New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-14
THE REPUBLTCAN CLCB ELECTION.
CIRCULAR IN FAVOR OF MONROE
BRYANT AND WILLIAM LEARY. THE
OPPOSITION CANDIDATES.


The election Of the Republican club. about when
there has been so much gossip. will take place TO-
morrow night. The two contests for president
and for place the Executive Committee. FL
mund WemOre is the regular nominee for prrsi-
dent and Monroe Il. Bryant is his opponent. Will
lam G.eary was nominated for "A place on the Elk
ecutive Committee the "memb-rS ticket
Those against whom there is no opposition are:
For vice presidents FIRST. Eiihu Root; second.
Edward lauterbach: third Alfred y. Price
For recorling sacretary-Frsncs T. Lai:nbeer.
For corresponding secretary Cephas Branerd. jr.
FOR treas,irer-J. Edgar Ieaycraft
For members of thu Executive Committee 90
serve until January. l@s)-John :. Smith James
S Lenmai,r. Arthur l.. Merriam. j. Clarke Thomas.
For Committee Membership Uo serve until
January. $50 William Erlman. cur, Won Wzle-
ben. G. NJ. benedict ito serve until January. 1880.
Thomas b. Odell.
For Committee on Finance-Se,h NJ Milliken. ;.
y Bowne. Louis stern C. C. Shayne. George j..
S-abury.
For Committee on Library and Publication
James l.. Wandling. j. q. Baldwin jr., James !.
Nicor i. q. Hart. Walter H. Tufts Joseph H..
sutton /. T. Chittenden George II. Phelps. y. H.
Gleason.
The oppo. iton has issued a circular. part Of which
Both candidates for president joined the CLUB in in
1884. Hir 5ryan;. who mas been nominated by me
committee OF twenty-five. is now chairman Of the
Executive Committee anc has rendered c"n,lhno,uS
sion His work the Library COMMITTEE was us
tinsushed by its breadth and effectiveness; he mas
he has been constant in attendance and services
he has brought in many accessons TO- It's mem nn
While W. may heartily subscribe to all tina, can
Yet We submit that slight appreciation FOR me
shown on liz par, Of the clubs members were they
III it with man who has contributed rracti.
ally known but few OF its members. ana mas
afforded in his distant and merely nominal assoc.
alton with assurance OF the benefits which II
is said Will result from his election. 1t is urged in
many new and desirable members. but ought IT
to be necessary to crown member win or d Hsn
est honor in order to secure his Interest ana eroiu;
1t is possible that If so honored MI Wetmore VIII
to be. however few or many. I'r; We believe it -
not now on record that in all the nine Iears OF
his membership ne has proposed or seconded a
single new member.
An extraordinary discrimination was exercised by
a ma iorty of the Nominating Committee OF Nine
presidents Of the club when IN selecting I'VE can
didates for vacancies in the Executive Committee
they took both his associates III the Ncepres'uehcy
and rejected him. --..... .o.,,
beers of the club in the practical work of propagat
ing its political opinions If recogniiion of tn, ser
made by the club by placing them upon The Exec
u,ve Committee certainly no invdions dscri dhar
has been constant in his attendance upon the com
mittee's sessions and uncommonly jealous anu en-
cient in the performance of It's arluous work, II
Is quite impossible to see why ne shoud pe ickei
ont for retirement. and one chosen in his stead.
who as a member of the present Executive Com
mittee. has attended only two OF us meetings IN
the course of the last year and has taken little or
no part in its work.
Ii will observed that the opposition TO the nom
nations of Messrs. Wetmore and johnson IN the
candidates. of Mr.. Bryant and Mr.. Ieary is In no
sense factious but rests. believe. upon prin-
cples vital to the efficiency and life OF the cub:
The club 81 ould show that II appreciates ana Will
recognize faithful continuous and valuable ser
vices II should show also that Its highest disinc-
lions are not 10 he conferred upon the member
whose relations with the club have been merely
nominal or conferred an indncement for their
closer cultivation. >,
Denison Henry l.. Burnett. W. NJ *. Olcott; r.
Renia min Ramsdcll. j. \. Greene. Charles w. Bal
lard C. H. Treat William Hoag, Henry L. Fin
stein. W. jerks Merritt. Walter = Baldwin. L. r.;
Ouigg Alexander Caldwell. Henry Brrell a. II.
Steele George H. Page Howell G. Rees. George W.
English E. H. Benn William G. Roberts. Joseph
Pool Robert +. Porter, Samuel q. French, Jenrr-
son Seligman, Theodore X. TuthL