New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-14
SEVERAL TICKETS IN THE FIELD.
THE COMING ELECTION OF SONS OF THE
AMERICAN REVOLUTION.

AMERICAN REVOLUTION.
The Empire state Society. Sons Of the American
Revolution are having lively little controversy
among themselves on the question OF officers to be
elected at the next annual meeting to be held rem
ruarv AT the Hotel Normandie There are some
four tickets in the field already There seems 10
he some opposition to John Winfield Scott as secre-
tary of the society.
From the best informed members OF the society II
was learned yesterday that Mr.. Scott had rather
disn,oased certain prominent members because. In
their opinion he had taken to himself certain tunc-
tlons which these members said were OUTSIDE MS
pro,ince IL was said that Mr.. Scott had sought
in the present election to give himself functions as
a proxy which he had no right TO maintain
The following was the form Of proxy used last
year: ,,oxv
You are authorized to cast the foregoing ballot
FOR me at the annual election OF TINS society 10 De
held on or about February Y. le''
Signed
In contradlstinction 10 this. these same members
produce samples OF Mr.. SCOTS efforts for the com
ing annual meeting as follows:
PROXY.
The secretary is hereby authorized TO cast the
foregoing ballot for me at the annual election OF
this society to be held on February 2l 1926
Address. .................''....'
These members say that this form of proxy was
devised and sent out by Mr.. Scott, and that IL ar
fords him unusual powers.
Another phase in the lies IN the tickets which
have been put into the field. The men who are OPP
posed Mr. Scott have made the following noin'-
nations
MEMBERS TICKET
For president Chauncey NJ. Depew.
For vice-president. Robert b. Roosevelt
For secretary. stephen NJ Wright
For treasurer. Ira Bliss Stewart
For registrar. Edward Hagaman Hall.
Iro or nsnlin the Rev Abbott T. Kittredge
For managers. in addition 10 the foresong Colonel
5sh Esnu nndTcM FSys rhomn
Wilson, William W. j.. Warren. General Horatio G.
King. j. Lawrence Mekeever' Richard Henry
CThe presidents of local chapters are. by virtue OF
their Offices members Of the Board of Managers
For delegates Uhe president and vice-president
Of the society are by virtue OF tne di,e oseS dsIn
deiegate-at-large Captain Hugh r.. Garden
! Colonel frederick u. Grant John Winfield Scott.
Warren Cutler. Trueman q. Avery Colgate ioyt
For alternates William W: J. Warren, stephen
NJ Wright william T. otto. Guy Du VAL Frederick
W HYDE Walter b. Atterbury. Rufus Adams Sib
ley Alexander Crawford Chenoweth. ID. o. Haynes.
In explanation OF this ticket w. W. Henly and
his associates have Issued a circular IN which they
make the following assertions:
1t believed that win be Of advantage to both
resident and nonresident members and greatly IA
citate the transaction of the socletys busIness to
| have in the office OF secretary resident OF New
York cry in place OF the present secretary VINO -
a resident 0f New Jersey. stephen VI. Wright the
nominee on the nciosed ticket. whose private office
IL in the central part Of the city IS OF the most
enthusiastic and active workers in the present Board
| Of Managers and one OF its most regular attend
| ants
| In recognition OF their services to the society.
Not only is General Earle strong and influential
organization has had no meeting place Of lis own.
he has gratuitousy extended to US the hospitality
posed by the regular ticket" retire him from the
| Board will be held under his own roof We do not
ngly accept the hospitality OF General Earle and be
90 ungrateful and unappreciatve of his courtesy
FROM, AtpsA lilo htc
Acknowledgement Thomas Wilson. L. s A.. who
omitted from the other ticket. has not missed
meeting Of the society or the Board since his cleo
ton. lie has devoted heart. soul and body to the
pn extraordinary record in the NUMBER Of memSers
| brought into the society.
enF onh moao TO- d as Tas the ef s
Wright and not only custom. but his great interest
his resignation from the Sons of the Revolution TO
join our soc!ety-would counse! his election for a
| full term
AZ a pledge OF confidence in the gentlemen who
composed the s3cety's Nominating Committee. who.
We confidently believe. have the veal OF the society
most warmly at heart and whose deiicacy naturally
society, the undersigned have selected the first two
OF their numb er-Messrs. j. Lawrence McKeever and
| Captain Garden. whose affairs. while preventing
their regular attendance at Board meetings will. IT
| Is hoped allow them TO be the honored representa-
| tives of the society at the National congress.
In other respects. the nclosed ballot is substan-
TALLY that OF the Nominating Committee
| The regular ticket is follows:
Presdent-Chauncey NJ. Depew
| Wee President-RObert Il. Roosevelt
| Secretary--John W Scott.
| Treasurer-Ira b. Stewart
| Northumberland III. Hall.
| Historan-Henry Hall.
| Chapain-The Rev DR.. Abbott f. Kittredge
! Managers, In addition 10 above-Waer s. Logan.
| Andrew j. c. Foye Hugh II. Garden. Sigourney w.
| Fay, John G. Calhoun Frederick ID. Grant Arthur
| Burts. L. ;. N; William w. j. Warner. Richard II.
| McElgott and presidents OF local chapters
| Delegates-Chauncey NJ Depew. Robert b. Roose-
| welt, John Winfield Scott Edward IL. Hail. Walter
s. Logan. Edward A. Sumner. d. o. Haynes, Gen
] eral Horato c. King. Joseph Warren Cutler, True
/ man G.. Avery and Colgate Hoyt.
| Alternates-W. w. j. Warren, Stephen NJ. Wright.
| William l.. Otto. Guy Du Val. Frederick W. Hyde
| Waiter b. Atterbury. Rufus Adams Sbley and
| Alexander Crawford Chenoweth