On June 22, when two months had passed since the formation of the committee, Furusho and other people formed Kokumin Kyokai (National Association) (Japan) with Tsugumichi SAIGO and Yajiro SHINAGAWA as the leaders, and this tore the committee apart in the dispute on whether their joining the association or not and caused steady stream of defections from the committee.
結成2ヶ月後の6月22日に古荘らが西郷従道・品川弥二郎を盟主として国民協会_(日本)が結成すると、同協会への合流を巡って分裂状態に陥り離脱者が続出する。