New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-25
AGAINST TAMMANY MISRULE
PLANS OF THE NEW CITY CLUB.
PROMINENT MEN WHO ARE UNITING TO OVER


THROW THE CORRUPT wIGwAM.
The intense widespread dissatisfaction felt by
reputable New-York citizens at the in which
Tsmmany carries on this municipal government has
been expressed through manifold ways and in various
FORMS The latest Of these and that promises 10
prove far more effective than any that has preceded
It, Is the City Club to which reference was made
Yesterday This club Is vet in formative condition.
Only the preliminary steps in its organization have
been TAKEN but tlcsc so strongly marked and so
significant that the successful continuance of the
movement is reasonably assured.
As already indicated. the central idea OF the pro
posed club Is TO bring TO focus the vast
sentiment that exists in this city againss
the present system Of municipal mlsrue to crystalline
into an effective working force all these scattered ele
mens of opposition to tho Wigwam and regardless OF
party lines. build up organization which, In the
words Of the CALI shall stand for the idea of bust
ness administration Of city AFFAIRS precisely as
the Manhattan and Union League clubs Rave stood
for National issues" such q club adds the call,
"woud give at the very least permanency TO an ide'
which essential in really good city government ana
under the constitution which is suggested for 1t the
City Club should become an important factor in bring
about a better state OF affairs
But the real character the project Is best shown
by glance at those who carrying 1t forward and
those who have declared themselves to be in practical
sympathy with it. The temporary committee consists
of t. Fulton Cutting, W. Bayard Cutting, Winthrop A.
Chanler J. ]. Chapman, W. c. CULVER, j. Noble
Hayes, Charles De Kay, Boud@not Keith. Edmond
Kelly, James b. Ludlow. J. ". Pryor. W. Harris
Roome W. w. Schiefeln, j. W. simpson, Preoc
Tucker r. W. c. yelling and Egerton L. winthrop
ir The membership list is certainly imposing, In
Guiding as it does men who have ATTAINED dstinc-
ton in almost every department Of business ana pro
fessicnal life. Here some Of them =;
Cornelius n. Bliss, Joseph H. Choate'
ex-Mayor Abram 5. Hewitt. Richard Watson
Glider george William Curtis Colonel s. v. r. Cruger
President Seth Low, the Rev. DR.. W. s RalhSioN'
Carl schurz James A. Roosevelt, Elihu Root, exCor
poraon Counsel Henry IL. Boekman. Francis {. Bar
low, the Rev. Dr. Robert Collyer exMayor Edward
Cooper b IL BristOw General Daniel Buttcrfed, John
l.. Cadwaladcr James c. Carter, lie Grand b. cannon
81 NJ. Constable. Charles : Fairchld, IL. M Fhgler,
the Rev. DIR. JohnsIIali Richard NJ Hunt, Laurence
Hutton, Henry Z. Rowland, John H. Inman. Adrian
Iselin d. Willis James. John Jay, william Jay. a. D.
Juiiard. ]. Frederic Kernochsn, William = Opdyke.
Ale xander F.. Orr, John F. Parsons, the Rev Dr. Joln
Il. Paxton, Henry W. Poor, j. Harsen Ehoades Gustav
H. Schwab William d. Sloane, Charles >. Smith
Augustus ST. Gaudens, General Wager swayne, Charles
L. Tiffany, Cornelius Vanderbilt, George W. Wander
bt Horace White Stanford White Arson Phelps
Stokes Salem H. Wales and W. L. Trenholm. All
the games quoted appear the call 1t follows, Of
course that they will become members. With them
arc many others equally well known.
1t is the Intention OF the managers 10 make the
club thoroughly business-lhe in everything. The
dues will be moderate, not over $50 year. and the
membership will be made large possible Al
least 500 names must be the rolls within SIX
months. To Judge by the rapid progress that has
been made thus far and the emphatic way in which
the undertaking has been Endorsed, it Is highly prob
able that 5000 citizens will be ready within that time
TO identity themselves with the movement
Mr. Kelly, chairman Of the temporary committee
said last night in discussing the matter that the club
had been formed because few people made up their
minds to try and find out, if they could, whether the
majority af the voters in this city were satisfied with
the present condition OF city government. lie said
Mat while all those who had something 10 make out
Of politics were organized those who have nothing 10
iake out of politics not and ii was thought ad
ysable to 60 on with organization until all the non
ffciaus.