New-York tribune., 1895-12-13
DISHONOR TO THE PARTY.
UNION LEAGUE RESOLUTION CHARAC-
TERlZES THE ENROLMENT.
THE COMMITTEE on POLITICAL REFORM TO
MAKE A REPORT on IT-DTFFERENcEs OF
OPINION As TO WHAT THE CLUB SHOULD
BE-GENERAL PORTER AND

MAKE REPORT on lT-DlFFEhENChH "f
OPINION As TO WHAT THE CLUB SHOULD
BE-GENERAL PORTER AND
THE PRESIDENCY
The rnioo League Club last night expressed de-
cled opinion about the recent enrolment or Rspuo-
ioans in this city IL declared that the enrolment
was shameful and corrupt and tnat II hau
brought dishonor upon the Republican party in the
city Il was expressed In the following resolution
which was offered by Charles Stewart Smith at the
regular monthly meeting OF the club iast night:
Resolved That the Committee on Political Re
form requested TO report 70 the cIuo al ls heht
duty of the Union League Club to take concerning
dshonor which attaches 70 the t Pal,s @
rupt enrolment OF the members or that party
There was no opposition to the resolution, and 1t
was passed BY the unanimous vote OF the mem
bers present 1t il believed that the report OF the
committee 10 which the resolution was referred VIII
contain some wholesome doctrine for Republicans
There was an unusually large attendance OF mem
hers in the clubhouse at Fifth-ave and Thirty
ninth-st and there appeared TO be general feeing
OF disgust on account Of the frauds perpetrated by
the Platt-Lauterbach people I'm the enrolment and
the primaries.
one cause for the large attendance last night was
an election of a nominating committee which VIII
rsnort a regular ticket for the annual election or
officers OF the cub next month There were Two
tickets for the nominating committee last night ahd
il was understood that the supporters OF one ticket
ere trying TO head off the reelection OF General
Horace Porter president OF the cuO' Inc secre-
tarv OF the club declined 20 give the names OF the
r. On on the rival tickets and said that no man on
either ticket had been pledged In advance. or was
known 10 have a preference as to the officers TO De
nominated for next year.
Other members Of the club declared that there
was no personal feeling whatever against General
porter who was extremely popular and highly
] l. uraG afSa
oral Porter had been admirable presiding ofh-
Ger At the same time II was admitted that
some OF the club members were In favor OF rota-
tlon in office and desired that General Porter shoud
make way at the January election Tor another
man. desire 10 increase the social feeling in the
club and i--.,u IS political action was saio
to animate some Of the members VINO adVoca' ed
such change.
A prominent member OF ;he Union League cub
and man VINO has been in touch with the mem
bers said last evening in speaking OF the re-
DORIS about a faction 70 defeat General Porter as
president Of the club.
This movement has nothing 90 with General
Porter and Is not an attack upon his fitness 70
occupy the place, No one has ever contested .na,ji
by a small faction In the cub who think that
the Union League Club should Be sociai ,o cIao
entirely and get altogether out Of politics Tnere
was a time when the Union League Cluo was
factor in National politics In ne seven years tnas ,S
zenith OF It's power In National ponties l, II not
50 any longer. its power mas wsned anu practl-
+ callV gone out In former days when question
of National Importance came up the members
+ passed resolutions. made speeches upon the issue
/ and made their Ideas known upon the subject.
These ideas accepted by the country. no'
only the opinion OF the very best class or Repub-
licans I'm New York. but practically OF the country
and for that reason they bore weight. The club
I'm this wav became a factor in Republican National
politics II not only prevented the nomination for
the Presidency OF who would have been OBJ
noxious 10 the people. but II also influenced nomina-
lions for while not naming the man. II expressed
the sentiments OF the party 40 clearly upon certain
issues that the who represented the best Ideas
OF the party chosen perforce when the bosses
would have selected some one else.
Now this faction which has combatted this idea
seems 10 forget the glorious history OF the club
In politics and wants to make II entirely social
club II numbers perhaps two hundred. a small
per cent OF the total membership, and s composed
largely OF younger members, whose IDEAS run 10
dining and social affairs. instead of politics.
The other side Is the older class. 1t Is largely
In the majority 1t remembers the influence or the
club in the days when. while " did not touch mu-
ncipal local politics. IT was power In the
land II wants the old system revived.
Now. General Porter has not altogether pleased