The morning times., 1896-04-09
BOILERS TO ORGANIZE
Meeting Of ErUnion Republ can
Club Members Held.
MET WITH MR.. CLEPHANB
Meeting Was IA Secret One, Hut Their
Intention TO Form New Orga aniza-
tion Was ced-Committers
Appointed and Plans Laid-Confer
ence Well Attended.

The Union Republican Club. which was
organized nearly year ago. is al thisttn
in state OF disruption. That fact has
heretofore been stated in The Times.
a large number OF the organization. 511in
all, including the folio wing uamed pronii-
nent gentlemen. have withdra WI from the
club for all time, and announced their
intention of establishing new club in
the future:
Charles +. Lincoln. vice president; Lewis
C1ephane, vice president; John W. Doug
lass, vice president; a NJ. Clapp. honorary
vice president; A. G.. Riddle, honorary
vice president; Alphonso Hart, honorary
vice president; George G. GOrlIaIn, chair
man executive committee; Il. +. Crawsiiaw,
late chairman State clubs committee; A.
II. Holt, chairman campaign committee:
Simon Wolf chairman or public speakers
committee; Edwin Sutherland, special po-
litical secretary; Jacob II. Devices. late
chairman membership Committee; William
A. Cook, chairman committee on rcsolu-
tions, political legislation, etc; Arthur
Stablcr, cha irman committee on press.
William Oscar ROome, member CT eXecu-
tive committee; Thomas c. Fletcher, mem
ber of executive committee; Benjamin p
Davis, member OF executive coInnittee:
Patrick 0'Farrell, member of executive
committee; j. u. CroissaDt, l.. III Saun-
ter, K. G. Rutherford, K. W. Tyler, 2 n.
Hough, j. l.. Havens, II. s Knight, J. X.
Eppley, T. Ii. Anderson, +. Il. Crostt-
waite, f. A. Kreidler. Frank NJ. Evans,
w. II. Slater. Edward NJ. Dawson, Au-
gust Donath, Frank A Beuter +. Al. Hea-
ton, j. b. Cotton George Gibson, j. T. II.
Hall, r. 8. Lacey, f. NJ Willis, @. Y
Atlee, James H. Trimble. l.. 7. Michencr,
w. F. Thomas, n. S. Meyer, F. NJ. Gideon,
P. G. Michener, William II. Doolittle.
BOLTERS HELD A MEETING.
meeting of the members OF the Union
Club who have resigned or ''withdra wn,"
as they prefer TO call it, was held last
night at the residence of Mr.. Lewis
Clephane. l. 224 street northwest. There
was general interchange of opinion us
to reasons why the gentlemen present
should absoiyc themselves from further
communication with the rcigniug powers
in the Union Club.
1t was the unanimous opinion that the
Union Club had been misraanaged and
that new organization, having for its
object the perpetuatiOn or Republican
principles, should be established at once
TO take the place of the Union Club.
While the meeting was private one il
was learned that the speakers all indorsed a
scheme by which Stanch, uncquivocaI Re
publican organization should be established
To take the place OF the old club
ORGANIZATION COMMITTEE.
A committee was appointed 10 take into
consideration a plan fer a new club, and
report at q called meeting a gentleman
who participated at the ClephaHe meeting
last night said to The Times representative.
Il dislike family quarrels and hence
| do not care TO so into details as TO
the dismemberment OF the Union Club.
The fact in brief is this The Officers OF
the club attempted to override all prece-
dent by keeping back information which
concerned every member OF the club
For instance, il was shown on the books
that we had n membership OF 900 mem
bers. when in reality only 800 men were
pa ying their fees That's only one item
|, OF many, but | Will tell you when the new
club is underway and The Times will
know IL, there will be q better rendition
of affairs We will have a club that
will be an honor to the District or CO.
lumbia."
In all the conversation at Mr. Clcphane's
house there was no attempt to bring out
any favorite son for the Presidency. Every
one agreed that the new orga niZation soon
| to be christcned would have but one object
in ,yiew-that TO labor for the success Of
the man, whoever he may be, who is nomi-
tod at