The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-31
The State Bar Association in
Session All Day Today.
Election of New Officers To Be
Held This Afternoon.
MANY ADDRESSES ON PROGRAM
EStabrOOk Tells of the Evils of
the Recall System.
Big Banquet Will Be Held To-
night at Masonic Temple.
PROBABLE OFFICERS.

PROBABLE OFFICERS.
William Osmond. Great Bend, president
William E. Higgins, Lawrence, vice pres
ident
D. A. Valentine. Topeka, secretary.
j. e. Slonecker, treasurer.
Executive Council.
John c. Hogin, Belleville, chairman.
b. f. Gaitskill Girard.
Chester l. Long, Wichita.
William Russell. La Crosse.
J. NJ. Challiss, Atchison.
Delegates TO American Association.
A. H. Campbell lola.
Charles L. Hunt. Concordia.
A. w. Wilson, Ness City.
The Kansas Bar association will
take no action in regard to the bill for
redistricting the Kansas judiciary sys-
tenn for a year. After B. S. Gaitskill
of Girard, chairman of the association
judiciary committee, had read part of
the committees report the matter was
referred to a committee for thoro
study and action at the next annual
meeting. Charles Blood Smith of To-
peka heads the committee.
Capt. Joseph G. Waters of Topeka
opened a fight on the whole bill after
two sections had been adopted. He
characterized the measure as a hum
bug His motion to table was lost in
the rush to lay the matter over until
the next meeting.
So many matters have been brought
before the association that the pro-
gram has been delayed. This morn=
ing after the judiciary committees
report was disposed of the association
worked on business of yesterday aft
ernoon- Addresses scheduled for yes
terday have not been given yet. Ad-
journment was taken this morning un-
til 1880 o'clock instead of o'clock.
The committee on revision of the
constitution and bylaws made few
minor changes.
Annual Banquet Tonight.
Officers were to be elected this aft
ernoon, and tonight the annual ban
quet of the association will be held in
the Masonic temple.
Henry D. Estabrook, prominent at
torney of New York City delivered
the annual address Tuesday night be-
the supreme court in the state house,
where sessions are being held. In
his address on THE Constitution Be-
! tween Friends" Mr.. Estabrook at
tackled the proposed recall of judges
and judicial decisions. He predicted
that in case the recall went thru it
would mean ITO h with judges and
constitutions"
Recall Evil PRODUCER
THE recall as now advocated Mr..
Estabrook declared, was part of the
Virginia plan of government. 1t was
laws were Incorporated in the consti-
tuition of the United States. The ~e-
call whenever tried has done more
evil than good.
"a state may experiment as much
as it likes without injury to the nation
or the public as a whole Mr.. Esta-
brook said, but when the recall IF
Judges and judicial decisions becomes
a national issue, it is time for all
patriots to sit up and take notice.
The convention will adjourn tonight
after the annual banquet. J. NJ. Chal-
liss of Atchison, will act as toastmas-
ter. Following is the program for
the remainder of the convention:
f:3OP. Nj.
Address, Frank A Lutz. Be1oit
Report of committee on uniform
legislation and amendment Of laws,
S. H. Allen. Topeka. chairman.
Address. Conflict of Treaties and
State Laws; E. C. Flood. Hays
Address, There is no Safety but in
Law: n. J. Ward. BelleviIle.
Address. Clyde Allphin. Great Bend.
Report of special committee unof-
ficially representing the association
at the meeting of the league to en-
force peace. Stephen H. Allen.
Discussions, questions and miscel-
| laneous business.
Address. Psychology and Evil
, dence": Webster Kimball, Parsons.
the Poor"; John Curran, Pittsburg.
Election of officers.
Miscellaneous business.
$3.50 p. NJ.
Annual banquet in Masonic Temple.
J. NJ ChalliSs, POSTMASTER.
Adjournment.