New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-13
THE UNION CLUBS COURTESy
NO WISH TO CROWD OUT THE MANHATTAN
THE STEWART HOUSE QUESTION GOES OVER uxrn
yAtr--A FAIR FIELD OFFEREp

THE STEWART HOUSE QUESTION GOES OVER UNru
vALLr-A FAIR FIELD oYFEREp.
The rivalry between the Union and Manhattan
Clubs for the possession Of the Stewart mansion Il
over, at least for several months TO come. Thu
condition of things is the result OF the speei,l
meeting of the Union Club held last night and thu
action there taken was universally commended in
club circles last night.
As was published IN yesterdays TRIBUNE sous
of the members Of the Manhattan Club felt IN
happy over the news that they were likely ty loss
the Stewart property, upon which their hearts had
been set Others felt indignant, and denied thA
courtesy OF the Union Clubs action in securing tbs
option of the house by bidding larger price G. @.
Baldwin is a member Of both clubs, and In his
capacity as n member Of a subcommittee Of The
Manhattan Board of Governors he addressed =
letter TO the members Of the Union Club Committee
on Sites, in which communication he desired TO bs
informed whether tho Union Club had really Dun
In n bid. He concluded with the words:
" Although my informant has spoken in conAdencs.
T can scarcely believe that the Manhattan Club
should have been treated with such marked ndi.
ference not to say unfricndiness, by the spreseu.
tatives of the Union Club
Frederic T. Coudert another member of ths
subcommittee, ulbO WIotc q irOocit uVufstb
ing President John j. Townsend of the Union
Club. Mr.. Coudert formally Informed Mr. Town
send that the Manhattan Club had made q bons
fds offer for the Stewart proprty. The receipt Of
these letters became matter Of general discussion
among the members of the Union Club. and 3
strong party was developed, consisting OF thoss
who themselves believed that the Manhattan Club
was being wronged. The meeting last night was a.
tended by large representation OF all the different
opinions and all anticipated an exciting time. In
this however. they were agreeably disappointed.
The meeting was called to order shortly after
8 o'clock. and the chairman announced at once
that the business Of the evening WAS TO receive Q
report Of the Committee on Sites for new club
house. The committee reported the option 1t had
secured from the Stewart heirs, and the chairman
then brought up the exceptions taken by the Man.
haitian Club. In order to justify it,
preliminary action, he said, the COM
mittee had secured from many OF the Stewart
heirs written statements, in which the owners Of
the propertv declared themselves or the opinion
that they were at liberty to negotiate Tor the
sale of the Stewart mansion with the UNION Cub
or any other wouldbe purchaser, and that they
cid not consider themselves hampered Ia any way
by the negotiations they had conducted with the
Manhattan Club, and which had not 0een ended
The Chairman submitted letters from the Stewar
declamtions from the property owners themselves
svmnatbized with the Manhattan Club, and but
Finally, the Committee on Sites itself, through
it's chairman, offered resolution postponlng any
action in the matter until next November
The resolution was accepted, and the meeting I'D.
iourned. it being then only 9 o'clock The action
of the Union Club leaves the matter IN saus.
factory state The option until June D Is thereby
dronped and the Manhattan Club has until nsxs
November to buy the Stewart mansion If it wish.
to do So The Union Club will make no S4ss
for the property until that time me cG bnavs,
mon M the point that they did not desire 70
Considered as making concessions to the Man.
haitian Club They have acted in good Ia sssa Sns
TINT was most advisable under the circumstances