Evening star., 1896-04-01
MANY RESERVATIONS
Serious Result Of the Rupture in tho Union
Republican Club
Leading Men of the Executive Com.
:. mittee Withdraw From Member.
ship in the Organization.

George c. Gorham. the chairman; w. w.
Dudley, the vice chairman, and Messrs.
Charles p. Lincoln, VIM. A. Cook, Simon
Wolf, VIM. Oscar Roome. Edwin Suther-
land, Alphonso Hart, Thomas c. Fletcher,
Lewis Clephane, Patrick O'Farrell, Jacob
H. De Wees, Arthur Stabler, ]. ID. Crois-
SAINT and B. p. Davis. members of the ex-
ecutive committee Of the Union Republican
Club have resigned from the organization
Their action, which leaves but five MEM
bers Of the executive con mittee was caused
by misunderstanding with the officers of
the club about the manner in which its
financial affairs were conducted, and upon
a declination of these officers to make an
accounting to the executive committee the
course indicated by the majority was taken.
How the Trouble Started.
The designations marked the elimination
of trouble that has been brewing in the or
ganiZation for some time past. The major
ity of the executive committee have been
anything but pleased with the manner in
which the financial affairs of the club have
been conducted. The constitution made
this body responsible for the management
of the organization, and its members de-
sired to be fully informed as to the state of
its monetary affairs. Two weeks agothere-
fore, subcommittee, composed of Messrs.
Lewis Clephane, William Oscar Roome
and William A. Cook, was appointed for
the purpose of securing detailed informa-
ton on the subject Of the finances of the
organization. Col Charles p. Lincoln, vice
chairman, presided at the meeting of the
executive committee which took this action
and he appointed the committee. The club
treasurer, w. B. Matthews, at once made a
report of his department. but the secretary
George l.. Emery, declined to furnish any
information regarding his share of the
financial management, claiming the eXecu-
tive committee had no authority to ask it.
AT the last monthly meeting of the club
held March -, resolution was reported
from the executive committee notifying
Secretary Emery to be ready at any time
to give detailed information to the sub
committee before mentioned concerning the
financial affairs of the club under his
charge. After long discussion the reso-
luton was declared defeated.
President Thomas j. LASER Of the club
who Is a brother-in-law of Mr. Emery
took sides with the latter in the contro-
versy. and the discussion grew bitter, with
the result of the designations announced
today
Messrs. LASER md Emery
Messrs. LASER and Emery characterize
as unfounded the assertion that the latter
as secretary was also acting as treasurer.
and declare that during the past two
months Mr.. Emery paid over to Treasurer
Matthews $17O paid in to him as dues
They also declare that the vacanl .es on the
executive committee will be promptly fill
ed and the club continue and wax prosper-
Gus and powerful.
They also claim that few men desire to
run the club in their own way and have
thus caused all the trouble. On the other
side, 1t Is asserted, that the officers have
been directing it as family affair." and
steadily impairing it's usefulness for its
intended purposes.
The president, Mr.. LASER, was at one
time employed in the government printing
once, and afterwards as chief clerk of the
bureau of construction and repairs In the
Navy Department, under Secretary Chand-
Ter. He is a strong supporter of Senator
Chandler. and halls from New HAMPSHIRE
where he published a newspaper in Clare
mont.
George S. Emery is we'll known in Wash
ihston. He is a brother of L. s. Emery,
formerly secretary of the Associated Chart
Ties, and figured extensively in the news
papers few months ago because quan-
tily of the supplies of the Associated Char
tiles were found In rooms of which he was
the tenant on New Jersey avenue. 1t was
claimed that in removing some of his ef-
fects from his brothers office, he had
taken, by mistake. the articles referred to-
The gentlemen on the other side of the
controversy, who have resigned from the
club are all well known and prominent
republicans of the city. The result of
the rupture will probably be the formation
OF new association devoted to the inter-
ests of the republican party, Of which the
leading spirits will be the members who
have Withdrawn from the Union Repubu-
can Club, and their friends.