Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1914-10-24
The CHis>AGO EAGLE.
BAR WORK fine
The Chicago Bar Association
Works Overtime to Increase
the Number Of Judges.
II Has Too Many Members Who Are
Growing Irksome Waiting
For Soft Jobs.

Disgust with the methods of the
so.called Chicago Bar Association, Is
spreading to all classes and among
people of all shades of political opin.
ion. The following statement by Har.
old l.. lckes, the Progressive leader
and member of the highly respected
law firm of Richberg, Ickes & Rich.
berg, is causing much comment
throughout the city:
"As a member of the Chicago Bar
Association trust that organization
will discontinue its practice Of having
its members vote at bar primaries on
candidates for judgeships," said Ickes.
I'm view Of the strong partisanship
displayed by this organization In the
recent and other bar primaries, It Is
too much to say that, instead Of fur
nishing a guide to the voters by which
they may uplift the bench by select.
ing fit and proper candidates for
judgeships, the organization has be.
come an actual obstacle to the ex.
preston Of an independent and dis.
eliminating vote on the judges.
THE growing suspicion that the
Chicago Bar Association Is largely
made up Of Republicans, and, with in.
dividual variations, will always cast
the largest number Of votes for
Republican candidate for Judge, IL
borne out by the results Of the last
bar primary. AS an expression Of
honest, Individual opinion Of men,
bers of the association the bar pri.
mary vote Is utterly worthless. The
vote does give line on how many
Republicans, Democrats, Progressives
and Socialists there are in the bar
association, but 1t tells nothing more.
IF any evidence were necessary
to make clear the fact that the bar
association is merely playing into the
hands Of the Deneen.Republican ma.
chine II would be found that the un.
warranted and unauthorized action
Of the committee having charge Of
the ballot cast by the bar association
before the primaries. In announcing
the result Of the vote this committee
In spite Of a well.established prece.
dent, took upon itself to announce
merely the winners at that bar pr.
mary, without giving the number Of
votes cast for each man. Il was
frankly stated that the reason for do
ing this was that at the first bar pr.
mary the Progressive vote would be
larger than the votes cast for the Re.
publican and Democratic candidates.
II would recommend to the bar as.
ISOLATION that instead Of giving a pre-.
tended impartial expression OF its
membership as to the qualifications
Of various candidates for Judge It take
up for early consideration the case
Of the Republican candidate for Mu.
nicipal Court Judge. namely. Charles
N. Goodnow. who received the high.
est number Of votes at the recent bar
primary and who. during the years
that he has been upon the bench, has
allowed his name to be used In q firm
name. Ferguson & Goodnow, that IL
actively engaged In the practice Of
the law.
This Is the same gentleman who
went to Springfield a. q member Of
the legislature after the passage OF
the notorious Allen law, Of whom the
Chicago Tribune. In an editorial Of
Jan. 3, 1899. said: II there are any
Of those representatives elected on
anti.Allen law issue who are going to
vote to nominate an Allen law man
for speaker because Lorimer and
Jameson orders them to, let them do
their pledge.making In public and not
behind the screen OF a secret ballot
Governor DUNES dates for his
speaking tour In behalf OF Mr.. Sullivan
are announced. He will talk at Carlin.
vile and Bloomington Oct. 20, at Ell.
fingham and Belleville Oct. 20. Jack.
sonville Oct. "a. Danville Oct. 81, Kan.
kakee Oct. 2s and Cairo Oct. 20.
Judge Joseph 8. LaBuy has made
grand record as Judge Of the Munic.
ipal court.
Thomas F. Scully. for County
Judge" Is the legend on many buttons
worn In Chicago.
Judge Thomas F. scuiiy OF the Mu.
nicipal. Court, one Of the ablest law.
yers In Chicago. will be elected Judge
OF the County Court In November by
a large majority.