New-York tribune., 1893-12-31
TWO TICKETS 1T THE REPtBLItIN tt ~
OPPOSITION TO EDMUND wErMoIE- THE >"'i
EEN sOCIFTY'S CILrlirr>E.

OPPOSITION TO EDMUND wETMOrE- THE >o'iiI'
EEN sOCITTY'S CLrrii"rsE.
New Years Day will tc observed a' the ciuh'
pretty much as christmas was. MinX "i ''' NOUS.
ore st!lI decorated with holly ard nii''iet"r' "ih
the usual lunchcons and punches VIII De served
Formerly when New Years calling was IN vogue
the day was marked 10y any spr"ahs AZ
the c,ubs N the members spent the ~ making
!, round Of visits. Now. however. c!Gp h"SP'"i''!
has replaced private and tn" rciF'S'h'"'S S''''"
are enjoyed by many members
The Republican Club. at regular meeting held
November ~ adopted bylaw which provides o'i'
any list of names for vacancies in Office ana com
mi,tces signed by tweniy-hve members should be
considered being nominated Acting under 'hiS
authority. Joseph NJ. deuel. Charles H. benson
Henry l.. Burnett. W. NJ Is. olcott r. H"h!dhilh
Kansdcl. j. A. Greene. Charles w. Ballard. G. H.
Treat; William Hoag. Henry {. Einstoin. '" JenHS
Merritt. Walter :. baldwin. l.. l.. Vuigs. Ai"Nan"tr
Caldwell. Henry ISirrell. a. II. steele George u
Page. Howell G. Hees. Gecrrc w. English. b. H.
Bcnn. William c. Roberts. Joseph Pool. Robert j.
Porter. Samuel 6. French. Jefferson S"ig'nan ana
Theodore X Tuthill have nomin ,tei a second ticket
which has been posted on the bulletin board ~ the
club.
This ticket is the SAM as he one reported "F
eight members Of the NOMINATING Committee At ~"
an, a' henr nopna,ef rSI for rrrs len, in,l Of "a
mund Wetmore ard William i.cary for remh.r
Johnson Mir bryant is IN. pr,a-nt chairman OF ,hc
Executive t'ommlti". The reasons gwen or iac-
inc him In nomination. are th't y" IL one oi t';'
hcst-knpwn and most popular members "i t:r ''un'
whic Mr.. Wetmore. although wcli-kn'wn a"l sue
cess:u lawyer and a Of rr. ch"n!" cna;
aci-r. has never identified hinscl. win ~" s. n"
of ;he club. which is OF sG'h a ch,ia' ti - -
acquainted with the members 20 th2t b. ma! be
able 10 appoint suitable working coIhmt;ce-
William Icary: who has ben nominated tnF
Sn"r9n' h % %scpy %f 'nS of the nSsT
named for members OF the Executive COMMITTEE M
retiring president. John Sabine Smith. anl thr ~ p,
and second vee.pre.:den,s. A. l.. Merriam A. A.
I<arys friends tina, as his term Il. ihrd We vi'',
president also expires In January ~ exc ri ~
should have been made In his case. AMI that n
services to the club and party entitled I'm l" ID"
nomination. iii.
The Southern Society has been unfor;una," WIN
re ,ppct to the lease its clubhouse. ~ Tw"ni!
fourth-st Last spring II was decided e. G'N" ~
the club features and to return {" IN" "ilGi1i
should merely have occasional meeting ana '''''-
tons and should bc headGhart I. '"f 'I~''''S
Southerners Therefore the bic !oU," h"is' ""N
OF no further Tn" slciciys lea" ,!,"' n'' -
rire until May ISsi and LII, difficulty Wa -
pected In hnjing gone other orsa1.zau"n "hl'h
would gladly take the property %" TIE s'cf :
hands The terms ~ N" l'as'f"'!c > idV ~"
that the society EXPECTED 10 d'fNc a surfimS ''.'
where and Ia pay FOR III, car" th,;n. .
I, hal almort been settled (nat ~" l.rciN"'r-
club would take the lease. bat " hail ti'n-s No."
II cautious about assuipii.L hea.y :
tions looked over 'he erouri tuf 'rit ma ~,
rresent was no time for beginning an important
venture -, IN. club seemed - have a whit "'"-
nhant on it's hanis The owners Of the nous" hl'"
lis lease on May next. There remains tim" enonsh =
a find rooms.