New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-29
The News Of Brooklyn
M'KINLEY MEN PLEASED.
~GRAT1FIED AT THE ACTION OF THE
YOUNG REPUBLICAN CLUB.
NoN-cr.UB MEMBERS. 1T IS SAID. OPPOSED THE
REsOLUTIoNs-TAI.K OR HOLDING MASS
MEETING-MKINLEY CLUBS TO
BE FORMED.

MEETING-MKINLEY CLUES To
4"t- BE FORMED. .-,
The Endorsement Of Mckinley at the meeting
of the Brooklyn Young Republican Clup on
Monday evening was highly gratifying to the
thousands of Brooklynites who favor Mckinley
as the candidate of the Republican party IL
was pointed out by McKinleys friends yesterday
that the opposition which developed at the meet
ing TO the resolutions indorsng Mckinney was
significantly weak, Notwithstanding the iac'
that the handful Of men who tried TO DOCK the
massage of the Endorsement stirred up great
Juror. The most conspicuous opposition came
from Cornelius Morrison and James g. Hickman
It was remarked that both Of these men IN thelr
speeches gave more attention to the record OF
the club itself than to the comparative strength
of the Presidential candidates, and that IN the
absence Of argument with which to BRING lorth
their points with telling effect they displayed
unjustifable bitterness. which apparently In
jured their cause more than 1t aided IT, AL the
close of the meeting MIR. Hickman frankly apollo
gized to President Hiram r. Steele, expressing
regret for his hasty and incons'derate words.
Several members Of the club remarked when
the votes were taken at the close Of the meeting
that three or four men not -nembers of the club
were voting with the minority against the reso-
lutions Had the vote been closer rocoll
would have been ordered. and none except bona
fde members would have been allowed to vote.
As II was, however. President Steele. Secretary
Judson c. Wall, Charles A. Moore and the other
Mckinley leaders preferred 10 avoid any SEM
blance OF a fight. and allowed the outsiders to
stand up. The total vote cast against the in
dorsement for Major Mckinley was said to be
between fifteen and twsnty. Counting out the
three non-members the ant-McKinley vote
would not have been above seventeen. The main
ROOM in which the meeting was held and the
hallway leading into 1t were packed and II Is
estimated that the attendance fully 200.
The McKinleyites thus outvoted their opponents
ten 20 one
CLUB MEMBERS ARE PLEASED.
The officers of the club. in reply to statements
that the meeting was poorly attended, and that
an especial effort had been made to bring out
large crowd who had been induced TO vote for
Mckinley, declared that the gathering was moth
ing morA than a regular monthly meeting that
no special effort had been made to bring out
large attendance, and tnat no members OF the
club had beer approached with suggestions that
they support the resolutions 1t was. however
wen known that Mckinley resolutions would be
presented and speeches for and against the reso-
lutions had thus been prepared. The attend
ance Oh Monday night was far greater than at
the regular monthly meetings Several MEM
bers Of the club who did not attend the meeting
said Yesterday that they were greatly pleased at
the result Of the meeting, and one man even ad-
vocated the holding OF q public mass-meeting
under the auspices of the club. at which similar
resolutions would be presented.
Charles A. Moore was quoted yesterday as
having said In his speech On Monday night that
ne believed In waiting to see what may happen
at Albany this week before the club made known
It's preference while in reality he expressed pre-
cisely the opposite opinion. He declared unequivo-
cally that the club should Immediately make
known It's choice. regardless OF anything that
might happen at Albany or anywhere else.
TO FORM MKINLEY CLUBS.
Plans are rapidly being perfected in Brooklyn
Tor the establishment of Mckinley clubs through
out the city Immediately after the adjournment
Of the Legislature. Within a week announce
ment will be made Ct the results Of numerous In
formal coct,rences recently held among Repub-
licans. First meeting will be held at which the
general plan Of campaign will be mapped out;
after this. permanent headquarters will be opened
and clubs will be formed in every Assembly dis
trict in the city AT leas. one mass-meeting Will
be held before the Brooklyn delegates start for
st. Louis. and every possible effort will be made
to convince the ten delegates that Mckinley Is
the favorite Of a vast majority OF the voters