New-York tribune., 1896-01-05
GEN. PORTER RENOMINATED.
AGAIN NAMED FOR PRESIDENT OF THE
UNION LEAGUE CLUB.
THE ELECTION OF OFFICERS TO TAKE PLACE on
THURSDAY EvENING-No OPPOSITION TO

THE ELECTION OF OFFICERS TO TAKE PLACE on
THURSDAY EvENING-No OPPOSITION TO
THE TICKET ExPEcTED.
At the annual meeting Of the Union League Club
Fifth-ave. and Thrty-ninth-st the evening OF
Thursday. January O. the election of officers OF the
club for 1896 will take place While the time for
the meeting is p. m. the polls for the election OF
officers VIII be open from $50 to $50 p 1t is
pected that there will be no opposition 10 the regu-
lar ticket which has been announced by the Nomi-
mating Committee the opposition to General Horace
Porter having been defeated az the election OF the
Nominating Committee the evening Of Decem-
Der T.
As explained at the time Of the election OF the
Nominating Committee the opposition TO the re-
election of General Porter the president OF the
club confined chiefly TO members who wanted to
take the club OF politics and increase the social
features of the cubs work When the time arrived
for the election OF the Nominating Committee two
tickets were placed IN the field. Porter ticket and
an anti Porter ticket; but II understood that
there no persona. feeling against General Por-
ter a number Of ehe club members being in
favor OF rotation in office The Porter ticket was
named however and apparently settled the opposi-
ton to General Porters reelection.
The Nominating Committee has reported the fol-
lowing the names OF candidates Tor o1ces Oh the
club for the year 1895;
President Horace Porter: vice presidents tclass OF
lsss) Charles b. Fosdick Grenviile NJ. Dodge. Alex
ander Taylor Andrew Carnegie: to I'LL vacancy
,class Of 1885, Charles L. Tiffany secretary, Walter
c. Gi.son: treasurer. William G. White
Executive Committee (class of lSS-Charles H.
Gregory. George Bethune Adams, James o. Bloss.
Henry w Hayden and George r. Sheldon
Committee or Admissions tcass or lSc)-Da'id
Bennett King J. Howard Ford. William Carpendef'
James Otis and George p. Benjamin
Committee on Library and Publications tciass OF
1s9s-Horace B. Fry, Benjamin s. Church ana
Thomas Denny. U
Ahner Harper Robert W Van Boskerck, James W;
Mci.ane John b. caldwell, Walter H. "ood anu
committee on Political Reform-E. B. Hinsdale.
Bra.nerd Thomas l.. James. Nathaniel A. PrsntiSs.
Isaac n Brom,ey Edward Mitchell. Frederick "
Grant William 81 V Hoffman. Salem I. RUSSELL
Samuel Thomas and Frederic G. wagner 49,,
Auditors-Walter \. Pease, Charles DaNlsoh anu
Andrew Mills ,. I, ga,
Thomas H. Hubbard. Georye b. Fowler henry =;
Ward. Henry T. Carey William h. Hoh's'e' anu
General Horace Porter has been president OF the
Union League Club three terms. he was eiec,eu
to the office I'm 1898 to succeed Chauncey NJ Depew.
who was president from 1886 10 1897 0ther pres,,-
Evarts Hamilton Fish George CABOT Wara Jonn
Jaw Joseph II. Choate william j. lopkin, JACKSON
S schultz Charles II. Marshall, Jonathan S'urges
and Robert b. Minturn. $500
Walter c. Gllson who has been named for secre-
tary OF the club is well-known ana popular
cubman George Bethune Adams. who served the
club two years as secretary with undimIn,sned nrle
popular,ty will be elected member OF the Execu-
live Committee william c. VIII te, VINO is 10 oe
reelected as the clubs treasurer has filled taas
office with credit since 1871