Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-06-05
STATE At TOR|VEYS
ADJOURN MEETING
At TYBEE ISLAND
BY BRYAN COLLIER
journal Staff Correspondent.

demning the present practice of
electing superior, appellate and SUI
preme court judges by popular bal
lot and urging an immediate revi-
sion of the system, and spirited dis
cussions on a number of other i'm
portant matters, featured the last
days session of the fortieth annual
convention of the Georgia Bar as
ISOLATION, which has been meeting
here since Thursday.
The resolution provided for the
immediate appointment of a commit
tee of five to investigate ways and
means for changing the system and
to take the matter up with the
proper authorities.
President u. d. Harrison an
nounced that he would appoint this
committee within a few days.
Another important matter that
met with spirited debate was the
present system of admitting law
school graduates to active practice
without passing the state bar ex-
animation.
A resolution calling on the leg
islature to change this system and
require all candidates for admission
to the bar to stand the examination
met with defeat, and was tabled
until the next session after a Wig
orous debate. Judge P. w. Meldrim,
of Savannah, who moved that the
resolution be tabled. expressed the
opinion that law school graduates
should be required to stand the bar
examination, but said he thought the
matter should be given serious con-
sideration by the entire association
and given the. right of way over
other matters at the next annual
meeting.
Another resolution that was
passed unanimously opposed the
passage Of the Bacharach bill, now
pending before congress, which seeks
to take from United States district
judges the power to review deci
sions of United States commission
ers. J, Prince Webster, of Atlanta
who offered the resolution, moved
that copies be sent to Georgias rep
resentatives in congress and that
they be urged to use their votes tc
defeat the bill
Resolution of Thanks
Resolutions were also adopted
thanking the Hotel Tybee and its
new manager, Tom M. Perry, fol-
the very excellent cuisine and serv
ice furnished the visitors; thanking
the press of Savannah and Georgia
for it's cooperation and its full AND
fair reports of our sessions, and
thanking the bar of Savannah fol-
it's splendid part in the entertain
ment of the convention. Another
resolution, unanimously carried with
spirited applause, thanked Logar
Bleckley, of Atlanta, "treasurer oil
| the dSSOCldllOH, IOT HIS Spl6UQlC
work in collecting dues.
Immediately after the report OF
| the resolutions committee, President
Harrison, who has held that office
during the past year, surrendered
the gavel to former Congressman
w. M. Howard, of Augusta, the
presidentelect, and the 1923 conven.
ton came to a close.
| The convention is generally
| thought to have been one of the
most important and successful in
the long history of the association
Precedent Broken
For the first time in twenty years
/ a vice president of the association
was promoted in regular order to it's
presidency, when ex-Congressman w.
M. Howard, of Augusta, was elected
to that office at the closing session
of the fortieth annual convention OF
the association here today.
Mr. Howard was vice president of
the association last year, and will
serve as it's president in 192324. He
is a forme~ congressman form the
Tenth district, has held q number
of other important offices, and is gen
orally recognized as one of the lead
ing lawyers and jurists in the state.
Other officers elected were Joseph
E. PottIe, of Milledgeville, first vice
president, and vice president from
the Tenth district, and the following
district vice president: First, Fred T..
Saussey, Savannah: Second, 7. S.
Hames, cambridge; Third, John B.
Query, Montezuma; Fourth, r. M.
Arnold, Columbus; Fifth. j. Prince
Webster, Atlanta; Sixth, Willard w.
Burgess, Gray; Seventh, Paul H.
Doyal, Rome; Eighth, John B. Gam
BILE, Athens; Ninth, r. e. Russell
Jr., Winder; Eleventh, Lee w.
Branch, Quitman, and Twelfth, J. E.
Burch, Dublin.
Logan Bleckley, of Atlanta, was
reelected treasurer, and Harry S.
Stroller, of Macon, was reelected
secretary. Fl. II. Swift, Columbus,
was named chairman of the execu-
tive committee, which includes H. A.
Wilkinson, Dawson; Willard Reese,
Brunswick, and Marion Smith, At.
lanta.
SIaVs to Prevent WeddinQ