New-York tribune., 1902-11-10
GOLF.
SPECIAL MEETING TO REVISE CON
STITUTION OF UNITED STATES
GOLF ASSOCIATION.

GOLF ASSOCIATION.
Nat,rin Ballou secretary Of the United States
! Golf Association. has made public the report Of
the executive committee on the proposed revision
Of the constitution. This report is TO be acted upon
at special meeting of the association to be held
! at Delmonico's on Tuesday, November IS. at $50
D. m The report has to do chiefly with the dis
/ tinction now existing between associate and allied
! clubs and is framed with view to equalzing the
| footing between them. Al present there are
twentv-seven associate clubs pa wing 500 year in
dues and entitled be represented at annual
meetings two votes. There are lSo allied clubs.
! who pay 81 a year and who are entitled 10 be
/ represented by one delegate. This delegate how
( ever does not have the right to vote.
II is this condition that has caused dissa tisIdc-
ton For several years past the allied clubs have
| been restless under the restraint put upon them
and have been clamoring for a voice in the con-
duct of affairs They assert that the government
of the ASSOCIATION is in the hands of a small clique
OF Eastern clubs, who run matters without due
regard for the broader needs Of the game. They
say that the present system was well enough IN
early days of the sport but that the association
has grown to such an extent as to require more
liberal mode of representation. good deal of eX-
aggerated talk has been INDUCED in regarding the
associations repressve policy and its unwilling
to give proper representation in the holding
of championsh ps TO the various sections of the
country. AS a matter of fact, the men in control
have been artuated by motives of the most liberal
kind. ANY one who has attended the annual meet
ingS knows the COnSl0eTale neluOOS eIIpON6u anu
the broadness with which important questions are
discussed At the last annual meeting. for example,
the Glen view links at Chicago was chosen for the
amateur championship, in spite Of the fact that
the Nassau Country Club of Glen Cove. was a
rival claimant and represented a larger proportion
of Eastern clubs than the other.
1t is recognized however. that the increasing
size Of the association requires some changes in
the constitution. and the proposal of the executive
committee TO revise il will meet with general
4 will he IN 4 l.
ing by PresIoent r. H. Robertson to act upon the
proposed changes. and the matter will be finally
determined al the annual meeting in February.
The revision proposed by the executive commit
tee retains the two classes of clubs. but provides
for an increased representation of the allied
ganizations. This is covered by Article ", fol-
lows;
Section l. Any club whose course, accommoda-
tions constitution bylaws and membership are
such as to make II thoroughly representative shall
be eligible for election as an associate member,
give due consideration to the sectional location of
the club applying for such membership in order
to preserve Just distripution OF the votlng power
Sec 2 Any regularly organized golf club IN
the United STATES may be admitted as an allied
club by majority vote Of the executive commits
upon Fulfilling the conditions OF the associations
constitution and bylaws.
1t will be seer by this that the executive COM
mittee still retains the power of deciding what
clubs shall be eligible vote. The amendment
may be objected to by the allied clubs the
ground that the committee being elected by the
present body Of associate clubs. regulate its
as preserve the ascendency Of these clubs
and thus continue the so-called star chamber
methods agans: which the allied clubs complain
The second important revision deals with the
number OF voting delegates Those Of the associate
clubs nave been reduced from two to one. although
the allied clubs are still denied the right to vote
This article reads:
Article V Section 1. The regular annual meet
ing OF tns assoGaon shan he zS hed ,im Gn s9s and
~ "a
days notice being given and published. .,..,.u
shall have tne right be represented by one dele
gate duly authorized and his appointment GER
Sec g. Each allied club shall have the right
be represented by one delegate, but he shall
have no power 10 vote.
The other changes proposed are as follows:
Article VI. A nominating committee OF three
shall be appointed In June OF each year by the
a list Of candidates for election TO the various
offices. such nominations 10 be mailed TO all clubs
prior TO the said annual meeting
ad6 ~ ' ysn any eiaates Tepre
sentng ass; ciate clubs snail constitute quorum
the club secretaries may be voted at all meetings
of the association.
Sec. ). Proxies may be voted at all meetings
OF the e1SG1uSe l eonInlttee &c e;,,, Or ,,.,..ir o
strict and honorable compliance with the consLltu-
uon byiaws or relies oI TINS associatl3n or WIN WIN
or expulsion by a four-sevenths vote OF the ex-
ecutiye committee. from whose decision appeal
may be taken 10 the delegates at the annual or
Article xiii Section Each allied club shall
pay TO the treasurer before the annual meeting $40
Sec. 3 Failure to pay such dues, before Feb
clubs from representation at any meeting OF the
association and debar their me mbers from the
while the said clubs delinquency exists.
1t is the desire of the executive committee that
there be al attendance in order that the opin-
ions expressed shall be fairly representative of all