The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-15
FOR THE SUPREME COURT
JUDGE a. p. ADAMS ENDORSED BY
THE SAVANNAH BAR.

Savannah's Claim to Representation
on the Supreme Court Bench to Be
Urged Upon the General Assembly
An Enthusiastic Endorsement Of
Judge Adams Candidacy-A Com
mittee Appointed to Present the Mat
ter to the Legislature.
II has been a long time since so large a
bar meeting has been held in Savannah as
that Of yesterday, for the purpose Of ad-
vancing Judge A P. Adams candidacy for
a place on the supreme court bench. The
resolutions passed were to the point, The
bar of Savannah means what it says when
it says that Savannah, never having had
representation in the court Of last resort,
should have it under the new constitutional
amendment, the adoption Of which is not
doubted.
Pursuant to call, and after the noon re
cess of the court, forty-six members Of the
bar gathered in the superior court room.
On motion of J. r. Saussy, Esq, Capt
John NJ. Guerard was called to the chair,
and on the motion of w. W. Fraser, Esq,
A. H. Mcdonnell Esq, was elected secre-
tary. Capt. Guerard was Ii orally ap-
plauded when he assumed the chair. He
explained the object of the meeting more
fully than was stated In the call.
Savannah, he said, has never had
a representative on the supreme court
bench, and he cited reasons why it should
be represented now He alluded TO the fact
that twice within the history Of the bar,
Savannah lawyers had been rendered the
position. Robert Charlton, Esq, and Hon
Julian Hartridge were both offered the
place, but they declined. Now Savannah
offers a distinguished member of its bar,
well known for his Judicial learning, and
the bar, he felt, should take such action as
will be effective in securing his promotion.
Mr. Saussy, at the conclusion Of Capt
Guerards remarks. presented the following
preamble and resolutions, and moved their
adoption. They we're greeted with applause
and were unanimously adopted;
THE RESOLUTIONS.
WHEREAS, The number OF judges composing
the supreme court Of Georgia will be increased
to five, under an amendment to the constitution
Of the state TO be adopted at the next election
for members of the general assembly,
The Savannah bar respectfully presents TO the
general assembly TO convene in November next, |
the name Of the Hon 4. 7. Adams, the judge
of the Eastern judicial circuit who is eminently
qualified and fitted by Intellectual endowment,
legal training and judicial experience as one Of
the candidates for judge of the supreme court |
under the said amendment.
The attention Of the general assembly and of |
the people Of Georgia is called 10 the fact that |
while every other large city and every other |
portion of the state has been represented in the
supreme court, the city Of Savannah and the !
seaboard OF the state has never been SO hon |
ored. And il Is asserted without fear Of sue |
cessful contradiction that no more erudite and |
accomplished judge can be found than the gen |
tleman whose name is here presented by this |
bar for the high Office.
Capt. h c. Cunningham suggested that |
It would be Of great value to Judge Adams |
that personal appeal be MADE by a COM |
mittee from the bar to the general assem- |
bly,, and that it should present the resolu- |
tions and work for his election.
TO GO BEFORE THE LEGISLATURE
Walter G. Charlton, Esq, thought it |
would be desirable to have a committee |
of five undertake personal canvass, and |
he favored the appointment of committee |
with power to increase its number TO pre- |
sent the resolutions to the Legislature and |
take such other steps as will advance Judge
Adams candidacy. He suggested that a
committee OF five be appointed to present
the resolutions and TO be a working com
mittee.
Mr.. Saussy suggested that the committee !
be appointed by the chair and at his leisure. |
b. A Denmark, Esq, offered an amend |
ment, that the committee should consist of |
ten members, which amendment Mr.. |
Saussy accepted, stating that the committee |
should be fully authorized to invoke the aid /
of other citizens, and associate them with |
the committee to add to its effectiveness
The following resolution by Mr.. Charlton
was unanimously adopted:
RESOLVED That the chairman, at his leisure;
appoint a committee OF ten members of this
bar, whose duty it shall be to see that the &C
ito Of this meeting is properly brought to the
attention Of the legislature OF Georgia and to
carry its wishes TO a successful issue.
ResolUed, That the committee have power to
increase the number of its members at its dis.
erection.
The motion Of Capt. Cunningham that
the bar of the eastern circuit be invited to
join the Savannah bar in its recommends
ton of Judge Adams for the supreme
bench was amended by Capt. Robert Fall-
CANT so that the invitation would not be
confined 10 the bar of the circuit, but the
bar Of the entire state should be invited to
joil in the recommendation, and the motion
as amended was carried. The chair will
announce the committee hereafter