The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-06-05
.RUMPUSAMONC
THE DOCTORS
Buried Questions Of Medical Ethlt.
Have Eeen Resunected fal
State Meeting.
FUAUKFELTER HEADS INSURGENTS.

A storm which has been brewing In
the Stark county medical society since
last fall, is breaking this week. AS
result of the storm, the members OF
the society are waiting anxiously to
hear whether or uDt the county or
ganizatiS6 will receive charter from
the parent, organization now meeting
in Dayton.
The Stark county society was, until
last October, known as the Stark
county academy of medicine and its
membership was confined to physi-
clans of the old school. At meeting
in Massillon last October committee
was appointed to revise the constitu-
tion. This was necessary step as the
society wished to become member
OF the state and national organiza-
tions. This committee of which DR..
T. Clarke Miller. of Massillon, was
chairman, reported a revised consti-
tuition, one of the sections Of which
specified that only regular members
of the profession who had been prac-
ticing in the county for six months
were eligible to membership. After
some discussion the report of the
committee was adopted and the new
constitution replaced the one formerly
in use. The name of the organization
was changed from the academy OF
medicine to the medical society after
| some discussion.
FRAUNFELTER TOOK A HAND.
A clause in the constitution of the
academy of medicine specified that
when amendments in the constitution
were to be made all members must be
notified In writing month In ad-
vance. A number of members were
much dissatisfied at the turn events
had taken and led by DR.. James
| Fraunfelter, of this city, decided to
make a fight at the next meeting
| which was held in this city the next
month. DR.. Fraunfelter presented the
claim of his fellow physicians against
the step which had been taken. He
was ruled out of order and his appeals
not considered
PETITION CIRCULATED.
When he saw that the members OF
the society were not inclined to take
dCtioH Oi LILO mdttCi, LIZ rAouhicieoA
quietly started to circulate a petition
among the members, protesting
against the granting of charter to
the society by the state organization.
The petition set forth that the name
of the society had been changed In
an irregular manner and pointed out
a section of the constitution which
did not conform with that Of the
state constitution. The state consti-
tuition specifies that all homeopaths.
eclectics and physio-medics may be-
come members of the society while
tho constitution of the county society
limits its membership to regular phy-
sicians. This petition received the sig
natures of great many members Of
tho society. among whom were DR.. F.
w. Gavin, secretary-treasurer, and DR..
F. e. Hart, corresponding secretary.
Dr. Fraunfelter carried this petition
with him when he went to the meet
ing Of the state society Wednesday
morning and will present 1t to the
house Of delegates for consideration.
DR.. T. Clarke Miller is the delegate
from the Stark county society and a.
he was the chairman of the commit
tee which reported the amended con-
stitution to the society. hot fight is
sure to be made in which the ad-
vantage is thought to lie with DR.. Mil
Ter. The action Of the house of dele
gates is awaited with impatience by
the members of the society who are
about evenly divided on the question.