New-York tribune., 1908-01-23
DOG WAR. AT AN END.
INSURGENTS IN UEFEIT.
Administration Elects Eighteen OF
TsrcnfU WcR on Ticket.

Kennel Club have won 2 distinct victory over Ni
Ashland House committee by electing eighteen OF
sbe twenf, members 10 the referendum committee
OF thirty which left 10 a mail vote ot '"e
various clubs. The votes. for which The "arT'"1
factions have made such vigorous and al times
hitter campaign for Tho last three weeks. we're
counted yesterday at headquarters Of the ciuo'
at No "a Liberty street. The result follows
Administration Incmbcrs-August Belmont 80
William e. Emery 20; Edward Brooks, a.: oharies
". Keyes, s., James Va Appleton. 90 George b-
Post IT. 90. Thomas CadWai iadcr- 6s, winthrop
Rutherford -. James Mortimer. ~: George Lauder,
= 799- William Ranch 6s: Samuel r. cutler. iS;
John g Rates 70: J. H. Brookield. -. 'hetWooa
Smith -. kIdreth BoodEcod. o.: Singleton van
Schsiok -: Hollis H Hunnewen. 81
Ashland House committee members Sergeant
Price s.. and William =. Codn'a1. 81
The 5No not elected On the ticket as named
h,- the administration were craig + r. Drake, of
thss CITY and Walter " Stetthein'er of san FRAN
cisco They received - votes each
The men elected yesterday viii joIn with the two
committees If hve. previously named. as follows:
Administration William g Rockefeller. Dwight
Moore Howard WilIsts. p s Smith and Marcel
a Xitt.
Ashland uo1se committee Frederick II, ossood.
John r pe M:u5. Clair Foster. Laurence M =.
Mcclure and Henry Jarrett
Tfc bslio4ing which began ia tn" morning VAS
not finished until dark and kept crowd Of dog
men IN state - uncertainty for hours ihe
-eIle-s were Howard VTlcts. The administra-
land House onlrnittee. while II Taylor counsel
for the American Kennel club and Il H. Murray
f,sr the committee. were also iu attendance BAL
lois pere opened by A. r N-edenhurEh the cluh
secretary
one hundred and fcrty-siX ballots were received
through the mail. bet the membership consists
q lsl cluis several ballots had Ia be thrown out
The excess WAS the result Of some misunderstand-
luE Is IN FIVE cas.s ballots were received from a
club and delegate well In such eases me
club ballot only recognized
1t viii b noticed that Messrs. cutler, Lander
and Bales received practically double the votes of
the others. This vas due "a the faci that t'FF
were named ou both tickets.
When Nr TAYLOR. counsel for the administration.
csrue out ~ the private and announced the
result Of the election those present. there vas
applause On the other hand. Mr. Mcclure. Nho
has been working enerse1ically in the interests
Of the Ashland House committee, appeared perfect
u satisfied with the outcome
lie aid that side had nine representatives on
The referendum comTaittee. and rTedlc'ed 'i'al
everything would work out TO the satisfaction ol
au In accordance with the agreement signed on
DECEMBER q the referendum committee SHAH OF
eanize as soon possible
II VIII elect a chairman and secretary. ana MA
iarjt, Of the committee will constitute quorum
for tbe transaction OF business The committee VIII
have fun power authority TO determine Whelier
,fo club as il now stands, is properly incorporat-
ed or whether il would be fer the best ih'etes'H
az the clItb 10 reincorporate and, II so, upon Wial
lines FoT
50 that a fun vote of The committee may be as
sured.
shauld this committee by a majority vote decide
that the club should be reincorporated the coil'e
viii have full power and authority to relhco1porale
1be club adopt constitution and select and elect a
BOARD Of directors by a majority vote, whlch may
be taken by mail
IT is fntinated that IN the event Of the referen-
dunl committee deciding against rencorporstlon
another fight may be precpitsted by the Ashland
House faction
The conplotion Of the referendum committee yes
1fdsv marks the OF the strife that has existed
in the American Kennel Club since the taking out
Of papers of Incorporation and the creation 10 pro-
test against the alleged summary proceeding, or
the Ashland House committee The referendum
committee viii have the powers of court and
/ that such mutual agreement has superseded the
legal proceedings is generally regarded as proof
that hack Of this controversy there seems to he a
desire the part Of all concerned TO carry on the
American Kennel Club and 10 continue its career
Of usefulness.
great deal has hinged the methods Of in
corpora ton. The Ashland House committee has
claimed that under II certain members had gained
unlimited power practically the control of the
entire dog interests Of America for an indefinite
period
on the other hand. the corporators contended
that they always acted within their rights and
We're actuated solely by the best interests Of the
American Kennel Club. The demand of the Ash
land House committee that the incorporation
be submitted the entire club, as was she case
before the Incorporation and il may be said that
II has gone long way toward gaining its point
through the election OF the referendum committee.
though IN the minority
Agitation on the question OF incorporation be-
gan 81 the club far back as seven years ago,
and IN May I90l, there was committee appointed
investigate and report on the action In Sep
tember the same year there amendment
passed that gave the COMMITTEES power to incor-
porate-
The Ashland House faction claimed this amend
rnent was passed in underhand way. Nothing
done, however until December, 1903. when a
certificate Of incorporation taken for a
corporation known the American Kennel Club
by August Belmont. A. p Vredenburgh. Marcel A.
Wit. Z. X BloodgoOd. W G Rockefeller, ". B.
Emery. H II. Hunnewei and @. Nj. Carnochan-
30 made Of the Incorporation papers IN
al November 8. 1895, when the corporators held a
meeting and adopted g constitution that gave
absolute control executive committee TO be
by board Of thirty directors, in sets OF six.
10 serve from ore 10 five years. These directors,
instead Of being elected by the club. were selected
BY the six corpoEatOrs-
This according to the Ashland House committee.
vas ail absolute reversal Of the democratic prncl
pies of the club in which every member had vote.
Evidence IN these viii taken by the refer
endun committee. The Ashland House BODY had
brought suit IN the Supreme Court for the appoint
rnent Of a receiver for the American Kennel Club
snd TO obtain g decision the act of incorpora-
son. On December IS both factions agreed 10 leave
al questions 20 the committee instead Of continu-
ing the suit.
II may be interesting 10 know that in 1856 the
American Kennel Club had $40 i its treasury and
that in the report the annual meeting be held
month the treasurer viii show balance OF
80 $40 "a There were twelve members in 1886; now
there ara IL active members and 600 associate mem