The Washington times., 1910-01-19
Chamber of Commerce Di-
rectors Override Guides
Nominations.
SIX OUT OF NINE
FAIL OF ELECTION
Board Fights for Constitutional
Right to Choose
Members.

With a new executive committee and
new standing committees, IN which the
personnel OF the former was made uD
after one IF the warmest contests in
the history Of its board Of directors.
the Washington Chamber OF Commerce
TO-DAY entered upon 1910 with a COM
pIetely changed working organization
President GUIDE announced the chair
men and vice chairmen Of the standing
committees. and the board confirmed
his choice When ne announced his Sc
leCtions for the executive committee,
however. a contest was precipi1ated. the
members OF the beard insisting that they
should elect 10 this committee
After a debate lasting nearly two
hours. the members carried their point
Nominations were made. and a secret
ballot was taken Only three Of Presi-
dent GUIDES selections were chosen
among the nine members elected 10 the
committee
AIT. GUIDES nominations included the
following James r Oyster. Charles J
Sell Chaplin Brown. E H Daniel. r
- Harper. William + shannon. A
LeftwiCn Sinclair. George " White.
and d J kaufman
The members elected by the board
were James +. Oyster. Charles J. Bel.
Allen D Albert, 5r-, Scott c. Bone,
Henry L West. Henry B F Macfar-
land, D J. Callahan. William Z. Shan
non. and A. Lisner-
OF this number James F. oyster. Charles
=. Bel. Scott G Bone. D. J Callahan,
and Allen D Albert y. were former
members o. the committee.
Contest Evident
The board had no sooner convened
yesterday afternoon than It was evil
dent there was TO be a contest over
its accepting in toto GUIDES nOmina-
tons. The debate was on the Ques-
lions Of precedence and the COnstitU-
Ii0ual rights Of the board, and every
member present shared IN the argu-
meuJ-
Assertions were made by a number
O.. members that IN the light of pre-
CedenCe, II would be an insult 10 the
incumbent not TO accept his nOmiHa-
riOuS- The difficulty seemed 10 be-
however. that the constitution Of the
chamber had been amended, making u
compulsory for the board to name the
executive committee, an5- therefore
the question OF precedence could not be
considered
When the debate had reached a crit
cal stage another constitutional en-
rauElement was preCipiJaJed. It was
pointed CUr that the purpose OF the
meeting which had oeeu specially
called. had not been set forth IN the
Calf, as required oE TIE CONSTITUTION
and the entire proceedings we're ou- Of
order
FOR few seconds it looked as If the
only thing that could be done would
be 10 adjourn. But the beard gave its
unanimous consent TO continue IN SeS-
sion which seemed 10 satisfy the con
3 itutionsl Solous-
T.. = Callahan started the ball roll
ing when ne objected 10 GUIDE nOml-
rating the members of the executive
committee claiming that this body was
SpIf-cOutinuiuE- TIercUDOE William r.
shannon disagreed with NJ Callahan
asserting that the personnel Of the eS-
ecurfve committee as vel as al other
committees, should he changed every
year
Sinclair Agrees.
shannon asked for the opinion Of A
T.eftUi-h Sinclair. ana the response Of
that member agreed with the views Of
the 0ucstioueT-
At this point Guide requested that the
members Of the board decide # they
had The right 10 elect new executive
,Cmnittee- Scott - Bone settled the