The morning call., 1892-02-05
IT WAS A BOOMERANG
The Firm 4" he and My Club"
DissOlVes Partnership.
Mike de Young Repudiated By the Local
Press Club, Which Withdraws From
the International League.

1t occasionally happens that a little job
which promises beautiful results eventually
proves to be something like a boomerang
for the promoter.
About sunrise one morning Mike de
Young, whose ambition was for the mo-
ment directed toward the presidency Of the
International League of Press Clubs, in
duced President Hume of the Press Club of
San Francisco to call snap meeting at the
tail end Of ''lOw jinks" for the purpose of
indorsing his candidacy. The job was
eminently successful. Almost all the men,
bers had gone home, except a few of De
YOung's employees who had been inStructe
TO remain, and the wire-puller was Endorsed
by majority vote, and he was subsequently
elected President Of the league also by
majority vote.
The monthly meeting of the local Press
Club was held last night, and about fifty
active members were present When the
President ordered the minutes of the break
0f-day meeting read, II. ii. EgberU objected
on the ground that the alleged meeting had
been irregularly called The President over
ruled the objection and upon appeal his
ruling was reversed by vote Of ~ to 4,
member stating that "a President might put
up job, but that the club was greater than
the President, or any individual member"
MEDICINE FOR MIKE.
When the head of new business was
reached, Charles Nicholson moved, and E.
A. Phillips seconded, that the Press Club
of San Francisco withdraw from the Inter-
national League of Press Clubs, and that
the Secretary be instructed to notify Charles
w. Price OF New York, Secretary Of the
league. of the withdrawal Of the CLUB
Hugh Hume, who had left the chair.
moved to lay the motion On the table, but
by an almost unanimous vote the motion
was defeated. The motion TO withdraw
was carried by a vote OF % to 3, those
voting in the negative being all past or
pres mt employees Of De Young.
By The same vote, on motion OF Fred
Lawrence, seconded by G. j. Stiwell. the
club directed the Secretary to mail the
letter Of withdrawal to the league Secre-
tary this morning. The De Young coterie
became feaTfully excited. aud Frank Muir
ply gave notice of reconsideration, main
tanning that the letter should not b. sent
pending the reconsideration. The Presi-
dent, who had resumed the chair, upheld
the correctness of this view. but was ovpI-
ruled. and then II. T. Williams moved,
seconded by Gaven High, that the question
of reconsideration be taken up at once.
WHERE DOES MIKE GET OFFP
This was objected to by w. Ii. Gagen
and was also ruled out OF order, the ruling
reversed by the club and the matter Of re-
consideration taken up. After a fiery de-
bate the motion Of withdrawal was again
carried by the same vote as at first, and the
Press Club of San Francisco thus severed
its connection with the International
League.
At the recent convention the members of
the league were all fully informed that the
great majority Of members in the local
Press Club objected to De YOung's plan Of
using their organization as a cats paw to
rake The presidential chestnut from the fire.
The league ignored all protests. however
and its members shrugged their shoulders
when the withdrawal from the league was
pTophesied in case they persisted in forcing
the Objectionable candidate forward as a
representative Of the san Francisco Press
Club.
They may affect surprise that the with
drawal is fat acCOmpli, but the question
generally discussed in local newspaper cir
Giles last night was, " How can man be
President of a league Of clubs when the club
through which lie derives membership in
the league is not connected with that Organi-
zati0n ?" or. as it was more tersely ex-
pressed, Where does Mike get off now?"
In spite of the bogus floral tribute from
my club it seems probable that there will
be a dissolution OF the bond between ''me
and my club" at an early day. The ques-
ton Of ownership is certainly disputed.