The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-18
JUDGE HENDERSON
NAMED PRESIDENT
Ogden Man Selected to Head
Utah Bar Association at
Annual Meeting.
WILSON is FAVORlTE
Straw Vote Among Lawyers
Makes Democrat First Choice
for White House.

Special TO The Tribune.
OGDEN. Aug. l7.-With the mem
hership unusually well represented, the
annual meeting of the Utah Bar asso-
citation was held in this city today and
marked the first state meeting which
has ever been held outside of Salt Lake
City. About seventy-five attorneys,
among whom were many of the judges
of the state, were present at the annual
banquet at the Hermitage hotel this
evening.
Almost the entire day was devoted
to the annual gathering the visiting
members from Salt Lake and other
cities enjoying the elaborate entertain
ment arranged by the Ogden Bar asso-
citation.
The out of town members in attend
ance numbered about fifty, forty Of
whom were from Salt Lake. The latter
arrived in Ogden at 10 o clock in the
forenoon and were met by n large re-
ception committee. Several automo"
biles were in waiting and the Salt Lake
visitors were taken for q trip through
Ogden canyon and Ogden valley. Upon
the return to the city at 1890 O'Clock
luncheon was served at the Weber club.
Wilson Favorite Candidate.
There was no formal programme at
the luncheon. The polling of straw
vote on the presidential situation ex-
cited no small amount Of interest. The
attorneys assembled gave Woodrow
Wilson the largest vote. The fifty-four
votes cast were distributed as follows:
Woodrow Wilson, 27; William II. Taft,
II; Theodore Roosevelt, s.; Hiram John
son, /; Eugene V. Debs, L
po<r D. fha ia
luncheon, the business session was
called to order by President E. b.
Critchlow at clock. Following his
annual address the remaining hours OF
the afternoon were devoted to addresses
by prominent members of the associa-
tfon and to discussions in which the
members participated.
Westminster Hall, Retrospect"
was the subject of an address by W.
D. Ritter of Salt Lake. W. I. Snyder,
also of Salt Lake, talked on the sub
Ject OF Unnecessary Length Of Ju-
dicial Decisions
The chief discussion of the meeting
centered on the recall of judges and
judicial decisions. This was led by b.
A. Rogers in favor Of the plan and by
Mathonihah Thomas in opposition. No
effort was made to arrive at distinct
decision on the outcome.
Judge Henderson President.
In the annual election of officers,
which was the last business Of the
afternoon meeting, Judge n. II. Hen
derson Of this city was chosen to sue
ceed E. B. Critchlow Of Salt Lake. The
vice presidents of the association are
the Judges of the districts throughout
the state. Only two new vice pres
idents were named, Judge G. W. Morse
nf Sa1f Lob nd nd 7 pf
Ogden. Carl A, Badger OF Salt Lake
was elected secretary to succeed II. R.
Macmillan. and Leland t. Swaner was
reelected treasurer. No changes were
made in the personnel of the executive
committee and committee On grievances
and appeals.
Salt Lake Visitors.
The list of visiting delegates from
Salt Lake included the following: E.
Thomas, Judge NJ. L. Richie. Robert B.
Porter. Bismarck SNYDER, Daniel
Shields. Z. A. Rogers, William NJ Nc.
Crea. Culbert l.. Olsen, w. w. Ray, Carl
4. Badger, A. 7. Stanford. George M
Sullivan. J. D. Skeen, w. ]. Cowau, j.
Lewis Brown, W. s. Dalton, Samuel
Russell. Frank B. Stephens. E. A. Wal
ton, NJ. E. Wilson, J. H. Hurd, J. H,
ton L. Swaner. W. D. Ritter, Dean Bray
ton, r. G. Schulder, W. ]. Barrette,
Judge C. W. Morse, Ray Van Cott, Sam
uel ". Stewart, Farley P, Jensen, Judge
G. 6. Armstrong and r. R. Macmillan.
Not All Harmony.
a near-serious factiunaI disturbance
broke out In the ranks Of the attorneys
at the close OF the banquet programme
tonight n dlScIlSSinn n a
of judges and judicial decision was in
troduced by members who sought to
have the association take a stand
against these measures. A motion to
that effect was made by Judge w. I.
Snyder OF Salt Lake. When supporters
OF his motion attempted TO rusf, voters
one OF those most In favor OF the re-
call. proposed that the motion be tabled.
President II. H. Henderson had difficult
~ IN suppressfns warm discussion OF
the matter and Mr. olson's motion finally
carried.
Carl Badger was toastmaster OF the
banquet and toasts were responded TO as
ents," T. D. Johnson OF Ogden; "Hv-
pocrisy," II. Fl. Henderson OF Ogden. w.
II. Leary OF Salt Lake was on the pro-
Eramme to respond 10 the toast of irish
tend the banquet. In message OF re-
gret Mr.. Lear said that. Inasmuch as
all the other attorneys were out Of town,
he had secured case. In view OF that
fact. he added that he wished they
would stay away a couple OF weeks
m9re. as he needed the money"
z. 3. CritchIow. W. D. Ritter and Carl
A. Badger. all Of Salt Lake were Sc
Iected as the Utah delegates 70 the an
rual meeting OF the American Bar as
sociation. which will be held In Mil
waukee next week The Ogden associ-
alton rendered a vote OF thanks for
the entertainment OF the members Of the
state bar association.
BAILEY CRITICALLY ILL.