The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-13
RUSHING TO CROKERS CLUB
JONES OF ARKANSls
JOINS THB TBR0NG.

r.,,nver or west virg1nta ara Smith or Sew
Jersey With tho Democratic National
rr,,runu-The Saembershtp Liuuit 90 no
,,,,ed 20 q. 600 DiuneF - NE. CreSer.
eonator James X. Jonos of Arkansas, the
cha,rmnn of tho Democratic National Commit
,o.. Senator Charles +. Faulkner Of West vir-
o,nia. tho Chairman Of the Democratic Con-
sressional Committed. and Senator James Smith
of New Jersey wero proposed for nonresident
membership in tho Democratic Club OF this city
vosterday. Their namcs wcro put up by SEN
.tor Murphy, who was elected q non.
resident member OF tho club at q meet
ing Of tho Board OF Governors, held on
Tuesiay evening. Richard Croker, who pro-
nosed Senator Murphy and Senator Arthur
Pie German Of Maryland for membership.
secondcd the proposals.. Senators Jones, Smith.
and Faulkner arc great friends OF Senator
Murphy, Senator German. and one another.
The proposal Of these names for membership
vas taken by Tammany men to indicate that
the expectation often expressed by Mr.. Cookers
friends that he would make the club the
Headquarters for tho party throughout tho
nation were to be grntlicd. It was
caid by tho Tammany men that 9TH
ar United States Senators, Congressman,
and influential Democrats from all parts Of the
country would soon DO on tho waiting list OF tho
club, through tho efforts Of the out-of-town
members who have Joined Il since Mr.. Croker
took IL up and made It his headquarters.
At the meeting Of tho governors OF the club
an Tuesday evening II was decided to chi! q
club meeting for Jan. % to raise tho member
rhip limit to 5000. Five minutes before tho
governors decided to call this meeting, tho
members Of the club had held q meeting
and had raised tho membership limi, "a
l.5OO from 1000. When Mr. Croker first to,k
holi Of the club, he said to one of the governors
that he thought he had friends enough
to raise tho membership to i.5OO. The
rnpldity with which applications for NON.
bership came In after IL became known
that Mr.. Croker was interested In the
club was such that 1t soon became evident that
the limit would be reached quickly. 1t was
said last night that the great success
Of the plan to get tho Democratic living
IN other parts OF the country interested
Eation that 5000 members might DO expected
10 Join the club within a comparatively short
a 'imsi The poi ns%%% oat that %sa S SsS G GssiGsnss mi, nns
eighteen non-residents mad joined the clnbin tho
two weeks following Mr.. Groker's selection Of
the posting OF tho names OF Senators Jones,
Smith, and Faulkner would attract the atten-
the Tnnmany mon said, would be eager TO Join
the club when they saw that the party's leaders
The list Of twenty-five residents of New York
city proposed for membership yesterday In
Guided ex-Suporintendent Of Police Byrnes. He
was proposed by President York of the Board OF
Police Commissioners. The nonresident list in
Guided. besides the three Senators. Townsend
sa.Saiie. of h slagY r. TcM Vi L. Of Ma Ma N Rs,lea O. i Esw
renee 7. Fell OF Orange. N. j. and Torrey E.
George Edwin Harding gave a dinner last
evening ut the club In honor Of Richard Croker,
and most Of the prominent Thmmany lead.
FL d room ~G IN Which, Ger the 'G ainnssr wa. WAS s sSrsed
Jefferson, NJ. Levy presided: and in a
He said that ono OF the pleasantest features OF
the dinner was the fact that II was served, In
wnae T asd 70 t ps Iao sHatr par as.i end that nEn the ID din :
ner was, he hoped, the first Of many that would
result In q more thorough understanding among
Mr.. Harding made Q short speech. excusing
himself from a long address on the plea That It
was intended that the dinner should be infor.
The menus bore n picture of an Indian with
and. the. Inscription. 7 Meet Mr.. Richard
Croker" Tho guests at the dinner were:
R,shaTd s,9as.sr; J bs,1n Purcell, s James y; Boyle. Mar Mar.
Ing. Psrick keenan,. DanieiF: McMahon, Thomas T.
s Re..ins eS Mathew =: y Rq ppnShu soh Er. n; s: ). nsn; ssn john Z;
whalen. John J. Scannell. Rollin n. Morgan. Law
PsPsiva hf z Snsle .c Thomas nj t = Mnli Hasa0. Augustus ~ nay ".
Peters. Randolph Guggsnheimer. Thomas L. Feitner.
John ". Keller. Maurice F. Holman. Henry s. ResS.
ney. Max Backert. Charles II. Knox. &c. Burr. George
/. Shea a' Thomas ns.r >. By RI soF Era iG 8. oo a1seaTT1an Sn sse J.
Dunn. Nathan Straus. Joseph II. stiner. James Nc.
n Daa,e'y H s1np T. ( aarains, t ). 81. 4 H msyGI; t Jsasr sei,
Levy; George G. Clausen. Thomas J; Brady; Arthur
JoBrien.. anthony \. brady. John b: Mcdonald.
Nicholas Muller. Edward N. Muller. Clarence H.
Andrew, j. .g Preedm Ga.n TRo@as iP =. WOOD. sSm na%%nuth n:
termeyer and A. Pressinger.