Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-07-14
THE STATE BAR ASSOCIATION.
Fun Proceedings of the Meeting Held Al
Grafton on July 18th.

Full Proceedings oil the meeting heLu at
Grafton on July 18th.
Pursuant to the call published by gentle
men of the legal profession in West Vir-
ginia, a large number of lawyers from
counties of the State assembled ut Grafton
on Thursday, July :, and proceeded TO
carry out the purpose of said call by organ
izing a State Bar Association, of which the
following is n summary OF the minutes OF
said meeting:
At the opening of the meeting the follow
ing counties were represented by the law
yers named:
Berkeley cOunty-HOn. j. e. Faulkner,
Jr., Stewart Walker.
Doddridse eOunty-Phineas GanO, Jack
son v. Blair.
Hardy county-HOn. Joseph Sprigg,
Hampshire county-Judge j. ID. Arm
strong. $. l.. FlOurnoy, Il. W. Daley, Jr.,
I'll. Il. GilkeSOn.
P. Clifford, Hon. G.. ID. Camden, Z. W.
Lynch.
Jefferson county-Frank Beckwith.
Marion cOunty-U. n. Arnett, II. n.
Ogden, Jas. Morrow, J. W. Mccoy, \. f.
Raymond, w. 5. Raymond, W. W. Camp
bell, I. III. Il. Staggers.
Mineral eounty-F. NJ. Reynolds, W. C.
CLAYTON.
MOnOngalia county-HOn. I'M. Hagans,
Hon. George G.. SturgiSS, w. p. Wiley, X.
+. Fast, l.. V. Keck, Frank Cox.
Ohio cOunty-W. 7. Hubbard, j. d.
Ewing, Hon. Robert White.
n1...,., a.,,N. Aupr lt,p,pl.n
Preston county-W. G.. Brown, Jr.
Richie county-P. w. Morris, L. G..
Bennington.
Tucker cOunty-P. Lipscomb, A. B.
Parsons.
TAYLOR eounty-John w. Watson, Frank
Woods, Hon. Il. F. Martin, V. p. Chaplin,
NJ. Ii. Dent, John Holt, John T. McGraw,
Jos. Marum, l.. La Toilette, W. K. Dent,
u. W. Cochran, l.. 5. Johnson.
UpShur eounty-C. G. Higginbotham, G.
W. Fleming.
Writ cOunty-William Beard.
Wood county-JOhn A. Hutchinson, T.
D. Bullock, W. W. Eanwinkle.
The meeting was called to order by Mr..
Sprigg, of Hardy county, who moved that
Mr.. Hubbard. OF Ohio county, be elected
temporary President, which motion was
carried unanimously. On motion of Mr..
Hutchinson. of Wood, Mr.. Marum, OF
Taylor, was elected temporary Secretary.
On motion of Mr.. SpriSg the following
gentlemen were appointed by the Presi
dent to draft a constitution and bylaws,
viz: JOS. Sprigg, John A. Hutchinson,
Judge C.. j. Faulkner, John ]. Davis,
Judge A. F. Raymond, G.. c. Sturgiss, J.
ID. Ewing, Frank Beckwith, j. W. Mason
and ;. L. FlournOy. On motion of Mr..
Beckwith the President pro. TEN. was
added TO the committee.
On mOtiOnofMr. Hagans, of MOnOngalia,
a recess was taken until > p. IN.
Afternoon SesSiOn-The Committee on
Constitution and Bylaws were not ready
to report until 3 p. m, at which time they
presented q very comprehensive and elab-
crate document, to which the Association
listened intently, and with very few
changes the Constitution and BYLAWS
were adopted as a whole.
This instrument, together with Gen.
Spriggs' address, will be printed and sent
to the members. Any other persons de-
string them will address the Secretary, W.
=. Wiley, MorgantOwn, W. Va
The Association then proceeded to the
election of officers. MeSSrS. Sprigg, Faux
ner and Davis were nominated, when, the
two latter having been withdrawn, the
Secretary was directed to east the ballot
for Gen. Sprigg.
The following gentlemen were elected
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