Rock Island Argus., 1901-09-20
POLITICS DON'T co
WITH BAR ASSOCIATION


land County Bar association was held
in the circuit court room at 1920
this morning. The members, the
msjority of whom had been on hand
to take part in the arranging of list
of cases for trial next week, as soon
as a recess was announced by Judge
Gest, were called together by States
Attorney H. A. Weld, but the occa-
sion for the gathering was apparently
a mystery to everyone else in the
room until after explanations had
been made by Mr.. Weld, who stated
that he had been handed resolution
indorsing George w. Gamble for the
position of clerk OF the appellate
court for adoption by the bar associa-
tion.
Upon motion of MIR. Weld. w. j
Entrikin, of Moline, was called upon
to officiate as chairman in the ab-
sence OF President Henry Curtis and
B. ID. Connolly was elected secretary.
Mr.. Weld read the resolution which,
after reciting the fact that Mr.. Gam
BILE, who has for years and is at
present the efficient clerk OF the ciI cult
court here, was seeking the republi-
can nomination as candidate for clerk
of the appellate court of the Second
district, commended him for his
efficiency and iniorsed him for the
position.
The resolution was q surprise, while
the effort to further Mr. Gam ble's
candidacy in such fashion was a dis
appointment to his friends, and every
member of the bar is his friend, and
would like to see HIM succeed in his
laudable am bition.
Before a vote was taken Hon. Will
liam McEniry spoke He said MIR.
Gam BILE was one of his best frie DIS
and that probably no one would DO
m re towards aiding him to secure
the place he was seeking. hut. as a
democrat, he did not want to be put
in position of recording himself a. a
supporter of man of the opposite
political faith without first knowing
whether his own party was tt have u
candidate in the field Peside demo-
Gratis indorsing Mr.. Gamble might
not sound very we'll to the republi-
cans of other counties. All in all, he
believed the adoption of such reso-
luton would work more harm than
good 10 Mr.. Gam ble's cause. Mr..
McEniry held further that The whole
matter was out of order; that the bar
association was q non-political organ
izltion and that it could not act on
political questions.
Mr.. Weld suggested modification of
the res luton. He did not want TO
be understood as championiug any
thing savoring of politics before the
county bar. lie simply felt that the
members would probably like to have
expressed their appreciation of Mr..
CANDLES worth as an official and
give him 2 little encouragement in
his egorts to climb higher.
A. Ii X ohler, of Moline, thought an
explanation was in order. He said if
any If the democrat brethren thought
the resolution originated with r. =
publican member of the association
he wanted to dissbuse their minds of
such a thought. The document. he
said, was prepared by an outsileI7
and handed to Mr.. Weld, for presen-
tation to the bar.
s. w. Olell, of Moline, at this
juncture moved to appoint commit
tee of three, one of whom should be
a democrat, to prepare an indorsC =
ment of MIR. Gamble as an official.
Chairman Entrikin ruled the moIiGn
out of order, holding that Mr.. McEn-
iry's point that the entire proceeding
was irregular was well taken, aud
considered a motion to adjourn. Be-
fore the latter motion was put, how
ever, MIR. Weld Withdrew the resolu-
tion, and there were remarks by
other mem bers of the bar.
The effort to have the asso 'iation
indorse Mr.. CANDLES candidacy. it
should be said for that gentleman's
benefit, was done without consulting
him. He had no knowledge what
ever of the proceeding until it was
over.