The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-25
NEW YORK A. C. TICKET.
sELECTION or CANDIDATES TO BE
BULLETTNED TO-DAY.

j. II. Van wormer the Choice for Presi-
dent-Nominating Committee Asks Ev-
ert j. Wendell to Serve as Captain
Many Changes in Makeup of Board.
The Nominating Committee Of the New York
Athletic Club has selected the regular ticket
for officers and governors which. according to
the constitution. must be posted on the club
bulletin board to-day. The names OF the can
didates would have been formally announced
last night. except for the fact that Evert j.
Wendell, the nominee for Captain. had not noti-
fed the committee Of his acceptance.
The task OF the men entrusted with framing
a ticket has been unusually arduous this year.
as there has been almost a clean sweep OF the
former Nom bers OF the board and offioors.
Many OF the mon who have successfully
guided the club in past years declined to &C.
cept the responsibility again. and out OF the
fourteen candidates named only three are
nominated for their old positions.
Gen. Thomas L. Watson could not bo pre-
vailed upon to serve again as President. and
his place will be filed by John r. Van wormer.
The mbers who heard OF this selection last
night heartily approved OF It. The proposed
new leader has already served term as Vice.
President and was one OF the men most active
IN building the new clubhouse. While In ofIlce
he did yeoman service as chairman OF the
House Committee. He has also served in that
capacity In the Union League Club. OF which
Organization he was also Secretary.
A. L. ColfaK. who IL the nominee for Vice
President has served on the Board OF Cover
nors for three years. He is one OF the old bril-
eade and MS popularity was eVioeneed AZ the
last election when he secured moro votes than
ANY otb.r man on the tioks, A .tronu ndvo-
cate OF athletics. Mr. Colfax is also prominent
N rnwinU oIrclea and haa baan Presiisnt Of
the Nassau Boat Club. He is also afllliatod
win she oeN'hth heHimen''
d,n, % in os,aiD,na . suitable man to tass
charge Of me cotnpetlt,ve orahch @, the ciuo.
rIru VI uuusIlng VINO ho,eu elncleuuy ~
anil L was not until late saturday night that
Eynrt lnnsSn Wendell was hit upon as lnst tho
Iasewooi and ~ Fred 'R st az memb Der o} thu
yesterday. Late last nishs no definite reply
old Harvard runner viii step into the breach.
YER wsnaeIi wns me prs. sRr, anS IN 10
81 the nrst men 70 run iOo Yards Ia ten seconds.
i ons Of the Graduate COMMITTEES o. Harvard
thetlcS ana went ABROAD 10 look after ths
the English universities last year; When IN
wore the winged foot in many races race, and has
been Dor OF the club since 1881;
-NHoi - L. DuihHuH '-vie'aiyi ouu N'infios
l. toodhur, treasurer. nave hoth accepted
denomination AMI there IL not the slightest
Eo,h, NY OF any opposition to them: James
Il. hasin l. the only one oi the outgoing
Board ~ Govcrnors who has accepted a re-
nnminatlon. he has served contlnuously on
IN" board Tor about ten years. twice during
that time he was overlooked By nominating
committees but on each occasion his friends In
tiS'e 81 on ms running indeprnienty and the
TurnlaI jimmy was elected by handsome
mhIoritins ,, ,,-.,- -
, lhc CON mittee mas SHOWN rare discretion IN
III" rest Of the ticket and will Present u list
that 'or working qualities and all-around attl-
nv II would lie nara 20 excel nearly every
snhiEhi"n l"r years ahi some have been
prom ihSht ~ different branches OF sport