The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-09
LAWYERS HEAR
CURTIS SPEAK
State Bar Association
Meets.
DISCUSS SUPREME COURT
President Thorington Opposes Com
mittee Plan.
Does Not Believe That Movement TO
Change Method Of Choosing JUS
tsees should Come From the
Attorneys.

Birmingham, July S-lSpecial)-A
large number of attorneys from all
parts Of the State were present at the
opening session of the thirty second
annual convention Of the Alabama
State Bar Association, which beagn in
10 o'clock.
Judge w. s. Thorington, of Montgom-
cry, President Of the Association. made
an interesting address at the opening
Of the convention, telling of the prom
anent part played by the bar In the
government of the nation to all Its
branches and on. decisions and new laws
of interest to the bar. rendered or pass
ed since the last session.
Judge Thorington, at the conclusion
of his address. threw a damper on the
proposition to change the method OF
nominating Justices of the Supreme
Court. He thinks that the demand for
such action should come from outside
Of the Association and should be gener-
al. The matter of suggesting the nom-
ination of Supreme Court Justices by
the Bar Association will be the special
subject Friday.
w. J. Curtis Speaks.
The feature of the opening session
was an address by william J. Curtis of
New York. on the purchase Of the PAN
anna Canal. Much interest was mani
Ie6IGu IN the ADDRESS OIL ny
reason of the fact that he Is the law
partner of william Nelson Cromwell,
the American representative of the
French Panama Canal Company
through whom the transfer of 100000
900 of government monev to the for
eign syndicate was effected.
Following the address of President
Thorington. the treasurer's report was
read. showing the financial affairs of
the Association to be in excellent shape
This was followed by the reports OF
the Executive Committee and the Com
mittee on Jurisprudence and Law Re-
forms, OF which Sidney J. Bowie is the
Chairman.
The remainder of the program for
the day follows. Practically all day
was required for its completion with an
adjournment for lunch:
Paper. by W. o. Mulkey. on "Ths
Ideal Trial Judge"
Report OF Committee on judicial Ad.
ministration and remedial procedure.
Paper, by s. L. Field. on ''The Ma1es-
~ of the Law"
Report of Committee on Legal Educa.
tion and Admission to the Bar, by the
Chairman. w. B. Oliver.
Paper by e. W. Faith on Buying
q Piece Of Land"
Report of the Committee on Cores.
pondence. by the Chairman. Julius
Sternfeld.
Report of the Committee on Legis.
2ation, by the Chairman, r. b. Evins.
S Supreme Court Justices.
The report of the special committee
named at the last session to work ou
a plan for nominating Supreme Cour
Justices by preliminary ballot IN tn,
tAssociation, will be presented Friday
following a final meeting of the com
imittee this afternoon. The report 1,
likely to provoke considerable discus
sion.
| Chairman Thedford. of the specia
committee. has received about 500 re.
plies TO circular letters sent out to the
bar, press and county officials of the
State. Mr.. Thedford says that about
/ 90 per cent Of these replies favor the
plan. Fifteen per cent favor the plar
with some slight notifications. while
about rs per cent are entirely opposed
to any change in the present plan OF
electing Justices of the Supreme
Court.
I'VE feel that the new plan will mee'
with public favor when 1t is fully
known" said Mr.. Thedford. IT am