The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-07
BELMONT HEADS
"CROkER'SCLUB.'
Election of the WeII-KnOwn Gold
Democrat as Its President.
HE REFUSED TO SUPPORT BRYAN
The Famous Organization stronse
Than Ever aud viii Weld a Pow
crrul Influence i'm the Next Dem
ocratic National Convention.

NEW YORK. December Especial
The election OF Hon. Perry belmont 10
the presidency OF the Democratic CiuD
means more than the choice or non
Tammany man TO preside over an or
panization to which Tammany Hall has
recently given renewed national promL
hence. Mr.. Belmont resigned from the
Democratic State Committee, on which
he represented Richmond and SUFFOLK
counties. as soon as the delegation re-
turned from the Chicago convention
He did not vote for ". ), Bfyan ior
President. but helped az indianapolis 10
nominate Palmer and Bucklei, ana sup
ported them on the stump IN New YORK
and West Virginia. as well as at the pal
LOT box He Is a pronounced advocate OF
tho GOLD standard, yet he goes to the
head OF what has been called Croker $
Clubr with the hearty support OF MI
Croker and the hundreds or Tammany
men who have Joined the Democratic
o,lub since the leader Of the New YORK
democracy made it his political head
quarters. ,.-...
of VITAL INTEREST.
"This." said an Ex-Governor or the
Club. lis one Of a series OF events llKely
TO have vital interest for the Demo-
cratic party throughout the Oniteu
States. The Democratic club Is 10 be
made not only the political headquarters
for the leaders of the party IN the Clty
Of New York, but its scope is 10 De 50
enlarged that it may be the nome anu
council chamber of representative Demo
Gratis I'm the Empire State and throughout
the Union. The Democratic Clup mas
become The only distinctive pohtlcal cruz
OF its party in the metropolis. IL Is no"
recognized as such not oniy ny th"se
Democrats who belong 10 the Iammany
organization. but by Otht'f as wen. III
fact. the history OF the ciub SHOWS Iha'
until Of late Tammany nan men nay
not prepOnderated in its membership
i,s rooms I'm Twenty-fourth street the
leaders Of the County Democracy were
in the habit Of meeting. The leaders Oh
all the Democracies. from Caliorhla ~
Maine. are henceforward to be maus
welcome. - -,
"While his father. the late August Bel
mont was a sachem Of Tammany Han
an the time he served as chairman OF th'
Democrafic National Committee, Perry
pelnont who has four times representa-
his district i'm Congress, has peeh actlN,
as a tariff reformer and has representa-
h,s country al the Court Of Ma1rid, mas
never been enrolled in the Iammany OF
,,rfzation That organization IS nov
| giving 10 him a cordial support "hioh l.
interesting i'm view Of his peculiar inde
,endence Of those associations when ar
ant 10 control business and proiesslon,ti
men I'm politics-for he is not even lhui
rectly in any business.
4 STRONG CLUB
"The Democratic Club. with a inen,
4 ali q
bership Of more than l,@" j. an
! one of the largest clubs IN the Oul.o'
| states. Among rs NONRESIDENT H''i,'
hers are such representative DenloL.s a..
az Senator Faulkner OF Ntsl WI 7Il''.,
| senator James Smith. Of New jerry
! Hon. Marcus Daily, or MONTANA -
! Tgeming Dubignon, OF Savannah pIoD"
Il,, Tho next United States Senator iron
| Ccoroia. Hon. willard salisbury, OF Del
o,,or,. congressman Fitzgerald ana hoH
| charles r. Russell Jr of Massachuse' is
non BRADLEY b. Smaley, Of burlington
| vermont. for so many years lIedsuIS 81
tn National Democratic Committee hon
| Trancis J. M0iloy, Of Troy Mayor "
| c,,ira Of syracuse: Anthony y. bIauS
- Alhanv. Congressman James D. hlcn
| ardson. Of Tennessee, the pIopaDie III
| noritv leader IN the next congress ~ ~.
| Thomas w. Neil Of washington, 1oi.
Bovd Thatcher and Hon. Charies tracy
Of Albany. New York. ,,.,.,.uo,
"such men as William [. Nh'.nss
| Tudge Charles II. TruaN, Judge Lacoi, ,,y
| peter Il. Oney and the late Wlli'ain q
Xv,ck n brother OF the Mayor. Wet
ocfive members as long ago as lsil: a
tbot time Edward Cooper ana Slhio
Sferne were Vice Presidents Judge Ian
cis N scott was Secretary OF the ENecu
Tive committee. Francis Lynde Ste'so
,g,s Treasurer and Townsend Cox Wa
| President. ..~,,,,,.>.,r
THE NEW PRESl DENI.
"p.rr,. D.imont. the new Presiden
- , member I'm 1875. when the Gu
-. -,ro,,o. Tor ridden. whom he opposed
4 enecial committee was sent 10 atteh
the ~ Tcuis Convention in support
TIden I'm 1876 Wheeler n. fecAhd,'
| Randolph Robinson and Judge Aorahi =
Lawrence were then Nice-Presiuen,s.
ls,7 william Van Wyck was ch1sen ,,,i, ,es
dent. the Nice-Presidents he'"s " - -
g. Whitrey. Edward Cooper e'. NO
sterne and Henry Havemyei' Al 'l''
,i,,e the Executive Committee was ma
49,, If perry Belmont, Judge Laeomoe'
~ Olnev Francis l.. Stetson ana :.
natd,cin afterwards Nice-President
the Manhattan. -, -,
"rn 1Ss1. when the Club took the hea'
fWA
quarters at 40. 70 West 2ith street, iio y
which il moved 10 its present house'
rim avenue + r. Coudert DaNiu W
Clurc and Eugene Cruger were aS ,
members and the next year Fordila
Morris Jchn II. V. Arnold franA
n,rtlett Charles W. Dayton ana
tIar.nds, Robb were chiefly instrument
in the management when euppo' .
cleveland strongly. \ mass meel,ne :. :,
cleveland and Edison was held uiluel u
enemies % the club in that year.
YOUNG MEMS CLUES.
.Naticnal affairs had indeed begun
,o,,'r,, the attention of the Democrat
Cluh even as early as 1876 In Nso hor
ito seymour delivered at Chlckerihs Hs
tho first OF a series or addresses unu
tho Clubs auspices. J. Edward Sihino'
and Thomas Newtold were members
The Executive Committee at mat ,liii
rrho cIrb endorsed Robert a. Van wy
tar rudge Of the Marine Court In ISL
III was. however in November IL
that the Democratic club OF Ne" 10
nossed a resolution appointing comm
lee 10 help form Young Mems Democrat
Clubs II roLghcut the United States. 1
succes sful organization OF this chaii
Der,ccratic clubs was triumph In VIM
the Democratic Club OF new iork =
not fail To share in gratifying wa
nov that steps are being taken 10 proa
: an rs character and extend its iniuen
stu further along National lines"