The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-10-25
SPLIT ON COMIC OPERA.
The Vital Question in the
Jersey City Athletic
Club Election.
TIE FIGHT AGAINST YOUNG.
One Side Wants the Gymnasium
Without Slugging; the Other
Wants to Sing.


evening promises to be as exciting as that
held at the Palma Club house early last
spring. The chief, perhaps the only,
contest is on the presidency, from which
ex-senator William Brinkerhof retires;
but the discussions ON it cover all the
questions of club and management and
some considerations that have no near or
reno te relation to them.
HOW ELECTIONS ARE MANAGED.
To take in the bearings of the contro-
versy it is necessary to know what
methods are pursued by the club in elect
ing Its officers The tickets to be voted
on are not prepared as in some of the
clubs by Nominating Committee; but
at a meeting of the club members two
weeks in advance of the election the
nominations are made and then closed.
An aspirant for official honors is expected
to post his name; but the failure to post
ing put in the field at the ante election
meeting. Any one can be suggested at
the meeting, and as many nominations as
the members choose to make can be
made.
This fall there are but two tickets in
the field-one headed by John Reid, q
brother of the late Jimmy Reid, and q
florist in the Greenville section of the
city Jimmy was a son-in-law of Peter
Henderson, the rich South Bergen florist;
and partly because John is Jimmy's
brother, and partly because he is in the
same business with MI. Henderson. the
Henderson influence is being exerted in
his behalf
FIGHT AGAINST YOUNG.
That does not seem to be all of it, how
ever. James G. Young has been an ac-
tive member of the club for the last five
years. He has been the vice president for
three terms. and, with the. aid of his
brother George, has shaped its policy to a
large extent. The man who is influential
in directing affairs is pretty sure to make
enemies, and Jim Young's aggressive
energy has put him in disfavor with those
members who would like to have seen the
clubs career turned in different channels
So when it became known that he wanted
to be promoted from the vice presidency
to the presidency great howl went up.
Jim Young is not SO rich in this worlds
goods as some of the members; he has
not.so ancient a local lineage as others.
And the old settlers combined with the
moneybags and those who have differed
from him on questions of club policy to
find another candidate to beat him. They
picked out George +. Perkins, whose
terraced villa is one OF the most attractive
ornaments of Bergen avenue, to stand
against him, but he wouldn't Neither
would Klumpp, or Ridgeway. j. NJ.
Tappan, who was finally approached. in
timated that perhaps he might be per-
suaded but he ultimately got out Of the
way; and finally Jack Reed. as the boys
call him, was pressed into the service.
His name was suggested to the Dominat-
ing meeting ten days ago. Jim" Young
was proposed, of course, and the issue
was made up.
The first overt move in the campaign
was that made yesterday in the mailing
of this circular to the members:
JERSEY Cry. October %, 1889.
DEAR SR:--The annual election of officers of
the Jersey City Athletic Club win take place on
Monday evening. October 26, at the clubhouse
Mr. John Reid, at the solicitation of many mem
bers, has consented to become candidate for
the office of president, and the undersigned in.
vte your influence and support of Mr. Reid for
that position. He has been member of the
Board Of Trustees and chairman of an important
committee for the past year, and the energy and
ability shown by him in all club matters demon
strates his peculiar fitness for the position Mr..
Reid recognizing the vital necessity of renewing
the interest of members In our organization is
most pronounced in favor of maintaining and
encouraging the athletic features of our club,
desiring II possible In the near future increased
facilities for outdoor sports. Mr.. Reid has been
actively identified with the able management of
the clubs finances that has reduced our in
debtedness $500 in the past two years, and we
believe his election will best conserve the sound
policy of the past administration, and infuse
now life and interest in every department OF our
John F. Klumpp G. NJ shiplnan. r. L. Clark.
Geo f. Perkins, F. A. Gebhard, c. Henderson
4 & & fittsed chssisy ssaRs.t saUry
a. D. Joslin. Carman Nichols, J. N, Holton,
Z. W. johnson, ]. Earl LlsE. q. +. Rogers Rogers
Frank Cayall, g. G. Arrowsniith, J. H. Howell,
John McIlroy, W. II. Carson, N. B. Lyons.
"What is themeaning of that circular?n
asked of one of the members last even
tv1rr
His answer showed him to be pretty
good advocate of Jack Reid.
TOO MUCH OPERA.
"You see the reference to the athletic
features?" he asked. "Well, Jim Young
and his brother George are something in
the singing line, and they have run the
club through an operatic course that has
materially changed it from an athletic
club into singing school. The club pro-
vided its operatic boys with portable
stage to disport themselves upon, but it
was understood that the stage would be
most of the time in the air and out of the
way of our gymnasium. Instead of thar
Young and his cotorie are so eternaily
singing and rehearsing that the stage is
all the time In use and gymnasium room
letic class is almost disbanded. We want
more gymastic exercise, and less of the
'tra-la-la business before the foot lights.
''But Jim Young has other elements of
weakness The club boys are down on
him because they think he tricked them
at the last fall election.
SHARP TRICKS.
HE had been vice president He al
lowed himself to be nominated for vice
president again. On election night, just
before the voting began, he Withdrew,
and by prearrangement some one put his
brother George in nomination in his
stead. The anti Young sentiment had no
time or opportunity TO crystallize; and
George won the poll.
.sNow, we believed and believe that
Mae Tappan and Jim Yonng were pre-
pairing to do the same thing in the APP
preaching election. Tappan gave it out
loudly that he was going to be president,
and the antiYoung party went to him
for positive assurance. We asked him
would he stand If he were nominated.
We feared he'd decline at the last minute
and give Young walk over. We had to
press him to the wall before we could get
an answer from him, and then he reluct-
antly told us that he was not sincere
candidate We baked Young's game
with him by nominating Jack Reid"
MIR. YOUNG'S SIDE.
.This fight against Young" said one OF
the Young party, when he was approached,
sis q very unfair one. All the active
members are with him, and Ii he is beaten
II will be by the crowd that never gets to
the Climb honse except on election nights.
lack Reid is one OF that class He Was