The Alaska socialist., 1913-10-17
THE RECALL
 OF JUDGES
PROCEEDINGS OF A SESSION OF THE ILLINOIS STATE BAR AS- SoCIAT1ON APRIL 26, 1912, 8 o'cL- ocK P. M.
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The Association convened pursuant to adjournment, President Penney in the Chair.
 THE PRESIDENT: The purpose of this particular session of the III e in 2 of the State Bar Association I think has been so far indicated that it is. un- necessary for me to take any of the ti- me, which eau better be given to those who desire to speak, to state the pur7 pose of the meeting.
 This subject of the Recall is one par ticularly appropriate at Bar Associat- ion, meeting, and owing to its interest and importance the Executive Comm ittee has arranged what they regard as an orderly and effective method of sec uring discussion, and then, an expre- ssion of opinion from the Bar Associat- ion upon the subject.
 When I say a discussion, III e an a discussion of both sides and, therefore the Executive Committee in order to be sure that it was discussed o Il both sids, has asked some gentlemen whose names are on the program, to lead upon the opposite sides of h e question. They have also formulated for presentation and discussion the qu- estion to be discussed and as the sub ject of Judicial Recall naturally divides itself into two branches, they have separated it into those two ques- t1ons so as to permit the question of the Recall of Judges and the recall of Judicial Decisions each by popular vote, to be presented, and the questions as thus phrased and presented by the formal action of the Executive Comm ittee, are as follows
 Is the Illinois State Bar Association i'll favor of the Recall by popular vote of Judges in Illinois; second,
 Is the Illinois State Bar Association i'll favor of the Recall by popular vote of decisions inv o1vin constitutional questions?
 Now as to the method of obtaining an answer to that question.
 The question upon each branch of the discussion refers to the opinion of the Illinois State Bar Association, and as the time tonight can be most profit ably devoted to discussion, and as all the members of the State Bar Associat- ion are not here, we have arran d this method of procuring the answer of the Association to these questions. We propose, not to take any vote at this meeting, but at the conclusion of the meeting to have the d us ssion, which is being reported, immediately printed and sent to every member of the State Bar Association, with ballot containing these questions, and the us- ual arrangement of return envelopes, so that each member of the Association throughout the state will get in the st place the benefit of the discussion by having it printed and furnished him and i'll the second place the opportunity of expressing his view upon each ques- tion,
 The bylaws of our Association give the right to members to speak for five minutes, except when there are special speakers requested to speak upon any question. We have invited here to this meeting the representatives of other state bar associations of the country, and a flattering number of those assoc iations have to speak upon this question under our five minute limit. The right to vote, however, as the questions call