The sun., 1900-12-15
vAtANtIls ~ THr yiyTEEy riLLED.
Two Labor Men Taken On The rev Dr'
Paddock out Prof. srlisman In

Tho Committee Of Fifteen held another
ncetns yesterday at the onlc" of 'eorn'
Foster Peabody, 81 liuc street The ohIy
absentee was Prof Felix Adler. who was out
Of town Jacob II Schir presided ana VT
Peabody was appointed temporary chalr-
man of the committee
The members of tho sub-Commtt"os an
nounccd that they had Invited th" following
men to become members Of the commute"
OF Fifteen. Austin q. Fox. George ravens
Putnam. william j. O'Bron and Andrew J'
Smith Al had accepted
The resignation of the Rev. Robert J."
Paddock OF the Prot Cathcdral from the COM
inittee was announced also the appointments
ol Prof. h. Il. \, Scltgman In his place. Mr.
Paddock > resignation was not a euTprlN', "
anybody. Whom he received nouc' OF hls
appointment ho sent word 10 tho commlttee
that he would be glad TO serve for a time
6ui that he hardly Thought II was the proper
thing for a clergyman TO I've on tne com
mi,tee permanently. tie asked that the
committee relieve him lust a. soon asit couId
hnd some one To take hi> place .., O.,,..
4 Committee Of Three on Plan ara score
was appointed. but the names oil ne ineinoti
we're not given Out. The committee VIII hoId
meeting ON Monday or Tuesday, ana on
"wednesday afternoon will report back 10 the
Committee of Fifteen. The Plan and scope
Committee wt- instructed 10 GO ahead With
ou, DELAY and map ont a line oi action Tor the
committee as n whole. The members would
not say tnuCh about the pans Nc-trruul, Du'
II was learned that they will proceed on mo
lines suggested by Ahram :. Hewitt. IN his
speech AZ the chamber Of Commerce meeting
MIR Hewitt put 1t all up 10 the Mayor.
MAYOR with power. th" members Ci tne COM
ultt,e believe, can accomplish all thet the
decent citizens of the town want 1T The
present Mayor hasn't got power, soIue ON"
must hAV" robbed him oI It, The committee
will try and ind tn" thief.
If the new ncmhCr- ui tie commute" OF
Fifteen, Austen g. On - y Ntll-kncNn lawyer
nj thil city. with nm office at o. Wall stree, ,
He T. Harvard man and a Democrat NO
has nevnr held public o'hce, but was aSsoci,
atai with the late Daniel q, Rollins a. sncClAl
counsel appoiutcd by the late col Fellows,
then district Attorney, to prosecute uoliCe
o' Gers who were indicted on the evidence
laid before the LpNpw committee. trCrso
lllNcus putulu l. tine Wcll-ku0Vn publisher.
lie was foreman Of the August Grand jury,
which brought in such sCathiug SrrAgn-
lions In the Icud"rlpiu and 1d AGENT pre-
,incts and which indicted Police Ctutain
Thomas.
II was Mr.. Pp'nnm who with the assistance
Of Recorder GoN. had District Attorney Gard
iner shut ont OF N" Grand Jury room, greatly
to tho lattcr's d i~nOmiItuIr. M"ssrs. Ol'rlen
and smith are the representatives. OF labor
on the committee. Mr.. q Brien i delegate
- IA" Granite cutters Union. - President OF
member OF tho Tenement House tonlnIs-!on,
and Is chairman OF the Board OF Delegates
OF the Building Trades He ran for Shcrlf
on tho Republican ticket In l-p0. Little IL
known, even In labor circles, OF MT Smlth;
He IS the President of the Central Federated
Union. Prof. Scugman IL an instructor in
political economy ia Columbia University.