New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-09

CHARLES {. Beaman, BENJAMIN F. Tracy Henry
f. Rowland, Cyrus Clark Henry W. Cannon
and William Hull Wickham: secretary, Walter
C. Gibson: treasurer. William G. White chair
man Executive Committee. Charles f.: Gregory
House Committee, George b. Adams, Charles T..
Gregory and Samuel w. Fairchild
THE REPUBLICAN CLUB.
Across the way. at No $50 Fifth-ave.. is the
Republican Club. where Colonel Roosevelt re-
ceived the congratulations of Republicans OF all
factions last Monday evening. The club was
organized as the Young Mems Republican Club
Of the City of New-York" in the campaign Of
1879 when Aonzo B. Cornell was the candidate
for Governor on the Republican ticket Out OF
this organization the present club re-
cruited and Incorporated in 1885, under it's
present title Its aim and object are set forth
in the opening words Of its constitution, which
reads:
TO advocate. promote and maintain the prin-
cipies Of Republcanism as enunciated by the
Republican party to direct and interest those in
politics who have hitherto been more less in
different to their political duties: to encourage
attendance at the primary meetings. in order
that honest and capable men may be nominated,
and to guard and defend the purity of the ballot
box" In later years the declared objects of
lows "'To recommend and indorse candidates
for public Office, to promote the cause of good
government in the city of NewYork and to per-
form such other work may best conserve the
interests Of the Republican party"
In a brief history of the club prepared by
Judge Joseph M. Deuel. the writer says:
The Committee on National Affairs keeps
watch upon all legislative measures and admin
;Str toto NO. of cio-
nificance or practical public utility. such may
mar Republican hopefuness or insure party
supremacy. 1t was this club that sounded the
first public alarm over the threatened disaster
to financial. commercial and industrial inter
ests incident TO Democratic success in lS92.
Within the first months of Grover Cleveands
second Administration the club issued a warn
ing circular. which was reproduced in Repub
can newspapers in every State of the Union.
The Committee on City and State Affairs scru-
tinizes every bill introduced at Albany. and
lecting those affecting the public generally and
those pertaining solely 10 the city, gives them all
the study and investigation usually bestowed
by the most conscientious Of responsible legs-
lators. The result is then presented to the
club. Whenever public action is desirable public
discussion follows. and the action OF the club
Will! its reasons for against the proposed
legislation, is carefully formulated and pre-
scented to the proper Legislative committee
The dinners given by the Republican Club
every year on the anniversary of the birth OF
Abraham Lincoln have brought together many
notable gatherings. and at one of these. at the
suggestion of the venerable Hannibal Hamln,
the movement was started to make Lncoln's
birthday legal holiday.
The clubs historian says: ut was the Cam
paign Committee Of this club that inaugurated
the practice of manning police courts with law
yers- and bondsmen to protect Republican voters
from oppression and injustice. and through the
recommendation of this committee the club Sc
cured the passage of a statute compelling the
police courts Of the city to be in continuous SEES
sion on Election Day from the opening to the
closing Of the polls. The club has ever recalled
with pride it's successful efforts toward organ
lied cooperation Of Republican clubs through
out the country. which gave birth to the Ma
tionai Republican League"
The presidents of the Republican Club since
its organizations were: 1S19-'SO. r. G. Gedney;
1881. Horace Russell: 1SS2-'Sl James w.
HAYES 1SSi-SG, Thomas f. Wentworth; 1887.
James r. Foster: 1888 Edward T. Bartlett:
1880 Mortimer G. Addoms: 1890 Cephas Brain
erd; 1891 William Brookheld: 1892, James A.
Blanchard: 1885, John Sabine Smith; 1894. Ed
nund Wetmore; 1895 Elihu Root; 1896. Cor
relius y. Bliss. and 1897 Arthur l.. Merriam.
With the election of Chauncey NJ. Depew as
president the club gained new life and vigor, |
ard the meetings since that time have been well
attended 50 that the clubhouse seems to be
locked upon as friendly ground for all Repub-
licans The officers for 1898 are: President, !
Chauncey NJ DepeW; first vice president, |