New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-19
INCIDENTS IN HARLEM.
MR.. CRANES REJECTION BY CLUBMEN-IN
TEREST IN POLITICS.

not been left unsounded its advantages unde
scribed. That these advantages are known to and
appreciated by many is proved by the visitors books
in the various hotels about the city, especially In those
whose patronage Is from the Southwest and the South
The fact is that there Is no more delightful city
at this season OF the year than the great
metropolis between the two rivers and TO no portion
of It does the remark apply with more appropriateness
than to Harlem-onoe q name Of reproach and still
somewhat so, upon the lips OF the cheap wits and
cockneys OF the /" clty"-but now tho designation OF
delightful region OF homes pure air, good water wide
strects-a region convenient both to city and country
and containing within its borders all the advantages
of urban and suburban lfe And yet there are people
who leave their comfortable Harlem homes for stufy
rooms In foggy mountain hotels or the redhot sands
under blazing suns, where the only airs that blow
are the srocco land breeze and those mechanically
ground out by the Malta hend who only escapes death
because his instrument Of torture has not yet been set
to the tune Of " Komrads.'
There are other breezes In Harlem than those that
come from the embracing rivers, the Westchester mis-
and the Jersey heights. They plitical In char
acte and Of them blew through the rooms Of the
Harlem Republican Club on Tuesday evening, when
the regular monthly meeting held, and was at
tended by more than 100 members unusual attend
ance, especially for midsummer gathering. 1t was
the application Of Leroy b. Crane for membership In
the club that brought his friends and his enemies out
In such large numbers. The story OF this application
has been often and fully told. 1t need not be repeated
except to say that two years ago IL rejected by
the club, and that Tuesday night 1t was presented
again under instructions Of reconsideration to the
membership committee When this committee made
its report to the meeting last week it offered the
following list of applicants for membership:
w. c. Hands, Joseph Forbes, Theodore S. Griggs,
E. n. Schoppe, S. f. Laurent, Henry NJ. Schwartz.
John d. Brant George f. Mark, Leroy b. Crane Paul
b. Hutchinson, Charles H. Newman, Franklin II. Post,
Hpnr L
Edwin W. Knapp, Frank E. Thompson, Charles G..
Snow and William NJ. Cobb.
With reference to Mr. Crane the committee re-
ported follows
In regard to the resolution passed by the club at
the regular meeting held the 10Th of May 1891, re
questlng the Committee on Membership to reconsider
the application of the Hon. Leroy B. Crane for mem
bershp In the club your committee would respectfully
report that In accordance with such resolution the
application was duly considered, and dgent Inquiries
made as TO the social and political standing Of Mr..
Crane, and failed to find anything against the gentle
man Of disquafying nature but found him to be a
gentleman Of high standing socially and whose
Republcanism is unquestloned, and we therefore
port favorably the application and recommend his
election a member OF the club
a. d. Humphrey, a bitter opponent OF Mr..
Cranes election, tried to enter protest
against this report, but President Winsor ruled
that the report OF the membership committee was not
debatabe Ballotng for members then followed, with
the result that out Of 100 votes Mr. Crane received
thirty ono negativcs-six more than sufficient to de-
feat his election under the bylaws Of the club While
according TO the opinion of majority Of the club as
expressed by ballot and by word of month there
seems TO have been no good for Mr.. Cranes
rejection, and while such action on the part of a
pohucai organization on the eve of an important
campaign is regarded unwise 1t is not at all likely
that there Will be disruption IN the organization.
Mr. rran L. tpfAn
say that If he has heard Of his rejection the bitter
tears he Is shedding likely TO be few aud small
After the Crane episode was at an end E. NJ Cutler
offered resolution providing for clambake I'm the
name Of harmony and goodfellOwship. The enter
tahment VIII take place some time between August
20 and september Is. and Mr. Cutler r. K owens
ana Dr John Carr will be the committee In charge
H. e. Robinson read a memorial upon the death Of Cap
tain William Dunning, ard a committee was appointed
TO take appropriate notice Of the recent death of David
&. SturGis. resolution was also passed requesting
the State League to send representative to address
the club at its september meeting and the president
was authorized to appoint delegates to the convention
of League clubs on August and 6.
The case Of John Miller against the Hamilton Repub
llcan Club for mcnth's rent has been dismissed
with costs for the plaintiff.
AT the Thursday evening meeting OF the Lexington
Democratic Club, Benjamin +. Raynor IT, offered his
resignation as treasurer and elected recording sec
rotary Herman Cohen thenupon elected treas
urer. The committee Of arrangements for the sum-
meningitis festival of the club July 80 reported
satisfactory progress.
The Ivy Club of the XX1Id Assembly district has
issued the following circular, which fully explains
itself
AS Republican, this is sent to you for your con-
| sheraton The Ivy Club organized to promote
friendship and social Intercourse among It's members
and TO promote the interests of the Republican party
I'm he
guarantee of its socaby. The raising and expend-
Ing OF over $4,000 auxiliary in behalf of our
party In this Assembly district since the organization
Of the club is proof positive Of It's true and practical
Rcpublicanism.
THE members desire to see their club extend its
line OF usefulness, and for that purpose request your
cooperation. All active working Republicans Of this
Assembly district will find 1t to be to the advantage OF
the party TO join in efforts. rendezvous Is posi-
lively necessary when union of action in this Assem-
bly, district is dcsred We propose further TO improve
our present comfortable headquarters which has
always been open TO and a: the disposal Of the Repub
llcans II this district AMI to make greater efforts in
the future toward the Of the principles of our
party The members OF The Ivy Club would be pleased
to welcome you member.
1.-The neat meeting Of the club Will be held on
"Wednesday evening. the BOD inst. at which time we
hope to receive your application for membership
The clrcnlar IS signed BY John Little president of
the club; Philip Refs. secretary, Alfred e. Mason
treasurer The headquarters of the club are at No.
| ,236 Third ave.
The Harlem Democratic Club Will hold no moc
meetings until september. At the next meeting IL Is
expected that the Kew officers elected in June will lie
formally Installed.
The East Side nuisance. said to be maintained by the
standard Gas Light G mpany IN East One-hundred
and SiXeenth-st, still agtateS the residents Of that
IeghbOrhOOd y number OF deaths are attributed TO
the smells and foul air enccndered by the factory and
10 the necessity OF keeping doors and windows
closed in the hot weather. II all that the people OF
the district about their grievances is true they
certainly entitled to relief and IL Is equally certain
that this relief is hard to get.
An Inspector Of pa.s Improvements visited Mount
Morris Park few days ago and objected 10 the man
ner in which the work Of laying the new wall was
being done. The Italian contractor FortunadO In
sisted that the work was all right, and when the In
spcctor argued that IL all wrong the contractor
drew revolver and threatened 10 shoot the Inspector
II he didn't withdraw. Fortunate was subsequently
arrested and held by Justice White, at the Harlem
Police Court under 81 900 bail for six months good
behavior.
The business and other residents of Harlem
have prepared address for presentation TO Post
mastcr Van Cntt eNnIesslng their