The sun., 1894-01-10
1HE mar ASSOCIATION ANNOYED.
Tells the Senators That They're wroae
About HoruSiower

About 8o-peiowe-.
Just before the annual election OF officers by
the Bar Association last night President
Wheeler IT, Peckham announced:
Il Just want to say to the gentlemen present
that something very interesting IL coming up
in few minutes. very interesting"
A Amoment later Mr.. james c. Carter, who
was sitting we'll hack In the crowded room got
up He held a paper in his hand and he said
L hold here q resolution which propose to
offer. IL is In reference to the rejection Ey
the adverse report OF the Judiciary Committee
OF the Senate. OF the nomination OF William B.
lIornblower to bo Associate Justice OF the su-
preme Court"
Proceeding. Mr.. Carter said that under or
dinary circumstances any action OF the kind
he proposed might be regarded as presumr-
tion. In this case. however, he. with the rest
OF the bar OF the city. was very greatly sur
prised ut the action Of the committee In Wow
OF the grounds on which the rejection was
based. and he feared that II the association
was silent its silence might be miscon strued.
Therefore. he thought the Bar Association
was called on to express an opinion about the
qualifications OF the candidate. Mr.. Carter
then read the resolutions as follows:
R.,o'ves That this association has learned with the
deepest regret that the Judiciary Committee OF the
senate has made report adverse to the confirm on
OF the nomination OF william D. Hornblower as As.
sociats Justice Of the Supreme Court OF the United
States
R.'ois,i. That while under ordinary circum,tanc.s
this association might hesitate to make anY
intended to reach the Senate of s opinion upon
fitness of any judicial nomination whis Il Ia pending
for consideration before that body. yet in view Of the
fact that the adverse action m reported to be based
and experience requisite quality MN Tor tue pises
Would De m.undsrstood II is failed 70 declare IL. ssss
eSnycsSn 'ha. ne opinion Of the
mate sequsintsnce with hr. Iiornbow.r and with his
professional empioymsntt feel, entirely Justified in
ss3.T.s!st and ;SPst;nssi .%insn;!y n,isd for tie
,h.ntis.!.d be forwarded to III. ssnsso" from rom tS.
About half the crowd applauded. and Mr.. Jo-
resolutions be adopted. Elihu, Root followed
unnecessary. Delaney McolI was on his feet
before Mr., Root was down,
said when read in the pal pa pers Of the action
Of the Senate committee shared the surprise
,sst Was ot BY a" the members Of the bar q
the interest exhibited in him and the creden-
ttals from his sssociates at the bar in New
fication for the ONCE could have existed in the
minds Of tho Senators. 1 myself felt II to be
and assure them OF the high opinion in which
Mr.. HornDlowsr was held by us. No man is
better qualified to give the country q great
public service and to rear O great judicial
monument than Mr. Iornblower. and to have
him rejected on the ground that he is not
calls for most prompt and emphatic protest
from the association. Indeed. am disposed
tss Who'll: sS s ns sr.dnss sdisns
the com m lttee with sincerity, to express some
made the football OF politics and Mr.. Horn
blower the victim OF the resentment Of poll
ticians."
There was more applause and Mr.. Nicoll con-
don't hesitate to say in this assemblags
that concur most heartily In these resolu-
tions; and wish that they would go further
the Supreme Court Of the United States 10 not
one that can be trified with In politics and by
politicians that q qualified man Is not to be
rejected on any such spurious or round as lack of
the qualifications which have been unani-
mously testified to by membe of the bar"
question" )" which Mr.. Peckham did not heed.
don't feel ready to put the question" said
Mr. Peckham, without making a few remarks
on the resolutions myself"
He went on and declared that the committee
had put q great slight on Mr.. Hornblower.
OF the association to inform the members Of
the Senate OF that. and enlighten any ignor-
ance that might exist.
Then the resolutions were put and there was
storm OF ayes and no noes. Mr.. Carter and
Mr. Austin q. Fox hustled out to get the reso-
lutioDs engrossed so that they could be sent
TO Senators Murphy and Hill on the midnight
train.
OF the association.