The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-23
AIR MIN fight And SPLIT
AERO CLUB WINS 4 VICTORY
OFT or TEE DgSSENSION.
rev Over Credentials Causes Aeronautl-
eel Associates 70 WIiharnw FrOm
COaVeatIoa and &c 70 Acre club
Pest Was Threatsned WIN Arrest.

The Aero Club. which 10 trying to con-
sOlidate the interests Of the air men in
this country. won a partial victory a.
the joint session OF the Aeronautical
Association and the AsrOnautiO Fedora
ton Of America held yesterday after
noon AZ the Waldorf Astoria. Many Of
the hfty.ivs Representatives had not
been initiated in the art Of Aging. bat
- sorappers they oouldnt he Ouidone.
In tho forenoon the organizations held
separate Conferences. although Il had
been announced that they would NEST
together al the Hotel AstOr 20 amalgamate
interests. Ths Aeronauaical Association
went to tho waldorf-Astoria and held q
separate meeting with delegates from the
Aero Club Of America.
George N. Myers Of Kansas City was
made temporary chairman Of the meet
Ing held AZ the Waldorf Astoria and Dr.
John {. EberhArdt Of Dayton. Ohio.
acted in that capacity for tho rival or
gAniRatiOn. Thomas A. Hill. the score
teFy pro TEN. for the Aeronautio Fedora
ton Of america. announced that by some
mistake the delegates had got mixed and
many who were ple,lEed 10 this Organiza-
ton had gone 10 the other.
Thereupon some of those present,
curious 70 know what had happcned 70
the hacksliders. left the meeting n attend
the other AZ noon the American Aero
nautical Association invited the rival
body % meet in a Joint session 1T OF clock.
The invitation was acoepted. A. this
meeting the Aerunnutic Federation Of
America applied for afilIation with the
Aeronautical Association, Credentials
committees from the two organizations
were formed. While the Oredsntials were
being passed upon the trouble started
which resulted In the two organizations
remaining separate.
The American Asr OBautioal Association
refused 10 honor sev eral credentials
presented by the rival BODY because Of
alleged irregularities II was asserted
that sOme were not properly indorssd
by the olubs represented and that others
were addressed 10 the wrong society.
The other side ChArgsd that Augustus
Post. chairman of the credentials con-
mites of the AsronantiCal Association
had IninrepFessntsd the facts aud that
ssventsen Of their communications could
not be found T. r. Tandy. = deleghts
from the Canadian club. told Mr.. Post
that he would sither have 10 surrender
che Papers or be arrested
After asearch most Of the papers wers
found Mr Post made no reply 20 the
thrpat Thomas 4 Hfll. chairman Of the
committee representing ne AeTOnauiic
Federation ~ America. Waa excited. Tie
~1d he world take oil q his delegates
and form a rival bosy
Five or siH delegates were On their feet
at the same time making motions. whilr
others were Kissing
A motion was carried - eKpel all dele-
gates whose CREDENTIALS were QUESTIONED
Among the delegates barred from the
meeting we're Hudson Maxim. ". J. Ham
msr. Lee \ Burridge and Thomas A. I'LL
II the Aeronautic Society But after
heated argument the challenged dele-
gates Were admitted and the meeting was
adjourned until = O'Clock
Il began 20 look A. n harmony would
~ restored. hut when the meeting was
resumed George M Myers said that the
American Asronautioal Association would
withdraw. The insurgents left the rival
body In possession % their quarters and
Immediately went 10 the Aero Club u
America 81 Organize.
The Aeronautic Federation. although
much weakened by the lOss % delegates,
also organized. and unanimously slected
Hudson Maxim AZ president Mr. Maxim
said be would only accept the ohsCe Tor
one reason. and that was that the con-
vention bad been conducted 10 unfairly
that he proposed 20 stand by the or
EAniEation and fight to the last. He ct
August . ~ q date for the neat NESTING.
Thirty eight delegates. uePVesenttng a
membership Of about 5000 went with the
American AsrOnautical Association 10
ths Aero Club Of America. The board Of
governors of the Aero club passed a reso-
luton saying that the Aero club will con
troll all international events and that the
National Council Of Affiliated Clubs, the
name By which the Asronautical AssOcta-
ton Ia 20 be known. will pass on all