The evening world., 1889-01-26
LAST edition.
BLACKBALLED.
Col. Ingersoll Barred Out Of the
Players Club.
Augustin Daily Led the Forces
Which Opposed Him.
Il Was the CoIonel's Anti Religious
Views that Caused It.

Col. Robert G. Ingersoll has been black
balled by the newly established Players
Club, founded by Edwin Booth at IS Gram
Grey Park.
The reason of the Colonels rejection is
entirely on account of the ~well-known re-
l~igious. or rather anti-religious views enter
tanned by him.
Many of the members commended that Col.
Ingersoll's enrolment on the books of the
Club would add 80 much to its prestige that
his peculiar agnostical tenets should be over
looked.
II appears that the debate over this point
was fast and furious.
lar of the shining lights of the Club
we're in favor of admitting him. Then. too,
some equally ns brilliant were bitterly op-
posed to his admission.
The question was voted on and the fat has
gone forth that the elegant apartments of the
actors shall not be graced by the keen-witted
lawyer.
To an EVENING WORLD reporter, Col.
Ingersoll said this morning that he knew
nothing of the affair until q reporter told
him early III the week that his name had
been proposed for membership III the club.
Who the gentlemen were who proposed it,
serted that he had not been consulted at all In
the matter. But even if he had been, he would
very likely have readily acceded to the propo-
sition, az he liked the society of player folk,
among whom he numbered many pleasant
acqunintances.
But, of course. ;" continued Col. Ingersoll,
81 Am not going 10 break my heart over
nEie f re- s%n41ive, s snipk the s shsll Hs
strong face relaxed in a pleasant smile, and
his clear gray eyes lost their habitual eagle
like sharpness.
II do not know who it was who first
doomed me for the Club, And, indeed, l
probably know less about the affair than any
one connected with it.
81 was informed this morning. however.
that Augustln DAILY headed the coterie that
stood out against me.
~ UNDERSTANDING, / am sure, that it is
not at all on personal grounds that, l have
been denied the privilege Of joining the
choice spirits constituting the Club. II is
wholly. l know, on account of my religious
opinions, which you know "-smiling sWeetly
a~gain-"are said to be very peculiar.
" But think have been greatly misrep-
perhaps you have heard it-about, my
introducing my daughters to d lady
AS two young women who never heard a
church bell Of course that is ab,
could not live in a civilized community and
be beyond the reach of the sound Of a church
But this has hardly anything to do with
Well, Idon't know that I can say any
thing further. except hat l am Nally
very sorry that my private opinions,
which ! never inflict on anybody,
should have been used as a handle to cast
a personal slur on me. For, of
course, while Mr.. DAILY and his
faction are said to assert en-
phatically that there is nothing at all per-
sonal in the blackballing, yet l can scarcely
regard it in the same light as they do.
But my head Is not sore at all over the
little episode. AS | said before, / think / can
stand it. | believe | have still one or two
clubs which | can enter and find myself well
coined.
" must say, however, that l do think Mr..
DAILY has stretched his piety somewhat in
putting me without the pale of his charity.
lyon know" with the same lighting up
of the intellectual countenance, - Christians
are supposed to keep charity on tap for poor
sinners like myself. / think they might have
given me II drop or two of their superauous
charity.
Good morning."