New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-15
TWO CLUBS MAY UNITE.
Increment to Consolidate Levi p.
Morton and IVITth 4. ID. Bodies.

For several weeks conferences have been held to
! bring about consolidation of the Levi P Morton
| Club. in the XVIIth Assembly District. with thu
| XVIIth Assembly District Republican Club. They
have reached the point where It seems safe pre-
dict that the union OF the two organizations Will be
! completed before the campaign. Several important
| details remain TO be adjusted. however.
! The XVIIth Assembly District. which includes
almost all of the Twenty-third Ward is the GibraI-
tar of the Republican party in Kings County. 1t
can be counted on TO give a majority OF $500 or
more for any Republican candidate. II has never
gone Democratic. A Democrat who was chosen
by the Board Of Aldermen to fill out the unexpired
term Of Republican who died the only per-
OF that party who ever represented the district
Under the old ward divisions Democrat many
years ago elected to the Assembly from the
Twentythird Ward. This due however. to a
triangular fight.
There four representative Republican clubs in
the XNlIth Assembly District. The largest is the
Invincible Club. which is largely n social organiza-
ton. and numbers among its members Republicans
from various districts. 1t owns a large house in
Herkimer-st.. Nostrand-ave.. which was for
merly the property OF the Irving Club Lewis J..
Fawcett. chairman of the Kings County Repub-
lean General Committee. is president of Irwin
chile Club Tho Stuyvesant Heights Republican
Club n home of its at No 46t IaIsey-
St near Lewis-ave L. NJ. Same is the presi-
dent and w. J. Elson secretary. This club is
garded conservative. and it's members are more
less Independent politically. The club supported
Seth Low for Mayor as against General Tracy. tho
Republican candidate. in 1897.
For reasons apparent from what has been said
above, a proposition TO merge the Invincible and
Stuyvcsant Heights clubs with the Morton and
XVIIth Assembly District clubs. In order to make
strong club. representative Of the regular or
6anization in the Assembly district, could not be
carried out. The consolidation OF the last two
named is a most natural thing, however which
would prove of benefit to both organizations as
well as to the Republican machine.
The Levi =. Morton Club, which rents house
at Lewls-ave and Macon-st. organized In 1896
Its first home just the line in the XVIth
Assembly District, and many of its members have
been residents OF that district. Recently they have
been Withdrawing and joining tho Kings County
Republican club. which Is the distinctive organiza-
ton of the district Robert A. Sharkey's club The
present officers of the club Alderman John
Wirth. leader OF the XVIIth Assembly District
president; John Hutchinson, secretary, and Alder
man William Wentz. treasurer. The latter is
XVIth Assembly District The membership
Of the club is about 125.
The XVIIth Assembly District Republican Club
has about $50 members 1t has a two year lease
on a good house at No. 39l Gates-ave. John Her
ries who from the start has been one of the most
active workers in the club, and to whom it's -four
fishing condition is largely due is the president
Assembyman Edward c. bowling is secretary
The club was organized in the Mckinley Presiden-
tal campaign of 1900 by the workers of the Fifth
TO Ninth Election district in the Assembly district
10 do moro effective work. In the campaign the
men became so intimately associated that they de-
cided to continue the organization. Six months
later 1t was Incorporated. Walter b. Atterbury
then the executive member of the district made
MS headquarters at the club and all the meetings
OF the executive committee of the district held
there. When Atterbury deposed by Alderman
With. two years ago, the latter decided to favor
no particular organization, and has been holding
the committee meetings at each of the four clubs
In turn.
majority Of the members of the Levi p. Morton
Club are members also of the XVIIth Assembly
District Club. A committee OF tho former pre-
sented proposition for consolidation the April
meeting OF the latter The committee suggested
mat the new organization be called the Levi p
Morton Club OF the XVIIth Assembly District. and
mat mat quarters for the consolidated clubs be OBJ
eaiteo IN Macon-st. between TompEins and Throop
ayes s Inc sentiment Of the XYIIth Assembly Dis
ict Ciup members is that 1t will be only too glad to
ao!iiit nto membership the Moronites. but they do
NOT deem ~ wise to change the distinctive of
tner organization. The officers. however say they
e PerieGty willing to retire in order to give the
.aoIto1 e!Slhent voice in the choice OF the
ayers Oh the organization. committee consisting