The sun., 1894-01-16
DOCTORS ELECrIONEERING.
PAINFUL FxrERIENCE or IHE COUNTY
MEDICAL ASSOCIATION.


siu.h ut MidniGst, AFTER Repub.icau Prl-
mary Tactics - Defeat Of the Carsidnts
whose Methods Shocked the Eider..
At midnight last night dozen dienined
physicians were hustling about town In the
rain and slush pounding vigorously on the
doors OF other physicians as physicians are
not in the habit OF doing. though 1t is occs-
sionally done 10 them. There was an election
on earlier in the evening at the rooms OF the
New York County Medical Association. IL
West Thirty-1rst street. and. ne had never
happened before. there was a red-hot contest
for the Office OF President.
The bylaws Of the association require ma
iority vote for an election. and when the votes
were counted Just before midnight II was
found that s. b. Wylle Mcleod had received 91
votes. George Tucker Harrison 80 votes. and
Ferd. c. Valentine 7U votes.
The whole vote was 22S and 115 were re-
1uired for an election. DR.. Harrison was out
Of It, and new ballot was ordered on DIR.
Mcleod and DIR. Valentine.
While tho voting was going or, each side had
had been so cocksure that many adherents
haunt waited FOR the announcement OF the
vote, but had gone home. 1t was at the doors
Of these doctors that the dozen physicians
were pounding
The row about the election was all over the
CduuludCD VI NhlenIlne. BO nhu Deen n m em@
her OF the association but two years, and the
older physicians In It declared that "he had .
nerve TO think OF being President
But once before in tho history OF the asso-
citation had there been an opposition candi-
date. Such thing as electionesring was un-
heard OF until Dr. Valentine jumped In and
shocked the old members beyond expression-
Thereupon they set out to down him.
The annual meeting was called at $40
o'clock last night. Voting was to begin at
S:45. DIR. Valentine and his friends were
all on hand when President McLsod
pounded for order. SO wero the friends
OF DR.. Mcleod and DR.. Harrison.
Among them were Dr. Jacobl. DR.. Field.
Or. BRYANT, President Clevelnnd's physician;
Rr. Erdman', his 1S!sistant; !; pr. Goldthwaite.
dqssd when Dr samuel p. Ml!ksn Jumped up.
ton o. the highest privilege"
lie had appewritten statement in his hand,
and looked at him s lie rroceedsd.
This is n question which Affects the honor
Of tho association. Your honor. my honor II
:, DR.. Miiken was a supporter of DIR. vslen-
!'ns @ hnH ,he Ghroi,nG & in & ,acton advised him TO
importance OF the statement and how he was
reading i against the protest Of Dr. Valentine.
who would have avoided permitting the breath
Of scandal 10 mar tho meeting.
Well, what has AL this got, to do with tho
"co'iHI
Cast tho vote said another doctor.
DR.. Miliksn continued: IAN officer of this
association"
call the gentleman to order" interrupted
pr. W h. Pryor iumped up here and said;
move to suspend the rules in order that
we may nominate another candidate for a Ger.
tain olilcc to no voted for"
SsT Ssnt do, do 'h sS DO the pr
1t 10 one of tho bY-laws OF this association
dent. 1T can't be done"
You must do II" declared Or. Pryor again,
he dGS With this f'esa opsnns @ tie pois wsrs
declared to 20 ready Tor business pr. Nil.
room. Then the statement was read. In
brief 1t was that 4 certain officer Of the assoc
Office Of Presidept % I" Dr. nv Valentine ] for ss sars 9
t moIfg "Gd 'hs to H's the S
nominated for Vice President.
3r AmgqctIs m i ,S y Ruggles was the only can
While DR.. Milikcn WAS reading this state-
ment. Dr. Valentine was electioneernR. He
nsd pack Of nca ballot Nth the names
but his own. and he gave them out Some OF
the members opposed to him began to make
stretched out @ into tho hail and around into the
0 oi tho Sq ipo nearcs; % He' tfc box. mt Il % %ss
an hour and the chances were that tho Valen-
tine ~ e., vote would a.; he he p9lled and that some
A rule OF the association il that no member
can vote until all his dues are paid. A great
many OF the young men up In front were in ar
rears. and this delayed the voting very nicely.
Unpleasant things were said. by and hy DR..
Valentine himself came along. and one man
near him began talking loudly for his benefit.
That circular was the rankest bid for votes
/ ever heard Of"
This referred to a campaign circular the
Doctor had got out.
Yes" shouted another man. The next
move to that would be riding around town in
wagon with his namo printed on the out
side"
ThIncs we're decidedly strained when at tho
end OF the hour President Mcleod ordered that
the polls remain open until everybody had .
chance to vote. That tlckled the McLaoh and
Harrison men. and the Valentine men didn't
say anything about IL The polls were open
half an hour over time under this ruling.
The Doctor sat around and gossiped while
the votes were being counted, The old men
shook their heads and said they hoped DIR.
Valentines methods wouldn't succeed. and
the young fellows hoped the other way. The
announcement Ot the vote was received In si-
lence. and then came the hustle. IL didn't take
long to ast the second ballot.
The Doctors who had gone home after the
first. had hardly begun 70 come 10 In tow OF the
hustlers when II was all over The vote WAC
counted quickly: Dr. Mcleod got 81 and De-
Valentine got ~. All the rest OF the tiokst
had been elected on the first ballot,