New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-10
MRS. ELLA FLAGG YOUNG
ROUTS HER ACCUSERS
National Education Association
Votes to Expunge the Charges
of "Stuffed Rolls"
NOT ELECTED BY FRAUD
Delegates Decide Secretary Was
Not Guilty Of Misstatements
Dark Horse May Be
President.

Chicago. July 9.-OpLn charges that at the
convention in Boston two years ago. when
Mrs. Ella Flags Young, superintendent CT
CAlcagO's schools, was elected president, the
rolls were stuffed. that teachers were
enrolled as active members credited from
Chicago schools when they lived in other
states and that their dues were paid by
Chicago principals 10 insure more votes Tor
Mrs. Young were voted upon by the Ma
tlonaI Education Association to-day.
The board of directors adopted unanim-
ously q resolution that al! reference to the
Charges should be "eXpungod from the rec
orGs without impugning the motives or
i!apcaChlng the character Of any one" 1t
WIS the intention that the whole subject
should BE- wiped out Of future discussion,
and Speeches We're made that the utmost
harmony now prevails in tho association"
II was the sense of the meeting that no
conscious wrong entered into the election
Of Mrs Young. Al the same time it was
declared that Secretary Irwin Shepard who
made the charges. was not guilty of any
rlisstatoments when he referred TO the Vio-
lation of certain teChniCa!!tles at the bos-
ton election.
Secretary Shepard attempted to-day 10
Sustain his charges. He asserted that De-
fore the Boston convention an organization
known as the Chicago principals C4uo set
out to promote Mrs. Youngs candidacy. de
charged that many persons We're enrolled
as active members credited from Chicago
schools when. in fact, thoy lived in othe:
states and were not connected with Chicago
schools
Cites Admissions Of Teachers.
one Of these teachers, he asserted, lived
IN Michigan and another IN Milwaukee. Al
together, nc asserted, eiShty-s.X votes were
obtained from persons who had been thus
earo!led He quoted letters from Milwaukee,
and New Orleans in which persons whose
names were withheld p-ofessed 10 have
been paid by Chicago teachers for joining
as active members and voting Tor Mrs.
Young.
There is no intention, said John w,
Cook, OF De Ka!U. Ill. 30 intimate that
Mrs Young, an honored member OF this
organization, had any knowledge Of the al
legged wrongs"
Mrs Young then took the floor and said
that when she was asked in January, 1910,
to become a candidate to- president she did
not think the name OF TIC "rst woman 70
head this organization would be dragged
in the mud.
William 2. owen, Dr.acIpa! OF the chi
cago Teachers College. and Miss Ida
M,cheU and Eta Q. Gee, Chicago schoo!
principals, all declared they had been &C
tive in supporting Mrs. Young. They as
serted that it had been customary 10 or
game in promoting = candidate, that the
Chicago teachers did furnish some money
10 pay the dues Of active members ana
that some OF the active members thus
made did live in other states they de-
MED, however. that the members were
credited 70 Chicago schools and said there
had been no intention Of committing
fraud.
I. ana!ly was agreed that the discus
sion should cease, and on motion Of James
Y. Jovnur. o. Raleigh, y. c, Il was unani-
roously decided that the matter De eN-
plunged from the records.