The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1904-03-09
PEACE CONFERENCE
Agreed to Agree on Nothing
Report of Tellers
Mil Be Called for BY President Rich.
ards-Terms of Surrender Could Nsr
BE Settled Proposition Made and

Mil Be Called for BY President Rich.
srds-Terms of Surrender Could MOI
BE Settled Proposition Made and
Accepted.
From Thursdays Daily.
A sextette of peace doves roost.
ed at the Phi Kappa Psi house fol
about two hours yesterday evening
and although the Interchange OF re.
marks could scarcely be- elassed
under the bead Of billing and COO
/ ing, the conference was witkal rea.
sonabiy peaceful, though the tangible
results therelrum are not very PRO-
nounced or final
The 'peace confer nccn was be.
tween three representative IRON
each of the two factions OF the Uni.
verslty Association, the faction
which won in the recent election
and the faction which was defeated.
Charges of illegal voting on the part
OF the winning faction were made by
the defeated faction, aud the confer
ence was TO determine. ii possible,
the truth or falsity of this charge.
The representative of the dc
feated candidates claimed they had
proof that the proxies OF Lua.s.
Mutton, Wiaft and Williams were
voted without their consent 1t was
shown, however, that Ludes' proxy
was not voted at all, and that Will.
Jams was cast for split ticket,
Thurmond being named as property
manager The eases of Want and
Nulten were, OF course, disputed.
The winning side made counter
charges ol illegal voting, and those,
Of course, were disputed Alter an
hout's wrangling, peace" seemed
farther of than ever
The defeated faction was willing
TO settle the matter without more
so il the winning crowd would Sc
cure the withdra val of Hudson,
property manager, 10 favor of Thur
mond, Hudson's majority being the
smallest on the ticket. This pro-
posd was rejected as being only
within the power OF Hudson himself
TO accept.
II was finally proposed by the
winning faction that a board of alb
solutely fair and impartial judges,
not cor nected with the University
and nc members of fraternities, be
selected, and that the evidence of
both factions ON tie questions of il
Legal voting be submitted to them
for decision. the candidates Of both
sides to c,ept this as final. This
proposition was rejected by the rep.
resentatives OF the defeated faction,
who requested an opportunity for a
private talk sm )pg themselves. This
was given, and in few minutes
another phase of the situation was
presented.
Ed Richards, " BIO was president
of the association and presided at
the election, said the tellers had
never made any official report of the
result of the election to him, and
suggested that such report be de
manded, and their certillcatlohs nc
cepted. THIS was readily acquiesced
in, though it was agreed that it was
the retiring presidents prerogatiye
TO do this.
The tellers were Buchanan, Caste
and Markham. They agreed upon
the result. aud announced it to the
few who remained in Commencement
ball, though no Official return was
made. The tcllcrs will meet today
and attend to the matter.
The contest has become ridicu-
lous, and all sides are thoroughly
tiled OF IT, The wrangling has
stirred up good deal of bad blood
and has already worked an injury
to athletics and other student inter
ests o. the University.