Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-08-29
Opening Of National Bar AssO-
citation at Buffalo, N. Y.
NOTABLES In ATTENDANCE
The "FOuI Brood inspector Law
Passed by The Arizona LegiSIa-
fure Finds Itself in Good Conn.,
pany In the List OF Subjects
Forming the Programme for Dis
CuSSiOn.

Buffalo, N Y, Aug. 28.-As distiE-
guished a gathering of eminent repre-
senta:tves of bench and bar as ever
assembled in 1his or any other country
was present in the council chamber OF
the city hail at 1890 O'Clock this
morning, when Acting President Chas.
F. Manderson, of Nebraska, called to
iorder the rtwenty-second annual meet
/ ing off the American Bar association.
! The assembly comprised men, who
have given distinguished service to
their state and nation on the bench, in
the cabinet, and as ambassadors to for
eign powers When Senator Mander-
son raped the convention to order he
called to the rostrum the following
gentlemen: Senator Lindsay, of Ken
lucky, who will deliver the annual ad-
dress; Sir William R. Kennedy, a JUS
tice of the high couIe of justice OF Eng
gand; William Writ Howe, of New
Orleans, ex-president of the associa-
ton; Joseph Walton, Q. c., of London;
N w. Hoyles, Q. c., of Toronto, and
Hon. Taylor E. Brown, president of
the Patent Law association, of Chi
oago.
| After expressing appreciation of the
cordial welcome extended to the as
socia.ion of Buffalo, Acting President
Manderson delivered the annual ad
dress, which was masterly in its logi-
cal construction, and which was fol
lowed with the clesesE~ attention. The
address, in part, follows:
'tAn eminent Engffshmnn, your dis
tinguished guest "a few years ago, said
of this association in his matchless ad-
dress: You are a congress of lawyers
of the United States met together to
take counsel, in no narrow spirit, on
questions affecting the interests of
your profession; to consider necessary
amendments in the law which expert
ence and time develop; and to exam
inc the current of judicial decision and
of legislation, state and federal, and
whittier s5hat current tends
mo clearer statement of our pur-
posss and aims could be made, and in
the twentyItwo years that have passed
away since the American Bar associa-
ton was organized, conforming itself
ITO its lofty purposes and high aims, it
has surely subserved the public well
fare and lived up to rs original declar-
alton that it would advance the sci
ence Oh Jurisprudence, promote the ad-
minfstration of justice and uphold the
honor of the profession o6 law
1.-THE few who met in 1877 to organ
ize the association, representing but
few of the states, have become the
many, and today every state, except
Nevada, and every territory is repre-
sented in its membership of fifteen
hundred lawyers. Upon the roll will be
the leaders of their profession and the
names of those most distinguished in
the law and in official life
"In its list of presidents are the pro-
fessional immortals: Broadhead, Bris-
tow, Potter, Lawton, Stevenson,
Wright, Field, Tucker, Cooley and the
survivors of those who have been our
leaders, from Phelps in 1880 to Choate
in 1899, have been, are, and we hope
may be, the guiding lights of the pro-
fession.
Called by the all too generous con-
sideration of the executive committee
to the performance of this duty, ap-
proach it with great reluctance and ac-
cepted the honorable task largely that,
while appreciative of my own short
felt that 1 might rely with
confident assurance upon that gener-
Gus fcrbearanca and kindly aid at your
hands that are distinguishing charac-
teristics of our craft
"A notable and encouraging sign of
the times, presaging much good to the
profession and benefit to the public, is
the increased interest felt in the pro-
Ceedings of the local bar associations.
Nearly every state has an active, Wig
Orous organization, and very many of
the counties and judicial districts have
their societies, composed of the best
professional material of the vicinity.
They have raised and materially ele-
vated the standard of qualifications
for admission to the bar, have prompt
ID the revision and perfection of codes,
reformed many defective statues,
helped materially to the uniformity of
avs, promoted assiduously the admin
stration of justice and borne aioft, ad-
ever to the front, the pure