The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-07-19
BREAK IN RANKS,
Members of Union League Refuse to
Serve ON Committee,


Serve on Committee.
New York Herald
Theodose Roosevelt's candidacy for
election to the Presidency has pro-
voked revolt among members of the
Union League Club, the foremost re-
publican organization in this city. This
is in evidence on the bulletin board of
the club house. at Thirty ninth street
and Fifth avenue. whore the names of
nine or more members appointed on
the Campaign Committee of the club
are pasted over with little slips of
paper, showing that they have declin-
ed to serve.
William G.. Rockefeller is ore of
those who have signlhed that he will
not serve. Orson ID. Mum, proprietor
of the Scientific American. is another,
and Amos f. Emo, one of the heirs OF
the Fifth Avenue Hotel property, is a
third.
With Cornelius n. Bliss, president of
the club, holding the position VI treas
urer of the Republican National Com
mittee the actio.I of members in de-
Ginning has aroused special interest, but
while it is Il subject of excited COM
ment among the members the facts in
the case are guarded with a vigilance
unusual even for this club, which is
one of the most SeCretiVe in the city.
1t is credibly reported, however. that
Mr.. Rockefeller as soon as he was in
formed that he had been named a mem
Der of the campaign committee, wrote
ing to serve on the committee Mr.
Mum and Mr.. Emo declined to serve
for reasons largely personal Mr.. Emo
is a man of wealth, most of which is
in real estate. and is not known to bc
interested in any business which pol
tiles. national politics or politicians
can affect. He is said to be a warm adj
mirer of Judge Parker. and to have
announced several weeks before the
Democratic National Convention that
he intended to support Judge Parker
who. he was confident, would be NOM
mated
Mr.. Rockefeller's objection to Mr..
Roosevelt, If this has caused his ac-
ton. may possibly be attributed to the
attitud" Of the administration toward
the trl.s& question. Mr.. Rockefeller is
said to have been most emphatic in
his announcement that ne would not
support the President for reelection.
and is reported to have said he would
have supported heartily any other cam
didate the Republican party might have
named.
When the last monthly meeting of
the club was held, a few weeks ago.
the President was empowered to name
q committee of sixty to serve Il
campaign committee. This has been
the practice of this club in every Nat
ional campaign during its existence.
The principal duties of this committee
are to contribute literally to the cam
paign fund of the Republican party and
to induce others to do the same.
No move has yet been made to fll
the places of the members who have
had their names stricken from the bull
letined list. 1t is believed that seri-
Gus effort is being made to have sew
eral of them reconsider
The reported disaffection of Mr..
Rockefeller and the vast interests he
represents and would control in the
matter of campaign contributions will
be severe blow to Republican man
ayers. In former Presidential cam
pafens Mr. Rockefeller has acted as a
member of this campaign committee
OF the club and has been active in
promoting its labors and success.
Mr.. Rockefeller Eeft New York last
night, and it was not possible to ask
his reasons for declining to serve.
At his home at Seabright, n. j., last
night MIR. Bliss said: Il do not know
that any members of the committee
have resigned. The committee has not
been called together, and will not be
until September 10. There is not the
slightest hostility toward President
Roosevelt in the club 1 say that en-
phatically."