The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-03
MARION CLUB ELECTION.
Floyd Woods the New President--Only
One Ticket Up.

The Marion Club, one of the most -four
ishing of the city's political organizations,
held its seventh annual election yesterday
at the clubrooms, No. ga North Meridian
street. The polls opened at o'clock in
the afternoon and closed at 8 o'clock at
night. For the first time in the history of
the club there was but one ticket in the
field. There was considerable interest in
the event, however, and a big vote was
peeled. OF the six hundred members of the
club 416 cast ballots during the afternoon
and evening.
There was a president three vice presi-
dents, secretary, treasurer, sergeant-at-
AIMS and five directors to elect. The reg
ular ticket" which was necessarily the
winning ticket, was as follows:
President-Floyd A Woods.
First Vie President-Russell King.
Second Vice President-John Grail.
Third Vice Presdent-Robert Bryson.
Secretary-Ernest Albeit.
Treasurer-Edward Smith.
Directors-C. E. Thornton, George Batch
elor Harry S. New, Samuel +. Stoddard
and Charles S. Wiltsie.
ergeant-at-arms-Otto Belzer.
AS a result of yesterdays election Floyd
A. Woods succeeds Schuyler A. Haas as
president of the organizations; Ernest Alb
bett succeeds p Weilman as secretary.
Treasurer Smith succeeds himself. The
pl esident, vice presidents, secretary and
treasurer also become directors of the or
ganization.
The members of the club have no expla-
nation as to why there was but one ticket
in the field except that the regular ticket
is both strong and popular, and ought to
satisfy anybody" The vote polled would
probably have been little larger had there
been competing candidates for the place 5.
Larz A. Whitcomb was judge of the cleo
in the capacity of clerk. After the polls
closed last night there was much enthu-
siasm among the members The new Off
GERS were given the glad hand and there
were cigars and plenty of music.
The newly-elected officers are not only
well known among the club members but
outside and in particular in political cir
cles. Floyd A. Woods, the new president
is one of the youngest of the men who have
held this office. He is now in his twenty
fifth year. He is a member of the law firm
of Taylor & Woods, and is the Monon Rail
ways attorney for Indiana. He is
bright; genial and e popular, and promises
ident of the organization. Schuyler A
Haas, the retiring president, has done ex-
cellent work. In the last year the club has
obligated itself rather heavily in q financial
way but Mr.. Haas in giving up the presi-
Dental chair consoles himself with the re-
Election that there is smooth sailing ahead.
Last June the Marion Club bought its
resent home paying for the property the
sum of $4,000. The building, with the i'm
provements that have been made, has cost
about $4,000 On this indebtedness the clut
now owes about $12, $50. The capital stock
of the club is limited to $4,000. OF this
about $4,000 of stock is taken, and the
membership is rapidly increasing. The en-
tire Indebtedness is practically provided for
The club membership is limited to 1000
The present quarters on North Meridian
street are both commodious and coy ano
the rooms at all times present an inviting
appearance. There is a piano in the par
lors and down stairs there is a fine set OF
bowling alleys. The walls of the club are
Lung with the portraits Of men whose prin.
cip1es ii is the desire of the young men tc
emulate. In the last year the club has beer
making q feature o. Its receptions once a