The morning times., 1896-04-25

A peculiarly interesting meeting for the
election of certain directors of the Emer-
gency Hospital was held ldyesterdayaftern
at o'clock at Administrations.
Ordinarily at these elections there are
about twenty or more persons in attend
ance. Yesterday there was veritable
mass meeting OF these interested in the
welfare or the hospital, nearly Two nun-
dred appearing to exercise the franchise
The proeeeuings were very lively. there
being something more than Ii suggestion or
ward poIftiSS III the assembly, apu the
circumstances that led UP to this general
interest III tie affairs or the institution.
IIisrc were two We'll QeIined factions, or
pa rtisan bodies in the gathering, this
angnmsDt OF forces. IL is sad, being due 10
party feeling. growing out OF the request
that DR.. James Kerr, the director or the
surgical clinic. resign, this request hay
ing Deen made by majority OF the members
OF the attending staff
DR.. kerr's ca sc was referred to the
board of directors. and by this latter body
to a special committee TO investigate. The
special committee has begun its lpyesti-
cations, and Is TO report some time later
in the season.
1t Is understood that the objections to
Dr.. Kerr are of an ethical character; in
fact. that his brother members or the staff
can't get along with him personally. 1t is
said that one of the irritanJs IN the case Is
the allegation that certain furniture, in
tended To equip The ahen memorial room
at the hospital was sold. and that the
proceeds was applied TO the surgical de-
partment, although there Is memorial
tablet at the hospital stating another pur-
pose for this gift or the Georgetown students,
OF whom the late Bahen was one.
INFLUENCED THE ELECTIONS.
1t was the general impression that the
elections to be held yesterday would turn
very largely on the embrogiio in the attend
ing staff aud that the result would AFFECT
the solution OF the difficulty. The big
quest lou is really now whether the stafr
or DR.. Kerr shall be retained
There were about two hundred persons
! in the assembly room when the meeting
was called TO order. The question OF the
ELECTION or a temporary Chairman came
up Senator Gray, or Delaware, aud Mr.
| 3. Fl. Warner were nominated Senator
| tray Withdrew and Mr.. Warner was chosen,
| with DIR. j. r. Jones as secretary.
Mr. Warner in his opening remarks
| called attention to the large attendance.
| He spoke of the gravity of the cause and
! he suggested that as perhaps unpleasant
things would be sa i'd it would be well that
| each should keep his temper in check.
| This was supposed to refer to the pos
sibilty or a clash between the Kerr and
| trying to oust certain OF the old board
OF directors, and they succeeded.
THE TWO TICKETS.
There are thirty-four members on the
board OF directors including its officers.
| Ten of the directors were TO be elected
/
| Ford Thompson. B. FL. warner. W. z.
| Whittennore, John CasseilS. I. W Smith,
/ Mrs. j H. Ha wiley, Gardiner Hubbard, aud
| j. L. Moran.
| The anti-Kerr people were desirous of
Obtaining OF the Old hoard the following:
H. Randall Webb, its secretary; 81. j.
Boardman, G. B: Harrison. II. L. Z, John
son and n X. Webb. They were defeated,
! however, the new men being Scott, who
received 96 votes: Moran, So; Smith, So:
| Casselis, 81, and Hubbard, .! PrenltsS
OF ~ -
| Whittemore 1S1, and Mrs. Hawley, Isl.
One result OF the vote is that George B.
! Harrison aud II. L. Z. Johnson, who are
| defeated, are members of the attending
| staff, and credited with having with others
requested the resignation of DR.. Kerr.
| They were opposed by DR.. j. F Moran and
! DR.. j. Foster Scott. Moran's majority
being two and SCOTS majority being six.
| The nominations OF the old directors who
| were defeated were made by Mr.. Calderon
| Carlisle. He made an excellent speech II
| support OF the nominees, referring to theiI
| satisfactory service and their earnestneSS
| sincerity and fidelity as to their duty.
The vote was by ballot, there being five
| tellers TO superintend the count, among them
being Mr. j. V Davisand Dr. ID. K. Snute.
During the nominations the name OF DR.
BoSca was presented, presumably In the
Kerr interest. friend or DR.. Bovee
however, withdrew his name, circum
stance which was applauded by the anti
Kerr faction. Dr.. Moran, who was elected
is in New York.
THEN CAME THE FUN.
After the election there was scene
several scenes. Many OF the members
| crowded around Mr.. Warner and talked Il
him severely and sharply.
They said that the whole election wa!
conspiracy pure and simple, gotten III
by the Kerr people. Ibat People mad heel
| brought to the meeting simply for the pur
| pose OF defeating directors against Whom
nothing could be charged. That caucusse
To bring about this result had been held II
! riT1 rtc p rltn Gif tn trh
| conspiracy, and that the nominees who hat
been elected had been agreed upon a
these C5Ucuses.
1t was charged that Mr. Charles Be
had sccurerI as many as 100 votes for Dr
Kerr's friends, although that was hardl
the fact as there were only 1S5 people a
the meeting. Mr.. Bel is quoted as sayln
On the other hand it was charged tha
Dr.. Fl. L. Z. Johnson's friends had no
slept while the Kerr caucusses We're Goini
members OF the Press Club, now defunci
il is claimed, qualified as voters by pay
ing So, the fee for new members, and j
is believed that they voted for the oil
directors, including DR.. II. L. E. Johnson
who was a memter of the P ress Club.
SOME OF THE CHARGES.
And again il was supposed that th
votes alleged TO have heen invited by MI
Charles Bell, if he did invite any. were cas-
for some new directors, as Mr. Bell is
! The discussion of these matters did not
however, reach the COngreSSi Onal CON
mittee heat. Mr.. Warner denied all tn
| accusations against him. He even sal
that he was i'll favor of retaining DR.. JOhT
son. He denied that he had any knowledg
of the secret and graveyard caucuSses G
the Kerr faction.
One of the rumors is to tbe effect that
! lady interested herself in this new kin
of medico-political procedure and prove
/, 10 be quite Lady Randolph Churchill i
the canvass.
One OF the anti-Kerr faction said Lar
| night that it was now question as
whether DR.. Kerr would resign or the a
tending staff would resign. 1t is said. to-
| that one of the new men elected on tf
attending staff is friendly to DR.. Kerr an
: that the other is not a partisan.
} DIR. Kerr has refrained from saying an,
G thing about the controversy. When he VIZ
< asked by The Times what he had to sd
: about the investigation he said that
I had full confidence in the committee.
: The board of directors will meet on FL
day next to elect president. vice pres
= dent. secretary. and treasurer. The d
e feat of III. Randall Webb yesterday h;
e aIreaiy made vacancy in that positio
. Mr.. Webb had been secretary OF the boal
! for years.
y CARPENTER NOT MURDERED