New-York tribune., 1900-01-12
JUDGE ROWLAND BEATEN.
UNION LEAGUE CLUB DEFEATS THE
REGULAR TICKET

AAcl 70 LIlr SUI prise OK tI- TRENDS VI -
Judge Henry E. Howland. who had been nomi-
mated as the regular candidate for the presi-
dency Of the Union League Club. the friends oc
Frederick D. Tappen last night elected him pres
ident Of the club for the coming year by vote
OF 1S4 TO 154. The result was not announced till
II 40 o'clock. and IL was greeted with prolonged
cheering by the friends Of Mr. Tappen- II was
not known until yesterday afternoon that the
following OF Mr.. Tappen would run him as an
opposition candidate TO Judge Rowland al
though the opponents Of the regular ticket have
been working quietly for weeks TO have good
representation Of ants" on hand at the cleo
ton last night The vet weather was Of ma
terial assistance TO them. and the regulars
were fairly caught mapping II Is said that
Judge HOwIands friends lost great many votes
for him by inserting the following advertisement
in two afternoon papers.
Union League. Club.-Election OF officers This
N - = 70 lf tls - - os ry ,I-7{ C
be attend and vote the regular ticket Polls
open al $50 o'clock and close early
No enc was able to say last night who in
serted the advertisement Ex-Judge Rowland
said he had not authorized it The proceeding
was unusual. and instead Of helping ex-Judge
Rowland il made number OF the friends Of
the regular ticket indignant. and they assisted
the friends Of Mr.. Tappen in eIevating him 10
the presidency.
The full ticket chosen follows
Prss.d=ut-F-~derick D TaDDen.
Vice oTt-urs-Class u 1902: Orsou D. Mum Cor-e-
lus b A--.--i. Charles A Peabody. 1r- and James W
McIane
secretary-GeorEe : Terry.
TreasuTsr-WIiarn WEits.
Executive Coulrnirtea-C-ass Of 1892 William r Hol-
lister Harrison z Gavtry, Henry F. Shoemaker. Joseph
- WIIetts and Aber- H Brown
Committee Admizsous-CIass os 1902. Heary c.
Ward. Frank H Carpenter Edward D. Fisher. jefferson
Clark and Augustus Kirkha-n-
COMMITTEES Library and PuhEcationz-CIass of 1892
Marshall 4 CLYDE Joseph Henry HarDer and Jonas N
Libbey
Committee on A-t-Thomas B Clarke Aler=d z N
Purty. Joseph 5. stout. Henry R. McIAne Howard o.
Smith, Davis Barnes E. Cil1s-t Potter.
Committee Political R=flrr>--sphas B-ai1ert.
Charles 7 Haroec<. James Blanchard. = q Hins
tale Thomas l. James Edward MitcheU. Wi.iian II y
Hoffman Samuel Thomas John : Wis Edward ?
Brown, Justus A p CowI=s. David wilcox and John
@. O'Condr
Audit1rs-WaIter A Peas andrew Mills and William
T Cornell
COMMITTEES on Nomination VI Galloway James
h DuuEa1l Henry :. Wilson. George BIasten. George
B Fowler. Nathaniel A Prentsz and william Carpenter
Elihu Root, president Of the club. presided p
the meeting He made an address that was un-
usually affecting and once or twice it was
noticed that there were tears in Mr. Roots eyes
he said IN effect that ne had come on from
Washington TO say gOOdby To the club for a
while, but he hoped It would not be great " nile
before he would Be with them night by night
as formerly He said he regarded il as one OF
the greatest honOrs Of his life that ne had been
able TO serve as president Of the Union League
CluD- II would De a most precious legacy 10
hand down TO his children that he had been
thus hOnOred- and he wished for his successor
the same cordial cooperation II the manage
msnt Of the affairs OF the club that he had
received.
The report OF the Finance Committee showed
that the club was never in a sOUuder financial
condition there being about S1@5,OOO n the
treasury.
Cephas Brainerd, chairman. reported a set Of
resolutions carrying a number OF suggestions.
Win reference 10 pensions ror Cnlon soldiers Il
IS the intention OF the club 70 send set OF these
resolutions 10 each Congressman Greater care
is urged in the granting Of pensions, n order
that there may be an avoidance OF scandal and
dishonest practices.
After the other business was disposed OF Two
tickets were nominated The regular ticket vas
headed by ex-Judge HOwland. with Frederick
D. Tappen for first vice-president The oppO-
sitiOn ticket was headed with the name OF M
Scientific American. for first vice-presldenL-
Every club member had been supplied with both
tickets. and there was little electioneering done
by the friends OF the leaders
Mr.. Tappen. the new president, is one Of the
steady frequenters Of the club. and f. was owing
largely TO the fact that he has been so active IN
the clubs affairs Of late that his candidacy was
urged He asserted over and over again that
as he and Judge Rowland were good friends, he
would not be a candidate against him but Mr.
Taupeu's friends said last night that they had
finally obtained his consent 10 stand q Candi-
date Judge Rowland on the other hand spends
more time AZ the Century than AZ the Union
League, and this fact was urged against him
by the friends Of Mr TapDen last night The
Yale men IN the club made a gallant fight for
Mr.. Rowland, and II was said more than once
that Il the weather had not been 50 bad the
Judges friends would have rallied 70 his sup
port in sufficient numbers 10 elect him by a
large majority
The following new members were elected
william 3. DIloc Clarence Porter
Webster @ Estes. Harmon 3 Vs1GsrnoeE
Thomas Z. Greene John P E-1c
Hem p Pierce Ohio C. Barrier
Edward &cT-ay Charles = Could
Theodore r James :.
Han PARK M~JS1r1uzh r