The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-29
Much Time Lost Because Of
Presidential Election Fight,
Declares Hoe
DR.. JOSEPH A. WHITE IS
MEDICAL SOCIETY HEAD
Nominated From Convention
Floor He Defeats Dr.. Charles
V. Carrlngton In Hot Con-
test


acterized by Dr. A. Barnes Hoe. OF
Washington, a forme. Virginia prac-
utioner, yesterday afternoon held
sway over session Of the forty sixt h
annual convention of the Medical So
ciety OF Virginia and a dozen I'M
portant scientific papers scheduled
were sidetracked. These papers viii
not be read at this convention be-
cause so much time was taken up with
the overturning OF the report and
nomination for the presidency by the
executive council. That such develop
nents In convention may not recurr.
resolutions presented by DR.. ]. All
son Hodges were adopted, making
ineligible for the presidency mem
Der OF the profession living In the
city in which the convention Is being
held
The business of eiectinE the presI
dent consumed almost the entire af-
ternoon session. Doctors rose in all
paris of The jefferson Hotel aefdtto=
linn- in which tho meeting Is eeins
ieid 10 points Of order TO personal
privilege 10 speak in OPPOSITION TO
80 report made hr the executive
touncil and 10 declare as did 1yr.
Z, 7 Brady of EoanokA, thar the
societ. as th~ creator Of the coan-
VII ttAT ti~ TtE sfF " ths%iiSe ffI cree
ton
DIR. White Easy Winner
The result If the contest for The
presidency Was announced shortly be-
fore the body adjourned to. attend
the reception given bv Governor
stuart al the executive mansion, az
follows, DR. Joseph A White. e53
votes; Dir. Charles Y. Darlington. los
Following the report of the tellers,
Dir. John y. Gpshur moved the cleo
ton of Dir. White be made unanimous.
and there was not a dissenting vote
indicating that while the medical men
are ecrappers they also are good
losers.
Yesterday was buoy day for In
addition to the election. there were
two syr11posiuns one on tuberculosis.
during the morning and the other on
cancer. last night. There were in
addition several papers OF great pro-
fessionsl interest More than were
read. however, were passed up be-
cause of the political fight that came
to its head after the councils re-
port was made TO the convention.
The once of president, in the nomi-
nations reported by tho council, was
the only one in which there was
contest. though there appeared con-
test later in. the choosing of a mem
Der ut large for the Council. In this
there was little time lost, there being
but two nominations and little or no
speaking. The member at large OF
the council elected Is DR.. John Staige
Davis. OF the University of Virginia
Nominated From Floor.
Tho executive council. as antici.
pated. reported in its list of nomi.
nations the name OF DR.. Charles "
Darlington for president. The read
Ing Of the name OF DR.. Darlington
was the signal for the out break of the
storm about the heads Of the council
membeds. Or, Frank w. Hancock
rose and placed in nomination DR.
Joseph A. White, of Richmond. The
nomination was seconded, almost i'm
mediately by DIR. Mcclure Newton, q
endorse the councils selection Of DR.
Darlington. Other seconds to DR.
Whites nomination were made by DR.
J. N. Burke, Of Petersburg, and DR.
f. r. Brady. OF Roanoke.
DR.. j. Shelton Horsley spoke in op.
position to the nomination OF DR.
White coming from the floor of the
convention and declared the society
should uphold the council in its &C
ton. DR.. Upshur, taking similar stand
expressed the belief that the council
cuOuiO DO upucAu ny tHo swiftly vi
abolished
Dr. A. Barnes Hoe, of Washington
declared that already too much time
had been lost by the convention
which brought together many doctor.
to profit by the presentation OF scien
tific papers, and he voiced a desire
that this political turmoil cease
He commended the convention shoult
ratify the nominations of the conn-
Gil.
Loss Of Valuable Papers.
Granting" he said, that there ha.
been politics in the council for the
last few days. for the week, or ever
for months. the better politician hai
" been the winner in gaining the nomf
nation and the other candidate shoult
be 4 good loser DIR. Hoe declared
that during Wednesday nights ant
yesterday afternoons session politica
turmoil had held sway to the exclu.
sion Of more important scientific
papers and discussions. the most val.
liable part OF the convention.
President Lille announced the ap,
rointment Of four teIlers who gathered
the ballots. each OF which was signed
by the voter with his name after ths
name Of the candidate for whom hi
voted. Such signature. for the hrs'
time In the history Of the association
ccenttnned on Second page.1