The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-22
STATE BAR ACTS ON HOOKER.
DECIDES 10 HiIE C0I NSEL Al
IEGTSLiTTJE HEARING.
Meeting in Albany Passes Lynde stri-
sons Resolutions and Hescinds the
Vote % the Previous session city
LAWYERS Call General conference

sons Resolutions and Vesnnds the
Vote ~ the Previous session - tity
LAWYERS tRli n General Conference.
ALBANY, Feb. 2i.-The State Bar Asso-
citation gave further consideration To the
Hooker case at a special meeting held in
this city to-dhy. The Meeting vas called
at the request Of more than Atty members
of the association President Richard l..
Hand presided, and about seventy five
prominent attorneys were present.
Secretary Frederick Wadhams read the
call for the meeting, and Charles j. Bu-
chanan Of Albany pres 'nted resolution
~ the executive committee that the ques-
ton Of employment Of counsel TO represent
the association before the Judiciary COM
mttee Of the Assembly on said inveetiga-
ton he referred to the association with
recommendation that the executive COM
mttee be- authorized 10 employ counsel
This resolution was approved the vote
showing a total absence Of the Hooker
faction
Francis Lynde Stetson Of New York,
offered three resolutions, all Of which we're
unanimously adopted These resolutions
were: INST. that the association accept
the invitation to be represented by counsel;
second that tho executive committee. OF
the association he authorized 10 select and
retain counsel and that the counsel should
have power TO confer and cooperate with
counsel representing other bar associations;
and third that the resolution adopted by
the association az the annual meeting IN
january upon motion OF Mr., Fleischman
OF Buffalo be rescinded
The adoption OF the third resolution was
greeted with hearty applause Then the
association adjourned.
The Fleischman resolution was that the
State Bar Association disapproved all such
political practices a. were disclosed by the
record in the Hooker case and that the
report of the grievance COMMITTEES Of the
association should be received and filed
and the association should take no further
action.
After adjournment of the meeting OF the
Bar Association the executive committee
Of the association met and considered the
selection Of counsel. Tho selection was
intr,isted 20 Chairman Lewis l.. Delafeld
Of New York and Secretary Charles j.
Buchanan of Albany No announcement
win be made until the men now under con-
alteration have been consulted.
The special committee Of the bar Asso-
citation of this city appointed by President !
Root at the last meeting 10 seek TO bring |
about an investigation Of the conduct Of |
Justice Hooker by the Legislature has in
vited representatives Of the jamestown |
Bar Association, the Brooklyn Bar Assoca- |
ton and the State bar Association, to attend |
a conference 10 be held at the bar AAsocia- |
ton here next Saturday afternoon at 2 !
o'clock to plan a course Of procedure with /
reference to the coming investigation by /
the legislative committee
The committee, which ls composed of /
Edward Mitchell, John l., Cadwalader.
Austen q. Fox, Paul D. Cravath and Frank
lin B. Lord. at a meeting held on Feb. II.
elected Mr.. Mitchell chairman. since
the committee was appointed the Judiciary
Committee OF the Assembly has passed a
resolution inviting the cooperation of the
Bar Association in the investigation and a
similar invitation has been sent to the other
associations. II IL for this reason that the
conference has been planned. Wallace
former United States Distric
Attorney here has consented to act az
counsel for the committee. In its invita-
ton the Judiciary Committee of the ASSEM-
olv has asked that the four association. |
noopetnte In the matter Of securing wit
neSses and evidence. and this matter will
De taken upat the conference on Saturday