The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-06
TO SELECT N Y, a.. c. OFFICERS.
NOMINATING COMMITTEE AP-
POINTED BY GOVERNORS.
y. y. Lapham. W. r. Patterson. &. H.. Lie.
bert, John r. Null and n ederick Currie
VIII Name Successor to o n. Van
WOrmer "A. ii. Curtis Likely Nominee.

The board OF governors Of the New York
A. c. at its regular monthly meeting on Tues
day night selected the nominating committee
which will have the task Of aiming the officers
and eight members OF the board OF governors
for 1907. Owing to the resignation OF Presi-
dent John r. Van Wormer and the recent
development Of q new policy in the club the
selection Of a man for the head Of the ticket
is an important affair and from now until
the work OF the nominating committee il
posted all sorts OF rumor and conjectures
will be flying around the winged foot home
at Central Park South. The committee was
not posted yesterday nor would Manager
James J. Duffy give out the names, as he said
only three had accepted. but the personnel
OF the committee was well known around the
clubhouse. Those named are }. J. LaDhan.
W. F. Patterson. c. II. Liebert. John +. MUIR
and Frederick Currie. Lapham is a life mem
Der. his election dating since 1883. and he has
been chiefly interested in cycling. OF the
quintet Liebert is the oldest and his mem
bership goes back to 1873. He is number Is
on the clubs roster. Fred Currie has been
a member since 1881 and his number is ~.
Muir was elected in 1885, Lapham in 1888 and
Patterson in 1897. II is the opinion generally
that the committee is on the safe and sane
method OF procedure and that only a con-
servstive man will be named for the head Of
the ticket and to perpetuate the policy pur-
sued by Van Wormer for the past six years.
For the last few days there has been a
feeling that Alfred II. Curtis would be the
right man for president, with George W
Kuhlke as vice-president. Both were friends
of Van Wormer and favored all his schemes
and kuhlke was opposed to the new house
At. Travers Island. Curtis was in favor of
10 but advocated the plan TO have the athletes
dOrmitory elsewhere than in the new build
ing. Curtis was elected to membership in
1872. four years after the club was organized.
is now number 3 on the clubs list and for
a number OF years was one OF the clubs most
active devOtees, Curtis was secretary as far
back as 1873 and II. was captain in 1880 and 81,
viCe-president in 1882. 80. 81 and was de-
feated for the ONCE by De Goicouria the
following year. Since then he has not held
Office but has always been a sJanch supporter
of the winged foot and all its traditions.
Curtis was mainly instrumental in interesting
the late William r.. Travers in the affairs Of
the New York A.. c., the result being the
building OF the old clubhouse at Fifty fifth
street and Sixth avenue and the purchase of
Trsvers Island. Curtis is president of the
Bank of North America and Kuhlke il con-
nected with a big shipping and expectation
concern. II is not certain that Curtis and
kuhlke will be the nominees, but Just now
there is no one else mentioned.
The eight governors to be replaced besides
the officers are: r. H.. Gone, Jr., Gibson $,
- hfrSUuS tIanSssr Hass- 4ASSn.-Se2EgS-N.
kuhlke, Mortimer Bishop. Robert c. Kani-
merer. VI. =. Paine and +. J. Wells.