New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-11
MANHATTAN CLUE TROUBLES.
TAyIMANY MEN SEEKING CONTROL.
TWO MAIN TICKETS AND SEVERAL SIDE ISSUES

TWO MAIN TICKETS AND SEVERAL SIDE ISSUES
roR THE COMING ELECTION
The coma- election ~ the Manhattan Club, 10 take
| place on Thursday evening March 10. VIII be 'ne
hottest and most sharply contested that tins famous
social 0rganizqt.on ii the Democratic party IN New
York hi, known in IT, history. 1t has long been
The boast Of tbs club That il j. not controlled by any
fact % ~ the party. and thdt clique ponies Wa i'
| afmi'-,d within if- portals in any form or "c'rl'-
| any disguise. Nevertheless, a wear aco some OF ie
more daring and aggressive q the younger IaInmdN
| members flushed with the victory al the polls ~ the
two preceding eject on- and emho,1ouoi by The almost
complete coutr, Which the Ws~am element hd'
/ achieved 90 the municipal government t'2"s" -
crown their series Of successes with triumph III 'o
! Manhattan Club II John " Bowers, the wciihoo"h
| Tammany lawyer. could he chosen a member Oh tne
Ecl.I " Governors It would indicate hAitcnhS H'e
| "a Timmauv Hall stock among the solid men OF the
! city and the party The prOprcty OF the pan was
considered for some time. but when II was p'iheu ""'
| that a failure would prove disastrous tmng 70 ia''
| many Hlii wiser com,cl' prevailed ME- h'"'
wrot. a diplomatic lcitor Withdrawing from inc nciU'
and the scheme was abandoned. il was hheu' 10"
| ever. that when the braves Of the NlEWam n"l
! strengthened Themselves on the rolls break would DC
| mad' for possession Of the Climb.
The Tammnny strength has largely increased during
the last year and has more than Kept pace VII" ''
! growth Of the club under the impetus gwen N 10
1
| Il. and Fifhave. to its present gorgeous nome !"
| the stewart mansion. A. the time approached Tor
| elcctug -cycn II the fifteen club "goNcrh"i' '"c
same bell -.rout element insisted that the TIM 'l'
surely com. ior T,mu1nv 90 as'"r' 'r~ci' ann NV
uaur ~ tr r,'rcr,. to- tlcr with o'r> uSh III 'l'c
WI-wam r9ruciI-. was tked o. for IT," '"''h.i'' -
! occur i'm tho Board Nos; Of tTc men oi influence
| in Tammauy HAIL. 10th III and out Of o.hcal p"''''
| ar, members of r,c Manhattan cub ana 1t was
| ar-Iel that au easy victory ooIi he r"cureH' oeN
ce informal conferences were held, ana the question
discussed in all Is bearings. ana ih"'h h"'
carefully even than Il had been previous 70 A'''
vea,' tII., election The best judgment the MiE""l
Afford, Wa sought. and again The counsel % Inc 'oo''
head. prevailed The cou-cI-us OF opin.Jn Wd0 ti'
the proposition was bad politic'" Police ''"l,'-
>iou.r Jane, j. Martin is c.cdltod WITH giving tle
scheme IT,. dalth blow. lie said: " Iammany mead
quarter, have never been in F.nl ave. am not !"
favor Of their removal from Fourteenth ST.
IN IL. meantime g. g. Baldwin. chairman OF ~"
Comfy Democracy County Committee aided b} 81
sheriff Jamo, O'En.u and other known 10 have de
cdcl ~. rammauv leaning, had got Il t'Hct "ddS
fpr 'hr field. Ia the Manhattan CIVb there ai' no
"rc-ullr" or Composition" tickets ANY ten members
can nominate whatever candidate, tirr please, by
signing their name, to the ticket and posting D. upon
tAo club bulletin Tn" Baldwin ticket was put
M a. rcprc-outing tIo.c who had advocated
tie stewart lease, aol lad made th"mS"lvc- PEI
~onallv and pccuUilriiy r-pon-ih!" for the 'I"o
financial success in it, removal uptown OF the N"Vri
governors To- Dc. elected is 10 b" chosen for one
year. ore for two wear and FIVE Tor three year
What i, known As the Baldwin ticket" Is made mp
thu: 70 serve for one year ~ylyct" !. O>n.Ivan'
~ serve for two years, Thomas Ncwboh: t. serve Tor
three year. David u. Gilbert, John Hone. IT, George
Gri,wDd Haven. Walter stanton, W. {. whitney.
Th- ticket is backed" ly many prominent members
among whom are !. Hampton R'bb Herman ocrich>'
lcrkin, Van ~chliok. ROGER \. Pryor. samuel j.
I.f. q !rie : I. !.