The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-02-21
Lawyers Adjourn
Z Their Meeting.
wheeling Gets the Next Meeting.
Officers Elected. Association
Endorse Constitutional
Amendments. Other
Business.

The meeting Of the West Virginia
BAR Association ended here Thursday
evening Of last week.
Wheeling was selected as the place
of holding The next annual meeting
The claims Of New Martinsville
Charleston and Huntington were pre-
sented, but on the second ballot
Wheeling won by vote OF % 10 y
over New Martinsville.
The membership fee WAS raised from
So to 81, and 1.-The Bar the official
paper, VIII be sent to members free.
John L. Lehman, of Fairmont, and
A. w. Burdcttc, OF Grafton, were adj
mitted to membership.
The PRESIDENTS address relating TO
improved realty transfers was referred
to the committee on Judicial admins.
tration and legal reforms with in
Structions To make recommendation
to the legislature for laws along that
line.
The officers elected we're George b.
Price, of Charleston, president; John
a. Howard, of Wheeling, A. ID. Tai
bolt, of Beverly, L. II Morton, OF
Addison, G. ID. Merrick, OF Parkers-
burg, and u. T. Vinson, Of Hunting
ton, presidents.
John w. Davis, of Clarksburg. was
reelected secretary, and w. \. Miller,
of Parkersburg, treasurer.
G. w. Daily, OF Elkins, AMI e. $.
G. Pitzer, of Martinsburg, were elected
delegates to the American Bar AsSocia-
tion.
The Committee on admission re-
ported two new candidates for mem
bership, namely, Charles B. johnson,
of Clarksburg, and william T. Ice,
Jr., OF Philippi. Upon motion the
secretary cast the unanimous vote Of
the association for their election to
membership.
Hon. u. T. Vinson, one OF Hunting
TONS brainiest lawyers. was then in
troduced and read a brilliant paper on
RAILROAD interpretations and the Ju-
rics.' He took the ground that non.
resident railroad corporations should
have the right to remove to the Fed
eral courts any suits whether over
B., 900 in amount or not, because OF the
prejudice OF local juries. John A.
Howard, of Wheeling; George f.
Price, of Charleston: Judge 7. p. ia.
cobs, of New Martinsville, and G.. w.
DALEY, Of Elklns, opposed his argu-
ment with vigorous discussions OF the
question.
Judge John A. Campbell, Of New
Cumberland, made an address on SAL
aries u be paid Judges and proper
nominations of candidates for judicial
Offices" He did not recommend the
amounts Of salaries. He said they
were lower in West Virginia than in
any other state in the union. He rec.
commended that the general tone Of
political conventions be improved, as
well as an elevation OF the opinion OF
the people. He also suggested that
judicial conventions be held separate
and apart from the general political
conventions, and that judicial cleo
lions be at other times than those OF
the general conventions. He also
Thought it best to have the judicial
candidates names placed in column
by themselves on ballots.
c. D. Merrick, of ParkerSburg, and
Henry Russell. OF Wheeling, discussed
the question. and they concurred with
Judge Campbell's position.
The afternoon session was called to
order, in the absence Of the president,
by Il. NJ. Amber. of Parkersburg, who
called Prof Wiley. Of Morgantown, to
the chair.
Judge Jacobs. offered Il resolution.
adopting the paper read by F. NJ. Rey-
mold on the constitutional amend
ments. as an expression OF the advl>a-
bilitv 81 their ratification BY the voters
of this state. Senator Harvey W..