The Carbon County chronicle. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1924, 1924-04-04
LAWYERS PAY TRIBUTE
TO JUDGE A. C. SPENCER
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right Jurlst who has written ably and
in large letters across the page of the
Thirteenth judicial district and while
we are loath to lose you, we wish you
unbounded success and eminence and
honor in your new field"
In replying to Senator Myers, Judge
Spencer said that he would be I'M
grateful indeed if he failed to express
his appreciation of the treatment he
had received at the hands of the law
yers in Carbon, Big Horn and Yellow
stone counties.
II haven't the language at my COM
mand to say to you how | appreciate
this meeting here this evening" said
he. 1T means something to me, boys,
to move out of Montana. I'm home
sick. / have lived in Montana all my
life, and have made many, many
trends here.
II don't expect to find Los Ange-
les the kind of friends that l have
here. But ! have enough confidence
in myself to belive that / can hit the
ball down htere and make good, |
have wonderful opportunity, and it
is that that is taking me away. I
hope that you will miss me when I
am gone"
Judge Spencer then paid a tribute
to Colonel Goddard, expressing his
disappointment that he had not been
appointed to the bench to fill the va
cancy caused by his resignation and
referring to the colonel as a good
lawyer and a friend of the young at
torney.
1t was quite evident from the tenor
of the addresses of Mr.. Mccormick,
Judge Taylor, Mrs. Sloan and the
others who spoke, that they did not
intend to try to make Judge Spencer
any sadder than he was over leaving
Montana, and this feature was accen-
tuated when Bob Cook, secretary of
the bar association, read several tele-
grams relative to the occasion which
had the earmarks of having been pre-
pared with considerable pains. One
purported to be from Governor Rich
ardson of California rendering Judge
Spencer the keys of the city, or words
to that effect and another from Chief
Justice Taft Of the United States SUI
preme court.
The resolution adopted by the asso-
citation, follows:
Whereas, the Hon. A. C. Spencer,
for nine years one of the judges Of
this district, and for portion of the
time q supreme court commissioner,
has resigned his office and is about to
resume the practice of law in the city
of Los Angeles; and the members of
the Yellowstone County Bar associat-
ion being desirious of expressing their
appreciation Of his public service,
Therefore, be it resolved, that, rec
ognizing the sincerity of purpose and
the intelligent, honest, energetic and
fearlsse fulfillment of judicial duties
which Judge Spencer has always
manifested, we tender him this express
sion Of our appreciation. We esteem
HIM because his decisions have been
based upon his judgment Of the law
as applied to the facts and without
personal consideration Of any charact-
er. We are grateful for his uniform
courtesy and constant recognition of
the rights Of lawyers.
GAS he enters his new field of labor,
we give him assurance Of our hope
for success. We unhesitatingly COM
mend him to the confidence of the
lawyers Of Los Angeles, and we attest
his loyalty and ability to those seek
ing his professional services.
BE it further resolved, that the
committee secure an order of our
court directing that these resolutions
be spread upon the court records, and
that copy be furnished the local
press for publication"
The lawyers and guests who at
tended the dinner, were Guy G. Der
ry, George S. Smith, Fred Inabnit,
William Gallagher, P. ]. Stillwell, w.
J. Jameson, William B. Waldo, TIL.
Burke of Hardin, Harry Moore, VIM.
Y. Beers, George Arnott, Jr., w. J.
Mccormick, Missoula; Robert N.
Jones, Dan w. Maddox of Hardin.
Leon Shaw, T. F. Shea, o. King
Grimstad, Emily E. Sloan, Red Lodge;
ID. J. Coleman, Arthur Cunningham,
lockwood Brown, r. G. Wiggenhorn,
h. e. Cooke, A. c. Spencer, H. A.
Simmons, Red Lodge; G. F. Goddard,
H. L. Myers, M. E. Hawkins, II. c.
Crippen, W. H. A. Calder, Laurel; G.
9. Cisel, Albert Anderson, J. Henry