New-York tribune., 1909-03-28
AT ELECTION
JEWS IN LIVELY SESSION.
Orthodox Combat Liberal Element
at Community Meeting.

Charges and counter charges. protests and threats
marked the election last night Of executive
committee OF the Jewish Community Of New York
City, which has been for several weeks in process
Of organization. There present about three
hundred and a few women. interested In the
movement. Many of those who attended
prominent in different calings. including about
a dozen members of the clergy The Rev. Dr.. J.
L Magnes, Of Temple Emanuel, presided, and
ruled with frmness
The Rev. DR. Stephen s Wise. Of the Free Syn
agogue, who was active in the proceedings, was
pessimistic about the future of the Jewish com
mJInity movement He criticised the chairman for
what he termed his arbitrary conduct, and said
that small coterie delegating TO themselves
the voices Of million Jews. He likened the
action of DR.. Msgnes last night to the methods Of
Charles F. Murphy, saying:
The Jewish Community unity is beng orsani5sd 4 in
without question, nominate Pat Rooney TO
a G Of f moa 6a SSf eSs fE IS noreG Ee The Is
eoteTie here here that are Tgnning @ things to suit suit
Car chairman Of the meeting.
The storm began soon after the first bang Of the
gavel- The orthodox conservative Jews were
there in force 10 combat the reformed or liberal
element and throughout the storm ragged back and
forth with vigor. At point Dr. Magnes said
from the chair that the Rev. DR.. J. NJ Asher had
libelled the nominating committee IN a statement
from the floor about the method IN choosing some
members OF the executive committee. Thereupon
DR.. Asher took the floor on point OF personal ex-
PLANTATION and spoke In justification OF his original
statement.
Much excitement was provoked By motion FOR
secret ballot, made by Louis Miller. editor of So
cialist newspaper. There were cries Of Throw him
out!' and Make him leave tbs hallT' The motion
decsively defeated
Mr.. Lucas said that in demanding e minority
port from the nominating committee he was not
actuated by any personal antagonisrn toward Ben
1amin Blumeuthal, candidate. He had proposed
the name Of Mr.. Dukas, he said, matter OF
action by part OF the nominating committee. He
then withdrew the OF Mr. Dukas.
On account Of the many the ballot 1t
impossible to count the returns Last night
motion TO adjourn without awaiting the announce
ment Of the result accepted with the under
standing that the convention would meet on April
10 for the purpose of eecting the advisory counsel
The result Of the election will be communicated to
the delegates by mall
foIlowi Abraham Abraham, Joseph BarOndess,
Nathan Blur, Benjamin Blumenthal, Joseph H
Cohen Samuel Dorf, the Rev. Bernard Drachman,
Harry Fiscnel. Daniel Cuggenhen- Samuel B.
Hamburger. the Rev. Maurice H Harris. Leon Ka-
rnaiky Nathan LAmport. the Rev. DR.. J. l.
Magnes User Marcus, the Rev. NJ Margolies. Louis
Marshall the Rev. H Pereira Mendes. Leon Mois-
self Dr. Max Moskievitz, DR.. s. Neumann, Jacob
H schifr Bernard Semcl Isidor Straus and Cyrus
L Sulzberger-
The nominations by the convention were: Isaac
Allen Miss Sadie American, MIS-. William Einstein
William F1schrnan. Professor Israel Friedander,
{ Jar7nulowsky the Rev. Philip Klein, Samuel
Kenrich Mrs Rebekah kohut- the Rev H Mas
lisnxkv Louis Miller, Dr. NJ NJ Neustadter, Ja-
con PREFER, William B. Roth Max Rubinger, Dr.
? A. siegelstein and the Rev Joseph slverman