The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-02-15
TIE ANTI.povERTY ROW.
MoGIynn Splits the society aS Well rs
UnIlad Labor PArtI.


McGIJnn Splits the society aS Well rs thu
United Labor Party.
New YoRK, Feb. 1.-THE row at thl
meeting OF the Executive Committee o
the Anti.P Poverty Society, last night, il
bound to split the society as well as the
United Lsbor party.
The George faction said they were goinl
to suspend DR.. McGlynn from the Presi
dency Of the society for his desertion o.
Henry George, but the Doctor stole 6
march on them by exerCiaing the power
given him and appointing ten new mem
bers Of the Executive Committee who
were in sympathy with himself. He did
this before the Executive Committee met
Before the meeting was under way DR..
McGlynn announced the appointment.
Mr.. Crossdale was in the chair at the time
and had not yet called the meeting to
order when the Doctor made the an,
nouncement. In doing 80 the Doctor said
the members were st. Stephens people
and the Malones, OF Brooklyn, who had
taken 60 much interest in the society.
Louis F. Pest and E. ]. Schriver were
on their feet in an instant. The substance
Of their protest was that the Presidents
power Of appointment wss to be exercised
in good faith and only with the approval
OF the Executive Committee. At this the
Doctor got highly excited. "My power as
President ia despotic," he cried. But the
opposition were not TO be ruled. They
did not propose to be bulldozed. One Of
them proposed to suspend the reading oil
the minutes so that business might be
completed before any OF the "Prieet'f
crowd" las one expressed it) got in. In q
twinkliug this was carried by vote Of II
to 10; ak Of the new sppointees being on
hand to vote "No." Schriver moved to
suspend Dr.. McGlynn. A row followed
and the George men left the meeting room
and adjourned to the New York Hotel,
where they prepared an Gppeal to the Anti
Poverty Society.
The McGlynn faction continued its
meeting and read out OF the committee
members who had departed, appointing
DIR. Coughlin chairman and Sylvester Ma
lone treasurer. They also prepared an
appeal or address written by Professor
Clarke, as the spokesman Of DR.. McGlynn.
They say that Dr.. McGlynn, with the best
interests OF the United Labor party at
heart, and with the intention OF carrying
on the work Of propaganda, had criticised
Henry George because he was averse to
putting q candidate for President in the
field this fall. Mr.. Crossdale's intention
was to bring upon him the censure Of the
Executive Committee. Failing In that,
the disafFected members retired.
The Secretary, Michael Clarke, says
that to summon the Executive Committee
together Oroasdale broke into his private
desk. Crossdale says he had the right to
look over the list OF the committee. BE
says that when his friends walked out oi
the meeting there was not gentleman
left In the room. Those that went out
with OroasdAle were Benz. Urner, E. ],
Schriver, L. F. Post, Thomas L. McCready,
Jerome 0'Neill, the Rev. d. D. Penticost,
William McOabe, A. ]. Steers, ]. W. Sulli'
van and Henry W. sackett.
Among Dr.. MCGlynn's henchmen, 80 Ia
speak, were John McMackin, Chairman ol
the United Labor party County Commit.
tee, ]. P. Archibald, Michael Clarke, Prof
W. B. Clarke, Dr.. Gottheil, s. L. Malone
]. ]. Boalin and DR.. Coughlin. Both fac,
tions said that after things had sobered
down last night that they were going K
take the very first opportunity Of finding
how the whole body OF the Ani-Poverty
Society feel on the matter.