Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-27
NATIONAL BAR ASSOCIATIONS
MUST sgTrLg Dispute OVER
NEGRO AaEaDGRo.
coLoRED MEN AnaaITTID
THRU IGNORANCE or coLoR
cemmittso Then Rsselndsd Action snd
Puts Question Up % Entire AseeeiaS
tion-Attsrnsy General Wlelsrshan
Pleads in Behalf Of Negro Asseeiatd
-RseaIl sf Judges Opposed.

milwaukee,. WIS, Aug 1S-Whseher
negro lawyers hereafter are to bs "a.
mitted - members vas one of the
subjects before the American Bar Al.
sociat!on. which opened 1ts thirty.afths
annual meeting here today,
The question arose in special -
port Of the executive COMMITTEES dsA
claring that "altho It had been tho
settled practice Of tho association 10
elect only white men ~ usamb>es.n
three negro members. Including WalA
liam H Lewis. an assistant to thet
United States attorney gsnsr1l, had
been seated by the coznmiteso IN ig.
norance Of their race. Tho committee
therefore rescinded lts action and Als
lowing tho men to remain qualidod -
nominees for Membership :.keA sh4s
entire association to vote ON the Quea.
ton.
Wioksrsham Argues for Nsersss.
Attorney General 0eorED W. wlcear<
sham announced that hs would make
a strenuous dght against any attempt
to unseat Mr.. Lewis and the othsr
negro lawyers. declaring the committees
had no power after once seating the
men to take away their memborohip
because OF race distinction.
Mr. Wickersham said he WAS NOT
here to advocate the admission OF
negro lawyers generally. a. that Ques-
tion was not involved. Many southern
members including Ernest T. F1orsnco
and Edgar III. Farrar. OF Now Orleans,
and George Whitelock and John Hink-
ley. OF Baltimore. declared their sun.
port Of the committees action waas
based entirely on q desire not 10 set
precedent for tho admission of nogfo
lawyers generally. y
Against Recall of Judges.
Opposition to the recall OF Judges ana
TO any legislation which will AFFECT the
present tenure Of Judges office II Il.
pressed in a special report prepared
for presentation to the association.
Frank r. Kellogg. OF st. Paul. chair-
man OF the committee which prepared
the report. said investigation showed
almost "every reputable attorney In the
country was opposed to the recall Of
judges"
Seneca NJ. Taylor. OF st. Louis,
brought from the national assembly Of
commissioners on uniform state laws.
q model bill to be offered for adoption
by various state legislatures which will
prohibit marriage In other states OF
divorced persons who have been pro-
hibited from marrying in any one state
President Greoory's Address.
s. s. Gregory. of Chicago. president
Of the American Bar Association, In
his annual address today before the
organization. said in part:
1T Is obvious that we live in time
Of much political and governmental
activity. No doubt the Importance and
gravity OF controversy Is often exag-
gerated by those who participate in II.
In the prospective OF history, political
and popular. conflict loses somewhat
Of that sharp outline and aspect Of al
most revolutionary violence which IL
wears while the battle is on. Still
making all due allowances when We
reflect that two amendments to our
national constitution are now arnar-
entity to be adopted; when we consider
the radical changes in their organic
law already secured in several states
and contemplated In others when we
remember the marked innovations In
political methods accomplished by the
direct primary extended this year for
the first time TO the selection of presi-
dental candidates 1t Is not necessary
to look beyond the extensive confines
of our own land nor to consider
changes elsewhere scarcely less sig
nifcant to establish the proposition
that we live in an age of political rev.
olution