The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-27
Citizens Tell Board He
Is Right Man in
Right Place.
URGE HARMONY
AMONG MEMBERS
Insurgent Committee Comments
on More Courteous Treatment
Accorded It's Witnesses-Meek
Thinks DR.. Mcdaniel More
Criticized Than Mckee.
Hearing Ends.

OIL was poured on the troubled wa
ters at the Y. NJ. C. A investigation
last night, it being matter of general
comment that better spirit pervaded
the board of directors than at the for
mer hearing, when members in their
methods of cross examination were
said to have been distinctly antagonis-
tic to those unfavorable to the Mckee
management. Many friends of General
Secretary Mckee. mainly from what
might be termed the older members of
tho association, those who had been
with II twenty years or more. express
Ell their confidence In him and their
belief that he was the man for the
place. The 400 or more insurgents, 1t
was stated, all OF whom are not young
men, are mainly among those who have
oeen members only few years.
Appeal to Get Together.
AT the conclusion of the hearing
members OF the board withdrew any
remarks that might be implied as in
dicating that the insurgents were lack
ing In real interest in the associa ton,
and there was Il general appeal to get
together The public hearing was con-
Guided shortly after midnight, and
President w. ID. Duke stated that the
board would be called early next week
TO consider the matter. Several mem
bers. while regretting the unfortunate
manner or the general secretary, eX-
pressed the belief that the new build
ing was monument to his energy and
that nothing would be gained by max
ing Il change.
Divergent views were expressed as
to the advisab1lity +ot making the
board of directors more democratic.
Evidence antagonistic to Mr. Mckee
went mainly over old ground the
most striking new feature being the
testimony of a former assistant who
stated that after being grossly insult
ed by negro employe, Mr. Mckee
had taken the negro's word in prefer
ence to his own. resulting in his i'm
mediate resignation.
Many Invited by Board.
At the opening OF the session. Presi-
dent Duke said that following n meet
ing of members of the association fav-
orablc to the present management, he
had been furnished n list OF names OF
persons whom he had Invited to be
present I'll. 0. Williams, international
secretary. was called. but was not
present. Secretary S. L. Thomas, or
the Railroad Y NJ. C. A, who said he
had no disposition to enter the con-
troversy: C. II. Guy, w. d. Thomas,
G. l.. Fairbanks, Waller Holladay ID.
r. Midyette. G.. b. Sydnor. Jr., Thomas
Whittet and others were called with
out response
Howard Swineford, a director for
seventeen years In the old building.
thought the troubles had originated
In the upper part of the building, not
from the outside. He had great con-
tidence in Mr. Mckee. and thought the
place would be hard to I'LL.
D. a. Webster, C. G. Harris, Rev.
James Buchanan. Edmund Strudwick.
DR.. r. l.. simpson and r. NJ. Kent, Jr-,
we're called, but did not respond. II.
w Rountree. who was present by in
vitation said he knew nothing of the
inside work of the association. but he
thought there would always be some
dissatisfaction In big institutions, and
that great work was being ac-
complished
Thinks Mckee the Right Man.
General Charles j. Anderson. for
many years a director, thought the as
ISOLATION was doing larger work
than he had ever seen before. His i'm
preston was that the people gener-
ally thought well of the institution.
There were many, he knew. who did
not think so. He regretted that tho
case had been tried in the newspapers
and pulpits instead Of before the board
of directors. AS to Mr.. Mckee. he he
lieved him to be absolutely the man
for the position he occupies" In any
association. said General Anderson,
there were those who were antago
nistic or who desired TO rule or to have
things their own way. He hoped the
whole matter would soon blow over
and be forgotten.
The names OF James n. Crump, r.
A. Cary, II. ID. Eichelberger. o. S. Nor
ton and Others were read without re-
sponse. st the request of Colonel
Thomas Branch McAdams and others
the statement of DR.. E. G.. l.. Miller,
read before former meeting giving
the reasons for the petition. was read.
President Duke then read letters from
G.. Edmund Massie, who was Impressed
with the efficiency OF the institution"
from r.. Addison Lewis. one OF the
instructors. who said he found Mr.
Mckee a man 'of sterling worth,
hrst-class mixer and a good business
suited from private misunderstanding
and had been given strength through
good engineering.
Disturbed by Poker Game.
Mr.. Lewis said he had been greatly
disturbed by improper language and
n game of poker going on In the room
adjoining his classroom. but had never
reported it. s. r. Ford wrote that tho
reason men would not Join was not the
dislike OF the secretary, but the un-
courteous treatment old men In the
gymnasium accorded new players and
amateurs.
Raymond 4. Fisher wrote that in his
opinion to AR. Mckee belonged tho
honor OF plotting the association TO Its
present magnitude--that no was un-
questionably the man for the place.
j. II. Harrison wrote that the Rich-
mond association was far better OF
than any he had visited. and thas fer
mer criticisms were unjust. n, W.
Winrfield In n letter, cnaract6rixgtd IS