The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-03

Besides these, many OF THE members who have
dropped out OF the club since 1895 have. re-
turned. The governors Of the club decided TO
let these men in without making them. pay a
second initiation Tee, on payment OF Their PACK
club. and lettcrs are pouring in from men who
want reinstatement..
club the headquarters OF the Democratic
f. / eS sss Sdra that The e i SsM yd Dfne ss,y w #
Join the club within a few months. Senator
Murphy's action IN becoming & nonresident
influential men in the party throughout the
State. And the fact that Senator German of
Maryland has decided to join the club will in:
the country to enter the organization.
Mr.. Croker vii! make the Club his hcadquar.
tcrs, and, it was said yesterday, would not visit
the wigw IN on Fourteenth street TO transact
any business. Two front rooms on the second
i RSIE FIJI Fif,h 'e a~enue. aud s,% each II has an entrance
from the hall. One will be Mr.. Croker's private
office. The other will be used as a reception
tho third floor. will be set anart for him.
so that If he desires, at any time to
tho building on the second floor is n dining
room. Here dinners will be served whenever II
is thought that any good will come from them.
There Is also q room on the second floor that
may be used for committee meetings. AS much
Of tho house as Is needed viii be given up to MIR.
Croker and his friends for their work.
Three weeks ago the officers OF the club ar
ranged to sell the house at auction in February.
LAST week tney nOtll0u the HuctIOnceT UnaC MS
services would not be needed and called in an
architect to draw plans for the addition of three
stories to the building. They will be OF steel
construction. and will be built as soon rs is pos
sible. There will be q number of committc
rooms in the new upper stories and the rest of
the room will be made into bedrooms. An ele-
yator will be put in and a one,story ad:
dition TO tho rear will be built and
rooted with glass. This will be used as a
smoking room. A chef has been hired. and the
club dining room will bo opened again on Tues
day night.
In the days when the club was prosperous the
dining room was one of it's features. Many
political dinners were eaten there, and thc fac
lions of tho party met around It's table and set-
tied many OF their differences. Tho officers OK.
pect that the club will not only regain the posi-
tion It held, but will become more powerful than
ever under Mr.. Cookers patronage.
The Democratic Club Is the successor to the
Young Mems DemOcratic, Union, which was
organized In 1852: In the Tildcn campaign the
union, in which Mr.. Tilden took a deep inter
est, organized clubs throughout the country.
The union remained In existence until the
Manhattan Club refused to take an active part
in politics, and then IL became the Democratic
Club. Orlando b.. Potter. Mr.. Crinimins. and
Mr.. Levy bought. the house at GIT Fifth ave-
nue.. and the club opened with a membership
OF 1000 or more. 1t Is expected that at least
800 now members will join IL now. The con-
s~titution of the club will be amended sliRhtly at
a meeting to be held on Jan. IL. A monthly
meeting OF the Board OF Governors will be held
this evening,