New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-24
Harrison and J. a. Delaney jr. Charles Taylor Is the
president Of the company
THE CODE QUESTION At REST.
no FURTHER CONTEST HERE-yIEws OF SUCCESS
FUL AND DEFEATED CANDIDATES.

1t is the opinion Of both parties to the recent
contest in the Medical Society OF the County Of New
York that for at least the agitation Of the code ques
ton Is at end in that body can now be renewed only
at the meeting Of the State Society At the last meeting
OF the State organization the vote to rescnd the new
code adopted the year before stood 90 to 1906 that the
advocates Of the old code who required tw0thrds ma
jority, in the minority There is no doubt that
the matter will be sharply contested among the mem
bers OF the State Society
DR.. Charles A. Teae, the candidate of the old code
party for vice president, was found yesterday by
TRIBUNE reporter at his home, No TAT Fifh-aye. He
said: The next contest over this question will be In
the state Medical Society, large proportion fully two
thirds OF the physicians in tho city and State of New
York are in favor OF uphodng the National Code until it
shall be changed by the American Medical Association
They agree with us that change shonld have been
made without the sanction Of the National organization
this city fully 700 physicians pledged to abide by
the action OF the American Association not only out OF
loyalty but for the reason the highest benefit comes
to the physician by obtaining the views Of prominent
from all parts OF the country The American Med
zeal Association Is the largest body OF In this
country and probably IN the world My idea from the
beginning has been that the National Code found
objectionable in any respect proper remedy lay in
the body which enacted It. and not I'm the state societies
tiona Code is Objectionable few in this city, why
should they attempt TO deprive the PhyslSlaRs OF tHo
semblyl Why should NewYOrk be made 20 secede In
form, reform Is necessary MY Delel tnat he move
ment modify the code has been the work Of not more
than five discontinued and turbulent men who desired to
destroy the American Medical Association Ihey are
whose records clearly that they can not keep
In harmony with any organization unless they nave
absolute power The advocates of the changed code
have said IN circular they published recently thaI the
therefore irresponsible body; the il that the
right OF the American Medical Association to exist and
to cgsatc for hyscians Il manifest as that OF the
Episcopal or Roman Catholic Church. Both these
bodies uncharteed Now-York Is nov the only state
represented In the National body The societies OF
able vote full strength at the State Society can
say, but II do there IA question hut thht we
shall have the requisite twothirds majority to rescind
the action OF two years ago"
Dr. : Oakley Nandcrpoel, VINO was elected president
OF the County society Monday night, found at his
home, No 3G West Thirty -nnth-st. He was confident
that progressive movement, rs this was mainly carried
on by the young the profession, must grow
The contest cannot well be renewed. The demonstra-
County society one that cannot easily be overcome
The State society moves slowly. lts delegates are
hnying taken their stand not likely to be changed
the old code has lasted about two generations. luo
older nave become accustomed To II, nut the young
men and those IN middle practice are restless under IL
Inc encnt l. Is positive one and the merely negative
forces Of opposition cannot stop the reform Inc
American Association Ia unchartcrcd II Is penpateuc
from place pnce Practically IT. decisions are lnhdc
by a clique of fifteen or twenty men. IL affords no Op-
porunity full and fair discussion OF vital Pies-
lions our state society has been existence eighty
years. IL has charter and prestige and there Was no
Or. Andrew n. smith. the successful candidate Tor
vice president thought the action oil the society 80 ue
ci-i,c preclude the possibility OF resembling the
code adopted al Albany"
Dr. Orlando H. Douglass, the treasurer elect SAID mat
a. the county Physicians those who derived most
benefit from the changes in the code II was unlikely ha
the olncr count! societies would be opposed 10 th'' oi
DR. r. Bryubcr Porter the candidate Of the Old Code
men for notwithstanding said Our County society
Last spring elected two Old code delegates TO the state
society Wlicn meets In February IL has been dccdtd
that tie society cannot instruct its delegates The con-
viii not be renewed IA the state oV'' uh'SS w
sec some prospect Of victory