The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-01-15

Tho Montana Bar association mot at tho
court house last night, Massena Billiard in
the chair, g. b. Nolan secretary and the
following other members present: w. T..
Cullen, Judge Hiram Knowles, Robert b.
Smith, j.. A. Walsh, A. 9. Botkin, Francis
Atkinson, j. A. Carter, A. IL. Nelson, and
II. q. Davies. The annual election OF Off
GERS resulted ns follows:
President-W. j.. Cullen. Vice-Presi-
dents-First district, A. g. Botkin; second,
=. r. Mcbride; third. H. r. Whitehlll;
fourth, W.. M. Bickford; fifth, NJ. H. Par
ker; sixth. j. A. Savage; seventh. j. +.
Gorst; eighth, Thomas +. Brady; ninth, +.
X. Armstrong; tenth, Dudley Dubose. SEQ
retary-A. II. Nelson. TREASURER. G..
Davies.
Judge Cullen was induced to accept the
Office Of president after much persuasion.
Ho said the association was not subscribing
any good purpose at present, and in order
to make it an efficient instrument for good,
enrnost efforts OH the part of its officers
would be required. There we're many ave-
nues in which the association could
make itself felt. and he felt that he could
not do it Justice for want Of time. Judge
Knowles said his observation had taught
him that those who had the most business
to look after generally attended to II.
When Judge Cullen had been chosen in
spite of his protests, he accepted the honors
in a neat speech on taking the chair. He
said he would endeavor to fill the position
which had been filed by so many eminent
lawyers. It was q proud position, the head
of an association composed Of members of
the bar Of Montana. He might be preju-
diced in favor Of the bar Of this state,
through long association, but he
did not believe there was in any
state a better one, or was there
any in which cnses were better tried. Here,
|great state, there was important work to
be done. He believed that laws prepared
by the committees and considered BY the
association. would, if presented to and
passed by the legislature, give much loss
cause for complaint. In the matter of the
he thought that candidates for such honors
should be. endorsed. Judicial matters
should not be made political questions.
Judge Cullen also thought the admission Of
members of the bar to practice should be
largely under the control Of the bar assoc
citation.
BY way of doing something toward reviv-
ing interest in the bar association r.. +.
Smith moved that q special meeting be
called for some time during the summer
for the purpose Of discussing matters Of in
tarest to the profession. The object is to
have q meeting lasting three days 0 rlonRer,
attended BY lawyers from all parts of the
state. The country editors could hold
their conventions and Mr.. Smith did not
see why the lawyers shouldn't. The resolu-
ton was adopted, and the executive com
mittee will endeavor to make the meeting
an interesting one by preparing subjects
for discussion. etc. Az the suggestion Of j.
A.. Walsh the secretary was directed to pre-
pare an address on the objects Of the asso-
citation, SO as to revive interest in it. It
was the opinion of all p%resentthat it needed
something of the kind. Col. Nolan thought
the association had gotten into a state of
"innocuous destitution."
A communication was received from st.
Paul to the effect that the family of The
late Justice Samuel r. Miller had With
drawn all objection to the raising of purse
for his widow or to erect a monumen to
his memory. The letter was not intended
as one of solicitation, but merely to show
fund might do So. 1t stated that the
Judge left no estate and the widow
had no source of income. One
daughter was employed in one of the de-
partments, it stated. Judge Knowles, who
is thoroughly conversant with the affairs of
tanned in the letter, and added a great deal
moro TO show the judge had died poorer
than when he went into office. The bar as
ISOLATION appropriated $50 out Of its treas
ury towardthe fund, andJudge Knowles add
ed 800 Of his own account, expressing the
hope that the total, by private subscription,
would reach $500.
Communications from the National Bar
association were referred to the committee
on jurisprudence and law reform. They