The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-10
DID NOT DISCUSS
. ETHICAL QUESTION
Bar Association Discards Rcsolu-
,ion on Propricty OF Endorsing
Applicants for Judgcships.
DENOUNCED DIVORCE BILL
b. Rand Wexford Is Elected
President at Annual Meet
ing Of Local Bar Last Night.

When q resolution to consider the
proprlety OF any member indorsing a
candidate for a judgesh!p was brought
before the Richmond Bar Association
nj its meeting AT the Commonwealth
Club last night, II was tabled without
discussion. II Is understood that the
reason for this summary action is the
fact that certain members OF tho as
ISOLATION have Endorsed Judge Prcntis,
OF the state Corporation Commission,
for the United States circuit judgeship,
and that great majority favor the
elevation of District Judge Waddill
to the higher office.
Judges Pritchard and Boyd. OF the
United states Circuit Court OF Appeals.
who are in Richmond attending the
sessions Of tina, court. spoke before
the association. and following them
Judge Prentis was called upon. Judge
Pritchard. in humorous vein, referred
! TO his experiences as practitioner In
North Carolina, but he refrained from
any expression that might have been
considered as a statement of his at
titude in the matter of choosing
Judge.
! Judge Boyd's address. entirely cA-
,emporaneous, was an appeal for
greater representation for the South
| In the affairs OF the country. He es-
pcclally said that politics make no
| difference In the part any section Is
| 10 play in tho matter of Americanisrn,
! and he especially urged that the Rich-
mond Rar Association use its Influence
! I'm training men to discard the CON
| fines o, sectionalism. Both Judges
/ we're cordially received.
4 The association emphaticaily de-
4 pounced the Rison divorce bin IN
resolutions. which were presented 70
! the committee OF the House OF peie-
| gates last night. John B. Minor, VINO
was appointed TO represent the asso-
| citation. left the meeting 10 al,eha IN
! COMMITTEES meeting The text OF the
| resolutions adopted by VIC
/ lis as follows:
.whereas. II has been called TO the
/ attention OF the Bar Association OF the
| CITY OF Richmond that thee Is peho'hs
/ before the Committee on courts OF
/ Justice of the House OF Deiesates
hill TO amend section 2se6 OF INC oo y,
so as to allow either party 70 W.
,nto divorce vinculo aItes IN 20
1 years. and ,o,;nyes
.h.t 10 ,,low to the party giving Gauss
,or tho separation .he right to cohVe,.
~ same into an absolute divorce WIN
A materially increase the NUMBER o. 49,
rst,ons and absolute divorces granttu
4 in this state and will. therefore. 'enu
10 weaken the ties OF the marriage re-
\ lation; therefore a.,,-
4 .Ee i. resolved by the Bar Nssoe''
zion Of the city OF Richmond
"First, that the best interests % o.
4 virginia demand that this proposeu
amendment should be defeated. -.
second. that -he president apposns
7 committee of FIVE to appear ne1ors
the Committee on Courts OF justice o.
ths House Of Delegates in opposition
to the said bill
The association elected the followlns !,
I, Officers for the ensuing year: B. Rano
; Wexford, president: Eppa Hunton, 1r
nrst vlce-presidcnt; ~ NJ. Pitcher. sec
ond vice president: Samuel a. Ander-
son, third interpretations Maurice =
4 | Powers secretary and treasurer. Ro-
i bert Fl. Tallcy. assistant Uni-cd States
! District Attorney, was chosen chairman
OF the executive, committee.