New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-03
THE SCULPTORS ARE ANGRY.
AROUSED OVER THE SHERMAN STATUE
AFFAIR.
AN ARRANGEMENT MAY BE MADE FOR An EX
HInTIoN OF THE MODELS so AS TO Az
FORD THE PUBLIC CHANCE TO
JUDGE or THEIR MERITS.

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FORD TIE PUBLIC CHANCE TO
JUDGE or THEIR MERITS
The members OF the National Sculpture Society
are thoroughly 'rcensed at the action OF the
Monument Committee OF the Society Of the
Army Of the Tennessee In accepting Carl
Rohl Smiths designs for the Sherman statue.
when that design was not recommended by
the committee to whom all the competing
designs were submitted for considerations
This committee. 1t will be remembered. con-
sisted OF Messrs St Gaudcns Oln Warner. Bruce
Price and Charles Post
These well-known men devoted their time TO the
subject and AT the request OF the Monument
Committee Of the Amy eciccted the designs fur-
nished by F. W. bartlett Of Paris; Charles H.
Niehaus Of New-York: J. Massey Rhind. OF New
York and w O. Partridge. Of New-York. the
Monument Committee to make the final choice
from this number.
Instead II so d,inR however. the Monument
Committee substituted the design OF Mr ROM
Smith fer that OF w O. Partridge. Mr.. Par
,ridge's resulting grief and agitation and his suit
for damage, have been made known to the public.
Naturally these happenings greatly displeasel
the National Sculpture Society fos all If the men
who selected thu four Original designs are mem
bers OF its EXecutiv, Council
That Executive Council met last evening at No.
81 West Forty-seventh-st. thirteen out OF sew
cnteer members being present Those IN at
tendance were the president. j. q. \. ward u'
vicc-president. Russell Sturgis; the secretary J.
w Rucketuhl: Daniel c. French, Bruc" Price
1;eorg. T.. Post. Olin j.. Warren. Thomas Hast
ings Herbert Adams c. r. Lamb. W. c. Br"wneH
W r Evans and :. + Avery.
The. meeting was an exceedingly long one. Al
its close Secretary Kuckstuhl came out ana saih'
We are thoroughly aroused about this SUD
i,ct Scarcely any condemnation can be TOO Sc
we're for the ac.iou of the Monument Committee
of the Army The National Sculpture Society
will leave no stone unturned To secure recon
ssderutlou II the award. We shall try To al
range for public exhibition of the molee SUD
united In c1mpciltIon' ana I't INV P''f'' '''7
whether are right
Then he gavc out a statement officially sane
Toned by the Executive Council. II was SUI
rcien,lv vigorous t. show that the counc"'''S
mean business. II read:
r-h. Executive Council OF tho National Sculpture
Society having heard with surprise and nag ~
- ,hc de-. son Il the committee In regard - 'h'
r.,''s.i sherman monument 10 be erected Nl
W.ehinrton have sent letter " protect - the
sor,.f.rv ~ War ana TO General - VI. 40 .F'
president o' The committee ana III NJ "a" W n,,,1ic
,r. using their best endeavor, - =" IRE 'u",,
.nI,toc -, the models I'm Ncw-York IN such pap.
H.. mace a. wl. permit an Intelligent ms ION "l
,hcrn ami thus help 10 '.ruT" 'o'"P''''' ''''''
q The lcrisi n
rho rro,.sts referred - II was said last night
would he forwarded to'day. Nh''n'l NJ '.,,
mo Executive Council IS likely 10 y" ,"''u 20"
:, ,,ks flrthcr steps We cons'ler TINS th'hS'
,,fA Secretary Ruckstuhl nothing th''' ~
.rirnc against American arr