New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-27
MIR. LOUBAT'S SUIT.

Tho suit which Joseph +. Loubat hos bronght
;nst the Union Club to secure his reinstatement
an from present appearances come MP Tor trlai
IL next year. The counsel concerned seem either
..oS,e or unwilling to make more definite state
. ,hap this In the meantime Mr.. LOubat,
s~ordino 70 the information furnished by his most
.nt;mofe friends Is awaiting the contest with
..csrness and Impotence. He came over from
T',,De 70 he present whenever the matter should
80 nm In court and is chagrincd
,ooapse Of the delay that has occurred and the fur
.ho DELAYS that are possible II is stated that no
;sconfdent of success, but only values decision
g. his favor because oe the vindcation that III MS
oDinion il would bril- with it. He has no ldea
,rbs,eyer of entering the club again. Mr.. Louoat
Hves ouietly at the Glenham Hotel, where he occu-
r;es one of the handsomest sets OF apartments III
che house. He attends personally TO the business
arising in connection with his property here ou'
otherwise lives the life of man about town. lie
ia n member of the Knicker6ocker, Union League
and University Clubs. Numismatics form MS
.bohhvr II is believed by those IN his confidence
that if the trial of his case should be pos poheu
fr,,n the time now approximately set for It, he VIII
probably leave New-YOrk and spend the "i4'et -
travel o.,.,oo ,,ho
Tha c,pb itself or the Governing Committee WHO
renresent H. do not exhibit the same eagerhesS dc
Mr. Loubat TO hurry the case on to decision nv"
aver they are quietly preparing TO deiehd 'neii p
,,;on whenever the matter comes ih'o oo
The other day James C. Carter was aouv , 60 "
.,.or,eys who are TO appear for them MI Nai'o
a-oocated with Charles OConor in the conduct
w. PING SHIFTS 1t is well known that the gov
u. .,ronov desire to keep the developments IN
nv I;snr,e as private as possible. In fact they
- the publicity that will be gwen 10 inc case
- the court proceedings. This feeling does not
-, ont Of the consciousness Of a weak case pu'
,ooeeds from belief that the public have no righ'
ho SPECTATORS where the club is striving 10 set'ie
hot the members consider private dlhefehce
" 4tomsalves 1t is certain that this desire TO
an .Ibid the matter from the public Is so pro-
M It,nesd that a proposition has been made by the
"Rs counsel within the past lew Gays 10 pldoo ;lo
whole dispute before a referee his Piopo''''o"
was Tsn 'conpiant is made that the governors are
anxious not only TO keep the Iieo' y, t"I Io from
nv are aeyeOped from the pubic, puV asV li" nv.
heymember, of the club. At present the interest
moments of the trouble have been lett 80 Ial III
80 nat and the court proceedings are SUN SD la
iDe f,t%Te that there is naturally no very grave
lHi,t;.facton over this but il is subject for un
favorable comment III some quarters l tI 10
1"anr especia , the younger men IN the ciuo, WIZ
~"ntd he very glad to see the answer tnat thS
clHTs counsel have made TO the coWplat IL "n.o '
Mir Choa served upon lhelh a 6a IN" " is
nrin,ed N THE TRIBUNE early IN We opeI;r ~ -
PnSersrood that tine governors refuse 10 auoIu Iio
members any facility for inspecting TINS 9o1 uiIiet
those members of the CLUB VINO upIolu lI.' WI I
ms ;S Conmittee IN expclling Mr.. LOubat ana
yho approve the course since taken 10y Iiat ppu!
cav mai their side OF the question mas hot oIoH
feirv stated bV the PIess; IN 1act they cIdIih VA
80 m. representatIOn have been maze, 90 Iit
ae can me learned the objection most Wiuely, PUi
80 "a mai the existence of clique III the ciuo nae
cnnstantIv referred to- and the statement mas
been often reiterated that this cirque had cNPe'l
Nr Ioubat and had done all II couId 40 10 MINI
b,s hauis hnent permanent. II IL ass r'eu ny sup
nor,er, uf the TO, erniug Committee that ihrIo i
no SUCH clique or party III the Union Cl." a, hll'
"Of course" SAID prominent suPpoI'eI vi .uo u
ha
their friends OF whom am one, nave seen ihese ana
OH measurements. Bat we resolved from the pc
glnuiup moi 10 take any hand II giyMg thl' llIoI-
tuuate affair additional publicity Ne iWhcu 1tP"n
it-.nd t du-;is private mat er. ne mon Clup
is an unincorporated institution. IL peIoheS Al Nv
way what yer to the public. Inc UoNeIhluS ~ ~
MT ee fee perfectly iusu III having eXpelltd VI l.
IOubat here is no dispute as 10 the lac'S III w
case Loubai admits them IN hls complaint i ne
cUIv way Inc can get back Is on technlcalty Inc
onest o Is whet her not an uulncoip0iateu HsIi-
non sucn this eau deprive "a man OF MS piOPVittS
rights We have no feeling whatever against MI
1"h9t II mis- question l. decided in his favor we
Will Weld our ground as gracefully as we can we
40 not want the matter 10 20 mo puollS III
The dispute began among ourselves anu IL 9IouI W
decidea among ourselves. We wanted Inc piOce'1
ings brought before IA referee, but the olhor sue
would not lsten Ia the proposition"
"Nhy do the governors refuse TO let lhelNpclS So'
the answer TO tie complaint =
"Well. why not keep the matter quie' anu ou' 20
reach of gossip Only one man mas asAcu " GU
WAS he refused ~
believe So"
MI Robnson the clubs counsel says that IN
members of tue club are bis clients ana that ne WI
show The answer to any of them who call on nun.
&" | don't know about mat. 40 Aoo 'Alih III
governors would consent to IT. ..,
N nat do YOU and those who feel WITH you thlhi
Mr. Iurubuu's position IN the matter r-,;.,.
"Mel / II tell you. IufnDuu dCtcu Io"ilon
" There is 10 doubt about mat. but ne was no
alone responsible for his action: Inc Distributor
of that circular was advised ny hesSIS' lI"N0i -"
has not that been denedY", ,--.-...
"Neyertheless 1t Is a fact M. Belmont coTecte
the prOof sheets" =, , -,
Gentleman VINO is known to he in Mr. LoGbat
confidence was met in DelmolIcos last evening
"What is the nature of that answer he wa
@I do not know Loubat it for the first tin
the other day But lie talks very Hluo ABOUT "
Csc lie refers everybody TO ChOaie SQmeDoa
asked him recently il he knew certain lacyi J
| answered that he did not know and referred III
| inonifer to ChOate ! understand from hiln, now
ever that the answer Is simply general ueh'"i I
1 MIR Loubats st9tement OF the case
| do not know he added, what Is mean
| when the statement is made that NJ LOnpat a.
mt, the facts of tue dispute III his complaint
i does moi do anything Of tie sort. lie su'huou7i
| denies to-oay that there was any dispute v hdIeNe
| he spoke to Turnout the next day IN N stree
He certainly would not have done that luIhDu
| had applied t. him an offensive eplthet on ~
previous evening. The fact OF the matter Is that
was all arranged arterward lurnouil wen
| around aud told this story when Loubat had gQi
West in order gam position IN th9 Gu
which he lost some time ago, through ms nehaV''
| I'm a d spute with one the IOrll ards. Ana p0
| sibly he would have gained Il IL ne hau lougl
| Iounat-but pshaw! when the thing comes 10
1 point ne re ; tue GOVERNING Omllttee ana 'Ae'
1 friends TO come to his rescue" . . IL
1 Bur don't tuese gentlemen object to BEN
spoken OF as occupying that position, and say III
IT is mss atement of the faces OF the ca It,.
L We'll let them state what their pOsltloh Is tuei
II lam siI,by qiylng YOU tho facts they preset
II themselves TO me. by the way. Arthur VIZ M
1 who was one of the quartet that were pTesch- Wh
4 Nh lurnbuli VS. tie quarrel between hiInSel an
II MI I0ubat gan has just returned tIOm EuIOp
II Mr. K1mbal he other one, hives IN the Oehhd
II Hotel-the same hotel at which Mr.. L0uDat yves
II This reinstatement question: said anOth'
II friend of Nj. Loubat Will not he decided on
=, In Ill nrnllnhIV be led