The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-19
independents Hold That Club
Should Control Actions Of
Its Own Members.
REGULARS MORE LENlENT
interruption Of Judge ketcham
in Dinner Speech Incident
on Which Fight Hinges.

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whelming topic OF interest just now is the
election. In six DAYS Il will be history
ma ,.t,u .,u .. 80, -,
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course
Each side In the difference has fired two
or three heavy guns The regulars led in
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az opes '"' '"e ,"u.
Pen"e",S ana INJURIES VI bu'i' popuiariy
called Pop in the club because OF his I'M
firing energy spread over many years In
things of club in,eres, and prosner,,v sent
IA inch sbsu ,n,, ,h. hr.,oh 80 So.
- ~ '' ''"'" """e ny
'he resu'ars' ihese are regulars because
they have the backing OF IA majority OF
the members of the nominating committee.
The retiriny membara of IN. hazard ,,ho
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ansMer 70 one issued oy the ooaru OF gov.
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80. % 'e'iS VI the interruption 10
yuoee ne'cna'n speech oy the member:
~ -, ."a' zen members Oh
.ne ooalu met anu oe,esa.eo one member
w .1..e' W MI, WiIiialns, the oHending
. ...,' Tag news ,n"' unless ne resigned
.'o.n e'e ooaru charkes would De pre-
leTEeu. Intn petition signed nv 40
' was oo,aihed' rms petition
".u ',ae ~ iuI'ne' action oe taken
, wi. W.Nas h's peution' 'he
say was Is"",eu Az tne tia!'
W., ' iouIteeh governors
so..ns, 'ne ooaru 'o'ea 10 against the
" ~ UPON the minutes
49,, @ .. "'u eu'!' "e uee"
....s an un"aIr"iItSe ATTACK upon the rep
uao. Oh y, an member OF this
49,. ,,., "is s.ahuhs because
Ho p,oN'ue 'ha' 'wo-.hrds OF the
..n, 'o''"s are required TOT con-
'S Tn
i"e iet'er aus" refers 10 the Giehwood
mister anu SAYS that many OF the men,
- o ", we "oe,u az. a'i,su cioseN win
nne unwood luo, Mr. iiiams Is also
,au' w.. ~. ~ VI. ~.ou i,oIulns COM
pa". s anu VI. VI .he ooarn when
10 n pu''., .n s.o" 'ne a'titude OF
me suerhors Pe'a''hs 10 any enort 10 sell
Charles NJ. Bull Was vice-pr.sld.nt OF
the club for four years. president for
eight years, was largely responsible for
the present home Of the club and IL No ;
on the list OF members. He in his letter
addressed to John H. Hallock, chairman
or the independents who are advocating
the election OF Fred Is. Dalzell Charles X
Gay. benjamin a. Kelley and Francis q.
Aneld. Jr., tells all about the trial before
the governing board.
He first deplores IN" strife In the club
and says he IL reluctant TO do anything
that would add fuel 10 the flames, but am
inclined 70 agree with YOU that II Ia better
That III" full truth be- known. As one Of
the minority who voted TO acquit Mr.
Williams feel that ] am not open to any
suspicion or partisan bias against HIM"
NJ, Bull was not at the dinner. He tells
or the meeting OF some OF the members
OF the club soon after the dinner and Is
sure that that meeting was held only with
the k!ndliest motive toward their unfor-
tunate board member and for the pur-
pose OF avoiding. II possible. a scandal In
the club. Mr.. Dull tells how charges
were preferred by the house committee
and referred to the investigating COM
mttee. Mr. Williams declined to appear
nave the matter heafa oetore the govern
The charges came before tina, co,n.
mittee on December 49," SAYS Mr. Rull.
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