The morning call., 1894-08-31
THREE TICKETS.
Olympic Clubmen Deer
in Politics.
The Strife Over the Annual Election
OF Officers Grows Exciting for
Many Reasons.

Politics have ia en- the place of athletics at
the Olympic Club-that is, club politics-And
the pot Is boiling TO a merry tune.
The corridors are crowded with groups of
members buttonholing one another and doing
politics.
All sorts Of stories were in active circulation,
from which it might be inferred that bitter
night is in progress on different issues
Last Friday the regular tiekel for officers for
the next yeIr was spread on three-sheet posters
throughout the club, It's enthusiastic support
erS going so far as TO clOthe Douglas Tilden's
bronze ball-player with two OF them.
All at once an opposition, headed by f. T.
hrause, showed itself. A c0terie OF members
held meetings ana nominated a ticket which
they styled the progressive ticket" Their
selection Is as follows:
William NJ. Pierson. attorney-atIaw, firm OF
dent
william p. Buckingham. firm OF Buckingham &
Hecht, members choice for wee president
~ Inomas NJ Peunell, adjuster Spring Valley
Water Company, members choice for secretary.
Henry b. Russ. agent Russ estate, memOe rs
choice for treasurer.
John A Hammersmith. firm OF Hammersmith &
Field, members choice for leader.
Horace COifin. with Baker Il Hamilton, men,
berS' choice or captain.
J. OBJ. Gum, secretary Union Iron Works
+. w Eaton treasurer Pacific Telephone and
e a. Breese firm Of L. w McGIauhin & co.
Edwin BOnnell, assistant cashier savings and
Loan society, charter member
DIR. .. b. burns. dentist, Chronicle building,
The ticket was submitted yesterday by Z. T.
Krause, Edward w. NewhaIl, Edward Hale
and others. The only changes made are:
William NJ. PiersOn against b. Z. Flint for
president. William 2. Buckingham against T.
+. Dunno for yice-pTesiGent T. A Breese
Edwin Bonnell and D. b. Burns against NJ Ii.
Weed, l.. D. Owens and Dr.. Z. n. Short for
directors.
a third ticket was placed In the field by out
SIDE members who are fighting for Coffin for
captain and substituting r. j. Hancock leay-
ing the rest unchanged.
kPause and mis- followers declare thew are
making fight purely on the ground that nom-
inees on the regular ticket are directly Inter
ested III the Olympic Sail Wafer COMPANY
The club has contract with this company TO
supply 100000 gallons of salt water a day 10
the tank, and on account OF such business re-
lattonS IL is held that directors should not hold
stock in tn Olympic Company. But another
story was given last evening by reliable author
tiles, who said 1t was all = personal BmatteT
between krause and SpTeckels, who IS inter
ested in The C ub and the water company.
The fight against Coffin for captain is made
by young men In the field. Coffin has been
identified with athletic sports for years past
and Invariably as a champion In he first places.
Hancock, some athletic members say, can.
not be depended on In championship matches
as already he has drawn out when mos. needed,
and consequently the club lost points, and with
them the championship. He Is backed by
Leonard GIN, Phil Ward and Frank O'Kane
who never won a championship. Coffin is or
the regular" and progressive" tickets and
appears to be the fayOrlle.
Oh account OF Monday being a legal holiday
the election has been postponed until the fol
lowing day,