New-York tribune., 1893-12-09
MIR. UNTERMYER WITHDREW
TWICE HE WAS UNANIMOUSLY ELECTED TO
THE HARMONIC CLUB

FRIENDS OF Mr. UHLMANN, ONE OF THE MaDr.
TO HIM-HIs DIGNrFIED ACTION.
The Harmonlca Club, among whose members
are many Of the leading Hebrews of the city,
Is much stirred up over phase Of the Madison
Square Bank failure which affects It directly.
The cnmity Of the directors Of the bank against
Samuel Untermyer counsel for the receivers,
upon whose advice they were arrested, has
manifested itself III the club. There are reports
that 1t even led to the blackballing Of Mr.. Un-
termyer but these are pronounced to be un-
founded
Mr. Untermyer has for a long time been
urged to allow his application for membership
to be posted. His brother Isaac is member,
and so are scores of his friends. Finally, Mr..
Untermycr consented to this. His name went
before the Committee on Admissions. This
consists Of fifteen members; that is the nine
directors, four others chosen by them, and the
president. Naturally Mr. Untermyer received
the unanimous vote Of the committee.
After this came the suspension OF the Mad
isC n Square Bank. The receivers, Miles O'Brien
and James G. Cannon, employed Mr.. INTER
nyer as their counsel. In this capacity he
made an examination Of the affairs Of the
bank. in consequence of which he recommended
to District-Attorney Nicoll that the directors
be arrested. Mr. Ncoll accordingly got Judge
MARITIME to issue the warrants.
Among the directors was Frederick Uhl-
mann, who is an influential member Of the Har.
monte Club. Mr.. Uhlmann felt that he had been
most unjusty treated by Mr. Untermyer and
took active measures to keep him out Of the
club. He interested as many Of his friends az
ba In ori,a nd no oil
rcsounded with gossip about the fight against
Mr.. Untermyer. 1t is understood that Mr.. Cn-
termyer asked that in view of the charges, his
name be voted again. .At any rate, the com.
mittce heard what Mr. Chlmann nad 10 say,
and then again voted unanimously TO elect Mr..
Untermyer member
BY this time the club in great excitement
about tho case, for Mr.. Uhlmann and mis- friends
were free and vigorous in their comments on the
lawyer. Mr.. Untermyer had won the victory,
but did not wish to take advantage or II under
the circumstances He adopted me Iaii; digni-
fed and hOnora BE course or Withdrawlng MS
name SO that any source OF irritation in the
club might be removed.
This course while il showed Mr.. Untermyers
forbearance. aroused his friends in the club 10
a storm Of protests. 4 formal request was made
10 him to recall his withdrawal and accept tho
membership to which he had twice been unan-
mOusly elected. They said that the action u
the committee on both votes should outweigh
any individual hostility to him But Mr.. INTER-
myers resolve could not be shaken, and there
the affair stands
The Harmonic is one Of the oldest clubs in tho
city. IL has a large clubhouse in FOrty-second-
ST. facing Bryant Park The officers are: Presi.
dent f. Ehrmann: secretary, Adolph Liebmann,
ana treasurer julius Binge.
Mr.. Uhmann, when asked If 1t true that
some of his friends objected to the admission
of Mr.. Unternyer to the Harmonic Club, said
that he did not care TO discuss the affairs Of the
club.
"All | can say" he continued. rs that do
not believe that the Harmonic Club has ac-
cepted him as a member Mr.. Untermyer has
never been elected member Of the club as far
as [ know"