New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-09
HAINES STEPS DOWN.
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Gordon Knox Bell, Mrs. Cadwalader Jones' Edltn
Wharton and John H. Iselin. presages general
reorganization of the society.
The complaints presented yesterday at the
regular meeting. and there were dozens Of them.
some charging neglect. others graft, were signed
by General Rush c. Hawkins. Edith Wharton,
Leonard E. Opdycke and F. D. 8. Bethune.
The committee appointed to investigate these
charges consists of Richard w. g. yelling.
John H. Iselin and Henry Bergh, whose names
guarantees that the work OF investigation
will be thorough and that there will be white
washing.
1t nearly Z o'clock when the second meet
ing adjourned, but none of the members of the
board would say a word of what took place.
They announced that agreement had been
made that Secretary Knox should give out all
the information
When the last member had departed Mr..
Haines came down in the elevator to where the
reporters gathered, and In his most dulcet
tones and with bow. said:
''Will the gentlemen Of the press please as
cend?" 81. ~,ss:sGaas
In the boardroom upstairs Mr.. Knox and
a stenographer. The secretary handed around
copies of Mr.. Haines's resignation. but not one
in the group showed any surprise.
Since you have been roasting everybody"
said Mr.. Knox IT think you ought to print that
in full"
Then he gave out the routine doings of the
board at tho meeting. saying that the members
had voted to make public only the resolutions
passed.
FAINES WISELY AFFECTED.
Mr.. Haines took his place at the head OF the
long table. and despite evident effort to
gard his retirement philosophicaly there was
clearly within his breast feeling Of bitterness
and sorrow. Occasionally he would make re-
mark that had the tone of fippancy, but his
real heart feeling not we'll disguised.
Colonel Joel B. Erhardt offered the following
resolution at the meeting, which was carrisdi
Resolved That the auditing COMMITTEES be direct
ed to confer with Haskins & Sells in view Of the
stat OF the president at the last meeting Of
of Haskns Sells. to the extent Of $4,000. and that
balance by Inserting an item that Appeared in the
report Of the society
Mr. Knox said that this apparent error ap-
peared in the report OF the certified accountants
who had been over the books of the society. It
was his opinion that it had been mistake
General Roe moved that the general counsel
of the society Strong & Cadwalader, Of No. 40
Wall street, be instructed to oppose Assembly
Bill a. the object OF which is to extend the pur-
poses and objects OF the Henry Bergh Humane
Society. II is claimed by that the object OF
the American Society for the Prevention OF
Cruelty TO Animals is to have the other society
made a sort OF adjunct OF II. The motion was
carried.
Frederic R. Couderts resignation from the
board, offered last month. was withdrawn, and
Mr.. Coudert restored to full membership.
On motion of Henry Bergh it voted that
the expenditures OF the society for any fiscal
year should not exceed it's regular income. ex-
ND hyy
$4,000.
On motion Of Mr.. Coudert resolution was
adopted unanimously, to the effect that while
we oppose inexpedient the division Of police |
powers among two or more societies In the same
district the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals welcomes the organization of soci- |
cites for the prevention of cruelty to animals"
A resolution offered by General Carpenter, to |
the effect that whereas the society at the De- |
cember meeting had opposed bill in Congress |
for the protection of children and animals and |
the President was authorized to oppose II, II was
the sense of the meeting that such action should I
be reconsidered. and that communication be |
sent the secretary of the Judiciary committee |
withdrawing the opposition. This was carried |
DOG LICENSING BILL DEAD
Regarding the bill pending in the Legislature |
at Albany for the transfer of the dog licensing |
power from the Society for the Prevention Of |
Cruelty to Animals to the Board of Health Mr. |
Haines said:
That bill is dead"
Before Diminishing the newspaper men, Mr.
Haines told what good friend he has been TO |
them, and added that they had simply misun- |
derstood him.
He also said that he had insisted on the COM
plants being presented yesterday
NO we haven't read them" said Mr. Knox.
Il don't think that in a general way they are |
against any officer of the society, except that |
they say we don't do our work"
The open fight for reforms in the societ,, for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ras,,I. |
OF which is Mr.. Haines's resignation began in |
January Just preceding the annual members |
meeting. For many years the rnen,hars b,'S 80.
been invited to a meeting and had NO 80 -. |
the societys affairs But the abuses IN tha !
management reused them to action. and in Ian
uary, under the leadership OF Richard w r. |
yelling and Leonard E ODdycka tho ,,,o,,a- /
ment for recognition grew to large pronorrions /
Inc hrst meeting was adjourned after the !
presentation of memorial of charges At the
next meeting the members broke all precedents |
by forcing the management to Admit ranortars
TO the meetings thus giving full publicity to the
proceedings This led up to the meeting Of Ian |
uary %. which by far the stornriest 90 H.
three and broke up in disorder - ~
me cause or the trouble was a resolution Of |
Tered ny Miss j. C. Irwin Martin. shuttino or |
all discussion of complaints and cha r~ec NJ
Hanes was charged with invoking The gae, -
and packing the meeting SNs iUie
The agitation. which Heretofore had hao -,
ior tho amp "NerCent of the existing conditiors
IN the society. became personal fight IN NJ
flames ana me members insisted on his resig-
hauoil. Mr. john II. Isen ready to carry
the fight to yesterdays board meeting 10 NJ
Haines mad not anticipated the fight by his rec
Already names of the pozsibla succasso. :.
the Society for the Prevention ~ CruoItr. 70
Animals presidency are being mentioned r.
9 9 Jigse e General Charles +. Roe and Colonel
1t was said last night that another eYact ~