The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-22
Judge Graham. Of TazeWell.
Makes a Cultured Address.
j. F. BUILT READS PAPER Il
5Kl# on LABOR AND TRUSTS
Senators Daniel and Martin Are There,
and Mr.. Goode Tells oryAbout
General Hunton-Many Ladies'
Are Present and Meeting 8ssi
Full Of Interest-To En- 8,3s
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HOT SPRINGS, VA. Angus u here &
are about two hundred lawyers here in Y
attendance upon the fifteenth annual con-
yentdon Of tho Virginia Bar Association.
which opened hero to-day. There are 1
probably as many wives and daughters
OF Virginia lawyers here also attending
the convention, ostensibly, really enjoy
ing the pleasures which this beautiful 4
resort affords. The temperature to-day
was about that Of middle Of September
In lower Virginia, and the perfectly clear
sky had the deep blue OF autumn. .35s
The features OF the session to-day were
the addresses Of Judge s. G. Graham. OF N
Tazewell, the president, and lie. Bullitt. !
OF Big Stone Gap. Judge Grahan,'s paper S
was scholarly, and thoughtful, tracing +
from earliest times to the present the In ;;$
fluenoe of the bar and the belief in the
struggle for individual liberty. 3s
4 Mr.. Bullitt's papor. dealing with trusts
and organized labor, is creating much talk L
tonight, and will be commented on very
widely. Tho abstract printed below gives
yer on these timely DUES tons i&
DANIEL AND MARTIN. 13is$s s;IS3
4 The two hundred lawyers here embraa
many Of the best known men ln the pro. p. !.
fession In Virginia. Sena tor DAM lei and
Senator Martin are here, and sRepresen ta.3
tive Jones OF the First Virginia District
and Representativ Flood, of the Tenth
Senator Martin is accompanied BY Mrs.
Martin and the latter's sister. Miss DAY.
Of Isle OF Wight. Tie two ladies are 3a!--s IN
ways centers Of groups OF friends OF both
sexes. 35 q 49, Ssyl III q !. al
Senator Daniel and Senator Martin
Mrs Martin and Represent Flood =
drove over to the Warm sprin gs this 4
afternoon to call on Senator Morgan, OF
Alabama, who is spending the summer:
there. 93S 45i ii sss8 VI \, .,iss$ ss$
The Virginia Senators we're two Of tho
four other leaders OF the Senate VINO
voted With Senator Morgan against ths
ratification OF the Panama canal treaty:Ea
IT cannot say that we are sIeauy
grieved at the refusal OF the Colombian
Congress to ratify the treaty" said sena-5
tor Daniel to-day; people Will now ads d.
nit that we do know something about tha
subject though advocates OF the Panama .,
route would not say az much las spring.
MEMBERS OF CONSTITUTIONAL CON
7P& YENTION.
There are fourteen OF the ono hundred
members OF the recent Consutut1ona4
Convention In attendance on the meet
Ing OF the association, including John
Goode, Of Bedford City: Eppaz Hunton.S
n. Of Fauauier; Francis l.. Smith. Of
Alexandrja: John s. Barbour, OF Gull
peper; Hal D. Flood, Of Appomatto1; y;
John w, Daniel. OF Campbell /; A. 9. GILES.
nie OF Tazewell; ! A. G. $Braxton, OF Staun-i
ton; Claggett B. Jones. Of King and
HOIeen: Alexander Hamilton. Of Peters
burg, Garland Pollard OF luchmond;s
J. 6. Wysor, OF Pulaski; w. 3. Petut,
Of Tluvanna; c. Y. Meredith of R'ch- s's,
mond. 81 43st...s, /,
In addition to the Richmond lawyers
named above are s. s. P, Patteaon. R, "A.
Bargamin, D. @, Eggleston, a. w. Fat
terson, General Eppa Hunton. II. NJ.
Smith, u, 9. Maasle. ". Z, Royal and
perhaps others.
a One OF tha most prominent men here
Is Caperton Braxton, OF 6taunton author.
of the constitutional provision for Cor
poration Commission. Flo Ia always sur. ,i
rounded by a group Of lawyers. ana ths
commission is always being discussed.
He Is to read a paper ca the fifteenth
amendment on Monday. As Mr.. Hraxton
spent several weeks IN the Congressional
Library colectina data referring 10 the
adoption of the amendment, It Is expectsa
that his paper viii be Of especial interest
and value, "a ''if55S
Hon. John Goode, who was q mem per OF
Congress with General Nppa Hunton. TOLD
ma a story to-day concerning the General
that Is interesting, General Hunton had
inst nassed us. Mr. Goode said that when
Congress agreed In 1877 to elect Joint
high commission to decide who had been
chosen President Hayes or Tllden. u
was learned that Virginia could have
nlaoe on the commission II the delega-
ton would agree on a man. The selectloe
was made by having General Hunton ana
John Randolph Tucker draw straWu.
which we're held by Ben Hill, OF Georgia,
General Hunton won,
There is no complete list OF membsn
present available. but the following are
some of those whose names have nos
mentioned. General ". H, Payne. OF Wat'
renton, Judge A. A. Phlegar, OF Mons'
gomery; s, Gordon Cumming, Of Hamp'
ton, Paul Pettit, OF FluYannai a. E.]
Strobe. OF Amherst; John i. Harris, Of
Rockingham; Allen Jones. Of Newport
News: John w. Price, OF Bristol; George
Frick, of Norfolk; Judge r. 3. Prentias
of Norfolk; udge George ftundley, -
Amelia; w, Il. Barrett. OF Newport NeNsl
W. L. Henley, of Williamsburg; 2,
Jones, OF Hlghland; Leo p, Yarren, q
\ Empora; Judge ], W. Henson, OF dlless
Judge E. W. Nicholas, OF culpepAri
barnes Gillespie. OF Tazewell; Judge Iohu
Horsley, OF Lynchburs; Judge +. p. Mon,
!, taataI OF Epnaatoni Judge Nv. w. Old. ~