The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-13
PITAL HOLDS A. LENGTHY
MEETING.
SOMETHING UNUSUAL GOES ON
AND REPORT SAYS 1T HAS TO DO
WITH THE MUNICIPALITIES
FIGHT
TO GET INTO THE CITY HOSPITAL
May Lead TO a Few Con-
cessiOns.

1t looks as though the homeopathic
physicians had at last secured repre-
sentation on the medical staff of the
city hospital. At any rate this was the
momentous question discussed at
meeting of the city hospital staff held
at the Windsor hotel last night The
meeting was called by City Physician
Ancker for the purpose of considering
business of Importance. Every mem
Der of the staff in the city responded
to the CALL there being nearly thirty
physicians present. The meeting last
ed nearly three hours When the phys
icians emerged from the committee
room adjoining the billiard room, it
was evident that they had been parti-
cipating in a meeting of more than or
binary interest. Severaf of them when
questioned concerning the meeting,
however, said that there was nothing
said or done for publication. 1t was
simply a business meeting at which
routine matters were considered. re-
ports of committees received and gem
eral subjects discussed. One physi-
clan admitted that most Of the time
was devoted to discussing a purely
private matter, the nature of which
he declined to divulge.
1t was known to the Glob e. how
ever, prior to the gathering of the city
hospital staff that the meeting was
called to consider the advisability of
admitting homeopathic physicians to
the city hospital. Furthermore. after
the meeting, the intimation was made
that the homeopathic will be allowed
some representation on the hospital
STAN shortly. Four or six physicians
out of the twenty-eight it is under
stood, will be allowed the new school.
This reported change of front if the
above information proves correct. is
explained by little history of the
movement. ~ azAi
Last fall a committee of three phys-
1e1ans representing the homeopathic
doctors of this city applied to the board
of control in behalf Of their school for
representation on the staff of the CITY
hospital The boardg, after granting
them full hearing, denied the request
OF the homeopathic. Much aggrieved at
what they regarded as unjust treatment
at the hands Of the board of control
the homeopaths sought a different
method of inserting an entering wedge.
They went, so report says, to the judges
or the district court with whom lies
SAA@ PO"OA VI appointment OIL the mems
bers of the board of control. They re-
newed their arguments before these
officials, insisting that it was only just
and right that the next man appointed
to sit In the board of control should
be one in sympathy with the homeo-
pathic school, as, in the opinion of the
homeopathic physicians, the members
of the then board--Messrs. Kerwin.
Judson and Ffnck-were hostile to
them. The term of Adam Finck ex-
pired last month, whereupon the Judges
appointed Theodore III. Menk in his
place. This appointment seemed to sat
1sfy the homeopaths.
Thefe will be no more vacancies on
the board for another year, barring
some unforeseen event, but in case of
SUCH vacancy, when 1t occurs.
If it should also be filed
by the appointment of man
satisfactory to the homeopathic,
there might be a change in the af-
fairs of the city hospital. This con-
tingency has presented itself. and it
Is limited that rather than encounter
1t 1t was deemed wiser policy to grant
concession at the present time