The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-27
LAWYERS MEET
IN CONVENTION
American Bar Association
Holds Annual Gathering at
st. Louis and Many Attend
DISTINGUISHED JURISTS
Men Famous in Profession
Both Here and Abroad Are
Present at Opening Session

ST. LOUIS. Sept 26-The largest and
most representative gathering in the
> histor, OF The American Bar Associa-
ton marked the opening session Of the
tvenfv-seventh annual convention OF
the association, which convened to-
dsr. Among the 600 members OF the
association in attendance, together
with The many foreign delegates 10 the
T*ntve~ssl Congress Of Lawyers and
Tu-isfs. are Associate Justice Brewer
. 81 the United States Supreme Court;
Hon. John ". Foster. former secretary
OF state: and Sir William Kennedy,
Chief Justice Of the High Court OF
England The crowded balcony OF Wis
itors evfnced The widespread interest
taken il the meeting
The convention continues until wed
resday noon, when the Universal Con-
gress Of LAWYERS and Jurists viii as
senble under the auspices Of the assc-
CiauOn-
The meeting was called TO order by
James Hagerman Of St Louis, 'presi-
dent Of The association. Addresses Of
welcome were made by President Fran
els Of the Louisiana Purchase EXPOSE
.tion. President John d Lawson OF the
Missouri Bar Association and Presi-
dent Klein Of the Bar Association or
St Louis President Hagerman then
delivered his address. in which he com
rnunicated the most noteworthy
changes in statute law on points Of
general interest made in the several
States and by Congress during the pre-
ceding year. He said in part:
Congress has passed one very important
act. of far-resching consequence, 10 regulate
states and ports or places in the Philippine
Archipelago. and between ports or places in
the Philippines In my judgment The need
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forth 10 the American people. as the Jucg-
rneut OF their bench and bar. that Terri
l-ts 60 ---- - - -1fS.,- -, -
Tinted states upon the condition thst the
residents and Inhabitants shall be citizens
of the United States and that there shall
be 10 tsrl1 laws between such 1erritories
AID the States OF the Union. but all shall
be within that zone OF free trade, which
RS he-efofo-e included our states and Ter
rirorfes- I not one OF those who think II
g. absolutely essential that Territories OF
the United states should be admitted 10 state
hood. Tor I believe that under our system
Territories can be governed as such IN har-
uony with our OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES con-
stitut.onal principles.
Following the presidents address the
election OF members and the reports OF
the secretary. treasurer and executive
committee were in order. After the
adoption OF the foreign reports Of the
society treasurer and executive COM
mittee. mem bers were elected TO the
general council as follows:
Alaska, Melville c. Brown; Arizona,
J. c. Herndon; California, Charles
Monroe: Hawaii. David L. Wilmington;
Idaho. William ". Woods: New Mex
Eco. Thomas y. Catron: Oregon, R. S.
Bean. Philippine Islands, David w.
Yancey: Washington, c. T. Hanford.
Directly preceding the recess for
luncheon a special meeting Of the new
" elected general council was held, az
which Amasa Eaton Of Providence, r
J. was elected chairman. The nomina-
tiOns % 100 new members were then
approved.
The first order OF business upon the
reconvening of the session was the
election Of 13S new members, whose
nomination the general council had
p approved. J. NJ. Dickerson Of Chicago
then read q paper on The Alaskan
Bounday Case" which occupied the re-
mainder Of the session.