Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-29
BATCH OF ADJECTTVES
ATLAWYERS' MEETING
4 FOR PEEVTSH JUDGES
Browbeating Of Attorneys ''Dys-
peptic, Despotic, Splenetic and
Silly" Asserts Richard
Hawkins, of Pittsburgh
MESSAGE TO GUARpsMEN
Telegram to General Clement Assures
Him Of Prayers of Associs-
tion's Members

BEDFoRD SPRINGS, Pa, June 90
sDyspeptic, despotlc, splenetc and silly.
were some of the adjectlves applied to the
Judge who browbeats attorneys, in the ad.
dress delivered this morning by Richard
HAYS Hawkins Of Pittsburgh, at the final
seesion of the Pennsylvania Bar Associa.
tion's twenty second annual meeting His
speech upon judicial Abuse" was a caustic
commentary upon the antics OF the bench"
and occupied the whole of the morning He
aimed his criticism at Judges who make
their opinions vehicles of abuse and III.
tempered reflections upon attorneys appear.
ing before them OF other Judges.
Mr. Hawkins cited jeremiah Black, once
Attorney General of the United States and
Justice of the Supreme Court OF Pennsyl.
yania, as one whose opinions bristled with
vehemence and vituperation. He placed in
the same category such prominent jurists
as Judge Dean, Chief Justice Ellis Lewis,
Chief Justice Lowrie, Justice George W.
woodward and Chief Justice John Bannis.
ter Gibson, all of Pennsylvania.
"JUsTIFIED AT TIMES"
'T admit that the abuse of an attorney is
justified at times" said Mr.. Hawkins but
10 tell q lawyer that he.is an ass, a petit
logger or bore does not tend to make him
wiser This abuse. II temporary or tran
silent, might be tolerated, but when spread
upon the pages of reports that will be read
for many years, the bar has a right to pro-
test Though one may have no personal
experience OF such practices, yet there is
aroused a feeling Of disgust In reading the
decisions of our higher courts"
GREETING TO SOLDIERS,
The association voted to send a message
of greeting to Brigadier General Charles
Clement, who is at Mount Gretna with his
The text of the telegram follows:
General Charles NJ. Clement,
Mt. Gretna, Pa.
Your brothers of the Pennsylvania
Bar Association. In annual meeting as
sembled, extend to you and your COM
mand their hearty greetings and the
Assurance of their prayers for Divine
guidance In the performance of your
patriotism and responsible duties.
WILLIAM H. STAKE,
Secretary of the Association.
General Clement Is a member OF the
association.
OFFICERS NOMINATED.
The Committee on Nominations of the
Bar Association reported this afternoon in
favor of the election of the following off,
GERS and members of the Executive Com
mittee:
Vice presidents-Laird H. Barber. Car.
bon; Henry Budd, Philadelphia; Robert s.
Frazer, Allegheny; Thomas H. Greevy,
Blair; Thomas Murray, Clearfeld
Secretary-William H. Stake, Philadel-
phia.
Treasurer-Samuel e. Basehore, Cumber-
land.
Members of the Executive Committee.
Davis Brodhead, Northampton; Henry NJ.
Brownback, Montgomery; Arthur q. Dick
son, Philadelphia; Franklin Spencer Ed
monds, Philadelphia; Frederick w. Fleitz,
Lackawanna; George M. Hosack. Alle-
gheny; Frank Jacobs Lehigh; Richard w.
Martin Allegheny; Seth T. Mccormick Jr.,
William E. Rice, Warren; ]. Frank Snyder,
Clarified; Charles NJ. Clement Northum-
berland; Richard E. Cochran, York; Allen
T. C. Gordon. Allegheny; Andrew A. Lei
ser. Union; Benjamin II. Ludlow, Phila-
delphia: Francis ]. O'Connor, Cambria
Edmund II. Report Fayette; w. Harrison
Walker, Centre; Charles Welter, Franklin.
RACE FOR PRESIDENCY.
The chairman of the Nominating Com
mittee is Alexander Simpson. of Philadel-
phia. 1t is the custom of the association
TO place its immediate approval on all the
names submitted by the committee.
The successor of George B. Gordon. of
Pittsburgh, as president of the association,
will not be known until late this afternoon.
A boom was started among the members
of the Philadelphia delegation for Judge
William II. Stake but his denomination
he will not be the presidential nominee.
Cyrus q. Derr, of Reading. chairman
of the Associations Publicity Committee,
and Alexander Simpson. of Philadelphia,
are both considered presidential possibili-
ties.