The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-04-13
The Palma Clubs Exciting
Election Ended in a
Drawn Battle.
Mr.. SHEPARDSON'S VICTORY.
Elected Chairman of the Art Com
mittee Over Mr.. Eyans---Can-
vassers Buttonholed Members
In the Rain.

The annual election of the Palma Club
able events in the history of the organiza-
tion and was somewhat mixed in result.
The successful candidates were William
Muirheid, president; James Clark, vice
president; George Fl. Earle, secretary;
George A. Heaney, historian, and Nelson
j. H. Edge, William B. Jenkins, John
Holmes, Fred S. Carter and Fred e.
Tilden, trustees Ira A. Shepardson was
elected chairman of the Art Committee.
With the exception of Messrs. Jenkins
and Carter as trustees, this was the ticket
set up by the regularly constituted nomi-
mating committee. Fred Wolbert and
Frank r. Baldwin had been named for
the positions to which these gentlemen
were elected.
The greatest fight was made against
Mr. Shepardson. William L. Evans, who
had been chairman of the Art Committee
from the time it was constituted, ran
against him.
The scene in and about the clubhouse
during the balloting and the counting OF
the votes was lively one. Friends OF the
various candidates, with punches OF
tickets in their hands, buttonholed mem
bers and resorted to all sorts of arguments
to gain votes.
Notwithstanding the rain the indie
| fatigable canvasSerS went out on the
street and waylaid members going to the
house. One of the most earnest and
enthusiastic of these was "Bennie"
| Van DYKE, who was doing all in his
power to secure the election of his friend
"Tillie.o
George J. Medole, one of Mr.. Evans
strongest adherents, went up York street
and kept so vigilant watch over that
| thoroughfare that very few members got
| into the house from that direction without
hearing several strong arguments why
they should vote for Mr.. Evans.
A GREAT CRUSH.
| There never was an event at the club
| house before, not even excepting ladies'
| night, when such crowd was present as
witnessed the opening of the polls at
| eight O'Clock. Gentlemen who are sell
| dom seen inside of the door were there,
\ and members who have not crossed the
| threshold since their election wandered
about as well as they could in the crush,
and admired the magnificent appoint
| ments of the building
| The excitement ran high during the
| baIloting and the betting, which was
4 done on the aHiet, varied greatly
THE RESULT.
The polls were closed promptly at nine
| O'Clock and then j. Herbert Potts, y. W..
McCrea and Mr. Hulshizer, the tellers,
proceeded to count the votes This was
| done after the same method used IN mu-
| nicipal elections. AS each vote
was announced and the contest began
to narrow down among the regulars
and the "splits," the friends of the candi-
dates cheered and yelled without thought
of the usual dignity of the place. 1t was
after midnight when the result was an
| nounced as follows
For President-William Muirheid, 306. For Vice
President-James Clark, 319 For Secretary
George H. Earle, 324. For Historian-George A.
Heapey 800. For TTustees-Nelson j. ii. Edge,
2g2: Wiliiefn B. jenkins, 227; John Holmes, 256i
Frank p Carter 227 Fred E. Tilden, 1e0; Fred
| Wolbert 1856; Frank r. Baldwin, l09, For Chair
man of the Art Committee-Ira a. Shepardson,
| 1876; William I. Evans, 137.
The total vote cast was 326.
THE RosEvILLE CLUB BoYCoTFED,
resolution was offered by Mr.. f. e..
Wolbert to the effect that, as the Roseyille
Club had not apologized for it's conduct on
the occasion of the Championship bowling
match on the Palma's alleys, no MEM
Der of the Roseville Club should hereafter
be admitted to the Palma's house. The
resolution was referred to committee.