New-York tribune., 1914-11-29
BULLDOG CLUB
MEMBERS RESENT
OAKLEY LETTER
Recent Amalgamation Was
Open and Above Board,
They Assert.
ALL NOTIFIED OF
SPECIAL MEETING
Regret Expressed That Interest
in Defuuct Association Was
Not Shown Earlier.
~ HARRIETTE UNDERHlLL.


A statement has been issueC IN ~
gard to the amalcamstion Of the Bull
dog Breeders Association of America
with the Bulldog Club Of America
which is definite enough 90 clear away
any Misunderstanding as TO how the
merger occurred.
There seems 90 have been great
deal of personal feeling IN the matter
and some Of the statements which have
been made were Incorporate. TO say the
least The statement follows;
ANONYMOUS statements and news
items upon unrelated authority IN the
public press on SevCra. occasions re-
Gently. attacking the validity OF t"e
gmaICamaton ol the Bulldog rrcecers
Association Of America with the Bull
dog Club Of America. scarcely merit be-
ing dlgnifed by response, by reason
Of their anonymity. But. undol cate o,
November Il. q personal letter ignc
by ". r. Oakley. treasurer of the late
Bulldog Breeders Association. Was ID
dressed 60 its members. This. setting
forth certain insinuatio0S. If not def
mite charges i'm the form Of three cues
tions. may tS answered as follows: The
questions;
First DO YOU want the Bulldog
Breeders Association 20 continue ~
"Second Did you receive a notice of
the pI posed amslgamstion of the Bull
DOG Breeders with the Bulldog Club of
America
Third Are you NlH"g. "'tn o'het
members. 10 ask Tor tle .eSlgn4t'oh 'I
tie officers who ;r.,t 90 handle this
Gealc'
"First The Bulldog Breeders Asso-
c-a+f0v raeSa7 ort a' existence on sep
tember 10. 1914. VIXEN t-osc OF lis mem
berS who took sufficient interest 20 at
tend spec,a. meeting called Tor the
express purpose of considering an
EmGlCawatiou with ,ne Bulldog Club OF
America voted 20 amalgama;e. a; this
special meeting the members received
re2ort from q committee on smalgama-
tion which the rresiden, had been
directed 20 appoint by vote OF The an
nual members meeting o. February.
1914.
This report compretcnsiyely and
clearly set fo:th the Germ tentatively
Eg.ccG upc- l- che nu.t-es~ o. the
Two clubs iu corfcrea,e and cpou which
en- amaleam.tiou ..U.d re- ,ousum-
mated.
"Ihc report contained 30 rocommcp-
cations whatever was put before
the meeting. unanimous. adopted. and
the amalLaratoI with the Bulldog
Club was authorized upon each term OF
the agreement. The Bulldog Breeders
Association passed out OF existence
with the consent and ny the vote Of all
those Of ts members who chose 20 cN-
Crcise thei- privileges as such.
second 4 notice of meeting .peeii-
calE stating size purposes or "1cn u
Vas called was mailed on September =
"4H n| - 4
appeared iIoM list seat a. -d. -ederer
by one l.. lorraN. cretaiy OF
the former Bulldog Breeders Assocla-
ton. who mad cEpres ed d desire TO be
relieved OF has official duties &no had
resigned because theE became TOO oner-
Cls.
Charles x. ood. former presi-
oent OF the Breeders Assoclauon, at
tended the meeting OF the Bulldog
Club, neic Immediately after adjourn
menJ ln the same premises. ana there
stated tnat ne hao received no notce
o. the special meeting OF the Breeders
Associai, ION. l4lS had Deen duly
posleo MN. ihe conclusion is IN,
eNIIaD4e 'Aet ne purposely Ielrtlneo
from attending lne met-ing' u on the
pigai''-''
lHii' AS H.. OaaIel' "lln rare eau
lileN t' H"loie lHl> deal ID is olfncult
20 answer 'hlS question otner"lSe IMAM
| ID! repeating 'na- -ne amals samatlon was
i q. ~'l ol 'h- members ana not OF the
c-..ce.. Ii'ceu1Ie 70 ousl certain ON
@s'VV'-.'V" '"aI no lOHser
49,. .s'It - DeS OAo the CON-
aTr. ...' .'....t..ss ~'.oSIsi -l(u. p.u,
p,oa5o.ei s-.,....;c, - ~ . 'ne PuIIuog
goyerrors 7 , RD,Ido, 10 Ci,' nay oSCoa.e
fcs unor ~ -
signed TIev yyore ei cts5 20 oo,,erDor-
shin bv vote of -.s r,sro bere of tbe
Rulldoc CHM of Ao,ey;cs not ae ND
vjduals. but as desionsted nv the Nom
bership of the Bulldog Breeders' As.
sociation from its membership AT large
al the aforesaid stated meeting.
"A. ID. Gillette, the president Of the
late association. explained all the
above frankly and clearly to Mr.. Oak
ley some three weeks ago and Mr..
Oakley expressed himself as fully in
formed and satisfied at that time.
Furthermore. Nr. Oakley was re-
ouested to send Mr.. Gillette d state
ment Of the associations finances al the
time Of the amalgamation. in order that