The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-28
JOHN JAY WHITES 4 LETTER.
Why he viii not he = Candidate for the Free
idency OF the Union Iengue Club.

On the 18th ms; tho Union League Club
elected the committee who nre to nominate the
club officers for 1873 OF late years there
has been littlo or no strife over the election OF
this committee Notwithstanding the fact that
tho tickc, which II presents at the annual cleo
tion Is almost invariably successful Mr.,
Charles Watrous. Mr.. Richard Butler. and other
conservative members OF the club went 10 the
meeting prepared to pr 'scnt forthc nominating
committee scl tlenicn whowould report in favor
81 the reelection of the Hon. John jay for the
Presidency of the club. Lest the anti Admin
iHtratVn members of the club should suspect
,hGtr d,si.;n. , ihe, p1'd p, IT, head or their
who is known to tho members ~ an anti
They lad not -ni-calcula,cd. The old-llps
Hayc-s policy. did susper that Mr. Watrous
and his friends wore trying to organic the
club AGAINST them. Tnsy thoraiore presented
Morgan. DR.. r. NJ Chr..ewan. John Sloane
Ios1nh T.. Gay, Il,niy T. Rowland. Hamilton
iish. Jr.. aud T.. NJ. fcL ~ the surprise OF
Tho Hon. lohn lny. who presided at the meet
iuc. and MIR v nuous aud the Administration
i'"tuhl liran7. the alti-hayce ticket Mas elected
Icy inI minority.
" .icrdeS t'rrc WIS posted on the bulletin in
thc c.u'' npus" ilr following:
if' H~ if .oyi'. ~ fnr.,n@ Gs o~rs.i4-, ~ Nr.
usu, co, vou.s.. lat ,.ar when ~, ncuiu,uou
t'th. rrslrno, of do riou is,sn' ,iuh tnicrd
me 'i"f e' -''.e rom iie country was assured
enoe would uni 10 sut n~tfrH The uns ani harmony o
thf i0si
rhr lcn,ntcnt as fr reaching naaencc Of our club
mn.i nl IN ue iniof' a. ~ tle l.' ui-'n tc unsn
iml tsHf t"n ipi maintaining 40 tiC ituou the STAT
,rl lht huhici EAN, tc principles wAAhwe ha'omaio
historic.
lhiUrlio when the club has kindly IGNORED me my
ufn, lns mo- dis'urh't that unauimit I was nr-t
=, 'hi O. the irc,ilrncY 40 iSS Whit. was pi,,cnt in
Iurni". aud have tscn inilfnl,i that each u the
llur rcrt-iun- wAfn have lrDn ru. 81 /. tat huuyra
ir post, u l4- been with ilttlr obpuNun could
nnt In Justice 10 fc club tnN-elf
REGARDED A. candidate ufd r other circumstances
- ft- cl' nf Che dHns'f- tNst thf Httn the iuiiic
lah IiN- 10 ~ llflt lint fNN riib should
have President NLo viii receive M ruanimnus and
cordial 'nrius and ~hn ran eHd tIe elm no.i cutct
av ~ i,rnona aus ell lri to maintain the national hon.
an IufAc welfare.
wa YOU pl'a-c announce u Ne eentiemen OF vour
committee ih' with hiftwhl ~ my nanr ans lciicNe me,
dear "o' Morgan. faithfully yours, JonsJn.
Tho anti Hnycs mnmbcr- a. the club regard
Mr. Jays withdrawal ~ a victory for the old
line Holubllchns. The Hayes men say that It
j. ,imply n triumph 81 III" younger element in
tho club oyer thu old iOgioS who have generally
controlled II. 1ucy add that Mr.. jay is not
euyi rr niding officer and s unsaiisiactury
on that account To- many members Some uf
them. howsvcr. admit that thr attempt oi Mr..
Jay nud others to commit tho club 10 MIR.
Hayes policy Just after the last Rcpuhllcan
Sm,e Convention crcntol feeling against him
TINT night have defeated him had he been a
candidate for the Presidency.