The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-02
Their Vote Was Practically
Unanimous.
DR.. Andrews States His Side of the
Long Controversy.
Congressman Walker D. fendS Himself
and Gets In III: Swim.


OF Brown University yesterday was a
triumph for the faculty, the alumni and
| hundreds of other friends OF DR.. Andrews
| and the college, who have bsen express
ing their opinions all summer. IL was a
bitter pill for Hon. Joseph Ii. Walker and
his small following in the corporation.
| although the congressman from Worcester
tho last minute for the sake of being in
the swim.
He was ignored throughout the long
session of tho corporation and didn't get
the opportunity of making the mistake Of
opposing the general sentiment Of the
meeting before he found out what it was
CONGRESSMAN WALKERS DE-
FENCE
Congressman Walker took pains TO de-
fend himself against the charge that IL
was ne who disol osed the secrets of the
June meeting, but no admitted that he
did grant one Interview.
TIE outcome of the long meeting was
a vote TO ask DIR. Andrews TO Withdraw
his resignation. In the board OF trustees
this vote was unanimous In the board
of Fellows I've refused 10 vote while the
rest all voted in the Affirmative
RESIGNATION PRESENTED.
The resignation was formally placed
before the corporation by Hon. j. &. Is.
Woods of the advisory and executive COM
mittee.
The report of the special committee ap-
pointed TO confer with DR.. Andrews last
June was then presented. The substance
of this has long been familiar TO the pub
lie. 1t included the written statement
furnished the president and an account
OF the conference which, as set forth, was
harmonious and concluded with the un-
derstanding on tho part OF the committee
that the president was willing to grant
everything that had been asked Of him.
PRESIDENT ANDREWS STATE
MENT.
President Andrews placed q somewhat
different Interpretation on the results of
that conference and his view of the mat
ter is set forth in the following commun-
icatio sent to the corporation yesterday.
Gentlemen of the Corporation-Wish
ing TO retain your esteem so far as | de-
serve it / beg to submit the foil owing
statement the purpose of which is not
to defend in the least my administration
Of the university, but to explain few
points in which am told the propriety
in question.
TO PRODUCE ESTRANGEMENT
"Iho studied effort visible during the
summer TO produce estrangement between
the corporation and myself, l deeply
deDlore. On my side IL has had no
effect. Amidst the teeming misreprosen-
tation and vituperation / have stood
calm, determined not to believe i'll Of
any man unless compelled. None of
A IN m
which various parties have so freely
INDUCED, have proceeded from ma or
awakened any echo in my spirit. / have
sought only peace, feeling that II :he
corporation and myself could no longer
cooperate amicably, we could at least
separate amicably. / add that have had
nothing at all to do with a single one
of the letters petitions, or memorials.
whatever their source or nature, which
have been directed TO the corporation
since June. IL, In spite of my best en-
deavors 10 pursue a straightforward course
the surprises of these weeks have be-
trayed me into any lack Of comfy to-
ward the corporation or toward any
mem Der thereof, i here and now sincerely
crave pardon, pleading the conscious
reotitude of my intentions.
when 1 learned that the corporation
had raised conmittee to confer with
me, for seeing the daLger Of my misre.
porting them after the confereLce, L
requested the committee, through
their chairman, 20 present me in
writing, the substance OF their
message. They consented without OBJ
lection. / gladly testify 10 the extremely
kind expressions with which the commit
teo accompanied the paper they placed in
my hands; yet / could not gather that
thoy meant in their manner at oil to
mouifv what they had wrtton. | en-
denvored 10 be as concilatory as my CO.
confreres, bnt II they had gained the i'm
preston that acquiesced in their suRRes'
tious, and felt able 10 remain silent in
statu quo till Sept, decline all response
bility for such impression. except so far
ms 10 may have sprung from the fact that
| did not during the conference avow
purpose 10 resign. But this ! could not
have DONE for my mind was not yet
made up. The minute given mo l had
not read. i needed time TO ponder care
fully its tenor.
after reflection upon that note. / saw
only one open path. and this | took. but
1 made the choice wholly without any
spirit OF defiance, anger or yindictivs-
ness. ] reasoned lin this way The cor
porntiun must have known the facts
They cannot mean TO depreCate nv advO.
cncy Of international free coinage. for
probably 10 "a man they voted for that.
they have national free coinage in mind,
therefore, what I nave been doing Tor
national FREQ coinage-insigniiicant as 10
,ems TO me-tbey must somehow regard
much more seriously a. promulga-
ton Of that horosy.
AN AMAZING REQUEST.
"Ihey wish n change But how can
| change. how do less than In the past.
without maintaining entire silence upon
no eulleCt m privafa "A well IA I'm uub.