New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-09
ATHLETES GET EXCITED.
THE BERKELEY MEMS STORMY MEETING.

rrrcTtoy-No DECISION REACHED.

cu,pcFs AND COUNTER CHARGES AT THEIR
ELrcTlox-No DECISION REACHED.
Tho v,Ies election In the history Of the Berkeley
,hio,ic Association was held In the Berkeley Ladies'
Club IN West Forty-fourth-st. yesterday AFTERNOON
rh,t ho affairs Of the association will ultimately be
uired I'm the court; seems probable Yesterday Se'
sion was tho annual meeting OF the socKhoiuers' o
elect a board OF directors. About hl'S p'oPe "'ie
nresent including four women. The affairs OF the
association have been bady tangled for a year. OF
trco tho DISRUPTION which led to the dsorganizaton
-, tho Rerlxcley Athletic Club. DR.. John ii. Whites
general management OF affairs did not suit some Oh
ibc Stockholders. and his retirement from once re-
,u,od DIR White was accused Of futhenng his
nuynte ends to the detrimcnt OF the ASSOCIATION.
Partisan feeling ran high when the present poari
q, directors began It's crusade agnlnft Dr. white ana
the line, were sharply drawn. The regular uche'
nut in the field consisted OF II. d. Eapcock Archer v
p,ncoast. George H. sullivan. Ruford Franklin. Thomas
n O,connor Charles T.. Manierrc, PM'ctus H. HON.
Sidney H. smith and Alfred l.. Manerre. Dr. whites
oud OF the battle represented by william H. SP"'h
man John NJ Bowers william Fahnestock, Thomas +.
sturci,. Theodore F. II. Meyer Walter hnchH'an' H.
u IIoIlns Y W. Harris and II. II. Mueller
a. Y Martin nesiicd Mr. Bowcrs defended DR..
ynte and his administration but intimated IN ms
spccch that IL his side weic beaten NJ the pon' u"o
mater might be settled In the courts.
Then secretary Charles f.. Manc-rc took tho floor
and WIS extremely bitter against Dr "iV' 1"
fact he went so far at time that storm OF misses
brought hin back TO sober thought ana ne saiu 'ha'
no would r-act the harsh words which ne had spoken
Alfred L. Manierre and W. \. zcnner also spoke IN
opposition to DR.. White.
IL was ) :45 D. m. when tie telers began 10 collect
the ballots and tho proxies were handed In IL WIS
sron seen that the election would be close one, ana
all proxies wero scanned with extra vigilance fros
dent w. " Martin asked to be excused ana rcured
shortly after O'Clock. George II. Sull"an taxing MS
ulaoe In the chair Mr.. Bowers retired shortly after
this.
Just when It looked II the result OF the election
would soon be known Alfred H. Manlerre retired from
the room snyng that the election could not 20 on,
rs there was not quorum present. MT MahicHc
WAS evidently reinforced for he came back " lew
minutes prepared continue the election DE-
White and Theodore F. H. Meyer objected. and lively
dispute followed the pruprfety OF reopcinB tie
election Mr.. sullivan. thr acting chairman, hnaiy
decided that the election had been illegally closed, ana
lac decided favor Of NlanCrrc ana ordered the eIcc-
zion TO "a on Mr.. Meyer offered many objections: .
Dr White then retired to the hallway, ana II iOOhei
s n ne Intended 10 repeat the Manierrc tactics When
sen lie aid that his side mad won because the cicc-
ton could not DO legally opened after IL nal been
declared closed. II said that Dr. Whites fFenuS
mad control OF .7j. 500 In stock while the Manierrc
fa,t.on claimed $4,000. As no result had been
reached at 80 O'Clock II was decided to postpone
tho election for Il week.