The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-11-04
MERCHANTS REJECT
faint OF TAMMANY
Suspicion of Murphy Control
Upsets Broadway Ass0cia-
ton Election.
.REGULAR TICKET BEATEN
Anonymous Letter Causes
Eleventh Hour Change at
Annual Meeting.

trying to influence its affairs added
considerable pep to the election OF Of
f,cers held yesterday by the Broadway
Association at the Hotel Martinique and
resulted in an overwhelming defeat Cor
the ticket that, 1t was limited. had the
Tammany chiefs indorsement.
| This ticket, which was showed under
by a vote of 1873 to 8S, was the regular
ballot, the choice Of the official nomi-
mating committee, of which Mr.. MUIR
phys warm friend c. Leon Weinstock,
State Commissioner of Prisons, was
chairman, and among those who go out
of Office through its defeat are August
Jansen OF the Hofbrau Haus. who has
been serving as treasurer OF the associa-
ton, and Mr.. Welnstock himself, who
has been a most active director.
Although DR.. John A. Harriss, Deputy
| Police Commissioner, received only ~
votes by reason OF the fact that his
name appeared only on Mr. Weinstock's
ticket he may retain office as vice.
president. for there we're two vacancies
on the victorious ticket which will have
| to be filled from the defeated one. and
DR.. Harriss is tied for these posts with
Henry c. Copeland, DR.. Paul Henry
Zagat and Frank G. Carrie. This, &C
cording to the officers, may necessitate
special election to decide which two or
the four shall remain in office.
Anonymous Letter Circulated.
The clouds lowered over yesterdays
meeting from the time that Jefferson DE
Mont Thompson, president of the asso-
citation, who was nominated on both
tickets called It to order. Many OF the
members brought with them copies OF
an anonymous letter which had been
circulated directly charging that Char
lie Murphy had brought pressure to
bear" on certain firms to get them TO
withdraw their support from the oppo-
sition ticket, which had been sprung on
the organization at it's previous meeting.
Theodore Wondsel. representative OF
Everett Heaney & Co., who had onered
this opposition ticket was not present,
and letters from his employers repudi-
ating his action and from Mr.. Wondsel
requesting withdrawal Of his ticket and
of his own name from the list of candi-
dates for directors were read. 1t seemed
MIR. Wondsel had put his foot In 1t.
He had been appealed to by the men
responsible for the opposition ticket, to
present it. He had not been aware OF
the fact that one OF the men that he
was opposing for reelection was Louis
G. Kaufman OF the Chatham & Phenix
National Bank, Of which F. J. Heaney,
one of his employers is vice-president.
His withdrawal, however, did not in
validate the ticket. Col. Thompson ruled
thus because IT had been regularly sec
onded. Several other letters were in
troduced in which candidates named on
the opposition ticket asked that their
names be withdrawn, among them be-
ing Adolph s. Ochs and Charles b. Dill
bingham. r. A. C. Smith had written
n l.xs lat A.lgk aN..N -
be withdrawn from the ticket, but his
name was not on it. The Smith named
on the opposition ballot was H. C.
Smith of Marshall Field Co.
Motion to Reject Proxies.
It was after the balloting had been
completed that the thunderclap came
Theodore NJ Richie, son of John NJ
Richie of the National Democratic Club
had been talking earnestly with Mr.
Weinstock. He arose and moved that
all the $50 odd proxies be thrown out.
This would have elected Mr.. VEIN
stocks ticket by a vote of 81 to 10, as
the count Of personal votes later showed.
Mr.. Richie. who is a lawyer, cited the
bylaws. but Herbert r. Limburg, coun-
sci for the association, cited the laws
of the State of New York against his
motion.
The object soon was apparent. Ger
tain members of the defeated faction
were laying the foundation for court
proceedings to set the election aside.
DIR. Zagat, also seated with Mr.. Richie
got the floor and contended that the
whole election should be set aside as the
opposition ticket never had been prop
erly presented. Some one in the room
inquired. why this delayed informa-
tion?" and Col. Thompson ruled against
the motion.
1--WE will note your objections" Mr..
Limburg said.
That's all I want you to do" said
DR.. Zagat, and fell to conversing again
with the lawyer at his side.
The victorious ticket, which is said
by its supporters to be 100 per cent. |
Broadway and free from outside politi- |
cal influences" follows: President, JEFF
ferson de Mont Thompson; vice-presi- |
dents, Edwin S. Schenck, Robert E. !
Bowling, Rodman Wanamaker, l.. NJ. |
Boomer; secretary, John David; treas !
urer, J. b. Vandever Directors: Chester |
Alexander. John !. Anderson, A. F. |
Berry, A. NJ. Briggs. Sidney b. Bowman, |
Frank G.. Carrie. Lewis /. Clarke |
Charles b. Collins, Horace DeLisser |
Charles b. Dillingham;. Harris A. Dunn, |
Bernard Gimbel. Thomas D. Green. o, ]. |
GUIDE, j. e. Harrington. Martin Huberth, !
N. NJ Kingsbury, Walton r. Kingsley |
Marcus Loew, s. II. Miller r, r. Moore !