objections, he contacted WU's board and told them he would no longer accept the offer.
Wesley remained as president, but his relationship the AME backed board had soured. His attempted firing by the AME board alarmed Ohio's politicians, and Senate Bill 293 was drafted in 1945 in the Ohio legislature in response to events of 1944. This proposed bill placed the hiring and firing of WU's president solely under the control of the board appointed by the governor of Ohio and eliminated the AME Church's control over that post. The bill became a contentious issue in the media; with papers taking sides with either the AME Church or the government of Ohio. Some paper's accused Wesley of courting political patronage and accused the state of Ohio of trying to arrest control of WU.
An attempt was made to smooth over the administrative tensions and end the power play by forming a Joint Executive Committee (JEC) that would oversee matters that were shared by the CLA and CEIA. This attempt ultimately failed when the AME backed …
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