New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-28
A HOT CONTEST LOOKED FOR
THE COMING ELECTION OF THE ACADEMY
or DESIGN.


CONTEST OF IllNlI' IN \ 'I'-"i'''i
or THE ACADEMY.
The annual election Of officers, members Of the
Council Jury Of Selection ana Hanging Committee
Of the National Academy Of Design on May Is
likely to be warmly contested. and The preliminary
canv,ss has 1T least one par, .cu,ariy interesting
feature This feature !e furnished 10y To -" cn'
circulation OF a ticket which has given olcnc" to
the younger element in the Academy. Al N" cleo
ton last year Thomas ". Wood was reelected 10
the presidency by majority Of one over ff'A'fl'h
Deiman Mr. Wood has been reelected each year
t. the presidency Of the Academy Of Design since
the voluntary retirement of Daniel Huntington. Mr..
Wood is understood 10 be candidate ior Te-eiec-
ton this year and Mr.. Dielman has also been men
toned as likely to receive a. '"'s' 49, many VOTES
as he did last year the Office Of president The
exact status Of situation was described yest"r
day nv n well known acadcmician "a follows.
'The view of the progressive men IN the Academy
has been ina, IT would be death 10 IN" N'd'chS
not to admit to II new men as they rose 10 ITom-
nence. The view Of those opposed 10 admitting
these is that there IS an element Of danger III
admitting them "A danger which the progressiv"
mon fail 20 see The rights and privileges Of the
members Of the Academy are protected by their
hws and regulations. and apparently ther indiNId-
u,l rights would be in no danger Where the DANGER
lies In admitting these men has never been In'd"
clelr At any rate the views Of the progressive men
haze prevailed Of late with the result that almost
all Of the younger prominent painters have had
membership conferred upon them. and at present
Their Influence in the Academy is strong. In con
Sequence of this however, the conservatives seem
TO h. IN a state Of alarm. and evidently Will make
ever. effort TO roprcss this new influence ana put
conservative. even reactonary men, into the Of
fees and upon the Jury of Admission and the Hang
ing Committee. AS proof OF TINS spirit may DE
instan'cd the circulation recently OF an unoflcial
ticket. concoced by two or three Of the arch-con-
seryatkes upon which not place was given TO
| Of tbe pp1eut
This ti'ket however. was promptly dsaVowed by
| the moe liberal OF the conservative men. whose
sense OF fair play evidently outraged by the
| composition OF the ticket.
I'm pont Of fact. neither individual rights nor
| the welfRe of the Academy has been endangered
| by the glowing influence OF the younger men. but
! quite the contrary. The strength OF the younger
element shown by the extreme closeness OF last
years election. in consequence Of which the presi-
dent Of the Academy holds his position by ma
jority vote Of one The Hanging COMMITTEES ana ma
| progressive clement, but the ticket nave ln'il-
TONED IS eurey and uncompromg rsn men bo
gressNe. us reputation has come Iont 49,, VINO
might be supposed 10 be in sympathy WIN i's nar,
f ,6s PH ek ws are not by On vc l small num-
Der. one OF whom lately elected IneniDfr OF
ihS 4Se" Nnd SS XII T. o% nni In
ness G are certainly progressive ana b 'u ry pro- o.
sdecen e By ws is wei f on church viii
H. Low Th l5d Hovenden H. Sddon' ToT noItoyr;
Jones, George v Maynard DIN l.. WarneT, and
other In view Of this composition OF Inc sc lang ,
bodies nave complete control of the see een bo o
pictures hnu 'heh hanging IT would no. he farIy
called an odf9sy body unless for suc Fights m os
rsB6on for %S it, nse certain aSteq all would
seem but proper In important matters ms year ear
ens Of e ju OF sse sqs to and the Hanging
al1 a. ws as in the paens ocers and
] council" ~" VA VIZ ~