New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-05
THE PROSPEROUS DoWNToWN CLUB.
EX-SENATOR PLATr AND WARNER MILLER
ELECTED TRUsTEEs-PLANNING FOR
EFFECTIVE WORK.

Two facts were demonstrated at the annual meeting
NJ the Downtown Republican Club yesterday First. that
the club is in an exceedingly prosperous condition. and
second that il will be conducted in future the
broad gauge principles that has been run on since its
formation The club Is Republican In the fullest
sense of the term. Its members represent all ele-
ments Of the party. Nothing that of faction
asm is tolerated in the management and nothing that
even hints at exclusiveness is visible In its everyday
workings That 1t should prove successful Is what
might be expected. And 1t certainly has been a
great success. Treasurer Alexanders report showed
as a result Of the first years work that there
SAB resident and nonresident members the rolls
and the sum of nearly $4,000 in the treasury after
all bills had been paid and nearly 81 900 put into
the sinking fund.
President A. r. whtney's Illness prevented his at
tendance vcc-President II. X. Thurber pre-
sided. The chief business was the cleo
ton OF officers, which resulted in the
unanimous choice Of the following as trustees :
To serve one year. Herman o. Armour, Daniel Bacon
Edward NJ Brown, Francis II. Milford Abram Wake
man. jr; two years, Daniel Butterfeld. Horace j.
Hotchliss, Warner Miller. Thomas C. Plat. Elliott F.
Shepard three years. Robert A. Cheseborough, James
C. Reed, Joseph II. Sterling william L. Strong
Andrew VI. Underhl four years. Henry f. Alexander.
L. V. DeForest, John F. Pummer, Horace X. Thurber
Alfred X. Whitney.
While the voting in progress C. C. Shayne
made a vigorous speech IN favor OF increasing the
usefulness Of the club by getting in members
several hundred young men doing business In New
York, but living in surrounding towns and cities.
He thought ii would have good effect on the party
in these places II these young men brought in
contact with the party leaders hero
daily through the medium of the club.
To encourage this he urged the reduction Of
annual dues to a merely nominal figure, so that any
young man, no matter how modest his income, might
feel able to join. Mr. Shayne's suggestion was well
received, and the chairman at appointed COM
mittee, consisting Of Mr.. Shayne, L. " De Forest,
Secretary Sterling G. B. Johnson and f. Mulholland
TO report to the trustees plan for carrying out this
proposition. The coming National Convention OF Re-
publican clubs then discussed. and on motion OF
J. H. Prall the trustees requested to consider
the question of having the club represented there
The question Of changing the home Of the club from
No. 81 New-st to some point in the neghborhood OF
the POstOiice preached by Mr. Blunt, and will
DO considered at the next meeting. SO will the
proposition to begin work the new building for the
new Republican Headquarters, for which the club has
already raised nearly 100000 The trustees will elect
officers at their first meeting Mr.. Whltney's family
do not want him TO take the Office of president
again. but the sentiment in favor Of his reelection is
simply overwhelming.