Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-06
TO RIVAL TAMMANY HALL,

The City Club Resolves to BE . Force In
Municipal Politics in New York.
The City Club is in municipal politics in New
York city to stay. That question WAS settled
by an overwhelming vote last night at the an
nual meeting and hereafter the organization
proposes to be factor in city campaigns. The
club house at No. 677 5th avenue held some
thing like 400 members in swallow tailed coats
when Vice-President W. Bayard Cutting called
the meeting to order last night at O'Clock
Scattered around in the audience we're Aque-
duct Commissioner Francis II. Scott. Horace
E. Deming, Richard Watson Glider, r. W. q.
yelling, Gustav A. Schwab. John J. CHAPMAN
Morris K. Jessup, Everett p. Wheeler ex-
Assemblyman A. Z. Conklin, John s. kennedy.
w. J. Schieffelin. Montgomery Schuyler. W.
Harris Roome. Henry L. Rowland. Frederick
Bronson, Joseph B. Bishop, Preble Tucker, DR..
B. NICE. Emmett, Joseph Larocaue. E. Il.
Hewitt, Percy Il. King. Edmund Kelly and
many Others equally well known
W. Bayard Cutting. who presided. opened the
meeting with congratulations to the club for
what it had accomplished during the first year
Of its existence and touched upon the political
question at stake when he said that there was
proposition TO raise sufficient funds to carry OF,
active and aggressive campaign work The
proposition, he said, had met with hearty APP
proval.
L Octrdy no commence, SAID MI. Cutting,
when say that hve men already approached
on the subject have subscribed 81. 900 each for
five years and one has subscribed $500 a wear
for a similar term. This Of itself is no: much,
but when it ia taken into consideration that but
six men have been approached SO far it will be
considered fair start"
Secretary Edmund Kelly, who is one Of the
leading spirits Of the club, read the resolutions
which put the club into line for political
action.
They were as follows:
Whereas, the original intention Of the organ
izers OF the City Club was expressed in the fol-
lowing words "What the Union League has
done for the republican party and what the
Manhattan has done for the democratic party
must be done by a new social club for . new
municipal party;" and
Whereas, in compliance with the foregoing
this club was incorporated for the purp
among other things of promoting social inter-
course among persons specially interested in
procuring the election OF fit persons to city
Offices
Now. therefore, this meeting hereby approves
of the action Of the committee on affiliated
clubs in SO far as it has proceeded to the organ
ization OF affiliated clubs destined to secure the
nomination and election to Office Of candidates
pledged TO support the principles Of the City
Club;
Whereas the City Club is q social body and
therefore not organized itself to nominate can
didates: now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That this meeting, while disap-
proving OF the nomination of candidates by the
City Club as such, approves OF the City Club
giving support to such affiliated clubs or other
organizations rs may nominate or elect candi-
dates pledged to sustain the principles of the
City Club.
Gustav A Schwab, for the committee on
nominations, reported the following names for
trustees: For the four-year term, James c.
Carter, W. Bayard Cutting, ]. J. Chapman.
Richard Watson Glider and J. Noble Hayes:
for the three-year term, Albert Suckney and
Prof. ]. H. Van Amringe. Mr.. Glider with
drew in favor of j. s. Kennedy. The commit
tee accepted the suggestion and the trustees
were elected unanimously.
The treasurer was not present, but Secretary
Kelly announced that the club had 200 members
and $1,000 on hand, and had paid out about
$4,000 on its furniture and club belongings. A
meeting Of the affiliated clubs at which Bishop
Potter, DR.. David H. Greer and W. b. Horn
blower would speak, was announced for April
IL.
Assistant Secretary George McInerney Of the
civil service reform commission was authorized
to use the clubs name as favoring the amend
ments to the civil service laws which the COM
mission will ask in Albany today. The chair
man then congratulated the club some more on
its prosperity and the meeting was ended.