New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-05-29
RESULT OF THE UNION CLUB ELECTION.
TWO :. REGULARS" DEFEATED-GRoUND BROKEN
on THE METROPOLITAN CLUB SITE.

TWO Regulars DEFEATED-GROUND BROKEN
on THE METROPOLITAN CLUB SITE.
The teers at the annual meeting Of the Union Club
m Wednesday night did not finish counting the ballots
cast for candidates for the Governing Committee until
nearly half past O'Clock yesterday morning The meet
ing then called to order again and the result Oh inc
election was announced AS was foreshadowed In Ihe
Tribune of yesterday the greater part OF the regar
ticket was successful the only two on IL VINO laieo 10
receive majority of the votes cast being Henry W. l.
Mali and Daniel NJ Walbridge who were candidates Tor
the full term Of three years j. Hampton Robo CheSte
Griswold Franklin Bartlett, Henry de Forest Weekes
John NJ Bowers and James G. X. Duer We're reelected
for the full term G.. Lawrence was chosen W
serve two years, and David Bradley Lee ana henry
Winthrop Gray were elected to serve one year. J. N
A. Griswod received the hrgest number Oh Voes cast
for any candidate the opposition ticket
The meeting was adjourned until June 10, when the
two vacancies will be flied. The election Of offers
will be held BY the Governing Committee at its next
monthly meeting. There is opposition TO the fc-
election of Clarence A. seward president and Frank
lin Bartlett as secretary.
The amendment proposed by C. C. Baldwin to the
constitution TO strike out Section Of Article III, was
lost on Wednesday night. This section provides that
the names OF candidates for the Governing Committee
shall be posted days before the election Had the
amendment been carried the meeting on June 10
would be unnecessary, as the two vacancies could
have been filed yesterday morning
O. d. Mum, Peter Marie, William H. Scott and
Henry A. IIurlbut had proposed three amendments to
the constitution. The first one, which provided that
$50 members should constitute quorum at any meet
Ing Of the club, was carried. The other two. which
were intended 10 delay the adoption Of resolution to
move the club house. were lost. one provided that n
twotlirds vote should he required to adopt n resolu
ton TO change the site OF the club; the second that
members could vote for against such resolution
hy mailing TO the secretary Affirmative or negative
ballot II they were absent from the meeting.
The supporters of the Metropolitan Club wore
a smile yesterday when discussing the Union Clubs
resolution TO move and said: "We've stirred them
ND. haven't we 80 The new organization is hurrylnG
M the building Of its clubhouse much as possible
and will probably take possession OF 1t some time be-
fore the Union Club will be ready to leave
its present quarters. Ground was Dioheh Oh inc
plot Of the Metropolitan Club at the northeast corner
of Sxtieth-st and Fifthave.. about two weeks ago,
before even the ground plan Of the proposed building
WAS in any shape. The Governing Committee OF the
club at It's meeting Wednesday accepted the ground
plan drawn by McKm. Mead & White. who are the
architect Of the clubhouse and work will be begun
on the foundations soon as the necessary excava
lions are finished The architects have not yet spent
any thought on the plan for the front elevation, and
in fact do not expect 10 have the entire plans finished
before next october.
In the meantime the membership OF the club Is
growing constantly. 1t Is now 6oO twenty-one per-
sons having been elected on Wednesday. seventeen
naues are now upon the waiting list, and will be
passed on by the Covering Committee al its June
meeting After that more members viii be
elected until the fall. The Initiation fee Of $500 Is
PAYABLE in quarterly instalments of 200 each. but
nearly all the members have paid the whole sum ut