The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-08
TOBIAS 0. CASEY
Is ELECTED HEAD
OF NORTH DAKOTA
BAR ASSOCIATION
Annual Meeting Of State
Organization Comes to
Close at Bismarck

Bismarck, N. D., Aug. S.-The
North Dakota Bar association closed
its annual session Wednesday after
noon by electing Tobias D. Casey of
Dickinson. president; Theodore Kof-
fall of Bismarck, vice president; and
Oscar "A, Seller Of Jamestown, Sec
rotary treasurer. Mr. Seller was re-
elected.
President Casey in his address OF
acceptance, urged that every mem
her of the bar association diligently
apply himself to the business of the
organization, with view to making
1t a greater power in, the life of the
state. ~. ..-
Resolutions Are Adopted.
Resolutions recognizing the de-
votion and sacrifice Of members OF
the North Dakota State Bar associa-
ton who now are in the service of
their country were adopted at the
closing sessions of the annual state
They were drafted by Aubrey Law
renee of Fargo, and they read as
follows: ~ ...s,..
whereas, AS citizens of the
worlds greatest democracy, and as
members of a profession charged with
carrying out and supporting the high
est ideals Of government, we are 1nd1-
vidualIy and collectively vitality in
terested in the great war now in
volving the nations OF the world, and
Whereas we should bear our just
proportion and share Of the burdens
and sacrifice incident to the present
eI,n11IS a Dnrarin "a the
service and sacrifice Of our broth
ers who are actively participating
therein, and
Whereas many members Of this
association and many followers OF
the profession of law in this state
have sacrificed their worldly inter-
ests and offered their lives in the
service of their country, therefore
"Resolved that the Sbar association
Of the state of. North Dakota does
truly express its qualification that
so large a number Of legal practt-
TONERS have fully and freely given
themselves and their property to the
service of their country, and we
note with, pride that our profession
has not been backward in perform
ing it's high duty in time Of ma
tional stress, and we hereby express
our application to each and every
member of this profession, our rep
resentatives who are now in the
service aof the United States in the
prosecution of this war and assisting
in the final victory Of democracy
over autocracy; and be it further,
Resolved that it is the duty of
every member of this association to
freely and cheerfully give his SER
vices in behalf of those members in
the service and those they have been
compelled to leave at home, and we
request every lawyer to give his
serious and earnest effort to the
end that the houses, property and
business Of those in military service
shall be kept and preserved during
their absence, and be it further
4 Resolved that the secretary pre-
pare and compile a roster of those
members of the bar in North Da-
ed States, and those who hereafter
enter the service, and that the same
be preserved as roll of honor in
This association, and be 1t further
Resolved, that the North Dakota
Bar association in this great ,strug-
gle for democracy herewith reaf-
firms in name of our President,
Woodrow Wilson, our allegiance to
$ the cause for which we fight, and
until it is won. and that we herewith
tender to our government our SER
vices in any field in any measure
that they may be needed"
Resolutions demanding that high
er qualifications be exacted of can
didates seeking admission to the
North Dakota bar were also adopted
by the association following a
lengthy, and at times exciting dis
cussion.
Annual Banquet 10 Held.
The growing tendency upon the
part OF the American people to re-
gard constitutions as scraps Of pa
per" which may be cast aside when
the popular within demands some
thing better; the adoption by tenn
porary majorities of the axiom that
might makes right" and the exer-
else of such right to destroy consti-
tuted forms of government; the en-
croachments of the national govern
ment upon state rights, the develop
ment of social.stic policy of CEN
tralization, and the tendency of UNI
scrupulous politicians and lawyers
to, cater to the popular demand for
buncombe and claptrap were themes
interestingly discussed in three re-
markedly timely addresses which
featured the annual banquet of the
association.
The speakers were former Chief
Justice Charles j. Fisk of Minot,
Chief Justice Andrew A. Bruce OF
Bismarck and Federal Judge G. f.
Anlidon of Fargo. Their audience
consisted of members of the North
Dakota Bar association from all
parts OF North Dakota and a few