New-York tribune., 1910-12-29
MOTORISTS IN IANGF
Trouble at Meeting of New n.
sey Automobile and Motor CHI
BITTER FEELING RAMPANT
Session Ends with Talk of Yo-~
ing a New Automobile Cluh
as a Protest.

A merry TO" Inarked special llae..,.
Of the New Jersey Automobile and IT,
Club, held in Newark last night.
tory for the administration force. .. =.
tion resulted. The chief hon. !.
was as to the future ral,.s.ae
of the club with the Associated Ar.ou--
bile Clubs OF New jersey and tn. an.~,
can Automobile Association, IN. vsr--,
organization having withdrawn from, -.
two other bodies by divided vote n, ..~
board of trustees There were fully -
hundred at the meeting, and tnera -,s
such crowding that many entitled In -.
had TO elbow their way 70 the front "a
ceive recognition.
Allied with the administration ra-.
Governor Franklin Murphy. who rsrsIv -
tends club meetings. and Alfred Y ir,:-
rymple. the Republican boss" OF rs.av
County. Fighting for the opposition sxs-.
Joseph H Wood, president OF the A..
ciated Automobile Clubs. and ". on,
Crosby, former president Of the Nsvsrk
Club and the only trustee who yos.s
against the secession
Charges Of gag rule and political t~ics
cry were made against the adrinis--sss,-
forces, led by Clarence H BisseI, the ursx,.
cent Of the club. Messrs- Murphy and Dsl.
rympIe were within hearing distance vb4r
dissatisfied members arose from their saz,s
and shouting that they would resign AZ.
cused them Of working as a steering cor
rnittee for the administration. A featurs
of the bitterness which marked the Mat.
ing was the refusal of the presider, N
he 1% r-e
Ratchelder, secretary Of the American An
tonobiIe Association, and one Of the txo
honorary members OF the Newark otgapt-
zation- W.. ]. Morgan sndeavored tol havs
Mr.. Batchelder speak. but hts efforts vsrs
futile with the bowling OF the majority.
The test came early in the proceeding,
when legislative bills were submitted bv
the Associated Clubs for Consideration.
Mr.. BisseII ruled that they should &c r.
ferred to the legislative comrnitte, which
consists of James r. Nusent, Mr.. Dali
rympIe, DR.. Frank J. Meeker and Lewis
Straus. In connection with this it dsysl.
oped that that the president had not FOL
lowed the bylaws of the club In naming
this committee He should havs Appointed
il In MAY, but was forced to admit thar
There was a storm of protest from MEN,
bers who had come long distances. "a
they thought, to discuss and adopt legis-
lation of interest to motorists. which was
stated as the object of the meeting in the
cali issued by the chair. Several Of them
tried to speak when BisselI made his ruling,
but were choked off by the majority.
In consequence Mr.. Wood appealed from
the decision of the chair, and after muca
confusion over the balloting BissslI vas
sustained by a vote OF "A 70 55- When he
result was announced some Of the mem5srs
who voted in the negative go Gp and. de-
claring they considered the action OF me
president and his supporters an insult, lsf.
the meeting. "a.
A number OF amendments TO the hyIzs
were then taken up. and II began 70 appear
as IL harmony had been restored when TIE
second outbreak occurred This rad 70 DO
with another ruling by Bissell on an amend
ment relating to the membership Ths
amendment provided that active member
ship In the Newark club would include
membership in the two other associations
The president decided this would be uncoa-
stitutional on the ground that the club coad
not permit itself TO become affiliated VIE
other clubs over which they had no con-
troll II would be like a Methodist congrs-
CATION voting to affiliate with an Episcopal
church. the president reasoned. os
Following the session there was sort o.
an indignation meeting Of the minority.
at which there was revival Of the raA
about forming a new club 70 be known si
rfaf
President Bissell also issued a statement
support of his action In the chair. he
said he decided the legislative bills should
be referred to the legislative comrnittes
because compelled to do so By the byla1s
His Judgment as to the proposed amend
ment was based on advice obtained n
legal authorities.
Rear Admiral Sebree, retired. recent COM
mander of the Pacific squadron, Is one a
the latest high officials 10 join the ralAs
of ardent motorists He has purchaseG
Cartercar, and is now al enthussasue
motorist q,
Rear Admiral Sebree has been man
of action. His enforced idleness sat heavily
upon him. After a few months vacat'a
ne was ready 10 De up anu UuLS 49,
Believing that the automobile would ss'
him the needed diversion. be decided
purchase a car.
Rear Admiral Sebree IS an Authority !"
matters He discussed aH'1
mobiles In q decided technical manner, an
was frank 20 express his conviction t'a.
the friction transmission possessed sewers
superior features. and backed up the cV1
viction by placing an order for car hih-
self
In company with Mrs. Sebree he = no
starting out with his Cartercsr OF q '01-
over the Rockies TO Colorado.
One of the largest and most sSpehS''
displays OF trophies at the Madison Sf."'
Garden automobile show will be the ceiies-
tion won by the National car during ."
two years OF racing. Amous this is'
trophies will be shown the Slo.0e aia',.s
Club trophy. The Prest-O-I,s..
trophy. the Paramount Park trophy -
Remy trophy and the Illinois trophs.
getfer with cups won in hin citmoS AZ
George and Giants Despair. the Aisoht,
the French Lick, the Fort Wayne an"
Fort jefferson.
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