New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-15

resignation. Several OF the most prominent members
OF the club made addresses rcgrettng what had been
bSrsiip At last il was pni to a vote, and there
was unarmou, vote not 70 accept the resgma'i o on
nilsson was just about tne number of TIE younger
frcquenters Of the club, those who live ihere ana
them, but they were very few. The older member,
wcrc almost III in favor OF Mr.. sclisman and
{, could lie reached would favor his candiaac Ss
ing on Thursday night b. cause Of the Illness Of his
vile. Yesterday he sail: II was SURPRISED 70 's ha
a aG result ana OF the mSe Rsn sG Mr. scan is
pleasant genteman GOOD companion ana ~. hest
members OF the Union League Club. lie has been
since the year after il, Organization ana mas ~,
publican cause. As an honorary member, / have
now vote in the club but / have tdnc" uUCnslo'
! knew him. by personal knowledge and by report, to
be capable lawyer. clubaele een'iehian ana -,
do not understand what the cause Of his rejection
"' One Of the officers of the club said frankly:
There il not he slightest Doubt that 1t is the
policy of the prosreisve ana a ienn scmonstratc
that they do not asslmlate socially WIN other racns
n nd that even %eD hT h9 lack SS the qualities necessary
for close social acquaintance. The fregncnteIS 81
do not want to bring in Jewish y'sing who viii
also be freqncnters OF the clubhouse Mr.. s'igmans
large rgs n ws 'V Of tSosp who voted for him did in
regard for his father. General Horace Porter him,
before the meeting, and frankly told him mat the
feeling in the club was such that II would only IN
II the latter's name were passed TO vote II has
been ten years or more since Jew WAS g IN o 10
years by the committee on admissions. one was
seIigman. The other was n SON Ct Josnaa Hendricks
Emu Root was seen at hlc home No, - Eat SlXty
what he thought about the action of the Union League
Club in blackballlng Mr. scligman; ,,., -.
Il am exceedingly sorry for the acton which the
club took he said earnestly. Il think it was very
unwise.' he added. -. ..,,.
Upon being asked to explain his views more fully
Mr. Root sad that he did not care TO DO that as wha
he hnd said expressed his feelings plainly enough and
The reporter Jndse Rufus ?. Cowins a. at his
home 80 l33 Fast & an,d n To Sro the s
me to express any opinion whatever on the acton Oh
a hS cub s6ouS G nS Ike big my on E ON is
action any more than should on something WHICH
aI regard II the Slackang Of Mr.. scgman.' said
Hnsdne last evening as m, sta IN pCnoy
I have no wish to conceal that fact and my position
IS so well known on the matter that thms , .hns
how feel with regard TO the action of the club As
loyal clubman think that The less said now about
Of Mr.. .sereman were defeated and they will accept
, ssr to this eanadne 'hns
mistake. ] attribute the defeat of Mr. scligman to
nothing
Race lines have never been sharply drawn in the
vice president several tines and the vote shows that
there not any strong prejudice In the club"
"The only Inference" said George Monta gie which
can he drawn from The blaCkballing of Mr.. Seligman
is that the election OF the was defeated on ac
count of prejudice. j was member OF the
committee membership. We favored his election.
As to nv vote in the committee l can say nothing.
As a member OF the club voted for Mr.. sclgman.
There nothing said derogatorv to Mr. Selgman's
character. The opposition TO him was based upon
the fact that he is d Hebrew. Mr.. Schgman might
avoided this defeat by Withdrawing his name bnt
he trusted to his personal popularity 10 be elected:
I think that If the opposition had stopped short OF
defeating Mr.. Selgman the hint would have been
lust as strong,