New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-20
REAL ESTATE MEN ANGRY
Object to Action Suggesting They
F0UOr Mcclellan.

Brokers is purely real estate organization. and
political club the action OF Charles E. Schuy-
Ter and number of other persons, all members OF
the board in having formed in the board room, at
No. 1856 Broadway. Wednesday. Mcclellan
Club, has aroused widespread opposition to the
club in realty circles.
Joel S. De Selding Democrat. who Is the presi-
dent of the board OF brokers and tower Of
strength in the real estate market will have moth
ing to do with the Real Estate Mems Mcclellan
Club. He present at the meeting, but when he
the peanut politics that was being played
there. he became indignant and declined to be
mixed up in the affair.
He emphatically asserted yesterday at his office.
at No. 149 Broadway. that he had turned his pack
on the importunings of the Schuyler clique to get
his name linked with the Mcclellan Club, and that
he hoped the public would become thoroughly alive
to that fact.
Because Of the surroundings used to launch the
Real Estate Mems Mcclellan Club. with Schuyler
holding down the tiller. every day the club exists
will probably votes in realty circles for
William M. WINS the Republican nominee for
Mayor The craft that Schuyler and his adherents
have made for the purpose of landing on Tammany
shores as many votes possible for Mcclellan
came near being swamped yesterday under an
avalanche of protests from members of the hoard
of brokers'
The actions of Schuyler and his followers were
principally condemned yesterday because the rooms
of the Real Estate Board of Brokers are not in
tended and never were for the holding Of political
meetings. That IS what Schuyler and his men did
And the fact that he and his clansmen and scores
Of other persons who were apparently not aware
of what Schuyler and his faction had in store for
them gathered In the rooms, and that the meeting
resolved itself organization to bring about
the reelection. If possible OF Mayor Mcclellan
seemed to place the board of brokers on record as
having approved OF the Mcclellan regime and Of
being DESTROYS of having four more years Of It,
It was not difficult yesterday TO discover how
Schuyler and his men got the OF the rooms Of
the board for the meeting. The Mortgage Tax law,
which went into effect months ago. IS unques-
tionably hurting real estate operations and the ma
jority of realty leaders under the banner Of that
splendidly organized and well managed organiza-
ton, the Allied Real Estate interests. have for
some weeks been trying to educate the public up
TO that fact that the law may be repealed at
early date
Through Its workers the Allied Real Estate In
terests have asked many candidates for the As
sembly if they favored a repeal OF the law. Those
candidates favoring a repeal measure to get
the united SUPPORT of the opponents OF the Mort
gage Tax law. Schuyler. near be learned.
suggested to President de Selding OF the Real
Estate Board of Brokers that the time !
TO hold meeting for impressing upon the minds
of of the law to get busy politically and
use every honorable means to place in the legis-
lature men who favored repeal Of the law.
The Real Estate Board OF Brokers IS record
as being strenuously opposed to the law 1t was
also suggested that suitable place for the meet
ing would be the board rooms President de Sed-
ing gave his to holding the meeting in
those rooms. Between that day and Wednesday
on which the meeting held. letters were sent
to scores of real estate men. asking them to at
tend the meeting Those who got the letters could
not have been blind TO the real purport of the meet
ing, but the senders of the letters did to
it that every member of the Real Estate Board Of
Brokers got letter. If they had there never |
would have been a meeting in the rooms Of the |
board. at which Colonel Mcclellan lauded to |
nd a I'll %
lftical aspirations were not checkmatcd- At the |
meeting Schuyler surrounded by the settings he |
desired. had resolutions adopted praising the Nc
Clellan administration
President De Selling of the Real Estate Board |
of Brokers said yesterday in speaking about the |
meeting:
1 want it distinctly understood that I had no |
knowledge that DEMOCRATIC club was to be |
Of Brokers is not in Politics, it must remain
free Of politics to dnd i66T T
favoring movements that will insure his reelection
tactics to gain point in his favor If had known
that the meeting. originally understood to be for /
fhs foT SnptGrn n Sots for Mcclellan wou
never have given my consent to use the board room
present that it was held under the auspices OF
the Real Estate Board of Brokers
When realized what was taking place, | pos
lively refused to become member Of the club. be
n realty rel circles that the Board was the sponsor
for the club. which would mean nothing more nor
Mayor Mcclellan.
In regard to the meeting. John N. Golding.
leader in realty and n member OF the board. said:
do not think the best interests Of the board of
brokers were advanced by officer of the board
helping form within its walls any organization
for the support OF any of the three candidates,
No matter how much they may try avoid It.
nevertheless they give to that meeting the stamp
If the board of brokers, and In doing so they
surely do not voice the sentiment OF the board
II Is best. in organizations OF this
character. that these matters be attended to out
de of the exchanges These gentlemen should
member that distant day the exchange in
iberty-st suffered materially from experiences OF
/ like character.
Gardiner Stewart. cousin of the late Captain F. |
Norton Goddard. and leading member OF the
BOARD, said
No person has the right 10 hold political meet
ng in the board rooms unless the board votes IN
avor of it. I got notice OF the meeting. and
guess I not wanted at the meeting, for ]
m going to vote for Mr. WINS.
Herbert A. Sherman. the well known real estate
roker and auctioneer, said yesterday:
WINS is the man of the hour. II all regular
republicans vote for him there shouldn't be any
opbt about his election.