Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-15
CHICAGO
SHOULD have
] ITS OWN RULE
Members Of District Bar AssOcia.
ton Hear Talk on New C0nsti.
tuton BY Judge Carter.

Home rule for Chicago and .
shorter ballot system are two
things Of vital importance that
should be Incorporated into the
new constitution. Judge Orrin N.
Carter. Judge Of the Illinois SUI
preme court, told members Of the
district bar association Of the
Fourth judicial district in session
this morning at the court house.
Judge Carter advocates the home
rule idea for Chicago, because that
city has generally taken up three
fourths of the time in which the
{ legislature has been in session
with matters pertaining only to
itself. He would have the city
granted q new charter. which
would permit 1t to work out its
own salvation on matters relating
strictly to itself. This would allow
the legislature SUFFICIENT time to
devote to the interests Of the rest
Of the state, he said.
As regards the shorter ballot.
Judge Carter cited the fact that at
Chicago's last election there were
374 Offices to be filled. and at, the
one before that, over 400. BY elm
mating large number OF the cleo
tive Offices and providing the ap-
pointive system to filf them. there
would be less chance Of the aver
age man becoming confused at
election time, he said.
In support Of this. he remarked
that with hundreds Of Offices and
several hundreds Of candidates for
them. the voter has not the time
to inquire as to the merits and de-
merits Of each candidate, and as q
result inefficient persons in many
inbtances are elected to office.
President Talks.
Frederick r. Brown Of Chicago.
president Of the state bar associa-
ton, gave the opening address Of
the morning, following the usual
routine Of business. The value Of
organization. in professions - in
labor, was emphasized in his ad-
dress. Without organization. fol-
lowers Of a profession get nowhere,
he said.
In referring tp the constitution
al convention, he brought out the
fart that an organized body Of law
yers was q powerful factor In
mCldire the laws Of the country. A
body OF lawyers behind law usu-
any results in its going on the
statute books.
The state bar association he
spoke OF as being one Of the great
est organizations in the state, COM
posed OF $500 members. a body
rigid in it's standards. to which men
Of the highest standing in the pro-
fessi0n only belonged.
81 Lunch Mt Club.
AT noon the delegates adjourned
to the Rock Island club for lunch,
after which the session was con-
t.Aued in the banquet hall Of the
club. The main business OF the
afternoon was the passing Of four
resolutions recommended by the
committee appointed to prepare
them, Charles A. e. Martin, Philip
e. Citing and w. T. church, and the
election Of officers. The election
was to be held this afternoon.
The resolutions were directed to-
ward Expressing the practice Of
law by others thai qualified law.
yers. They were accepted by the
bar members as read:
Resolved, That it is the sense Of
this meeting that 1t is in the inter.
ests Of society that the intimate
and direct relationship of attorney
and client shall be preserved anG
that corporate or lay practice o.
law Is destructive to that relation
ship and tends to lower the stand
ard Of professional responsibility
Resolved, Further, that trus
companies, while performing prop
ef and legitimate functions Of ,
business and fiduciary character
are not constituted nor organized
for the purpose Of furnishing lega
advice to clients, drawing wills O
furnishing legal services.
Resolved. That a special com
mittee of the state bar association
b appointed to prepare for the us
Of state and local bar association
ascareful brief Of what constitute
pfsc1ice Of the law and what con
stjtutes unlawful and imprope
practice Of law by laymen or la
agencies. and that said committe
report at the next conference.
Resolved, That this district ba
association tender its hearty thank
to the supreme court of justice.
Ortin N. Carter and Floyd I
Thompson, for their able addresse
upon the question Of new con
stitution, and also to the bench an
bar Of Rock Island county fO
their hospitality and c6urtesies ez
tended in entertaining this associs
ton at its present meeting.
CHARLES A. MARTIN,
p. E. ELTING.
W. T. CHURCH
Judge Frederick A. Brown, pre-!
ident Of the state bar association
made the opening talk Of the aftel
noon session, in which he thanke
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