The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-08
ELECTION TO Be
HARD FOUGHT
William L. Stow Expected to Be
Strong Factor in
Contest.
HOLD MEETING TONIGHT
Big Committee Electioneering
Against Nominee of the
Regular Ticket.
HOLD MEETING TONIGHT

NEW YORK, January 7.-When tn,
members of the New York Athletic CIui
meet tonight for the election OF officers
there Will be one of the ~liveliest sessions
which that organization has seen In many
n day. The real bone of contention Is the
Office Of president, with G. w. Kuhlke
the candidate on the regular ticket, op
posed by William l.. Stow.
Mr.. Stow is expected to make n very
strong fight, as he is extremely popular
throughout the club. not only with those
members who take n deep interest in the
athletic features of the organization, but
also with the more conservative element,
whose interest lies more with the social
features. The opposition candidate is one
of the oldest members of the Mercury
Foot organization. having first Joined It's
ranks more than thirty years ago. On
the other hand, the regular nominee for
president has been a member for only a
few years.
In the early days OF his membership
Mr.. Stow took an active part in athletics.
and was one of its best known represent
tatives In the field of amateur sport. His
interest in the athletics of the club has
never Tagged, and the younger element
who are interested In this feature OF the
club are practically unanimous in their
approval OF him for tho leading office.
For twenty-five years Mr.. stow has been
n member OF the Stock Exchange. and he
has received the hearty endorsement OF
nan men well known in the business n
financial world h are MEMBER of the
club.
When John R. Van Wormer resigned
from the presidency last October. 1t was
thought that A. II. Curtis, president of the
Bank of North America, would be his
successor, hut the committee which had
the nominating power wanted him TO
agree to serve one year and then step
down In favor Of Mr.. Kuhlke.
Curtis Flatly Refuses.
When Mr.. Curtis learned of this scheme
he fatty refused to run for any Office.
and the result was that Mr.. Kuhike'a
friends on the nominating committee put
him up. This nomination created a great
deal OF dissatisfaction, and Mr.. Stow
was selected as the strongest possible
candidate TO lead the opposition forces.
More e~lectioneering than has ever been
done before has been going on for this
election. and circulars signed ~ n com
rnittee OF -seventy-two prominent mem
bers of the club rave been sent 10 every
member of the organization. According
TO the circular, II Mr.. Stow Is elected.
there will probably be an amendment
made to the constitution, which Will leave
the power OF election OF a nominating
committee TO the members OF the club.
instead of TO the board OF governors. as
at present, Following is the letter sent
out to the club members by the commit
tee favoring Mr.. Stow:
New YORK. December 81. 1906.
TO the Members OF the New York athletic
place at the New York Athletic Club on Tues
day evening. Jnnuary !. ISL, between the
hours OF S and II.
Interest, OF the club. and one which every loyal
member should recognize as a possible epoch
TO the Office Of president are numerous. and
should 10. our minds. be represented by a man
OF sterling qualities. well yersed in city and
The undersigned have therefore Endorsed for
this office Mr. W. l.. Stow, a member OF the
ry-tiye years, and represents the qualities nee
essary for the incutnbents OF the office OF pres.-
dent OF the New York Athletic Club. Mr.. Stow
IS one OF the oldest members Of the club, join
ing originally in the early seventies. and at
one time one OF lis leading athletes. For per.
aEa,n retoined in 1851. He Is a man we'll
known in the financial world, and ia unnni-
mously Endorsed by his dniiy business associ-
ates.
We wish to state that this committee and its
c candidate are strongly In favor OF an amend
to the constitution psoviains for the sisS-
mating Committee. and not as 1t is at present.
which permits the Board OF Governors 10 APP
the Nominating ommitt thus constt-
tutlng q self perpetuetins body.
R. II. Halstead, William 3. Oliver. Jr..
John H. clews. Isaac Bell Brennan. John N.
Shaw, II. G.. Campbell, Jr. Frank Ray,
Francis O'Nelll. Z. B.. Talcott, T. Fl. Watkins,
William b. Coster. Stewart Barr, Fred W.
Brown. Frank Duryea, A. j. Stone. Edwin
Hawley. Rowland Pell. Colonel F. Brightly,
George ". Ely, Charles Bryan. G. Clinton
Miller. T. n. Kerr, H. K. Burrass. W. J.
Frank Duryea. A. j. Stone, Edwin
Dixon, Charles H. Truax. Cornelius s. Pink
ney. Francis 3. ROBERT. Stephen j. Heating,
Arthur B. Waring. w. b.. Thorn. Frank J.
Fnhey, ]. j. Higgins. NJ. D.: John Whalen.
Joseph Rowan, James A. Mcguire. Samuel T.
Shaw, DR.. W. A. Bartlett, Thornton N. Motley,
II. Sanford Carpenter, H. K. Bird, Lanier
a. P. sturges. Henry l. ottmann.
Ralph p. Scott, Daniel Bacon. Charles S.
Walter J.. Currie, c. c.
James. d. W. Cutting. Charles T. Knoablauch,
D. Hutton, F.. l.. Hutton, George w. Ellis,
Fred E. Ballard. S. H. p. Pell. Austin b..
L.. Stuart. Wing. f. r. Chapman,
Charles H. De Witt. Or. Charles Brewster. j.
Borland. II. S. Black, Thomas B.
Clark. Joseph NJ. Byrne, ]. F. Mccoy, N. c.
Taylor. John j. Kelly. William de Haven
NJ. ]. McAnnery. Edward D. Farrell. Lyman
A. S%palding, John NJ. Dempsey. T. Joseph
Bum. NJ. D., and John Lynn, Committee.