The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-06-12
LIVELY TILT At
DINNER Of STATE
BAR ASSOCIATION
~AntisAmendment Lawyers OBJ
ject TO Plan to ApprO-
pirate Funds.
JOHN j. CRANDALL
LEADS OPPOSITION
Compromise Resolution Taken
Up, Section by Section, and
Finally Adopted.
fspeeIaI 70 the Evenlng san


ATLANTIC CITY. June 12.-In spite
of the fact that two years g the New
Jersey Bar Association was the strong
est advocate Of the judicial reforms
that form the constitutional amend
ments to be submitted to the people
next September a strong minority oppo-
sition Yesterday forced the majority to
strike out of the resolution supporting
the measures the section providing that
committees be appointed and funds APP
propriated to insure the passage of the
measure. The controversy occurred at
the annual banquet Of the association
held here last night.
Even with the compromise feature IN
cluded in the resolution which started
GU with the evident intention of OBJ
tanning the avowed and unqualified
support of the bar association for the
amendments. fifteen dissenters stood
out for its defeat with t~hirty-six in its
favor. While the most open attack
came from John J. Crandall. of this
city. George j. Bourgeois n Walter
Hayhurst. of Lambertville. were also
In the opposition
Mr.. CraudaIl Objects.
''This il only a scheme to use the
treasury of the bar association to force
through this measure. which still has
many and a growing opposi-
ton declared Crandall. Let it stand
before the people as it is. and let them
decide without the help of hired men,
z,.at-a T.. ~. t,.friYn 80 nrthlia Onin-
ion"
Under the resolution as finally adopt
ed. section by section, a special COM
mite of nine members will be placed
on the committee which will be charged
with the duty of issuing matter that
win thoroughly explain the amend
ments and their significance to the pub
lie before the special election on Sep
TENDER IA.
Owing to a cold Chief Justice Brewer,
of the United States Supreme Court,
spoke but A few words. He did not
touch on any of the big cases recently
decided.
Governor Fort, in his address. took
up the amendments one by one and ex-
planned them. The change with regard
TO the Court of Pardons made that
court consist of the Governor and pur
citizens to be appointed to the court
by the Governor.
He said in part:
Governor Forts Views.
The commissioners who drafted the pro-
posed reorganization amendments were for
mer Justice of the Supreme Court Bennett
Van Syckel. than whom no judge ever had
greater experience or was recognized as a
man who was more loyal to the interests
Of the people; with him were former Gov
ernors Griggs and Murphy and Charles L.
Corbin and John r. Hardin. two distin-
guished lawyers. They eanvassed the whole
matter with great care to secure public
sentiment. both within and without the le-
gal profession, and tried to formulate a
system that would be simple and meet with
popular approval.
The present Court of Chancery is not
changed. except in name. The chancellor
still remains. as do the vice-chancellors-
their title only changing; they are here
after justices of the Supreme Court. as
signed 20 the equity division. and | cannot
see why they should not, under a rule of
the court. while sitting In the equity divi-
sion. be called vice-chancellors. to perpetu-
ate exactly as il IS our chancery practise.