The Washington times., 1910-05-11
PharmacopoeiaI Association
HonorS Governments
Chief Chemist.
VIGOROUS FIGHT
MARKS SESSION
Strife Bitter When Effort Is Made
TO Invite Druggists As
ISOLATION.

Dr. harvey W Wiley. chief chemist
Of the Department OF Agriculture, was
today, after vigorous opposition, elected
president OF the United States Pharma-
cOpoeial Association
Dr. Wiley won against y. s Davis,
Of Chicago, by vote OF II5 10 81. and
the convention declined TO make the
election unanimous The opposition to
DIT Wiley, the ballot showed, came
largely from the manufacturing chem
lists, who have disagreed at various
times with DR.. Wiley and the Bureau
OF Chemistry on various points connect
ed with patent medicines.
The election began at 1920 O'Clock this
morning, thoughFJhe session Of the con-
vention that convened at ) O'Clock last
evening lasted until 4 o'clock this morn
ing The night was marked by a num-
Der Of stirmishes between the so-calIed
medical men," that IS the physicians
VINO are members OF the association.
and the manufactures who consti-
tUte only about one-third Of the organi-
zauon-
Cause Of Bitterness
The bitterest fight came when an ef-
fort 70 invite the National Association
OF Retail Druggists into the association
tel fat The delegates Of the retail
druggists were excluded from the con
ventiOn by close vote. It was alleged
that the druggists body was controlled
b. the American Druggists Syndicate
which manufactures patent medicines.
Charles h HUM. OF Minneapolis, IS
president OF both associations and this
fact was cited 70 show the afdIIation
supposed TO be existing between the or
ganizations-
long drawn out parliamentary
struggle followed the introduction OF
the nomination OF Dr. Wiley this
morning dis name was presented By
the nominating committee. along with
the rest OF the corps OF Officers, which
included n s Davis, OF Chicago, as
nrSt vice president
Thomas Mayne, OF New York, moved
Inat the names Of the nominees for
president and hrsr vice president be
reversed, making DE- Wiley the uOni-
nee for the minor Office and Mr.. Davis
TIE candidate Tor president A stormy
debate followed on the question Of
whether such a motion was admis-
slble, and finally the Chair ruled thar
II was equivalent 10 a nomination,
and, amid a storm OF protest ordered
a ballot TO be taken on the Office Of
president
Applause Follows Election.
Dr. Wiley's election was followed by
q burst Of applause that amounted al
most &c an ovation. from mis- support
eTs, and the Government chemist &C
knOwledged the tribute by a bow
from a seat in the back Of the hall.
The noes We're equally as loud from
q section Of the delegates when the
question Of making the election unau-
imous was put
Other objections followed when q
motion TO elect the rest OF the ticket
by viva voce vote was put The no
ton was finally carried, and the follow
Ing officers elected TO serve for one
year
First vice president, y. s. Davis, Of
Second vice president, Charles Caspa-
r. IT., Of Baltimore. Nd
Third vice president. Dr. O. 7 o.
Fourth vice president. George EueL
Indiana.
Fifth vice PRESIDENT. Dr- ". A Bas-
Secrs5aTy. Dr.. N C. MOter, Washing
ton. D. c.
Assistant secretary. y. P Barnes. /
treasure S. L Hilton, Washington. |
y. G.
Board Of trustees. d. H n WhelpoIe.
Missouri, J. H Beal, Pennsylvania I
J. W NeisSeCer, Tndiua, W J. Schef- I
felin, New York. George H SimmIns. I
Illinois.
At yesterday afternoons session the J
National Retail Druggists Association /
was denied membership by an over I
Whelming vote Efforts TO have each 7
organization represented by one IN /
stead OF three delegates were defeat Z
ed II was voted. however, 70 increase
the mem bership Of the committee on
revision Of the pharma copeia from .
twenty-five TO fifty members
A striking feature of yesterday aft
eruoon's session was the reading Of 4
President Woods address. He IS seri-
oUsly III IN his home in Philadelphia,
but he sent rs address in printed form