn of justice and an assurance in the
minds of the community that every human |
beings rights are held under the Law, and |
,ourts, are essential to civiliz alton and pro- |
,ress. Let every man know that where he |
las sown there he shall reap, and industry |
Rill thrive, capital will be invited, and |
,eace. progress and prosperity will prevail.
Without these We can expect only stsgna-
ion or violence.
Tue bar has performed what it conceived
to duty in pointing out the path BY which
hese invaluable blessings are to be secured.
We do not intend to disparsge the merits
t any Of our brethren who may solicit
our support in opposition to the recon-
70 respectfully submit that the gentlemen
70 recommend are we'll known in the com.
,unity % men of character. experience and
bility; that it is the sense of the bar that
ley are eminently fit, and that, if elected,
10y will each be ''clesr in his great Office"
DAVID c. LABATT,
JOHN FlNNEY.
CHARLES B. SINGLETON,
G. e. SCHMIDT,
HENRY DENIS.