Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-08
RESIGNED IN A BODY
Many Prominent Members Leave the Union
Republican, Club
A Paper With Many Signatures Sent
to President Lasier-Result Of the
Recent Misunderstanding.

The crisis in the affairs of the Union Re-
publican Club appears to be more serious
than the officers of that organization would
have 1t appear. 1t will he remembered that
the announcement was made several days
ago that the majority OF the executive COM
mittee of the organization had resigned
because Of the dissatisfaction existing at
the way the affairs were being managed
by President Thomas J. LASER and Secre-
tary George S. Emery.
In reply to this announcement Messrs.
LASER and Emery claimed that no formal
designations had been received, but that
many Of those who had been named as
withdrawing were delinquent in their dues
to the club. and would be expelled if they
did not settle. Mr.. Emery also declared
that his financial management was abso-
lutely correct, and that the club would go
ahead and prosper, as it had 800 members.
Subsequent Developments however, seem
to show that many prominent members of
the Union Republican Club have determined
to withdraw from it. Indeed. some of them
nave already done so. About noon today
document was sent to President Thomas
j. LASER reciting that the gentlemen WHOSE
names were appended thereto had with
drawn from the Union Republican Club.
The names, with the positions their pos
SCISSORS held in the club, were as follows:
Charles T. Lincoln, vice president; Lewis
Clephane, vice president; Jno. W. Douglass,
vice president; A. NJ. Clapp, honorary vice
president; S. s. Burdette, honorary vice
president; A. G. Riddle, honorary vice pres
ident; Alphonso Hart, honorary vice pres
ident; Geo. c Gorham, chairman executive
committee; B. F. Crawshaw, late chairman
state clubs committee; A. H. Holt, chair
man of campaign committee; Simon Wolf,
chairman of public speakers committee;
Edwin Sutherland. special political secre-
tary; Jacob H. Devices, late chairman MEM
bership committee; William A. Cook, chair
man committee on resolutions, political leg
islatfon, ETC.; Arthur Stabler, chairman COM
mittee on press; VIM. Oscar Roome, mem
Der Of executive committee; Thos. c. Fetch
er, member of executive committee; BENZ.
+. Davis, member Of executive committee;
Patrick O'Farrell. member of executive
committee; J. D. Croissant, L. NJ. Saunders,
Wash. Danenhower. H. G. Potter, r. G..
Rutherford, r. w. Tyler p NJ. Hough, ]. L.
Ravens. H. S. Knight, J. K. Eppley, T. H
Anderson, F. B. Crosthwaite, E. A. Kreidler,
Frank M. Evans, w. H. Slater, Edward NJ
Dawson, August Donath, Frank A. Beuter,
F. M. Heaton, J. B. Cotton, Geo. Gibson, J.
T. II. Hall. r. S. Lacey, E. NJ. Willis, G. Y.
AtLee James H. Trimble, L. T. Kitchener,
w. F. Thomas, N. s. Meyer, F. M. Gideon
P. G. Kitchener, VIM. H. Doolittle.
W. w. Dudley and others sent in their
Withdrawals heretofore.
There will be meetir tonight of num-
Der Of the leading republican citizens of the
affairs in the Union Republican Club will
be discussed and views interchanged on the
best course to be pursued under the circum-
stances. There can be very little doubt that
a strong organiZa ton will be the result of
'tonight's gathering.