New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-04
POLITICAL ODDS AND ENDS.
A VICTORY FOR MR. HEDGES.
ACTION OF THE NTH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT
BLAINE REPUBLICAN CLUB ON THE ADMIs-
SION c. COLORED MEMBERS
SION c. COLORED MEMBEl


| The par.ors Of the James G. Blaine Republican
! Club. OF the old XIth Assembly District. in West
Twenty -fourth-s,.. were crowded last evening by
members Interested in the problem OF admitting col
ored men 10 the rights and privileges OF member
ship in the association. After Edward S. Flow
ceeded Caleb II. Smms as the coiored member OF
the Republican County Committee for the XIih
Assembly District some months ago. Mr.. Flow made
application. asking TO join the club. His name
was duly bulletined and referred to the Committee
on Membership The committee delayed Its report
on Flows application and its members gave as one
ieason for this delay. it was understood. that The
discovery had been made of purpose on the part OF
the minority faction in the club, whose chief lead
ers John Sabine Smith. James w. Auten and
NJ. J. McCann backball Mr. Flow and lay the
blame of his failure to become member upon the
majority led by Job Z. Hedges Mayor Strongs
popular young secretary. The Smith-Auten people
denied that they intended to do this. but no report
from the Membership Committee upon the matter
was made until last evening" when delay being no
longer possible under the rules. report to this eff
feet submitted:
In the matter Of the application OF Edward S
Flow for admission TO the club your committee
notes divergence of opinion to the admission
of colored citizens to membership. To deter
mine definitely the policy Of the club in similar
cases. we recommend the adoption of the following:
Resolved. That committee of five be appointed
to confer with the coored Republican voters of this
privileges they de sire for their political advantage
and the welfare of the party.
Resolved. That said committee be directed TO ex-
anime at ~ day and report ways and means
whereby the club can be of assistance in the
result of these inquiries.
RESOLVED That pending sech nSpS S and report
table for further consideration ana action by the
club
NJ. J. Mccain attacked the resolutions. and want
ed them laid on the table. He advocated the imme-
date admission.
John Sabine Smith spoke at length against the
proposition. He said 1t proposed not TO let
coiored into the Cub. but to osracize them and
set them aside in some place by themselves such
a proposition would offend 1000 good Republican
voters in the district. applause, mingled with eX-
pressions of dissent from the majorty)
Mr.. Smith bitterly criticised the resolutions. and
intimated that they emanatod not from the commit
tee. but from persons outside OF 1t. Mr.. Smiths
hints were taken to refer TO Mr. Hedges as the au-
thor Of the plan.
Colonel w H. Morton supported the resolutions.
and wanted to know why the Blaine Club should
be the first place for this race question to be
started. Why hadn't II come up In the Union League
or the Republican Club some Of the older clubs?
II every colored voted with the Republican
asked for an office. he could not repay the Repub-
lean party for what i had done for him ,or-
years to free the coored men. and had done more
Cr man any Other man IN tine TO n on
ior itself such members as 1t saw fit. lanes W,
ahead with their programme and predicted Joss
OF 1000 votes to the Republican ticket as a result
Job L. Hedges. replying &c the orators on the
other side gave history OF the club which he salI
had been organized as social club There wa,
found the need OF such organization. and II had
grown and prospered until they had been obliged 70
move three times In the last year each time into
more commodous quarters II the colored brethren
were TO be admitted. still greater Accommodations
must be sought Mr.. Hedges advocated some gen
era policy the subject II was question that
must be faced. and he would face Il In a manly.
frank and honest way. prolonged applause) II
Mr.. Flood was to be taken in all other colorei men
OF character and responsibility must be admitted.
Mr. Hedges ready 10 welcome them all u that
the rieh, thing to do but be wanted no hypoc-
risy double-dealing II the coorei Republicans
themselves decided that they should prctr or
ganization OF their own, he was ready 10 aid them
in every possible way and give them all the ad-
vantages which well-conducted association would
confer.
When the cheers which followed Nj. Heigess
speech had died away. Mr.. Mccain and Mr.. Smith
replied The vote was then taken and the resolu-
tons were adopted by a majority so decided that
the opposition made no call for division.