Omaha daily bee., 1893-12-10
TURNED TO THE WALL.
Governor Altgeld's Picture Refused by the
Gcrmania club OF Chicago.

Governor AltGeld's Picture Refused by the
Gcrmania club OF Chicago.
CHICAGO, Dec. 9.-The Germania club, the
most influential German social organization
in Chicago, has, by u vote of 3 to . of the di-
rectors, refused the proffered gift of an oil
portrait of Governor Alleged of Illinois. AS
a result of the implied insult the governor,
who came from Washington TO speak at .
banquet to be given at the club tonight, has
refused to be present. The action, it is said,
was precipitated because os Governor Alt
geid's pardon of the anarchists. Carl Bucnz,
German consul in Chicago, and DIR. Emil
Richter, representative of the German
Worlds fair commissioners, announced that
they would not respond to toasts at the ban
quet if the affair was TO be In the nature of
an ovation to Governor Altgeld. The affair
has cauSet intense excitement in German
circles, and a split in the Gcrmania cluo is
expected.
Philip Hcnrici, the donor of the portrait,
promptly resigned his membership in the
club. Another resignation WAS that of
Adolph Sturm.
"The whole trouble began with the action
of these two imperial representatives" ex-
claimed Mr.. Henrici. "They refused to
speak if there was to be any ovation to Alt
geld, and out of that grew the opposition
that resulted in the refusal of the painting.
NelUltE one Is IL lltIlDtT VI LuC tIuD, DuU
they took il upon themselves to regulate tho
proceedings of the clubs banquet. They
were backed up by some of tho members Of
the club who are opposed TO Altgeld, but
whose names l do not care to give, and,
finally, the directors decided not to accept
the painting on account of the opposition.
He offered to Withdraw 1t.
"Three weeks ago confined MIR. Henrici,
81 heard there was opposition among some
of the members, and | went to President
Koch and offered to withdraw the painting,
but he told me he would not hear of it. He
told me to 90 ahead and present it and it
would be put in the gallery with those of
| other prominent Germans, There was very
little opposition at this time, only such as
might be expected, but Il little later the i'm
perial representatives, who were guests, not
members of the club, took n hand in the
affair by announcing they would not speak
if 1t were to be an Altgeld ovation, and the
next thing | knew the pointing had been re-
fused"
'What is the reason given for the opposi-
tiou?'
ooh, it is on account of the pardon of the
anarchists, There was such n hue and cry
raised over that that some are afraid. They
are afraid they may be classed as anarchists,
or anarchist sympathizerS."
what will be done now"
"Thcre- is nothing to be done. | have
resigned from the club and l have reasons
to think others will do so. | think it too
| Brcdp an iSulG W SuuLiit U IL was IobdiiS
uncalled for and the circumstances surround
ing it make it inexcusable. IL is a trucking
to a purely partisan republican sentiment"
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