The sun., 1900-11-24
MANHATTAN CLUE LOOMS Up
iGin JEO>G FINtNfIiIB AND A
fI>rRp ~ Dru Ri'I.


Ihghest standing IN bu,lncss and Political
Iifc Are Irr"llrd Among u. members.
The Manhattan Chh will celebrate its thirty
nfih Anniversary ou SON" evening during the
second week m D"''mlor and when the mem
berS CON" together thc,Mh ,flic, - will he able
10 report to- them that never ''trte IN the hts
tory of the Organization la II been more pros
porous The first object Of the club on It's
org1ni2ation was IN promote Democratic prin-
cipl's. ard it, has been true To lts object ever
since II was organized
When Richard ,r"Ker moved his headquar.
terS uptown from the Fourteenth street wfa-
wan 10 the Fifth Avenue Democratic Club
in December q 1885, all hi4 friends said that
the ancient glory Of the Manhattan Club had
departed and that all the Democrats In New
York city would forsake the older homo Of
Democracv for Mr. Cookers headquarters
Two or three o. Mr Croker's adherents re-
signed from the Manhattan, and let 1t be known
that they regarded the Democratic As the only
politco-social club to which a friend OF Mr..
Croker could belong. Al that time the Man
haitian was housed In the Stewart Mansion
at Thirty y-fourth street and Fifth avenue. and
was In bad wny financially.
The officers Of the Manhattan did not become
panic stricken at the threats OF Mr.. Croker's
friends 10 drive their club to the wall In
stead they decided to move downtown. TO the
old Jerome house on Madison avenue frontinS
the park The good effects OF the move were
apparent in a very short time The club paid
Its Indebtedness, its membership began 70 In
crease and now II is one Of the suon gest clubs
In town. The celebrate in December viii
be In charge Of a special committee OF three
members John Hone. Charles II. TruaI and
". ) Rode. A petition has been in ctrcula-
ton for several days requesting the House
committee 20 surrender the clubhouse for
the night Of the celebration. 80 that the cele-
brants may have full possession.
:, Among those who have signed are George
"aEsyi bsyne Henry PSos Beck man. P Perry % Sst
mont. 4 =, Brady. John byrne, John z. cei-
loup Charles v Dayton. John O.. Carlisle.
X Dos Pa.sos. William butler Duncan, Elisha
Dyer, Jr Amos F Emo Paul Fuller. John F.
Gibbons : GeisssTnhauer Hugh , Grant
Hinkley, " D HornbloweT stanford Hoyt
bsTS baSpMSl Ms, WaH H.I31 Lpmpi Mssdnna SShn A
man Sn' RAIDER. S. e"Hs Hodie' John Rutherford S
lanes sp.y% & Robert r. RepseSelt, WiltoI DT9slas
Tr1ax RI Ak and nd William E. Whitney. ''"' u -
Dur1ng the past three or -four daysthere have
been great many stories IN circulation az to
atty contest These stories have all been
10 the effect that the members Of the club were
"Pp"sed 10 the rTHse1 is sdmni.,Ta. q.
against the iewam candidate. Justice Tr,iax
declared last evening that he had never heard
would certainly have heard of II had II existed
The stories probably had their origin In the
stutgde which the most rabid Of Mr. Croker,s
Club first became prominent under Jaminany
Management AT the same time IL was POINTED
the t6s BsmecrnGg Der sugE in The @ Nation was disasiefS
Sss'ah cpb tql BaI,leit NJ II - D:s ); i, Passes: ,s
opposed to Rryanlsrn. and have no, hesitated
70 etPrsss their political 2rn9nsd d ooa de9aSrms nni
sympathize with 10 10 and the policy OF riot
Many Of these men are also opposed TO Croker
welfare of the Manhattan Club and are anxious
To see IL successful.
Therc is strorf dster1nnatio%n % am3ns g s,rf such
liqRa ei Re f9Ss; aaSSr 'IS & BANK rrane: sds
the Fourth National Bauk, TO exert them
selves 70 the full e.tent Of Their power ner year
was begun in 1905, when he apyesred nrst es
however. believe That none of the men yet
Is the right man for the Job
They have had nG@RSS S,sS ,So 9f conferences.
Of wGcs sSs hey they hav. made
up their minds that the first thinS TO do In
the reconstruction Of the National Demo
cratic party IL 10 overthrow Mr. Croker in
Tammanv Thev ore against Tammany, In
favor ~ the anu-Tammanv unon,. and are
opposed TO premature exposure Of the Tigers
enemv's rlqns. Many of them have refused
N Join with tho citizens Union In calling an
April convention. believing thst such Q con-
vention would have no GOOD effect. Some
Of them are convinced that the early conven-
ton plan j. for the benefit of a certain candi-
date. such:1s John D Crimmirs or Bird 8. Coler,
and for this reason they are much opposed
10 u.
Perry Belmont. who resigned from the Board
Of Governors of the Democratic Club because
his name was attached to n farewell bouquet
10 the chieftaln without his consent, has been
in Washington this week. and adytces from there
dicate that there has been some talk in the
national capital II Mr. Belmont as the local
leader - the Mnti-Tammanv Delnccracy.
Prominent nrti-Tammany Democrats here
said last evening that they had not heard q
This plan MIR Bclmon' sIrrorted Bryan In
the Inst snmpairn and IN the inier-rarty Demo
cratic fght In this state stood by Mr.. Croker
and Tammanv in opposition TO ex-senator