The New York herald., 1873-10-31
UNION LEAGUE CLUB.

Report or the Committee ON the judi
ciary Dcnouncing the Combination
Ticket-Rcpublicans ArrayinE Them
selves Against Their Party Nomina-
tions.
There was largely attended meeting last even-
ing in the theatre OF the Union League OF the
members OF the Club to hear the report OF the
Committee on Political Reform which was lately
appointed to act on the judiciary ticket. Mr..
Joseph Choate had the chair. The report OF the
committee was called for, and Mr.. Vance, the
President Of the Board OF Aldermen and
chairman OF the committee, submitted a re-
port which stated in substance that the committee
had spent an evening in considering the question,
and had embraced in a report selection OF candi-
dates. This report they thought it better not to
give, however, as in their mind IL was matter OF
doubtful policy that the Club should take any action
at all upon this subject, as it contrary to the
province or the Club to interfere in political can
vases and take any prominent part in them. The
The committee did not wish to say anything to
change the opinions OF the members; that II con-
sldered the best course to adopt was the principle
that the Club had better not take any action con-
cerning particular nominations.
Mr.. Jackson S. Schultz made strong speech,
denouncing this milk and water policy, and insist
ing that the Club should take some action in pre-
serving the purity OF the judiciary. mischievous
and dangerous principle was embodied in the re-
port II bad men were nominated could an as
semplage OF respectable men say nothing against
their election. 1t was their duty to raise their
voices in such matter. Such a report should be
voted down.
1t was insisted by other speakers that the Club
had never taken action in any political canvass.
Mr.. Sinclair Tousey said that an examination Of
the records would show 1t did.
IL was moved TO accept the report, and the mo-
ton was carried.
1t was then moved to lay the whole subject on
the table, and it was found in the vote necessary
TO put II to count The motion was lost by 90 10
40. Among those voting in the Affirmative were
Messrs. Thomas Murphy, Isaac G. Bailey, District
dermen Vance and Billings. There was then some
squabbling as to points OF order between the Chair
and Mr.. Tousey when General Jackson proposed
TO read the minutes OF previouse meeting held in
October, 1872, which was done. These minutes
showed that the club had strongly endorsed Grant
Mr.. jackson S. Schultz then moved that il be re-
solved that the Club support the nominations OF
Messrs. Fancher and Van Brunt for Supreme Court
as substitute for the report OF the committee.
Mr.. William Orton called the attention OF the Club
to the fact that the committee had done its duty
and that 1t was exceedingly impoitic for them not
70 leave the matter 10 the committee.
Mr. Butler said that Tammany Hall was the
enemy OF the Club, and shat 1t was giving comfort
TO Tammany to show dissensiOns in the republican
party. There had been split in Apollo, and the
general public were being made to believe that the
same thing was occurring among the republicans
and that they would not support their own nomi-
nations. This was very impolltlc.
Mr.. HAWKINS said that 1t would be foolish for
the republican party to throw its influence away
on such a ticket as had been nominated. He said
the republican party was ashamed OF the ticket
nominated. There were plenty OF good men in
both parties, republican and Apollo, and bad ones
had oeen chosen. To elect such men would be
positive disaster TO the republicans. Better let
Tammany have victory than sacrifice the party.
Mr.. Rulus Andrews made q speech denouncing
Judge Van Brunt as former party OF Governor
Hoffman and man unnt to be elected.
After some more discussion OF very personal
nature, and showing great variety OF opinion on
the candidates, the whole matter was laid on the
table and the subject was dropped without further
action, Mr.. Schultzs motion not being voted on.
Some minor business was transacted and the
meeting adjourned.