St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-01
The Hennepin County Bar
Holds a Wild Session at
Harmonic Hall.
A Great Deal Of Jaw Work
and But Little or Moth
ing Done.
The Names of Five Lawyers
Selected to Send to
the Governor.
The Meeting Did Not Demon
Strate Which Candidate
Has the "P ull."

The bar meeting, held at Harmonic
hall yesterday afternoon to select names
to send to the governor from which he
will select two as judges for this, the
Fourth judicial district, was an exceed
ingly animated affair, and, in fact, was
almost disgraceful. Some of the law
yers went nearly crazy over the meet
ing, and howled themselves hoarse. The
different factions invented all kinds of
schemes to head each other off, and
many were the little plans laid to get in
ahead of the ''other fellows" 1t was
charged just before the meeting adj
jOurned that large number of real es-
tate men had been run in by one of the
factions, but this was evidently mis-
take, as no lawyer would do such
thing.
The action of the bar is not looked
upon as especially favorable to any of
the candidates. Many of the attorneys
are "ki:king" at the sending in of Dan
lei FiSh'S name, as long as he received
only fifty-twO votes. 1t was sharp
piece of work, and was very neatly
worked by Bob Evans, who stated
just after the meeting. SO it is alleged,
that Mr.. Fish was as good as elected if
Ills udiuc CfGI Wcut uclOIG tLlo gov
ernOr.
The meeting was called to order
promptly at O'clock by Frank Healey.
The sound of the gavel had scarcely
died away when c. p. Barker moved
that the chair appoint two tellers. Be-
fore this could be put, Judge William
Welch jumped to his feet and made
ringing speech, in which he declared
that it was shame that the entire bar
of the Fourth judicial district had not
been invited to the meeting, as they
were entitled to have something to say
in regard to who should be made judge.
y. ID. Smith called the venerable Judge
to order. Hardly had he sat down till b e
opposed Mr.. Barker's motion to appoint
tellers, on the ground that it would do
no good to appoint them until after a
ballot had been taken. This point was
sustained. and then Judge Ell Tor
ence presented resolution TO proceed
to
AN INFORMAL BALLOT,
and after that was taken to take
formal ballot. I'VE are here" said he,
ito recommend to the governor some
one for the position of judge, and so
there is no improperly of our sending
to him six names and allowing him to
make his own selection. Now. let us
take a ballot, each man putting two
names on slip, and tAen the six men
having the highest number of votes will
be our selection"
JIG. Worrell did not fu lily compre-
bend this. and Judge t orrence eX-
planned matters so that it was clear to
the fiery young Republican. Thomas
Canty moved that Judge Torrence's
resolution be amended by striking out
all the words after an informal ballot.
n httf % O. In
to the governor. This brought A. d.
Smith to his feet.
ave are here" said he, "tO designate
our choice for two judges. not four or
six. In the words of the immortal
Flanagan, we are here to emphasize
our CHOICE so let's go ahead and do it.'
E. M. Wilson jumped to his feet and
declared that it was the desire of the
Hennepin county bar MAT the appoint
ments should be made by the governor
from list submitted by the bar. and he
therefore moved that one man be desig-
mated from
EACH OF THE GREAT POLITICAL PAR
TIES.
This, he held, would take the matter
entirely out of politics, and he therefore
introduced resolution to that effect.
Judge Welch said he did not want
such a resolution, as it was bringing
into judicial organizations too much
politics.
John W. Arctander moved as a substi-
tute to Mr.. Canty's motion, that the
and leave out the political reference.
He did not want to be bound to vote for
any man by the action of the bar, and
what was more, he was not going to
do it.
In concluding his address, Mr.. Arc
lander urged the bar to go ahead and
name the favortes.
A. ID. Polk moved that one man be
selected from each party, but r. S. Still
man cut in ahead of him with substi-
tute for all the other motions, and take
an informal ballot, with two names on
each slip. j. w. Arctander'S motion
was seconded, and on rising vote was
knocked out by vote of such dimen-
sionS that it startled the portly mover.
Mr.. Canty's motion to take an informal
ballot, with two names on each slip. was
taken up and carried by vote of 1914 to
62. Judge Welch secured the floor, and
in wild speech, said he wanted to
know the politics of all the candidates.
The only reply he got was lot of sar-
castle laughter.
A. Il. Ankeny moved to appoint five
tellers. This was carried. and the chair
oPpOiutCo "a. W. cOlQdlis ~. lIdN-
bOurn, Isaac McNeir, Robert Evans and
Frank Nye. A. III. Hall wanted the
meeting adjourned for three minutes.
SO that names could be presented. This
was greeted with
A WILD CHORUS
of noes, noes, put him out, and during
the excitement G. j. Rockwood's motion
that the meeting proceed to ballot with
out any nominations was carried with
howl of delight. The tellers proceeded
to scatter the white ballot slips among
the lawyers. There were numerous
stickers and pastors afioat, and the bal
lot was soon taken. One or two excit-
able individuals wanted each attorney
to register when he voted, but this move
was put hOrS de combat in less time than
it takes to tell it. During the time the
tellers were counting the vote, the at
tOrneys on the floor amused themselves
by guying each other and calling upon
men who cannot speak for campaign
speeches. The tellers announced the
following result:
4. ]. Shores. .1S5 M. P. Brewer......s1
Seagrave smith. .13I Daniel Fish.......52
Col. +. Hooker. lib
In addition to these there were
large number of scattering votes. As
soon as the reading of the result of the
ballot was over, j. w. Alexander moved
that the four names having the highest
number of votes be sent to the gov
ernor. This was a direct slap at Mr..
Fish, and the Fish contingent was not
slow in taking up the gauntlet. Then
followed
A STORM OF MOTIONS
of all kinds. r. r. Odell moved as
substitute for Mr.. Arctander's motion,
that the five names having the highest
number of votes be sent to the chief
official of the state. G. n. Hunt fol-
lowed with motion to certify four
names to the governor. E. A. Stevens