The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-03
SIDELIGHTS ON MEETING OF
AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIAT TON
Written for The State Journal by JudsOn S. West.

Cincinnati, Sept Yesterday fore
noon, the big idea was this AreAasnts
address, delivered by Hon. John NJ.
Beck, of New York. The big room in
noise and swelter, but the very first
sentence could be heard by the So
licitor general and for an hour and a
half 1.-The Spirit of Lawlessness" was
discussed eloQuently and forcibly. The
speaker quoted Mrs. Darlington and
then Solomon to square himself with
the mixed audience.
A fine picture was presented OF how
everything and everybody are heading
for the bow vows. But I can't help
, feeling glad that the world war is over
and we have had no panic and no
revolution. But, as Cy Leland used to
say, "the smoke still goes up the
chimney" I desire to give the speakers
| credit for emitting all mention of
what caused the fall of Rome.
After the meeting the various state
delegations got together and chose
| their officers Judge Hutchinson held
up the cardboard with kansas" on it
and soon the entire bunch were cor
raled. Chief Justice Johnston came
this morning, getting here, as usual,
in time to take a hand in Whatever
there was to be done. After the states
were all carried thru, Senator Ling
preached the idea of endorsing Judge
Pollock for circuit judge, not formally'
but individually, and the thirteen
members present signed it. Cliff Mat
son was the last one and he was very
nervous over the number until he dis
covered Mr.. Cowden, who duly signed,
making fourteen and taking OH the
! hoo-doo A census showed that the
fourteen endorsers included three
| former assistant United States attor,
news, which ought to impress Genera
| If he is at all lmDTeSSlDlS
| The report is that Judge Pollock
| is not a candidate but will accept II
| the place is rendered. This spirit OF
self effacement is entirely character
istic of Kansas men-tho ones MEM
orv could eonjure up an exception
| now and then. They say Judge FOL
lock stands very high with the new at
torney general and that nearly settles
the matter. Once when Nat Barnes
was after the Kansas City posto1tlce
| and was told of all who were against
; him and was asked who was for him.
he replied, Mckinley" and he got the
| postoffice. too.
This afternoon Elihu Root was to
! have made an address in the cave
room of the Gibson and the CHER JUS
! tice one in the big ball room at the
! same hour, but he called out to the
/ man making the announcement that
he wanted to hear Root" and it was
arranged to repair to the cave at
o'clock and thence to the ball room al
8 O'Clock, thus making everybody
happy. Lawyer futile of Cincinnati
formerly of Clay Center, offered j. a
Troutman a drink this morning. II
is believed that he had better success
with a certain other member from
| Kansas. The president of the judicia
section, Judge Woods, in introducing
Judge Taft, referred in his soft south
ern accent to his "caraah" and said
he was commended by the world as
the chief justice of the world"
4 Mr.. Root read the report on the ed
ucational requirements for admission
to the bar, which was already printed
I and in the hands of his hearers. How.
ever there was no motion to dispense
with the further reading of the jour
nal as in the Kouns legislature. His
eyeglasses seemed to have lost theii
| boot-jack and he had to hold them or