The Washington times., 1910-02-25
PLAN To RESTRAIN
CIVIL ASSOCIATION
Eleven Members of Organ
ization Cited to Show
Cause In Court,

NJ. S. O'Donnohue, Edward J. Cant
we'll. and nine members OF the United
States Civil Service retirement Assocla-
ton. Incorporated have been cited 10
show cause in the. District Supreme
Court why they should not be perm8n-
emily restrained from the use Of the title
Of the association.
Solomon Z. Faunce and ten memters
OF the old executive COMMITTEES Of She
association appear as complainants in
the petition for an injunction hlder this
afternoon by Attorney Henry II. Glas-
sic, which brings up for final decision
the more or less acrimOnius discussion
which resulted from the alleged re-
organization Of the Retirement ASSOCia-
ton at the conference Of organization
Interested IN the subject held here Janu-
ary "a and j..
Charging that the sO-CaIled Peorgani-
Zation was accomplished by O'DounO-
hue and Cantwel for the purpose of de-
feat1n- the primary object OF the or
GaniZation-the retirement OF clorks
without cost 70 the GOvernmcnt-the
Compiainants set forth that their or
ganization, with q membership Of 30,090
was formed in March. 1900.
1t received the approval Of the PreSt-
dent of the United States IN 1902, and
by him was exempted from the opera
| ton Of the Executive order fOrbiddinS
Government employees. or organizations
thereof, soliciting legislation or attempt
ing 10 influence Congress IN their be-
Committee in Charge.
The majority of the members of the
association, It Is further stated. are non
| residents Of the District Of Columbia
The constitution and bylaws provide
for the management of the affairs OF
the organization by an executive COM
mittee.
At the last sumeT annual meeting, IN
! MAY. 1909, NJ. T. O'DonOhue was elected
president; Soloman Il. Faunce was
elected vice president; r. Stone Jack
| son, treasurer, and Llewellyn Jordan,
| secretary. At that meeting an attempt
was made 10 amend the constitution. but
| the proposition was voted down With
| out the consent Of the Executive Com
mittec. II Is set forth, notices were sent
out b. O'Dounohue November 10, lg9'
for a conference in this city, under the
auspices of the Association on Civil Ser
/ vice retirement. Members Of numerous
outside organizations were invited to at
tend this conference, and Cantwell, a
| paid agent of the National Association
| of Letter Carriers, was invited to assist
| the committee of arrangements. When
the conference was in session, over the
| protest Of the members Of the Associa-
| ton, IL is alleged a constitution ana
bylaws was adopted, and new officers
and an executive committee were elected
| for the association
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In pursuance Of this action O'Dono-
ghue and Cantwell, it is further set
forth, removed the papers and books of
! the appropriation to Cantwelrs office,
and ever since that time has been re-
| ceivinE the mail addressed to the Asso-
! clatiOn. On January %, O'Donoghu,
CantweI, and others OF the defendants
caused articles Of Incorporation for the
IassOciation TO be filed.
The compliments ask the court 70
| restore TO them their righth as members
! Of the executive committee, on the
| ground that the present officers on the
| executive committee are working to Sc
cure civil service retirement at Govern
/ ment expense and are thus perVeTting
! the principal object or the association
| Il was to obtain a nullihCatiOn Of the
efforts Of the old association toward re-
! tirement without Government expense
il is set forth. that the defendants
lconspired to attain control Of the organ
! iZatiOn.