New-York tribune., 1891-12-29
VICTORY FOR THE REGULARS.
A LIVELY CHERRY DIAMOND ELECTION.
THE OPPOSITION TIcKEr SHOWED UNDER-HAE'
MoNY EEIGSs SUPREME AGAIN.

THE OPPOSITION T1cKEr SHOWED UNDER-HAk
MoNY EEIGSs SUPREME AGAIN
The annual election Of the Manhattan Athletic Club
was held at tc club house In Madisonave last hs''
and the candidates on tho regular ticket bad clean
sweep The opposition eformers as they preferred
10 be called were entirely showed under. More votes
were poed than at any election ever held by an ah
etlc club In this country, the votes cast numbering
about 400.
Now that the election IS over, the Cherry Diamond
Club l. again unit and every member Is reany 10
battle for his organization Not single man on the
opposition ticket elected, In fact the result OF the
contest was wholesale victory for President Carr Sec
rotary Hughes Dr. f. F. Hoyt and their army OF GOOD
friends, as was predicted In The Tribune
The ticket elected is as follows: President George
w. Carr; ccpresident. f. f. Hoyt secretary, Charles
C. Hughes treasurer Walton Storm; captain, Eugene
Van schack; first lieutenant J. b. Anderson; second
lieutenant, Frederick j. Fortmcycr; governors, H. ~
Appeus, J. II. V. Arnold, H. B. Bcecher. Z. p. Bgs
low, +. c. Converse, James j. Coogan, J. H. Flagier
Edwin Gould, Herman Knubel, W. c. Page, Charles o.
Perry, c. f. Trotter and Lawrence Wells.
The balIoting was done the Australian system
and "a steady stream OF members poured in from
O'Clock, when the polls opened, until 10 O'Clock
al night, when the polls closed. The opposition
when they saw that their cause was probably lost
made several demands upon President Carr, which
that Official promptly squelched. There were twelve
teliers and the opposition declared that among the
dozen they had only two sympathizeT. They
demanded equal represent alton, but did not get II.
They also wanted the ballots put in glass cases, ana
a few other things like that.
Joseph Gordon and Howard Mclean were the work
or, for the opposition, while A. G. Palmer, Tnomas
McEwen and Samuel Cornell ooked after the Interests
of the regular ticket.
Tho real fight was made the vice-presdency,
for which office F. F. Hoyt and william J. swan werc
the candidates. Mr.. Hoyt ought to be well pleased
with his victory for he defeated one OF the Oldest
and most popular In the club. Mr. Hoyts piu
rality. while not so large as that OF some OF tho
regulars was az the same time emphatic.
There was no opposition to President Carr or to
Captain Eugene Van Scha!ck. Captain cornell re-
fires with the best wishes Of every IN the club.
No such formidable vote was anticipated as the
following figures will illustrate. AT the last election
President Carr received 340 votes; Storm. 34s
Cornell 347 Hughes. BAL. and Swan. 262. The hand
some showing OF last night throws these old figures
In the shade and show the intense interest felt IN yes
terday's election by the Cherry Diamond men,
Personalities were dealt In during the campaign
which both sides now sorry for, ana happier
family never existed than swept through the spacious
rooms Of this great athletic and social organization at
midnight
"we have had our fight and IL is all over" said
Joseph Gordon. chairman of the opposition campaign
committee I've are beaten and We will take our
medicine like men. All our differences have been
settled by ballot and hereafter there will be regulars
and no opposition. for we all Cherry Diamond
workers." 90, .
UCvt 762; swan, GSf Hughes. 760; his opponent
SO: storm. s07 : to 562 for Keyser. Eugene Van
schac had no Gppps%on % ana s0s iS' t ano Ms
deis0n, ~ to Smiths ESQ., fortmeyer' "l u 'anc
Gould and Page were on both tickets for governors