Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-22

luese advantages thrust upon them, ana
great amount Of sympathy over their
misguided action was expressed. What
was declared to be the sefishness Of In
dianapOlis teachers in voting against the
constitution in order to keep the con-
vention in indianapolis also was dwelt
upon at length; but through the whole
meeting there was one central idea never
lost sight of; that the monority is de-
termined at any cost TO gain by
technicalities and political strateg1es
what it lost in open battle on the floor
of the convention yesterday.
PROPAGANDA
Committeeman.
The propaganda committee was named
as follows:
First District-J. W. stott, Princeton.
Second District-D. C. Mcintosh,
Worthington.
Third District-D. W. Montgomery,
Bedford.
Fourth District-J. W. Riddle, Law
renceburg.
Fifth District-M Francis Collins. Liz
ton.
Sixth DistrIct-Roy R Roudebush,
Greenfield.
versity Heights.
Eighth District-o. H. Griest, Win
chester.
Ninth District--O. L. Scales, Delphi.
Tenth District-R. f. Robinson, East
Chicago.
Eleventh District-A. R. Hall, Marion.
Twelfth District-H NJ Dixon, Kendall
Vile
Thirteenth District-James LefreI
Warsaw
When the final vote was taken yes
terday and 1t was clear even to the most
fanatical adherent of the new constitu-
ton Idea that the plan har been de-
cisively rejected by the convention, Mr.
Hayworth mounted chair and an
nOunced there would be a meeting Of the
DEBATED faction at the Assembly room of
Claypool Hotel at o'clock this morning.
Ills announcement was greeted with wild
cheers by the minority and its mem bers
boasted they would knock the present
organization into a large number of very
small pieces and would organize a new
association with not less than eighty
county units behind them.
These threats did not seem to disturb
the majority members in the least, and
II was said that as soon as the defeated
Tarty had cooled down a little and
thought the matter over, 1t would take
its licking, particularly when It found
that it would not be able to take any
great number of teachers out of the as
sociation.
1t was very noticeable that the ad-
herents of the new constitution idea
which would take away from the as
ISOLATION the right to transact its bust
ness affairs AMI place them In the hands
of delegates selected from the county
units, consisted very largely Of county
superintendent, while the old constitu-
ton faction was composed of the mass
of the teachers themselves As one
teacher, former service man, said:
1t is the private soldier against the
commissioned officer and the men and
women in the ranks won out today"
The fight started after the convention
had started out with a great show of
harmony and had elected DR.. Fl. L.
Smith, dean of the school Of education
Cora Steele Of Terre Haute, recording
secretary
Then the resolutions were taken up
and after few minor changes had been
mace they were passed with little diff
Guilty Right here the storm broke, when
the question of the new or old constitu-
ton came up.
From the first, it was apparent the
forces in favor Of the new constitution
were far better organized than thei:
opponents, who seemed leaderless and
at first had no definite plan Of action.
The new constitution leaders tried
hard to choke off any discussion by In
sisting that as the constitution had been
approved last winter by delegates to a
constitutional convention, and later by
seventy eight county units, four more
than the necessary two thirds, the PRES
ent convention had no right to do any
thing in the matter.
CHAIR RULING
FAV0RS OPPONENTS.
However, Donald Du Shane. president
who presided, ruled that the matter
could be discussed. This brought out an
awful roar Of disapproval from the sup
porters Of the new constitution and they
made repeated efforts to force an adj
journment. The first vote was apparently
close but the noes" seemed to be in a
slight majority.
From this time on the tide began to
turn, the rank and file began to feel their
power and to show their confidence Sew
eral members Of the committee of twenty
eight which was appointed to draft the
constitution, openly charged that the
big four" to whom the work was dele
gated, were instructed to draw up a
skeleton constitution and report back to
the big committee, but that this had
never been done and that the constitu-
ton was the work wholly Of these four
persons Furthermore, it was charged
that when the referendum vote was taken
teachers not members of the association
were permitted to vote and unfair tao
ties had been used TO obtain ratification
Of the plan.
Finally, n. S. Whitehorn of Columbus
moved that the new plan be discarded
and the association continue under the
old constitution. Every technical objec-
ton possible was raised by the opposi-
ton, and with patience and good sports
manship that was the cause of much ia
vorable comment, President Du Shane, al
though a supporter OF the old constitu-
ton, permitted his opponents to argue
to their hearts content and to raise all
the objections they could think a.
But the new constitutionalists had lost
their opportunity when they failed to
force an early adjournment and whoa the
final vote was taken the drift had become
tidal wave and the old constitution was
upheld on a standing vote, by a majority
that appeared to be at least two to one.
After adjournment, President Du Shane
was the center of a young mob scene on
the stage, where he was surrounded by
large crowd Of both factions, and the