The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-04
SENSATION SPRUNG
 AT CLUB MEETING
Col. L. w. Johns Attacks Presi-
 dent Jackson Verbally
ACTION OF HE CLUB
Colonel Johns Will Be Asked to Re- tract and Apologize By Special Committee Which Was
 Appointed.

Just as the Commercial club was ad- journing yesterday afternoon a sensation al affair took place in which Col. L. W. Johns figures.
 Colonel Johns took occasion to de- nounce President F. M. Jackson as a re- suit of remarks alleged to have been made by President Jackson at a recent meeting of the club.
 President Jackson had announced that the club had adjourned when Colonel Johns sprang to his feet and said:
 Hold on Hold on! I have some thing to say. President Jackson, at the you stated that l had never contributed to a charitable affair in Birmingham. l denounce that as an internal lie"
 President Jackson's face turned white but controlling himself. quietly remark ed: "Gentlemen, the club stands ad- journed."
 Johns Repeats His Reasons.
 Colonel Johns again repeated his re- mark that it was an ''infernal lie," and President Jackson started out of the room to avoid trouble. Colonel Johns sprang into the aisle and dramatically declared:
 You will never leave this room ex. cept over my body"
 In a laughing way MT. Jackson re- piled:
 Well, I'll go out of the other door" and again he attempted to pass the mat ter over. Members of the club present got Colonel Johns out of the room, and on the advice of his friends MT. Jackson did not make the matter a personal af- fair.
 The members of the club asked that a called session be held so that action on the matter could be taken. President Jackson then asked for order.
 To Wait on Colonel Johns.
 R. M. Goodal, vice-presdent took the chair, and J. B. Gibson, former secre- tary, made a motion that committee of three be appointed to call on Colonel Johns and ask that he make a public retraction of his remarks and apologize to MT. Jackson as president of the club. The bylaws on the subject were read. They provide that when the conduct of member is worthy of condemnation, any member may make a charge against the offending member before the board of directors and the board shall hear the case and take action.
 The committee was appointed. It con sists of J. B. Gibson, w. D. Nesbitt and ie to a meeting of the club to be called by MT Goodall. No charge has been made against Colonel Johns by any member before the board of directors and there fore the matter was not taken up in the form required by the bylaws Should Colonel Johns refuse to make the re- quested retraction, the matter will then be taken up before the board of directors Jackson Commended. J. II. Frye made a motion commenting Mir Jackson for the manner in which he | had acted in the affair. MT. Frye, J. B | Gibson. R. M. Goodall, w. D. Nesbitt and W. P. G. Harding spoke briefly on the subject, complimenting MT. Jackson When a rising vote was taken on the | motlon, every member present stoou up' MT. Jackson thanked them for their ac- ton. and stated that it had been hard to stand the attack without taking it up, but that he felt he had acted for the | best.
 The matter referred to by Colonel Johns | did not come up at a meeting of the club, but 1t seems that several members were sitting in the club rooms after a special | meeting had adjourned about two weeks ago, and were discussing the proposition | of Colonel Johns to pay all the expenses of Vulcan provided it would be erected | as a memorial to Henry r. de Bardeleben when MT. Jackson made remarks which were taken to reflect upon Colonel Johns generosity.
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