Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-20

tloil~sNXhleh is TO he, acted upon At the
OCTOBER meeting of the club and Cap
tam Tenplin NJ. Potts of the navy has
iesisheu as a member OF the board OF
governors. These three designations
take from the board of governors rep
ieSehtauVes from each OF the three
branches of the Governments military
service and all have followed the ac-
Ioh OIL the club toward Mr., littieton.
PRESIDENT Taft, who is a member OF
the exclusive Metropolitan, was report
eu several weeks ago tn have felt some
resentment over the exclusion from the
organization Of several neWly-elected
congressman and senators. proposed
for membership BY some Of the most
llllutnual men in the CIub Among
the men excluded vas one of whom
the President was said to he particu-
laflY fond. It is. sail that the resisna-
tons OF Mcssrs. Edwards, McCaWlcy,
ard Potts means ehat in the future no
oillcer IN the active service of the ar
my, navy. or marine corps VIII hold
Office III the club. Friction created bJ
the exclusion of senators. representa-
tlNeS, and other men of prominence ia
official life has been more ol less frei
q@ent, and it is believed has not
worked to the best interest of the va
rious branches of the military service.
Representative Littleton was proposed
for membership in the Metropolitan
cub on Feb. 10 last. His sponsors
were Thomas Nelson Page, the novel;
list, and senator Francis &. Newlands
OF Nevada. He became eligible for
election to the club fourteen days af-
ter bis name WAS posted but no action
was taken. His name was withdrawn
by his sponsors on April %. Those
who opposed Mr.. Littetons election
urged that there WAS a feeling on the
part of certain ef the members that he
was too active and too aggressive Il
politician and that lie WAS not COL
leSe graduate. This attitude caused
many heated arguments among mem
bers of the club and led to Mr.. Little
TONS Withdrawal of MS name.
Some tine afterward q similar Incl
dent occurred with reference to Sena-
tor Clarence e. Watson, a new United
States senator from West Virginia His
rejection was based on the same cir
cumStaEces as existed IN the Littleton
case. Members of the club who be-
licVed that It was some. thing more than
purely social organization took at
front and decided to raise ihe issue az
to whether or not self-made men of
distinction were to he denied member
sh4p. 1t came out that eX-Represen-
tative John s. Wis of New York had
sent letter TO the club eNeoriatine
the board of governors and showing
that Littleton'S ancestors had once
owned the site of the city of Norfolk
and haa belonged to one of the first
families of Virginia. Members of the
family migrated % Tennessee and
there became poor, but the traits that
had established the good name and
worth of the family had been perpe
tuated, and all the more honor was
due TO Mr.. LittIeton that lie hat
achieved distinction by his own efforts.
1t is understood that Senator Root. a
former president Of the METROPOLITAN
club, as well as the president. has ro-
scented the action of the governors.
and is using his influence to bring
about its condemnation in the opinion
of members of the club.
Associate Justice Hughes of the Su-
preme Court has incurred the enmitv
OF three members of the MetropoIitan
'luo who informed friend recently
that they would take pleasure IN
blackballing Mr.. Hughes if at any time
his name We're proposed for member
ship to the club" Their opposition
was based on the campaign agains;
the race tracks in New York, while
the justice was governor OF that state.
The three members are Interested in
horses. Justice Hughes name has nct
been proposed to the club. however.