Evening journal., 1911-01-16
CHUERlCEIITIlIll CHURCHIMIlAINl
APPOINTMENT
New Castle County Lawyers
Will Act on Subject at
Meeting Today
LAWYER MAKES COMMENT
ON TIE MEETING CALL

Thomas f. Bayard, chairman of the
New Castle County Bar Association,
has called a meeting of the Bar As
sociarlon for this afternoon in the
Law Library to take action regarding
the appointment of Philip @. Church
man as Resident Judge of New Castle
county.
AT a meeting of a number of mem
bers of the bar on Saturday the fol-
lowing action was taken by those
present, according to the following
report Of the secretary:
Seventeen of the members Of the
Bar Association of this county met at
the Court House on Saturday after
noon and drafted resolutions. Presi-
dent Thomas f. Bayard of the asso-
citation has called a meeting for 2.3O
o'clock this afternoon. at which time
a discussion as to Just what action will
be taken will be held
The secretary's report of the meet
ing OF Saturday was as follows:
Wilmington, Del. Jan. Ia, 1911.
Pursuant to the following call, viz:
The undersigned, members of the New
Castle County Bar, do not think that
there has been or under existing con-
ditions, can be any fair expression Of
opinion of this bar as to filling the
anticipated vacancy in the position of
resident judge of New Castle county.
We believe such an opportunity
should be afforded and to that end a
conference should be held and will
attend SUCH
Which was signed by the following
members of the bar: Thomas f. Bay
ard, John r. Nicholson, Willard Sauls-
bury, William II. Cooper, Jr., J. Har-
vey Whiteman, Francis dell Janvier,
George l.. Townsend, Jr., Walter II.
Hayes, Edward c. Bradford, Jr.,
Franklin BrOckson, George r. Brown,
Clifford V. Mannering. Alexander y.
Cooper, Charles L. Curley, Richard S.
Rodney, David T. Marvel, Josiah Mar
vel Thomas Davis, S. S. Adams, Jr.,
George Lodge. l.. Irving Handy, Will
liam f. kurtz, Caleb Burchenal, Hugh
A. Garland, Artemas Smith, Josiah o..
Wolcott, Hugh NJ. Morris, John Pierce
Cam and SpotswOod Garland. The fol-
lowing members of the bar met: David
T. Marvel, William salisbury. l.. Iry-
ing Handy, Thomas Davis John r.
Nicholson, Thomas +. Bayard. George
J.. Townsend, Jr., Franklin BrOckson,
Charles f. Curley. William Il. Kurt,
Caleb T.. Burchenal, Artemas Smith,
Walter II. Haqes, Hugh A. Garland,
Josiah o. Wolcott. Hugh NJ. Morris and
William #. Smalley.
Thomas Davis was chosen chair
man OF the meeting and Walter H..
Hayes was chosen secretary.
"The following resolutions were un-
animously adopted, viz:
T. Resolved, That Il is the sense of
this meeting that no fair and uninfiu-
enced expression of the opinion of the
several members of the bar of New
Castle county has been made or OBJ
tanned regarding the appointment Of
a resident judge for this county to fill
the expected vacancy.
''2. Resolved, That Thomas +. Bay
ard. president of the Bar Association
of New Castle county, is hereby re-
quested TO call a special meeting of
the New Castle County Bar. to be held
in the New Castle County Court House,
on Monday. January 16, 1911, at 2.30
p. m, to consider the appointment of
Philip @. Churchman to be resident
associate judge for New Castle coun-
ty, and that the Senate of Delaware be
requested to withhold confirmation of
Mr.. Churchman's appointment until
after said meeting of said bar asso-
citation
"3. Resolved, That the secretary of
this meeting send a copy of the above
resolutions to the president pro tenn
pore of the Senate, and also furnish a
copy thereof to Mr.. Philip Q. Church
man and cause the same to be pub
lished in The Sunday Star of January
Is. 1911, and in the daily papers of
Wilmington OF Monday, January 16,
1911.
Attest:
Walter H. Hayes.