The Washington times., 1906-09-25
Request to Reconsider.

Request to Reconsider.
1t is understood a request signed by
ten members OF the Bar Association viii
be made 10 William f. MattiuEIy. pres
iJeut OF the organization. 10 call a
meeting next week 20 reconsider and
Teseind the action taken yesterday az
UernO0n.
Al yesterdays meeting, Justice Ash
icy NJ. Gould was championed earnestly
Tor the associations Endorsement and
received the minority vote. When the
vote was announced, the adherrnts Of
Justice Gould attempted to nuulfv the
action of the meeting on the ground
tAai only lo1 members were present out
ot q total membership of 2l7. This was
voted down. however and Justice stat
ford's friends claimed a victory.
soon after the meeting was called 10
order by President William r. Mattfugly
n 3 O'Clock an effort was made by Dis
triet Attorney Daniel W. Baker To have
TIE association defer naming either Jus
tice Stafford or Justice Gould. until the
scIrimcr- of All thc members Of the bar
could be learned. He declared that "a
.rcat many Of the members were avy.t.
from Washington at this time ana rha-
lt would be rather unfair to take "scrau
Judgment i'm So important matter
Tie added that the meeting had been
~udHehIy called, upon the written re-
quest OF ten members who were an ard
tnt supporters OF Justice Stafford yuar
n'-ceS were only mailed SATURDAY. bs-
liE received only d few hours before
inc meeting, and that many members
we're either out of the city or had not
received notices. When put 20 "a vote
Nr- Bakers motion was defeated C6 ta
H.
Chair OverTules Appeals.
AIR. Baker took the position that the
most eNpedient plan would he 10 request
the President TO name some member Of
the District Supreme Court for apDoint-
ment 20 the Appellate bench This was
put in the form of resolution which.
upon an aye and no vote was declared
By the chair lost Immediately there
was a call for a division and Don of
members present. which the chair re-
fused. and on an appeal from the chairs
decision by W. J. Lambert, chat was
also refused. Then a motion to adj
journ until Wednesday or THURSDAY was
made In order that all members might
have notice and be afforded opportunity
10 attend. This the chair refused 10
entertain, also the appeal thereerom. .
which caused great excitement ami bit .
ter feeling, the chair being openly and
vigorously CeusWed. Finally, a motion
was made TO vote at once upon the
names of Justices Gould and Stafford
Tor the vacancy. This was accepted .
readily by the chair and carried by the
stafford dnerents-resUitug I'm a vote
OF 30 10 IS in favor of Stafford.
Gould Men Protest.
The announcement of the count
brought severEisfriends of Justice Gould
10 their feet with a demand 20 set aside
the action Of the meeting Attorneys
John w. Echols and Leo Simmons were
insistent that the vote did not represent
the win Of the Bar Association. and the .
action was unfair 10 the absentees. who
constituted a clear majority OF the en-
tire association.
An effort to make the Endorsement OF .
Justice Stafford unanimous met with a
chorus of objections. and when the vote
was taken noes were heard from the
Gould men throughout the hall
The announcement of Justice DUeIVs
successor, II Is declared will be made
not later tnan October 10. For some
time Justices Gould and Stafford have
been prominently urged for appointment
10 the vacancy, and both are said 10 /
nave strong backing from many quar-
ters. ''T@