Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-08
AN AMER|CUS PLAN,
They Talk Of a 100000 New
Club House.
THE HOTEL HAMILTON SITE
To be Secured by Option Pending a
Hustle for Funds.
HE HOTEL HAMILTON SITE
OLD OFFICERS MOSTLY NOMINATED

icus Club who attended the caucus last
evening to nominate officers for the ensuing
year, who went there with the firm con-
viction that beautiful political shindy was
brewing, and that it would msterialize in
the shape of q cut and dried slate ''snti'' to
the present control of the club. But the
slate failed to show up, and the proceedings
were intensely harmonious Lest, however,
there should have been any political attack
IN the rear, the adherents OF Senator
Matthew Stanley Quay slumbered not, but
drummed up every afilisting member of the
club. So that it was harmony with large
''H, +" and all went smoothly.
In the absence of President Paul, Vice
President and Postmaster-soon-to-be Nc
Kean presided and worked Cushing's
Manual tor all it was worth.
THE NEW CONSTITUTION.
e D. W. English, chairman of the COM
mittee upon a new constitution and bylaws,
read lengthy report upon the matter, In
which was embodied an entire departure
from the methods of procedure and club
government which have heretofore pre-
vailed. The report was ordered printed,
and will not appear in public until adopted
BY majority of the members. 1t can be
said in advance, however, that it sits with
a ponderous sit on the practice Of political
blackballing which at one time prevailed in
the club, and which led to the exchange of
many lingual amenities at the last annual
meeting OF the club. There are also many
radical departures from the old club rules.
The report has been nearly q year in prepa-
ration, and has been formulated upon the
e of 10
points in the constitutions of the leading
political clubs of the country. The new
constitution will be voted for at the forth
coming annual election, and is already as
sured of adoption.
A MAGNIFICENT CLUBHOUSE.
Through AL G. Roenigk, the report of
the clubhouse committee was present 1t
contained an earnest recommendation that
the club which by the time the meeting was
over would contain COL members, begin to
provide for the future by securing, owning
or erecting permanent quarters at some CEN
tral point in the city. The committee be-
lieved that the club was now out of its
sWaddling clothes and had ceased to be a
political infant. 1t now numbered on its
rolls some of the greatest names in the ma
tion both as active and honorary members.
As a matter Of fact the members themselves
were able to chip in and accomplish big
things The friends of the club could be
called upon and would doubtless respond
handsomely. The committee had ascer-
tained that the Hotel Hamilton property
could be purchased for S105, 900. It has a
frontage of 60 feet on Penn avenue and a
depth of 125 feet, and is admirably located
for club purposes. The report was received
with enthusiasm. A clubhouse to cost
500, 600 is talked OF.
THEY WILL GET AN OPTION.
On motion Messrs. Al G. Roenick and
John B. Barbour were appointed by the
chair a committee to secure an option upon
the Hotel Hamilton property, it meeting
with general appreciation.
Messrs h. d. W. English, II. S. Paul
and J. b. Wilcox were appointed a gen.
eral hustling committee with a rowing COM
mission to skirmish for funds for the new
clubhouse, and to feel the pulses Of the
financial hesvy-weightsfriends of the club.
Little doubt is expressed of the ability of
the club to control ample funds for the
purpose.
Although the members present thought it
q little early to speculate upon the shape
the plan would finally would take, there is
no doubt but that the Americus Club will
allow no grass to grow under its feet. The
proposition to have a new clubhouse will be
voted upon by the members at the annual
election.
OFFICERS NOMINATED.
After the transaction of some minor bust
ness the club went into a committee on the
whole for the nomination of officers for the
ensuing year. Harry A. Paul, the present
popular President, was renominated amid
burst of applause with pleasing unanim-
ity.
Charles c. Baer was renominated for First
Vice President and James S. Mexican for
Second Vice President with a halo of har-
moniousness gliding the occasion. John
Easton was nominated for Third Vice Presi-
dent Samuel Moody declining to be placed
in nomination.
james 81. Wilcox was nominated for
Treasurer, vice A. j. Logan; W. 7. Reiter
and j. D. Littell were nominated for Core
spending Secretary, George II. Houghton
was renominated for Recording Secretary.
W. W. Colville was renominated for
Financial Secretary, A. J. Logan and A.
H. McCandiess were nominated for Major.
For Captain two nominations were made.
W. b. Davis and S. d. Hubley A little
bird SAYS that the newspaperman will make
the rifle. h. G. Stewart was nominated for
First Lieutenant and W. S. McLain and
William Klaber were nominated for Second
Lieutenant.
THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
There were Is nominations and six to
elect, and 13 will be an unlucky number for
some one dead sure. The opposition in the
5ere expected to bob up at this point
proceedings but there was nary a
The following gentlemen were placed
omination:
f. Collingwood James P, Anderson. 7 M.
..lker. George P. Letscbe. W. H Keech.
ames P. Youngon. w. ?. Ford, H. P. Ford
W. p. Bennett r. c. Patterson, H d. Sellers
Jr., E. L. Devore and A NJ. Voight
It will be seen that with the exception of
Mr.. Samuel Moody and A. J. Logan, neither
OF whom desired to serve, the entire list of
officers of the club was renominated.
The following gentlemen were elected to
membership: Milton 7. Robertson, ALLEGHENY.
Charles A Turner, Pittsburg; Charles s.
Holmes, Pittsburg; John Goettmann Pitts
burg; William Petty. Pittsburg; H. /. Bow
man. Pittsburg; Percy e. Hamilton. Duukirk.
n. Y: c. A. Freeman, SteubenviIle, O.; I'M
Freeman. Steubenville, o.; D. B. johnson.
Steubenville, O.; Luther l. Smith, Sewickley'
Pa; General Asa W. Jones, Youngstown, o.
As honorary members Major William Nc
Kinley, Of Ohio, and General Nathan B.
Gof, Of West Virginia, we're elected and