The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-14
Many Lawyers Meet in
 Birmingham.
ANY ONE ELSE FOR BENCH
This is the Position They Have
 Taken.
2len From All over Federal District Urge President Taft Not to Reappoint the Present Oc-
 cupant.

Birmingham, March l3.-(Special)- At & largely attended meeting of the z Birmingham bar this morning resolu- tions were adopted opposing the ap- pointment by President Taft of Judge 0. K. Hundley, for the Federal judgeship in North Alabama.
 No recommendation was made to the President. It was agreed that this question of successor should be left to the President and Senators from Alabama.
 Emmett O'Neal of Florence, intro duced the resolutions that were almost unanimously adopted, less than doz- en voting against them.
 The meeting was one of the largest attended held since the matter of opposing Judge Hundley for the ap- pointment has come up.
 When the meeting was called to or der at 11:30 o'clock over ono hundred Birmingham lawyers yere present and the following were from other towns and cities in the Northern district?
 Talladega bar. C. c. Wilson.
 Jasper bar-W. c. Davis and John H. Bankhead. Jr.
 Anniston bar-Neil Stone, W. c. Tunstall, Jr, J. J. Willette and Ruth erford LapsIey.
 Florence bar-Emmett ONeal. W. H. Mitchell. H. A. Bradshaw and Sam w. Frierson.
 Decatur bar-E. W. Godbey and w. W. Callahan.
 Russellville bar-Travis Williams and W. H. Key.
 Tuscaloosa bar-Robinson Brown.
 Pell City bar-Gariner Greene.
 Huntsville bar-Douglass Taylor.
 Ensley bar-D. B. Hay.
 At the outset, MT. Nathan of Shef- field. wanted to know whether or not line authorized delegates from the various bar associations would have a voice in the meeting to the extent of the number of lawyers belonging to tho respective bars
 motion was adopted allowing ev- cry delegation to vote according to the number of lawyers in the various associations sending them and com mIttee on credentials was appointed. This committee reported that the fol- lowing bar associations were entitled to the number of votes opposite their names: Talladega 5, Jasper. 16. Annis- ion 4. Florence 1k Decatur 15. Rus senville 2 Colbert county 9, Tuscaloosa 1s, Pell City 5, Blount county 4. Hunts vile Il.
 Immediately after the report of the credentials committee MT. ONeal of fered his resolutions and debate was upon them. All of the speakers with the exception of one was for the reso- lutions, and when they were put to a vote they were carried as already stated.
 Then came up the statement of nam. ing some one for the place now held by Judge Hundley.
 Major c e. Brown offered a resolu- tfon for the selection of a Democrat and a Republican to be sent to Presi- dent Taft with view to letting him take his choice
 Strong arguments against this were made by Augustus Benners. Capt Frank s. White and finally it was de- cided to adjourn without date. It was o'clock when the meeting adjourned
 The resolutions adopted are as fol- lows:
 Be 1t resolved, That 1t is the con- viction of the bar of the Northern Dis trict of Alabama that from the wide- spread charge of unsuitable tempera. ment disposition and lack of ability and from the widespread distrust oi him throughout the district, Oscar R Hundley should not receive the ap- pointment of district judge for tha, district.
 We pledge the President that our op- position to Oscar R. Hundley Is not based on political motives or personal considerations. Recognizing that since ninety per cent. of the lawyers of this district are members of the Democratic party the suggestion will be made by the friends of Oscar B Hundley fhat the opposition to fl,r by the members of the bar Is based upon political grounds. we assure the President that such suggestion is ut terly without foundation. All we de sire is a capable, able and upright judge.
 Resolved. further That the Presi- dent and secretary of the meeting be directed to transmit to the President q copy of these resolutions"