El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-06-07
BAR ASSOCIATION MEET.
An Organization Started and Officers
Elected.

An Organization Started and Officers
Elected.
The members of the Ell PasO Bar
met at 1920 today in the district court
room to inaugurate permanent Bar
association, and to present through
Judge Edwards to the district court.
the resolutions adopted by the Bar as
ISOLATION in honor of the late Judge B.
II. Davis.
Judge Wyndam Kemp was chosen
chairman, and Judge Clark offered the
following in the way of Bar association
organization which was adopted:
Whereas it is important that the
members of the Bar Of Ell PasO county
should be organ zed il an association
and for the purpose of hereafter per-
manently organizing said association,
we the undersigned hereby associate
ourselves together as the Bar assoc1a-
ton of Ell Paso county, and hereby
agree to pay to the treasurer the sum
of one dollar as an initiation fee, and
further agree to pay to the treasurer
of said association the sum OF twenty
five cents per month: and that we pro-
coed to organize said association by the
election of a president, two vice presl-
dents, and secretary and treasurer,
which last two officers shall be com
OluSQ LII OIC pSISOu, UhuO oil " III
wish to become members of said assO-
citation can do so by signing this report
within thirty days.
Judge Falvey nominated Judg Wyn-
dam Kemp for presi .ent, and he was
chosen by reclamation. Judges Sex
ton and Falvey were chosen first and
second vice presidents, and George r.
Harvey was chosen secretary and treas
urer. On Judge COldwell's motion the
nffinarS QnnninfaH
on organization to report OF p. M, on
Saturday, June 10.
Secretary Harvey reported that one
copy of the Davis resolutions 22N2S en-
crossed, would cost $50, and three
copies 14x22, would cost $40 more. Mr..
Burgess believed that Autograph work
would do just as well and cost coDsid-
erably less. The matter was left to a
committee composed of Messrs. Ed
wards, Harvey and Burgess.
The association then al journed: and
upon the opening of court, Judge Ed
wards presented formally to the court,
the Judge B II. Davis resolutions
adopted by the assoc alton at a recent
meeting. In the course of his remarks
the speaker said he highly appreciated
the honor conferred upon him in pre-
sentipg the resolutions, and was proud
to state that what he had to say came
lTOu Gllo 1tdEU Vi OllS w III d. IL iIlC
of the deceased. The Judge referre d
to the distinguished character of the
southern family of Judge Davis and
the nOta BILE and excellent character OF
his early associations, among these be-
ing General Sam Houston. The Judge
had favored the secession of 1eXas
from the union, and enlisted as prl-
vate in one of the first regiments that
went from this state into The war, TAX
ing part in the battles of hiloh and
around Corinth. In 1864 Judge Davis
was comm iss Toned major on the staff
of the commanding general of the trans
Mississippi division of the Confederate
army, and might have been judge ad-
vocate had he been willing to accept
the position.
In 1865 Major Davis settled at Bryan,
Texas, where he practiced law, and in
the fol. owing year formed the law firm
of Davis q Beall to which was subse-
quently added the name of Wynddm
Kemp. The firm had the reputa ton
of being the oldest law firm in Texas
and perhaps in the United States. In
1885 the firm removed to Ell PasO where
they ever since held reputation Of
the highest character. The deceased
was member of the first democratic
convection ever held in Texas,
In 1857, and was member of
the constitutional convention OF 1870.
In 1878 he WAS put forward as candidate
for Justice of the supreme court, and
was delegate to the national cOnVeu-
ton that nominated Cleveland for the
second time. AS lawyer Judge
Davis was pre-eminent, and IL was his
earnest desire to Raise The standaId OF
his profession rather than make money
out of it. The speaker re.erred fur
Their In complimentary vein to the
many'legal attachments of The deceased
as well as his notable military and
civic qualities. Not one half of his
life has been told, for only his public
life had been spoken of; and there was
much to be said in honor of his private
life.
Judge Davis was the Nestor and the
Mentor of the Ell Paso bar. Judge Ed
| wards spoke of the admirable way in
which the deceased had borne up I'M
der the great misfortune OF his life,
something tn at would have crushed an
ordinary man. The judge was strong
noble aud aiding light, aud the speak
er could testify 10 the great worth OF
the deceased AS be had known him from
early manhood. Let his virtues be an
example to this bar.
Judge Buckler made a fitting and ap-
preclaJive response. 1t had not been
his pleasure TO have listened 10 the de-
| ceased more than in one important
case. But ne knew of him as a great
lawyer, and he knew him as man and
citizen and had been deeply impI eso-
ed with the character of toe man. He
had always known the major as man
OF consideration, feeling and regard for
the rights of others. He was not q
man whom the law hOnored, but one
who honored the profession by berg a
mem Der OF it. 1t gave Judge Buck Ter
great pleasure to order that the resolu-
tions be spread upon the minutes of the
court.
Officer Franco today chased a boy who
bad stolen TOOL bag from a bicycle.
The boy escaped but Franco got the
tool bag, which came off of Victor
bicycle. The bag is now at the police
station awaiting the owner.