The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-04-14
UNION LEAGUE CLUB SN0BS.
"h" :. nMBERs or THE ORG.fNTzi TT0N
ANNOYED BY YOUNGER ONES.

OH '....nmBERs OF THE ORGANIZATION
ANNOYED BY YOUNGER ONES.
Discord Over the Black bniIinr OF Charles
Waite OF the windsor Hotel The Young
Hoods Preventing his Becoming n Member.
The storm that had been gathering in tho
Union League Club for two years burst ut n re-
cent meeting Charles Waite OF tho Windsor
Hotel was blackballed. No reason was offered.
and no ono was supposed to know who voted
against him. His father was one the original
members OF the club. and Charles Waite was
on very intimate terms with many OF its most
influential members. After his name was pro-
posed. tho admitting committee passed. 1t favor
ably at once. and when the ticket was voted. on
which his name stood. nearly every one sup
posed that he was certain OF election. even II
others were blackballcd. SO that when the tel.
lnts returned aud announced that Waite was
not elected, the older members became Very In.
dienant Tho meeting adjourned quietly
enough. but little knots q men stood around
aftcrward. and talked very exctedlS about Il,
This blackballing business by few snobs
has got to stop" one Of the most conspicuous
members Of the club said. &c 1t has gone on
long enough"
There is only one thing to do" said Gov
The checkmating was accomplished last
Thursday night. Five names were voted on.
some 81 them special friends OF the clique that
had been blackbalng every one out OF their sot
for two years. Sixty nine votes were cast nni
the telers roported that the entire list was
6kSSgd 6y ~ yotSs oHt q the g. It takes
members expressed no surprise at this extra
ordinary result. but some of the younger mem:
bers lett on wrlng their moustaches and
turned white with anger They were beaten at
their own game, They saw, that combination
had been formed TO blackball every one. There
upon. Carlisle Norwood. Jr., Jumped up. Ho
seemed greatly excited.
move" no said, that committee be mp
pointed to examine into the methods that have
been used to carry on this election"
. Before he had taken his seat United States
Col; Bliss was very cool. . l approve decidedly
Of that resolution" he said. and tho young dol
lcate mo oustAched mon thought they had
friend in Col. Bliss. Then Col. Bliss dasned
their hopes by deliberately adding: Provided
an amendment is added that the same commit
last two years.n col. Bliss had them flrmly In in
a trap. md they knew it. but they dared not op-
pose pose th9 amendment and tho resolution as
Meanwhile the feeling between the young
hlooded clique and the rest hns intensified
Owing to the club rule tina, outside mention Of
lis internal nfnirs shall not be made. members
10 not talk freely about this internal war. The
eyer. Il feel Ike violating rule which is
almost dead letter.' said one Of the most
club yesterday Yes" he added after med
ltnting On instant. the iacts arr as you have
given them. The truth Ia that certain little
clique Of young fellows With plenty Of money
Few brains" suggested the reporter.
Well, ] was going 10 make il stronger than
that WAS going % say little moustaches. good
clothes, plenty 81 money and no brains -,snobs
years been blackballing every one that didn't
quite suit thcir snobbish notions. Once before
il got SO lar tha, there was a secret ul;rcomcnt
| nntnrHfnut Dy those who nlftetpl 10 tlUsn
fellows running the club, TO backDall every
n@ISa iRsy Rsj bsekbai iSi biSFi2GESa GESaies Waiter,
WY MY, eseTtssbinly'" ser sb
For no other reason than because he keeps n
hotel. 1t wasn't going to do for them 10 have
aots btepIs bsgteper IN IeIr ,qb you EpoW They
proprietor OF the ST. James then. for the same
reason, He is n brother Of Senator Jones
Why taerc was BROOKLYN man named bur
earthly. reason than because, these fellows
thought he was relntiyc Of Col. Duryeq.",
We're any remarks made about Mr.. Waito?"
| understand thnt one person said in an nm
here. Somebody reminded this person that ho
was. nothing but Tavern keeper himself"
>, Was there much feeling when Mr.. Waite was
Yes. "A good deal, but It was suppressed But
every ono know what that feeling resulted in
when the tellers said that 22 votes had boon
cast against the ontire ticket. last Thursday
evening. II meant that the opposition to the
young fellows methods had eliminated in n
counter CONF hblnhllQn, anu IL Is lroDhlle tnnt no.
body Will get into the club now until the election
laws are changed. The fact Is. the young
hl lOds want 10 make the club KIND Of kid
glove snQbbish affair. and that won't do. That
wasn't what II was organized for You see they
could quietly agree whom name was up that
the man wasn't Just tony enough for their set.
and SO they arranged for the backball. We've
lost some ilrst-class men that way, and It was
50 nggravatng. The admitting commitee
would report favorahly on a name Nothing
would be heard against him, and then at the
election he was quietly backballed. and his
friends had no chance 10 offer explanations or
correct wrong impress. ions. These fellows had
simply decided that they didn't want the man
IN the club because. perhaps. he had moro
brains and less money than they. and worked for
n living. Now this kind of nonsense has been
played out AT the Union League Club. The idea
Of a club that has the patriotic record that this
has and that numbers the distinguished men
that this does. being converted into u club Of
What will he tho result OF all this ?"
y II Will give US another and better system OF
electing members. II will do away with n few
fellows secretly killing of good men without
any one having Q chance 10 know why. or 10 ex-
plain anything"
very indignant at Col. Bliss for Offering tho
amendment TO Carlisle Norwood's resolution:
but other members OF the club say that Col.
Bliss knows what he is about, and they applaud
his pluck in forcing battle and putting himself
Mt the head OF those who want to put n stop to
the younger members riding over the club
rough shod: The young fellows say tho Union
League Club Is for gentlemen. There appears
to be n lilferent standard Oh the part Of the two
parties in the club to take tho measure Of n
gentleman by. Among those who are reported
other are Carlisle Norwood. Jr Col. George
Bliss Assistant District Attorney Joseph Bell,
james OIs, iouce Commissioning Erhardt, who
is warm friend of Charles Waite: Charles
Watrous. and little Johnny Davenport.
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