The sun., 1892-01-15
DEPEW DISTANCES BLISS.
RE.ELECTED PRESIDENT OF TIE UNION
LEAGUE BIZ 1SS PLURALITY.


for Mr.. Blss-An Era OF Good Feeling.
The opposition Of John L Davenport and his
friends to the reelection for the seventh time
Of Chauncey NJ. Depew as President Of the
Union League Club was evidently struck with
the grip last night It was severe case.
In all. 722 votes were cast, Of which Mr.. Do
pew received 425. Mrs Bliss 2e2 Joseph II.
Choate 1. and blank 4. Tho entire regular
ticket. headed by Mr.. Depew. was elected. with
little scratching. At several elections In the
last few years larger vote had been polled.
During the day some Of tho friends Of Mr..
Depew were anxious about tho result They
had evidence OF tho hercuean labors OF John
]. Davenport and his three friends. Surveyor
Lyon. Appraiser Cooper. and Auditor Blatch-
ford. in the interest OF Mr.. Bliss. Mr.. Daven-
port had been specially active.
So tho friends OF Depew splashed around
Wall street and the dry goods district in cabs.
reminding every Union Lacquer to come and
vote for Depew. The friends OF Mr.. Bliss also
raced around tho town in cabs.
There are 1900 members Of the club. and
since Monday all had been showered with
campaign literature sent through tho mails.
Many, had been personally seen and imnor-
most o. tho work done had been In the interest
BY Yesterday. though. the Dcpsw workers
friends ali turned out. Cen Thonas l.. james
frnd frnd John r YIN, Wormer Of the Lincoln Bank
Or. Depcw entered tho club shortly before 8
o'clock last night. He, was in evening Dress
W We're IN i The main m sorri,ior corr They chesrrd lin
like good fellows. Tho voting had been NO.
ins on since ~ o'clock. and already the
snothor TIE Rnyenyort ticket Over by & pill.
responded with n cheer for Mr.. Bliss
u
an ar,ent nni sound AMI practical EeruIiican.
voting for Mr.. Dcpew. the regular candidate.
Mr.; Bliss did not come g to the club.
bronchitis. and and his physicians have eHs advised T
him not to be out nights: Mr.; Derew, had a
;nll.mo,on smile for all his friends aud hearty
All hands went ur into, the great meeting
9" the enG whore the annual reports Of
were to Be read In the aJsence SOFT Of the eas retlrs
nE Page .dsppF his
Esecutve s @ Judge Ratns RashHti cawns ae
Chairman. showed the CLUB to be free from
hands Of the Finanee Committee. e Tie total ,nl
receipts OF tho club for 1901 were s301, ,s@7.
and the expenses S274.Si3. Another report
:, All this time members were stealing out Of
Ing h booth. Aired h Witty. li tie ''se second pd
edition Of Mr.. Depew. William i; Dowd and
J. C. O,Conn4r We're the tellers. The polls, by
the rules OF the club. were to be open only from
change in this rule last night. Not that there
"9 r. many sy
Of Charles stewart Smith an extra hour was
At II 30 1t was known that Mr.. Depew had
won. he was th.reupon congratulated. and
S sSys Of sSsd osd d hnS h hs plo aR
vided many kinds Of beverages and salads.
Ar. Depew thanked the members for their
position proved to be good losers They all
Iartook OF the beverages and congratulated
the victor Harmony was at high tide at mid
The candidates in opposition. besides the
candidates for President. were:
FOR vIcE-pREsIrEHTa
Eoqu,ar Tirs,t t-eoeD, Hen1s,s' Ticket tastea.edo
Ghsrss 5ons sS,x%.n sosne
FOR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. CLASS OF 1894.
s.s s;fS:s s%
FOE COMMITTEE on ADMISSION. CLASS OF 1894.
4ibs1s a'an e. yds 1t frsaySsi sasy Tafa :. Bro~n.
FOR COMMITTEE ON LIBRARY.
Henry ". Cannon Robbins Little.
WIN. D. Guthrie. Geo. Rutitdss Gibson
FOR COMMITTEE ON ART
FRANK Wouer. IL NAloS,
FOR COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL REFoRAL
william y. Dowd. SamuelsN. Elntchford.
Mr.. Sloanes letter declining to run agains st
Mr.. Smith was posted on the bulletin board.
In other, ,respects than these the tickets were
identical. rs follows:
on BOTH TICKETS
For yice.Presiden dents-Levi p Morton. Col. Joel B.
Erhardt, Herman y. Armour. Woodbury. Iangdon, Al
fred Van Santvoord Thomas C. Acton j. Pierpont Nor
gan. Rufus u. Cowing. and Con: Horace Porter.
For Secretary-John Van Wormer.
For Treasurer-GeOrgc Montague.
For Executive Committee Glass OF 199i>-Charles
Lhuier and Robert n. liallawRy.
Tor Committee on Admissions (class Of 1s94)-HArr
son f Gawtry. Charles L. Gregory. and Locke ". Win
chester.
For Committcs on Liprnry-rierre Do P. Ricketts,
Gordon Wendell. and Eugene d. HAWKINS.
For oinnittce Gn Art--Alfr"d L. n. Purdy Henry W
Watrous. Robert W. Van BoSkerck William O. Nichols
Albert Biersladt. and stewart W. Smith.
For Committee Political Relorm-E b. Hnsdale
Clarence c. BueL Cephns Brainerd. John j. Knox u B