New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-27
Mrs. KERNOCHAN. Chairman.
TREATED IS AN ATTACK.


This "a a d,gniiod declara on OF principles and en-
,,yeIv r,personal except AZ the name of the candi-
dale and signatures, The present regent with an
appareni assumption Of propr@torshlp OF the oi'ce'
declares In nor expectation OF reelection ana
treats our action as an attack on her. we nave
earnestly desired TO avoid any public discussion oil
the affairs OF our chapter and any contest on the
lines which the regent has publicly drawn. put
s.rre nam missiatenio nts have been made on tie
subject In the press. II Is simply que I'd Jus''oc anu
right that we make this rejondor IT, ,,
~. regents public e, claI alton admirably NUS
tratcs ne points contendei Tor IN our Pa.tosm 'nat
an cxaftirnt!5n OF the former Will adequately eN-
niain the latter The regent said ina; she was
placed AT the head OF the chapter - cohHuc' i'S
ness n parliamentary manner Ter IDEAS o. Pa.
Elementary methods may be Jud5ed rom tne ioa y,a
ing: A, the last chapter meeting on APtn ~ 49,
PERSISTENT opposition by the regent detailed state
cnt made from the Moor to the seGt th h I h
chapier. tha; al the December meeting the regent
nd presented printed record OF ne oy hcw w n'
rrin,ed exactly as previously adopted, they were
rai:n'd ~itn2r ccnIas racbcd the members it
was discovered that they had been changed In many
,nnnt. Which, had been duly adopted ard which
place. the rcfen urcer some desre OF so or h,S
made the provision usual In olher societies. Tor
calling meetings at the request OF certain huilsotr
low an, action he taken In the matter Joking 10
The correction OF the record. she Insisted tnat no
correct on could be made except In the manner pro-
y.ded by oyaws LOT Correction TWO errors in the
ihe name OF the society and the other affecting the
sngh Of the nd tern W i the exception OF those two
errors everything else was exactly as adopted; ana
In face 81 the gravity Of the case presented She
cut of further action. ~
We hold that In every parliamentary body guss-
ton Of fact Is be determined by the sei.Se OF the
body not by the dictum OF the presiding officer. ana
thai II is the universal practice IN parliamentary
bodies to allow the recorG-whcher Of the adoption
Of bylaws or OF any other actionto be corrected 10
conform with fact; upon majority vote al any
We We also hold that in any properly conducted or
ganizatlon a matter SO serious as TINS would nav
been Investigated In advance OF the annual meeting
So AZ 10 cradle members 10 Judge OF the illness OF
officers seeking reelection
AN ANONYMOUS LETTER DENOUNCED.
AT the same meeting. April T. resolutions were
adopted denounclng an infamous anonymous letter
which attacked certain supporters Of the reform
movement, and calling upon the Safety Committee
~ Investigate and report ii at the next chapter
meeting No meeting OF the Safety Committee has
been called by the regent to investigate either the
matter OF the bylaws or the anonymous letter. and
apparently 20 cut of action such matters at the
annual meeting. the regent has. without scintilia
OF authority issued the call for the annual meeting
Thursday, as a SPECIAL meeting although the by
laws Cas seem p.ainly provide for the annual
meeting as the annual meeting ana make other pro-
vision for special meetings ,,,
After speaking Of her parliamentary ability, in
her public statement Of the sd the regent specifies
Offices to which she says she has been nominated by
The NaTma for hc votes The Consress does
not nominate II either elects or does not elect and
has never Deen tecttu ny the NOtsrtSs ~
any Office She not nominated by the Congress.
but In the Congress . -, ,,,, ,,, Co.,
the growth OF the society in membership and rev
enue giving no explanation concerning the raising
of The Imitation fee 81 TO So and annual dues
from ~ 70 g. or Of the efforts made by the
"a nix and file 10 increase membership. further exen-
nIIdes the egotlstcal spirit against which we pro-
test as a standing reflection on the hardworking
members and committees -, -. -
a. 70 the regents sta temen that she has not can
vas sed for votes believe she first introduced Into
the chapter the practice of soliciting votes for her
sef Last year she not only solicited votes by letter
and nersonal Importantly but on election day occu-
nod the dIgnined position OF actually standing at
the door OF the meeting room and asking votes Tor
hersef from certain members as they entered Ana
in anticipation of the coming election she has not
only Solicited votes by word and letter but mas re-
peatedly urged Miss Vanderpoe not 10 De canu-
date against her ,.,,., q, ro,ch.d In tho
pubc statement OF supporter OF the regent tnat
he action OF cur committee OF twenty,iour is revo-
iutionary ard renders us liable 10 expulsion pecause
not athorzed by the regent The right thus 20 con-
for and concert action for the election OF candoate
belongs 10 the members OF all cubs ana sociees' a.
well as TO citizens under free government
DID NOT PRETEND TO BE OFFICIAL"
Our committee did not pretend to be an ohciai
committee OF the chapter. but committee selected
nv norton If the members Of the chapter Tor TINS
purpose They were constituted an unomciai organ
cation. like the Committee OF Seventy which con-
auc,od the triumphant reform campaign In munic-
sn ra dastined 10 meet similar success.
r., daai0na N this ane0us mo- ement