The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-05-29
COLFAX CLUB.
EXPULSION OF OFFICERS AND
MEMBERS.
NEW ELECTIONS.
THE COURTS And CITY COUNCIL AP-
PE4LED TO.
NEW ELECTIONS.

4 called meeting of the Grant and CoIfaX
Club. largely attended. was held ut their
rooms last night, and was called to order by
J. Fl. Painter, first vice-presidcnt. Mr.. j.
Ii. Sloan was elected secretary pro tenn.
Mr. p. N. Staining addressed the body
upon the objects of the meeting, and Of
fered the following resolutions; which were
unanimously adopted:
Whereas it has been clearly demon
strated by the acts of certain members OF
this the Grant and ColfaX Association that
they design the complete destruction of the
Association, the violent overturning of each
and all the articles of our constitution, and
the assumption Of power by some Of our
members that have been placed in position,
the assuming Of authority never placed in
their hands, the great violation of all and
every law, establishing 4 reading-room for
the benefit of each member Of the AsSOcia-
ton, the determination to make the Asso-
citation subservient to the interests of 4 GER
tain few and the ignoring of the fundamen-
tai principles upon which this the Grantand
ColfaN Association was established, the at-
tempt to close the rooms to the great lncon-
venience of the members, the desire to shut
out all the accommodations justly and pro-
pcrly belonging to each and every member
of the Association, and the totally ignoring
Of the rights of members, compel us in this
extremity to declare our rights in this spe-
cial meeting of the Association, and hereby
d" ReSoiued. That the following members
| of the said Association, having violated the
constitution Of said Association i'll endea-
voring to impose upon the rights and privi-
lcccs of its members. have made themselves
! amcnable to our rules and regulations, and
are hereby expelled from the Association
to wit Joseph NJ. Humphreys (president,
n. Swcetman UreaSurer), Il. S. Gale, ID. g..
Sterling, II. l.. Wigand, James Hayes, B.
Bragg, +. J. Arnold, B. Wardwell, \. D..
johnson, 4. Nolan, Z. VBricn, (board of
dircctors(.
/ Resotred, That we are now as ever zeal
GUS in our support Of Grant and COltaX and
the reconstruction acts of Congress, and we
discard the idea of prescribing any Rcpubll-
. can who may differ one with another in
! their preference rs to Republican candi'
dates.
" ResOlred, That committee OF one he ap-
pointed to contest, at the bar Of justice, the
right and, title to the occupancy OF the rooms
of the Grant and ColfaX Association.
" Resolved, That a committee Of one bC
apD0inted to lay before the City Council
charges and complaints against the persons
or parties that have undertaken to deprive
the members of this Association OF the prl-
vilegcs of gas or water that they have con-
tributed to and paid for"
The resolutions having expelled the pre-
sidcnt, his office was declared vacant, and
on motion an election was gone into to fill
the vacancy, which resulted in the election
of Mr. George Rye.
Mr.. C. s. Bundy was appointed to attend
the Mayors court rs counsel for the CUB,
and defend its rights before that tribunal III
the suit now pending before it, and Mr.. II
j. Smith was directed to represent them
before The Council i'll the question ol S'i'
and water.
! \ committee of three members was ap
appointed to obtain the books, papers, and
money belonging to the Club, which arc
now in the possession of the expelled
officers.
The Board of Directors having also beer
vacated by the expulsion of il majority o
its members, on motion of Mr. II. J. smith
Il new Board, to consist of seven members
was appointed. An election was gone int
with the following rcSult-yiz., X. D. Pat
tcrson, III. J. Smith, L. Ii. Gregory, Thomas
Haggcrtv, j. w. Hunnicutt, Z. NJ. Stanlng
During the evening fifteen new mcmbcr
came into the rooms and subscribed thci
names on the roll of the Association.