New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-17
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GRACE HIT BY A BLIZZARD.
HIS LITTLE BOOM COULD NOT STAND THE
MANHATTAN STORM
THIS POPULAR CLUB ExPREssEs IT'S OPINION OF
TIE sCHEMINo PCLITICIAN-PITY yELT FOR
HIS SUP ERINa FOLLOWERS WHO

HIS SUFFERING FOLLOWERS VINO
WE'RE ALSO FOUNDERED.
| William r Grace Is now regarded by an over
whelming majority of the m mbers Of the Mn
haitian Club the best authority on blizzssds
| in the City and County of New-York He under
| took to turn the club into political adjunct
Of his still-hunt for the Govenorship and on Thurs
| day night he showed under so deep that 10 is
expected that he will require the services OF the
whole Peruvian Government the Gedney channel
| contract the Grant q Ward assets and the Amer
| lean Dredging Company to haul him out.
Ever since the Manhattan Club decided to move
| up town, Mr.. Grace has been quietly at work on
| little ticket of his own for the new members for
three years of the Board Of Managers OF the or
his plan was discovered by some of the conserva-
tive members OF the club Word was passed from
mouth to mouth and moro subtly than Mr. Grace
himself WAS % at work, movement was Was set on loot
to turn the club into Grace political machine
bad gone 50 far that circulars were being issucd
from the club political headquarters.
THE CLUB IN HuBBuB.
These tidings set the club into a hubbub. Tho
prospect and the attendant Joy OF moving into
the Stewart mansion became a second consideration
with the members They recalled the fact that
the constitution Of the club made the purpose Oh
the organization the nursing and propagation
of Democratic principles but these principles APP
piled to Republicans-who were memlcrs-as wei
as to Democrats
| Above all was the fact as clear the sun in
| the heavens, that the Manhattan Club was not
political organization, it had never been ldeniihtd
with politics and 1t never should be. IL Was
pretty well known that President Cleveland do
sired to use Mr.. Grace rs a hammer wler' WITH TO
hit David B Hill over the head II he presumed To
| tritie with the Cleveland boom. second editon,
| yet even this consideration was OF no avail win
| the members Thore was one thing on which the
club had always prided itself 1t had the best chef
In the country; its menus were famed FOR their ex-
pnfs ifo
ment
1t was at this club that Justices L'wrenoc. Van
B Bmat AndTsws, Frsdo 0Dr'en S,o ana D''s S'msa
sedswiol,, edsS baiy Van HOcsen, Iawrsnce, 4lI,a,
MARITIME and Cowing, Recorder Smyth, eN,Judse
Van Worst and other luminarles OF the bcpch were
In the habit of entertaining their friends ana
whyP Simply because Of the dishes which ths
Manattan's chef alone knew how to prel@re to
soothe the ills OF man. And the judges know
that there was not room at the board for sfomachs
and politics too. The determination TO hold poll
| tics far from the club, and TO keep intact the
Manhattan's reputation for its viands and It's
| Wines brought a direct issue.
NAMES ON IHE GRACE TrCK"r
| The Grace ticket had it some half-dozeu
ard more names. There were only four members
of the Board of Managers to be voted for Mr..
| Grace's plan To unite bis strength on four
names Oh his ticket. these incldued h'wscif,
| Edward Cooper, Commissioner Coleman aLd dn,
other well-llnown politician. MessFs Cooper ana
| Coleman were popular III the cluD, ana tic3 were
10th to Ill tlus capacity ~ Mr. grace
| persuaded them TO enter the race he opposition
placed ticket III the heid: ney lalu u,eir pan
to centre their strength John Hone Jr, Ic'stsr
| Holue, David Il. GilDeIL ana Robert Si Taylor.
| These four gentlemen hrst Llade tile usf,enieht
that they would give PERSONAL super' ison 10
the affairs OF the club ana see tnat the culsihe
| never fell oil aud that the wines should never
| lose in flavor. -,
Thursday evening devoted ostensibly to re-
port OF the committee the now site t0r the clun,
was in reality the occasion Tor tie dete fniihuIioi
OF the more important matter. The steward OF
the club was astoundcd to behold suoh AN ihtouf-
| na of club men he had not seen so great q
number vi members present at Que uue IN sns
history OF the club; there were al ieast ioV oI
the 800 active members on hand: They had neen
drummed up from all quarters Verify, argued tie
old man to himself II is strange thaI the ole"afe
mansion should cause sucn h@nDnnp. @ ma nut "r
of the OCCASION The judlcai members Ol lhe
club were present. and every on" OF them No''n
for the antpolt cs pro-stomach an'l-"race t'cNe''
MI. GRACE AT THE TAIL "F TIIt LIE
When the votes were counted, II was ascer-
tanned that Messres. Hone, Home Gilbert and
TAYLOR had been triumphantly elected Mr. Cole
man was defeated by only fifty votes, but he was
popular and had long been the treasurer OF ,hs
club, and 1t WAS considered that ne n'u pseh % "u
into such position. Mr. Grace WIS AT th9 tait
end of the ticket getting somewhere afouhd 10y
votes He was done for with Vengeance, and
he was the most surprised man OF thht great oc-
Yesterday the club was in fcrment over tho
result. It was delighted. prominent member
said In the afternoon:
II was a square attemp. Of Mr.. Grace To tnrn ths
club into a political machine for bis use he was
overwhelmingly defeated. lie ought to have oeen.
This club Is famous for ts social character ana US
cuisine We want no politics here. We shall have
none We sorry for Mr. Coleman ana PR & t0oI1r. oI.
clans who live on politics Every Repupcs,n, sga,0x,
Ne Grac, s,ili. hunt | hope Mr.. Grace Is sat- isned
Yes big fight the hottest @ time ts tSs
was by the by, how did you hear OF lti Not nom
Mr.. 0racei mol
Mr. Coleman's place as treasurer is now to 10
filed from the new board II Is sald'