Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-02
IHMSEN is DEPOSED
THE INDEPENDENCE LEAGUERS
STEAL A MARCH ON HIM.

NEW YORK, January MAX F. 1hmsen
lost his job of state chairman of the indie
pendence League incorporated yesterday.
The trick was done by forty-two of the
leagues state committeeman who met at
the Gilsey House.
When Ihmsen left for Europe recently to
recover from the shock of the last election
he left the Independence League in a con-
dition of turmoil. Quite few of the state
committeeman thought Ihmsen had been
running the organization as a one-man ma
chine solely in the interest of Hearst.
Led by Timothy S. Driscoll, chairman of
the New York county committee of the
league, movement was quietly started to
throw out the Ihmsen clique. The insur-
rectonists studied the bylaws of the league
Incorporated and discovered a clause pro-
viding that thirty state committeeman elect
all officers except the board Of directors, on
January l of each year.
Some Pleaded for Ihmsen
Driscoll sent out notices for meeting OF
the state committee for 1 o'clock yester-
day afternoon. AS Ihmsen had carried
away the keys to the league headquarters
in the hotel the committeeman met in one
of the halls. Members from the counties
of New York. Kings, Queens, Nassau,
Washington, Richmond, Suffolk and War
rem attended.
1t was a spirited session. Some of the
Brooklyn committeeman thought 1t would
not be either parliamentary or polite to
Gust Ihmsen while he was out Of town.
Robert Stewart. one OF Ihmsen's warmest
syTnpathizers. introduced a resolution to
promptly voted down. c. J. Hackett of
Washington county declared that 1t was
time to throw the boss out
We've had enough Of this autonomy"
he said. Let's reorganize things and have
the league run as a really Independent or
ganization."
Other members said it was a good oppor-
tunity to show Hearst and Ihmsen that
they were not the whole thing" In the
league. The harsh language grated On the
nerves Of the Brooklyn delegates. and eight
Of them, indignant to the point OF bursting.
left the meeting The forty-two committee
men who were left then proceeded to throw
1hmsen out. With him went all the other
old officers including William de Ford the
secretary. These men were elected to de-
liver the league from boss rule:
Assemblyman Thomas F. Long of New
York. president and state chairman: James
Mansfield, Warren county. first vice presi-
dent: Robert Hackett second vice presi-
dent: Ebert D. Murphy Of Kings county,
secretary: Louis wolfert. New York. treas.
urer: John Issing. New York. general man
ager. De Ford was in Albany while he was
being voted out Of Office.
Will Sue If Ihmsen Fights.
1--WE will go right ahead with this thing"
said Driscoll last night. "Our officers are
legally elected. and We shall at once take
hold at state headquarters. We shall de-
mand the keys when Ihmsen gets back II
he tries to usurp the office Of state chair
man. We shall 90 to court. He must have
been asleep to give US this opening. guess
he didn't read the constitution carefully. II
I'VE do not propose to be dictated to by
any Incorporated body. The Independence
League did not receive one cent from
Hearst at the last election excepting $40
to the captain of each district on election
day. We spent over 100000 out Of our
own pockets. Now we're going to cut loose
and stir up things We will have our can
didates nominated In convention. No one
man will be able to control It."