New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-06-01
CLEVELAND SANCTIONS IT.
IN SPEAK AT ANTI-TAMMANY TILDEN
CLUB OPENING.
rx-PREsrDENTs FIRST APPEARANCE AT A
POLITICAL. GATHERING SINCE HIS RE-
rTREMENT-oTHER LEADING DEMO
Gratis TO APPEAR.

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TIREMENT-oTHER LEADING DEMO
Gratis TO APPEAR.
rrPresIdent Cleveland has recognized the
new anti-Tanlrnauy Tilden Club. of this city. as
.hs exponent Of true Democracy by accepting
~ iyyitation to speak al The opening Of the
IN. cl,,h at Broadway and Seventy-fifth-st., on
June ~
ex-senator Hill chose the Democratic Club the
home Of Tammany Hall. and Jefferson's birth
5sv anniversary. as the place and time for ex-
dressing his views on the Democratic situation.
W Cleyeiand's acceptance is interpreted
,1acinr him squarely in line with the anti
Tamu1any forces in this State
William J. Bryan who has been invited. has
written that if he can arr--ge his engagements
he viii also be present to speak Ex-senator
Hill is expected to speak. Speeches also
nrornised by Senator Bacon. of Georgia: Mayor
Collins Of Boston. ex-Secretary Olney and DR.,
Felix Adler. The Democratic members of the
state judiciary viii be present, will Demo
cratic mem bers of the legislature.
This is the first time that Mr.. Cleveland has
consented TO address q political audience since
his retirement from office. This. coupled with
the fact that so many prominent Democrats
whose views silver and other questions have
been radically opposed are TO be present. is
regarded as proof that the occasion Of the open
ing Of the club means a direct effort to harmon
tze various discordant elements of the party.
About fifteen hundred men prominent IN the
Democratic party have been invited. Among
others expected are John G. Milburn, of Buff
falo: Henry Titchenor. of Binghamton; Thomas
" Osborne OF Auburn: William Everett, OF
Quincy Mass: w. Bourke Cochran; William
c. whitney. DR.. John H. Girdner. John Brisben
Val
WICK, Hewitt. Cooper, Edison and Ely. Lewis
Nixon. Andrew II. Green. Charles W. Dayton.
William T. Sheehan, John A Mason. Louis F.
Ilaffen John D. Crirnrnins. the Rev Thomas J.
Ducey Henry George, Bird s. Coler Hugh
Mclaughlin Corporation Counsel Rives. August
Belmont John B. Mcdonald, Perry Belmont.
Justices Morgan ]. OBrien. James A. O'Gor-
man, Charles H. Van Brunt. George c. Barrett,
Edward Patterson. Leonard A Giegerich,
George l. Ingraham, Charles F. MacLean,
Charles H. Truax. James Fitzgerald, Philip H
Dugro John J. Freedman and Henry Bischof,
surrogates Fitzgerald and Thomas, Smith NJ
Weed. OF Plattsburg; Edward Atkinson, of Bos-
Ton: District Attorney Jerome, Chief Judge
Alton B. Parker. Justice Francis NJ Scott and
Justice Gaynor.
The directors OF the club have issued an ad-
dress which sets forth the purposes Of the
club as follows:
The Tilden Club is an association of Demo-
Gratis. Its members hold 10 the political princi-
pies Of Jefferson. believing that those princi-
pies are as sound and benefcent now as they
were a hundred years ago. In their opinion all
that is needed is the constructive craftsmanship
OF Jefferson, a Jackson or a Tflden 10 restore
the Democratic party to the place II held so
long in the hearts of the great majority Of the
American people
The officers of tke new Tiden Club hope that
the opening Of the club will mark the begin
ming OF new era in Democratic politics in the
State and nation. The clubhouse is on the
east side Of Broadway. between Seventy-fourth
and Seventy-fifth SITS, Immediately opposite
the Ansonia Apartment Hotel. The club
house has cost s250.oo0 to equip and furnish
The building IS French Renaissance. four
stories in height, with front of brick and
Indiana limestone. A striking feature Of the
front is two massive stone porches. inclosed in
iron and glass. On entering the club one is
ushered into a reception room. from which he
enters the general Iounging room, decorat ted in
white and gold. the cornice carrying in bass
relief the design Of eagle and a civic crown
alternately. In the basement there is a cafe
and grillroom finished in antique Dutch style
with caen stone side walls and heavy natural
wood ceiling. showing rough hewn beams of
black oak. The upper stories contain a large
library. billiard rooms, card rooms and private
dining rooms The entire fourth floor is divided
into suites of bedrooms Elevators run to the
roof, which is fitted for use as a roof garden
The officers and directors of the club are:
Robert E Bowling. president: William A.
Barber. president; Lewis H. Spence
treasurer: George A. Heaney. secretary; Henry
T. Hotchkiss, Albert Flake, L Latin kellogg
George L Slawson. James r. Ely. John c. Cal
noun, Perez NJ. Stewart, y. Archibald Shaw.
n, H Jerome Davis, William Arrowsmith
FRANCIS NJ Burdick and Jacob 4. Cantor. John
{ Sheehan is q member Of the club