Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-25
BAR OF OLD DOMINION
ASSOCIATION CLOSES ANNUAL
SESSION AT HOT SPRINGS.
Banquet Addressed by Prominent Law
yers-Committees Announced by
President Hamilton.

Inc virginia Bar Association closed its
three days session at Hot Springs last
evening A banquet was the final feature
of the session. which has Been notably in
teresting. The toasts of the evening were:
Our Distinguished Guest, Whose Presence
Suggests the Ties that Bind Virginia and
North Carolina" Chief Justice Walter
Clark Of North Carolina. Virginia Re-
1uvenata." Rabbi Edward N. Calisch Rich
mond THE Medical Expert the Lawyers
Friend in Time of Need" Dr. J. Ellison
Hodges. Richmond. Woman, Gods No
blest and Gentlest Creation and Whose
Care and Protection Will Ever Command
American Manhood and Chivalry." Don p
Halsey, Lynchburg. THE Legal Profess
sion," ]. Crawford Biggs. Durham, N. c.
Address by John Goode.
At the meeting Of the association yester-
day afternoon Judge ]. Goode of Washing
ton gave very able paper on the "Elec-
toral Commission of es76-7." He reviewed
the history of that exciting episode and
said:
Notwithstanding the democratic men,
bers of the Forty-Fourth Congress ha re been
severely criticised for voting to crezte the
electoral commission, l have no hee1ta ton
In expressing the opinion that with the
lights before them, and under the circum-
stances by which they were surrounc d,
| tAcy dCteu wisely ana patr1Ot1CaIly.
The result of the ele1 tOral vote was
gr1evous disappointment to the democratic
representatives in Congress- because they
fully believed that the democratic candi-
dates had been fairly elected by the Ameri-
can people, but. with some exceptions they
resolved unhesitatingly that it was the die
tate of wisdom. of policy, of manhood, of
patriotism, and of honor to stand by the
compact into which they had deliberately
entered and to execute in good faith the
law which was in great part the creation of
their own hands.
Democrats Pass the Bill.
'"The electoral bill was passed by demo-
cratic voters. 1t was accepted by the coun-
try. not only as a peace measure but as
democratic measure. 1 submit that 1t
would have been unfair, unjust, unwise,
unmanly and unpatriotic to refuse to &C
cord to the republicans what as a party
we would have unanimously demanded If
the decision had been favorable to us and
adverse to them. Besides, there was moth
Ing whatever to be gained by resistance.
THE democrats were absolutely powerless
to make successful fight The republi-
cans had under the control the army, the
navy and the treasury of the United States
The democrats had no army, no navy no
commissartat, no treasury In the event of
a collision they would have been compelled
to rely mainly upon volunteers from the
south. that portion of the country that had
not yet recovered from the ruinous and de-
vastating effects of the war between the
states, the greatest civil war known in the
history of mankind.
Attitude Of Tilden.
And again we were given to understand
by those who were nearest to Mr.. Tilden
that he was unalterably opposed to the
employment of force
The following committees for the ensuing
year were named by President Alexander
Hamilton:
Committees Named.
On commissioner. w. Coleman, Ports
mouth; George A. Prick Norfolk; E. P.
Buford, Lawrenceville; Charles T. Lar
sitter, Petersburg; D. @. Eggleston, Smith
Vile; Aubrey E. Strobe, Lynchburg; L. c.
Berkeley, Danville; Paul Petit. Danville;
E. E. Stickley, Woodstock; J. Garland Pol
lard. Richmond George N. Wise, Newport
News; Lloyd T. Smith, Heathsville; j.
Boyd Sears Matthews.
Legislation and law reform-Joshua F.
Bullitt, Big Stone Gap; s. Gordon Cummin
Hampton; Goodrich Hatton, Portsmouth;
William A. Jones, Warsaw; George s.
Shackelford, Orange.
Judiciary-John A. Coke, Richmond: L. H.
Cooke. Roanoke; N. B. Wescott. Maps
burg; W. B. McIlwaine. Petersburg.
On legal education-M. P. Burks Lexing-
ton; w. M. Lille, University of Virginia;
John H. Fulton. Wytheville; John B. Minor,
jr., Richmond; A. r. Long, Lynchburg.
Bryan. Richmond; Charles A. Graves, Uni
versity of Virginia; r. L. Parrish Coving-
ton; 8. v. Fullerton, Bristol; Thomas d.
Christian. Lynchburg.
On grievances-R. B. Davis. Petersburg;
H. c. Reilly, Richmond; r: r. Hicks, Nor
folk; w. 8. Hopkins Lexington, Jim T.
Harris, Harrisonburg.
On international arbitration-H st.
George Tucker, Lexington; James P. Har-
rison, Danville; w. M. Atkinson, Winches.
ter; Eppa Hunton, jr., Richmond Marshal
Mccormick, Berryville; Claude A. Swan
son, Chatham; James Hay, Madison; Robt.
G. Southall, Amelia; John F. Rixey, Gull
pepper.
On presentment-Frank L. Croker, Ports
mouth; James H. Corbett, Suffolk; R. Turn
bull, Lawrenceville; E. H. Willis, Manches-
ter; D. @. Eggleston. Smithville; E. Z.
Gocode. Boydton; John w. Carter. Mar
tinsville; R. c. Minor, University of Vir-
ginia F. w. Sims, Louisa; E. P. Cox. Rich
mond; Stewart X. Powell. Onancock; Stew
art @. Newbill. Irvington; J. w. Fleet
Biscoe; w. E. Barrett, Newport News; A.
w. Wallace, Fredericksburg; ]. A. c.
Keith. Warrenton; W. B. Richards, Front
Royal; John B. Ransom, Staunton; joan
W. Stephenson, Warm Spring; John r.
Johnson. Christiansburg; J. c.. Wysor.
Pulaski; ]. w. Chapman Tazewell: Joseph
L. Kelly, Bristol; c. B. Slemp. Big stone