New-York tribune., 1898-10-23
THE BAR ASSOCIATION.
rECFHn OF TIE GREAT INSTITUTION
NOW UNDER CROKER'S BAN
GRorl.so,E ORDER FOR "NEw
VAN .SS0,.r ATtON

EAR ASSOCIATION
The Association Of the Bar Of the CITY OF
New York has incurred the ill-Wil OF the ruler
OF Tammany Hall When the association de-
nounced Tammany few days ago for refusing
70 rcnominate Justice DAILY, and accused that
body Of rejecting bis name because he had re-
fused TO obey the orders of Richard Croker. the
I&ar Association became unpopular at the Demo-
cratic club; but when the ASSOCIATION went lur-
ther and dared 10 denounce David LeVchtntt
rs a man whose professional and moral stand
inc is low and makes him unfit for a place on
the bench Of the Supreme Court Tammany
boiled over and opened war on the Bar Associa-
zion through Croker The association AS de-
noupccd by him in unrlcasured terms. and was
finally branded a partisan machine annex
10 the Republican party. run by Elihn Root
Since the day when Croker made public MS
wrath the political atmosphere has been full OF
r1,mors about a rival bar ASSOCIATION 10 DC
formed by lawyers who VIII not remain III "'
association where small minority presumcs W
voice the sentiment Of all. and the Democrauc
club is now fighting the Bar Association in
connection with the Republican party. AS
matter Of fact the loss ty resignation has not
been alarming, because several days after 'he
.ncw Bar Association story was started only
member DiC I'>ISb'O III" ''''
reduced the active member list hom I.35O TO
1920.
rhe fight OF Croker against the members "i
,he Bar leads people to compare the organiza-
tons which the two parties represent.
COMPARISON OF TWO INSTITUTIONS.
Crolcr's headquarters are club the Bar AS
rociation's house is a workshop. Inc 'nc''o'''
Of Crohcr's club go TO their Ffthavc. house 10
Elr hSSn
one can play a game Of billiards, take meal or
huv , drink because II has no club features.
Ths Democratic Club IS the place Whore every
p.morratjc nOmin alton must be mace aho
every trausart!on from the purchas" OF ton o'
coal or a legislator to the naming Of judge
u,ust he auuroved 10y the man VINO speaks vi
IA. Rar Association as a partisan orGanI|a-
ton
The Bar Association. on the other hand Is
non partsan never ntcrf"rcs in pol'ti'al matters
as 4 body and except to d'n"un'e Barnard ana
Caldoza in their day and 10 place MAJ! '''''n IA
bs true light before tho people mas ha' "'''
10 do IN political matters unth IL oa"co a'''"
tlon t. the fact that Tammany nominee III
ia, noreon Of David Lcvcntritt, war unht Tor "A
place on the Supreme Bench.
10 LAWYERS of both parties and both p'rucs
src represented III the Bar Association FrOkcrs
criticism Of that body seems ndlcul"us ana thc
idea of recruiting for a ncw bar association mas
never Jccn iookcd upon seriously except u!
few Croker satellites and members or lhc pro
fcssion who delight in throwing stones at the
house hecauye the doors are closed against
th.rn bar association annex TO the Demo
cratic club. with Paddy" Diver, Tom Grady
and Joe" Koch a. Executive Committee, would
undoubtedly become popular. and If the ed'ct
an !
"a 20" it's membership would soon be greater
than the association which was founded In 1863.
At that time the good clement OF the New
York Bar saw the necessity for moro Intimate
relations between The lawyers Of the metropolis
and inward Of two hundred prominent members
of the profession signed a call which read as
follows:
Tho undersigned members Of the Bar or the
civ Of New York believing that the organiZcd
action and Influence Of the Legal profession.
uropcrly eXcrtcd, would lead 70 the creation OF
moro intimate relations between its members
than row exist ana would, at the same time
sustain the prof ss.On in It's proper posItioh III
the community. and thereby enable II IN many
ways to promote the interests OF the pubhc' 90
hereby mutually agree to unite In forming al
association for such purposes;
And We d. hereby appoint M"9sr9. James -
Cartcr Albert Mathews and Edmund Randolph
Robinson committee TO call q meeting Of the
subscribers az such time and place az may be
designated by said committee. At which meet
ing measures shall be taken for the oTganiza-
tlon Of the proposed association
EARLY YEARS OF TIE ASSOCIATION.
Az organization was soon brought about, with
william NJ. EyaIts as president and the lawyers
took possession o. their first house in Twenty
sc,enth-st, between F.tth and Sixth aycs. They
remained there only few years because the
quarters became 700 small. Tho membership In
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