The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-19
LAROCQUE TO LEAD.
Committee of Seventy Organizes
and Makes Him Chairman,
Headquarters to Be in the Mutual
Reserve Fund Building.
After Appointing Committees q Secret
Session is HeId.

The Committee of Seventy Amounted
by Joseph Larocque, which Is to conduct
the campaign against Tammany Hall
this Fall, had its first meeting this
AFTERNOON at the rooms of the Chamber
OF Commerce.
Despite the stormy weather, there was
large attendance, and at $780, the hour
Tor which the meeting was called, there
were present: Joseph Larocque, Charles
3. Smith, Cornelius Vanderbilt. Hugh
N. Camp, John Clafton, Gustav II.
Schwab, John Crosby Brown, Il. w.
Bloomingdale, Richard Deeyes, Lewis L,
Delafield. l.. j. Callahan, Dr. Albert II.
Ely, A G. Frissell, John p. Faure. n.
M. Galloway, T. A. Fulton, w. A. Hoe,
William b. Hornbiower, w. Travers
Jerome, j. Augustus johnson, Isaac II.
Klein, Percival Knauth, Woodbury.
Langdon, Cornelius w. Luysters, Peter
b. Olney. d. c. Overbaugh, Edward
ID. Page, George Haven Putnam, Henry
Rice, George l., Rives, w. Harris
Roome, Julius Sternberger, Albert
stickney, Henry C. Swords, Charles
Taber, Frederick Taylor, John r.
Townsend and A. Van Briesen.
Mr.. Larocque, who proposed George l..
RiVes as temporary Chairman Of the
Committee. He was chosen by acclama-
ton and took the chair. Mr.. Rves an
nounced that the only business before
the Committee to-day was the per-
manent organization, and Hugh N. Camp
moved that committee of three on
permanent organization should be ap-
pointed Dy the Chairman
Camp, x. s. FrIsse IP0i and Woosd h ~
Langdon on this committee. and they
Meanwhile the roll was called and 1t
was found that forty-seven members OF
the Committee was present.
The Committee on Permanent orani-
eaton made Its report as follows:
Chairman-Joseph Larocque
Crosby Brown and J. Perpont Morgan.
Treasurer-J. Kennedy Tod
Secretary-John p. Faure.
, Executive Committee-CharIes Stewart
Smith Smith. Chairman; ". b. Hornblower.
casy aGIss s Y Bes s1ssn' r. X
Galloway. q. L. Rives, Horace Porter,
W: TraXers Jerome. John Clafiin, Ever
EFT T; Wheeler. W. Harris Roonie. Gus.
Q. J. Callahan. the Chairman. Secretary
and Treasurer to be ex-officio members
of the Executive Committee.
SohiHhtltt-J. htnncuy TOu,
Cornelius Vanderbilt, ]. Pierpont Nor,
gan. James speyer, Jacob, H. Schifr.
William L. Strong, j. Crosby Brown and
Woodbury. Langdon.
The report was unanimously adopted,
and Mr. Larcoque. in taking the chair,
thanked the Committee for the honor
which it had conferred upon him, and
said that he would strive to fulfil its
duties, recognizing its responsibilities.
Secretary Faure read a number of
letters from members Of the Committee
who had been prevented from attending
the meeting, but promising their con-
currence in whatever was done. Among
these were John Sloane. Charles q.
Beaman, Edwin r. A. Seligman, George
MacCullah Miller and William II. Webb.
1t was announced by the Secretary
that President e. B. Harper, of the
Mutual Reserve Fund Company, had Of
fered the Committee the use OF room
for its headquarters in the new building
at Broadway and Reade streets, and q
vote OF thanks was passed by the Com
mittee in accepting the office
The meeting Of the General Commit
tee adjourned, and the Executive Com
mittee went into secret session.