Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-30
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DR.. Darlington Accuses Dr.,
Johnston Of Unethical
Conduct
CASE IS TO BE HEARD
Judicial Council of American Medical
Association Will Sift Controversy
in Chicago.

/ Richmond, Oct. 3O.-Charges of un-
ethical condust have been preferred
against DR.. George Ber Johnston, the
! distinguished surgeon of Richmond,
by DR.. Charles V. Darlington, also a
widely known physician of this city,
before the American Medical Associa-
ton. The judicial council of the Am
erican Medical Association will meet
| in Chicago, on November 5, to hear
! the charges, the exact nature of which
| have not been made public. 1t is stat
ed, however, that the charges relate
! purely to questions Of professional
ethics, and do not carry even the most
! remote imputation of any illegal con.
duct.
DR.. Darlington declined last night
to discuss the nature of the charges
r. TO make public their character.
They related entirely, he said, to al
eyed unprofessional conduct as pry-
5lcian and are for tie consideration
i ,r the judicial council of the Ameri.
| an Medical Association.
DR.. Johnston could not be located at
| his home, or office, last night, and it
was stated that he was rot at the
! !olnslon-Willis Hopsital where he is
/ he Serior surgeon.
| HI feud between Dr.. Carrlgton and
! Or. Johnston is said tn be of long
| san; re. and according 20 current
Gossip, had much to do IN The de-
! feat CT DR.. Darlington for the presi-
lency of the Medical Society Of Vir-
| ginia on Thursday, after he had been
nominated by the executive council
At the executive council meeting
! those in nomination were: DR.. j. A
White, of Richmond; DR.. John Staigc
Davis. of the University of Virginia;
and DR.. Darlington. On the first bal.
ot the vote stood: Darlington. 9;
White, 9; and Davis, l. The second
! ballot was IA to /, for DR.. Caring
ION, and he was reported the nominee.
According to the Darlington faction,
| Dr.. White, after being beaten in the
committee, bolted the Caucus and
allowed his name to be presente as
nominee on the floor. After the
;tormiest session in the history of
he association, he was elected over
DR.. Carrrington by vote of 263 to
LOG.
Friends of Dr.. Darlington do not
hesitate to allege that this result was
| partly due to the efforts Of DR.. john
:ston and DR.. Stuart Mcclure. Of
Richmond, who were known to haze
advocated the election of DR.. White.
DR.. Darlington issued the follow
| ng statement yesterday:
"Dr. White is "a good old sport,
and always plays the game right. l
! 70 not believe he can realize the posi-
ion into which his overzealous friends
have forced him, viz, of sitting in the
rame downstairs, and then having the
( house raided because he lost his mon-
DENOMINATION, DR.. White will make
Il splendid president.
Personally I had rather be right
than president.
"An extract from Article VI, sec
ton /. of the constitution of the Medi-
cal Society of Virginia reads as fol-
lows, the section resating to election
of officers. committees, etc: The exc
/ cutive council shall nominate to the
society all offcers,' ETC.; than later
|, the following: The society shall
forthwith elect or, in tn case OF
boards, oppose each in the order nom
mated, but nothing in this or any 9th.
er section shall be so construed as tc
prevent other nominations being
made by any member of the society
!; except by councillor DR.. Nc
Guire Newton is councillor"
The resolution introduced the eve
ming before DR.. j. Allison Hodges
making physician residing in tht
2 place in which the annual convention
> is being held ineligible to the presi
dency for the succeeding year. wa
, reported back to the general body
and adopted. DR.. Hodges's resolution
lit is thought, will make recurrenc,