Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-07-10
TEACHERS
HAVE A HOT
OLD Time
PRESIDENT BUTLER RESIGNS
AND THE YOUNG INSURGENTS
ARE JUBILANT OVER VICTORY
OVER OLD STAND-PATTERs.

San Francisco, July 10.-What is
taken as an admission Of defeat by the
"stand-pat" or "old guard" faction Of
the National Educational Association
was reported here today when the
resignation Of President Nicholas
Murray Butler, Of Columbia Univer-
sity, New York, was presented as
chairman OF the board Of trustees Of
the organization 80.
When the board Of directors Of the
association met shortly before noon
in the St. Francis Hotel here today,
It was known that stirring times
would come behind the doors closed
10 the public while they were de-
liberatlng. Only as the directors
met was the report first circulated
that President Butler had sent in his
resignation, and before confirmation
could be obtained the doors of the
room where the directors met were
closed.
An Insurgent Victory.
The reslgnatiIl Of President But
ler the teachers say, means the tri-
umph OF the insurgents Of the asso-
citation, who, headed bys. Ella Flagg
Young, its president, are insIstent on
a full examination and accounting of
the funds Of the institution. At the
head Of the opposing faction hither-
TO has stood Chairman Butler, Of the
board Of trustees. His resignation OF
that important position Is taken as
the final signal of defeat and the
young insurgents are iubilant.
]. Stanley Brown was the only
member elected to the board of trus-
tees.
Meeting Was Secret.
The meeting of the directors was
secret throughout but 1t was learned
that they had received and accepted
the reports Of the treasurer and the
board Of trustees without comment
or examination. The first breeze in
the meeting came from this fact In
surgent members who emerged from
the meeting were bitter in their con-
demnation and insisted that the
whole accounts should have been
gone over and not received as cor
rect simply. on the certificate OF
paid company Of audit.
Despite the strife over the money
phase Of the convention, the big fea-
ture in the minds of the delegates is
the election Of president. With
the resignation today OF Nicholas
Murray Butler, who has long been
their tower of strength, the "old
guard" seemed In a quandary who to
name for the honor OF succeeding
Mrs. Ella Flagg Young. Or. Butler
had been mentioned, but II is now be-
lieved that he is eliminated from the
field.
Pearse May Get II.
On the side of the insurgents"
various candidates are being talked
over, but the consensus OF opinion Is
that all factions ultimately will unite
on Carroll G, Pearse, OF Milwaukee,
and that he stands an excellent
chance OF carrying the day and of
giving another "insurgent" president
to he association to carry on the
work of Mrs Young.
The most important event Of the
afternoon will be general session In
the Greek theater OF the University
OF California at Berkeley at the close
OF which there will be meetings of
active members Of the association. by
states, to nominate candidates for
appointment on the general nomlnat- !
Ing committee, which latter body
viii meet Thursday forenoon Just be.
fore the election OF officers.
Thousands OF teachers, their
friends and the general public will /
attend q great reception tonight ten
dered to Mrs, Ella Flagg Young
president Of the n Z. A., which win
be held at the pavilion rink.