New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-19
ENDORSEMENT SECURED BY TRICK.
A SNAP RESOLUTION. PUT THROUGH AT A
MEETING OF THE REPU 3lICAN CLUB
IN DEFIANCE OF THE BYLAWS.

The Republican machine succeeded last night In
securing yelled Endorsement OF General Tracy ana
the rest of It's ticket at meeting OF the Repuoh-
can Club called merely for the transaction or rou-
tine business but for which the supporters or the
machine had evidently been specially drummed up
10 attend The action has caused the greatest In
dgnation in tho club. and to judge by the spirit III
which many of the members regard II, The indorse-
ment may prove boomerang for the machhe
ticket.
The claims TO tho Mayoralty Of both Seth Low
and General Tracy have been considerably dls-
cussed by the members OF the club in tho last fc"
days but 1t had tacitly been agreed that the beS'
interests Of the club would DO best served oy non
Interference In tho fight. Few OF MI. 10" sup
porters, therefore, attended the regular month'
meeting Of the club last night. az nothing Oh par
t,cuIar interest beyond the presentation OF por-
trait OF General Grant appeared on the not'cc pa
per- As the members began TO assemble however
Il was noticed that many who were seen at the cruz
only on the rareSt occasions were present pino"s
them being members OF the RepuDicah No""''
Committee. 1t also noticed that 'heSo "P
peared TO be awaiting something .,,
Tho something revealed when Johh "ao'','
Smith soon after the meeting had Dec" 'I'"-"'
rose and proposed this resolution:
Resolved That It IL tho duty OF al EcpH,ncanis
in the present campaign TO SUPPORT ,i'c ->"'''""'
State and city platform or their parry
Arthur l.. Merriam, president OF the ciuo. WIN
occunjo5 tho chair at once ruled the resolution
out OF order under the bylaws, when s'a'o ''''i'
any such resolution must he preceded by hotico
to the members. Mr.. Smith. however. hppea'e"
from the ruling OF the chair. and the decision WAS
overruied by vote OF 81 10 90
James S Lehnia.er then proposed that meet'ns
be called for Friday next to take acton on 'iio
resolution, when fair expression OK the seh'.-
rncnts Of the club could be obtained. ana ny whicn
time q, COPY Of the resolution could also pc SEM w
the members with the notice OF the mcctins ms
Amendment was supported by specches from 's
rronoeer Alexander V. Campbell H.. Al. heb!oh
md Colonel Homer. Speeches against III were lduo
he IucoS L. Van Allen. \. IL. humphrey; john
Sabine Smith Abraham Gruber ana = - 'nt!le,
When nut 10 "A vote the amendment was dcleated
l,y a viva yocc vote No further attempt was theii
made 10 prevent the passing of tho resolutions IL
was carried by viva vOco vote also. ana so was
another resolution proposed by Mr. humphrey. 10
tho effect that the Campaign Committee OF me ciuo
which at It's last meeting had adjourned suoect 20
the call OF tho chair lie instructed 10 proceed win
the campaign. Then the routine business was pro-
ceedcd with. - $780,.
The part 81 the city's bylaws which was framed
"a meet such a situation came up last night and
which tho members of the club had trusted IN 10
protort therI in such an emergency IS Article -.
which reads ~ follows: NO candidate for any
pub;ic Office shall be Endorsed by this club unless
The proposition for such Endorsement shall have
been offered by resolution at meeting previou. TO
the one AT which action shall be taken ana unless
notice OF tho proposed Endorsement snail be given
10 tho members b. the recording secretary before
the meeting whcreat such proposition SNAIL DO
tod