Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-22
that cit has never been contemplated
become members of this association"
Report Precipitates Speeches.


Report Precipitates Speeches.
A number of persons made speeches
for and against resembling the resolution
of 1872. and it is expected that the ques-
ton will be settled before adjournment
Ernest Morris. delegate from Denver
brought up the subject at the convention
this morning. in connection with the re-
port of the membership committee.
In asking approval of the report,
without reading the names recommend
ed for membership, the chairman Oh
the committee told the convention that
it contaied only names OF whlte. MARE
persons. The report was approved.
notwithsta nding that Mr.. Morris began
speech upon the subject OF memoeIsn,p
Qualifications. Former President VII
liam H. Taft. presiding head OF tne
organization. ruled that MI: MOTIFS
was out of order and told MIN ne "oulo
have all the opportunity he desired to
discuss any points he wished to make
at this afternoons session.
While the Storey resolution was
being debated this afternoon, II was
informally said by delegates that the
scind the resolution of 1912, when the
question comes to a vote later today.
Nominating Committee Reports.
The report of the nominating COM
mittee was presented to the convention
and will be voted upon later To-Day. l..
is understood the report OF the COIL
mittee will be unanimously approved
nv the convention. There was grea'
,nn1ause at the reading of each name
The names on the report are as 1oi
lows: -,
Peter w. Meldrim of Savannah ga Ga,
to succeed William h. Iait VI NC"
Haven, Conn.,. as president ara
George Whitelock OF BALTIMORE Mo''
to succeed himself as secretary.
Frederick E. Wadhams of Albany
N. Y. to succeed himself as treasurer;
Executive committee-Wlils.am WI "a.
liam H. Stake of Philadelphia, Pa ana
William c. Niblack of chicago li''
to succeed themselves, with the ioi
lowing new members:
Chaplin Brown of the Dlstrlct .! ~
lumbia to succeed the late Aldls 3.
Browne, and John H. voorhees, of SIOUX
Falls, S. d.. Selden P. Spencer OF 81:
Louis, Mo-, and William +. Bynunl VI
Greensboro, N c.. to succeed othersc
c. C. Tucker of the District OF Co
lumbia has been elected d HleAioei VI
the general council
Official Organ Is Provided.
1t was announced that the association
had a membership of 551 in 1850, two
years after organization, and that jan
uary 1, 1913. the rolls showed mem
bership of 1854. A resolution was
passed giving the executive copmittee
power to establish a magazine which
shall be the official organ of the assoc
citation.
The principal address today was made
by Dr. Romulo S. Naon, Argentine am
bassador to the United States. He out
lined broadly the essential features of
the Argentine constitution. its demo-
cratic spirit and it's effect upon the So
cial development of the people.
One allusion of particular interest to
the great number of members of the
bench and bar, as well as citizens, gen
orally, of the District of Columbia, who
heard him, was as follows:
The idea of a national unity is re-
fiected in a chamber of deputies, the
genuine representation of the people
of the nation. elected therefore in pro-
portion to the population of the coun-
try, and in an upper chamber or senate,
composed of two representatives for
each state and two for the federal cap
ital, who represent the local autonomy
of each state.