Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-16
WRANGLTNG DENTISTS.
A Lively Incident at the sIeeting
Of the American Dental Assoc
citation.
New York Tribune's Report.

New York Tribune's Report.
Several doctors objected to the pro-
posed title of " National Dental Con-
gress, and the objection was ruled out
Of order. A resolution was introduced
to proceed to consider the necessary
means for national organization Of
dentists. DR.. Atkinson, Of New York,
said that there was no necessity for
another national organization. DR..
Hunt, in reply, said that for fouryears
they had been trying to get the Amer
ican association to cooperate, and had
failed. Or. L. d. Sheppard, OF Bos
ton, a member of the American asso-
citation, excitedly said: The Ameri-
can Dental association has been ar
raigned here as not being national
body. / ask you men from the south,
whose fault is it? Have you not had
invitations sent to you every year
This is a clap trap resolution"
The Ohairman-Dr. Sheppard will
please withdraw the word "claptrap."
It is out of taste, and the resolution
was presented in good faith.
A motion was made to lay the reso-
luton on the table. DR.. Cook at
tempted to debate the notion and
was told by the chairman to sit down.
DR.. Cook replied; 81 don't propose
to sit down."
"Will you sit DOWN." said the
chairman. " The business Of the
meeting will be suspended until you
sit down."
Il propose to, but 1 don't propose
to be bulldozed."
"There is no bulldozing here"
DR.. Sbephard-I object to the word
"bulldozing" as "out Of taste"
DR.. Morgan-"May | ask by what
rules this organization is governed p
Ohairman-Please sit down.
Another Member-Now, if | can
say Y 9.i4
Chairman-Will you be kind enough
to sit down to please me2
DR.. Clark-We haven't come here
for child's play. Bulldozing has been
mentioned, and | must say that there
has been some shown, but it has come
from a quarter whence | did not ex:
expect it. '
When the disturbance had been
Quilted, DR.. Chisholm offered a reso-
luton that all persons proposing to
ioin the new party should sign a roll,
and DR.. Shephard said IF the mo.
ton is carried, / shall regard myself
as counted out. | hope it will not
pass" DR.. Hunt offered as a substi-
tute a motion that the meeting form
itself into a National Dental associa-
ton.
Dir, Shephard-Mr. Chairman, ]
want to know what | can say under
the motion.
Chairman-Now you can say all
that you wish to say.
DR.. Shephard-If you so on in this
hasty manner you will oppose the
ablest men in the country-a bond
which has just held the largest dental
convention in the couutry-I would
sOut Of aydcr," interrupted the
chairman. :.
Il am speaking under the direct
ruling of the chairman, | begG to
think that every effort is being made
to put down discussion on the sub
ject."
DR.. Walker-I think it is in bad
taste for persons who oppose the or
ganization to como here and take up
too much time.
DIR. Shephard--If the resolution
prevail, | and those with me must
leave the meeting.
At 2:3O pm, after nearly two hours
had been spent in discussion Of the
kind indicated, the resolution was
passed resolving the body into Ma
tional Dental association. DR., Shep.
hard, with three or four others, left
the hall.