Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-24
sENEcA CORNELL, OF oTTUMWA,
is CHOSEN PRESIDENT OF
STATE ASSOCIATION.
RECORD BREAKING
CROWD PRESENT
Thirty nine County Attorneys at the
Closing Session Today-contest Bobs
Up in Election of Officers When Con-
vention Turns Down Nominating
Committees Report.

The State Association of County At
torneys adjourned this morning after
electing officers. and finishing the
business Of its convention. The Off
GERS elected were: President, Seneca
Cornell, of Ottumwa; vice president,
Bradford Knapp, of Clarion; and sec
rotary and treasurer, ". c. Edison, of
Storm Lake.
A good natured but vigorous contest
developed in the election Of officers,
when the convention refused to unani-
mously abide by the report of the NOM
mating committee. It's ticket was COM
posed of I. S. Pepper, OF Muscatine. for
president; L. j. Dickinson, of Algona,
vice president; and w c. Edison, of
Storm Lake, secretary.
Messrs. Cornell and Knapp were
nominated from the floor. The COM
mittees candidates for president and
vice president We're both defeated.
Committee Chosen.
The executive committee chose the
following committee:
Program-R. L. McCord, Sac City;
W. E. Rarnhart, Spencer; Walter P.
McCulla. Cherokee.
Law Reform S. Pepper, Musca-
tine: K. f. Sallman. Corydon: w c.
Radcliffe, Red Oak; NJ. F. Condor, New
HAMPTON: Lawrence DeGraff, Des
Moires.
Constitution and By-Laws-J. L.
-flI :
Boone: w. P. Hoxie Waterloo; H. E,
Hadley. Nevada; G. H. Belsheinl, For
est City.
Memberships. ". Smith, Center
vile; E. F. Brown, vinton; z. S. White
Harlan; Leo Percival. Winterset; J. w
Morse Estherville; Theodore A Craig
Keokuk; C. j. Cash. Anamosa; s. A
Clock, Hampton; W. C. Lewis, Wes
Union; J, G. Patterson, oskaloosa; r
j. Locke, Pringhar.
The convention set no date and dir
not pick a place for its next conven'
ton. 1t will! meet the day previous t
the State Bar Associations convention
and at the same place, which will prob
ably be Des Moines.
Want Copies of Law.
Because the legislature has declare
that all laws must be enforced the as
ISOLATION passed a resolution, calm
upon the legislature TO pass a la
which would make it possible for tn
laws enacted by the legislature to b
in the hands of the county attorney
by the time the laws passed went int
effect. The county attorneys claim tina
they have no means of knowing wha
the laws are which they are expecte
to enforce until many times long afte
the law has become operative. TIL
resolution asks that the county attor
neys be supplied with copies OF til
laws within thirty days after the gen
eral assembly adjourns.
Record Breaking Attendance.
There were thirty nine at the closin
session of the convention. which break
the record for all previous attendant
at similar conventions.
One of the features of the mornir
meeting was the paper on New Law
and Decisions Affecting County Alto,
,neys and Their Duties" which w;
written by Lawrence DeGraff, of D.
Moines, who could not be present
was read by E. S White, of Shebl
who, with G. w Baker. Of Decatu
led the discussion which followed Il
paper.
Night Meeting Held.
An Informal evening session con
p1eted the work of the opening day
the convention. Among those wi
spoke were E. W. Weeks, of Guthr
county: Judge Jesse Miller, of Pc
county; and Assistant Attorney Ge
eral Charles s. Wilcox. of Des Nome
The following are the additional re
istrations at the convention up to dat
w. C. Radcliffe, Montgomery; NJ
Condor, New Hampton; John D. Pc
ter. Webster; C. D. Cedarquist, Boon
Charles j. Lewis, Ringgold; W.
Book, Dickinson; L. J. Dickinson, Kc
suth; NJ. NJ. White, Ida: Seneca CO
nell. wapello; E. P Malmberg, Jaspe
Frederick Fisher. Page; ]. c. Fran
Cedar: and Herbert E. Hadley, Story