The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-04

was attributed to his predecessor in the
custom house. Edward S. Fowler, and
Consolidated Gas company in former
years Cortelyou had been in the customs
service in this city. He was atterward
secretary To President Mckinley, and
finally in Roosevelts cabinet. first as
postmaster general and then as secre-
tary of the treasury.
II was never admitted that Loeb had
been blackballed because he was ne
brew but various other explanations
were offered at the time, one was that
he had angered several influential mem
bers OF the club by making them dis
gorge customs duties upon their return
from European trips.
Cortelyou's reasons for opposing Loeb
were described in the following manner,
interesting even II not true: I'm March.
1905 Loeb'S activities in Washington al
most forced the resignation OF three OF
the most active men IN President Roose-
velt's istration-Cortelyou, as sec
rotary of the treasury: President Tatt as
secretary OF war. and Frank Hitchcock
as first assistant postmaster general
president Taft had just returned from
his tour around the world, and had left
the country for an inspection Of the
Panama canal Cortelyou who was then
secretary of the treasury, was planning
10 become the Republican nominee for
president. with the support OF Hitchcock.
who was organizing the postal employee IS
of the south. and OF Collector Fowler OF
New York. who was looking aiter MS IN
terestS In New York,
collector Loeb discovered the plan late
one Saturday night and laid IT before
president Issued a statement In. favor OF
Taft. which made Cortelyou extremely
uncomfortable and practically drove
HitehcocE into the eh Tart Ca camp; as nronosod
Tor membership In the Union League club
Fowler took active charge OF the opposi-
tion and, with the aid of Cortelyou' was
able TO sidetrack the application"
Nothing can be done about black balls
by non-members. Fifth Avenue clubs
particularly seem to shed criticism from
the plate-Glass windows and massive
vestibule doors as easily as the duck gets
rid of water Not only by custom and
tradition. but by actual ruling Of the
courts, the club is as much entitled as
the family TO manage its own affairs aud
keep its own secrets. a Judges dcci-
sion 10 that effect was rendered recently
in the case OF a man who asked that the
secretary of n club be ordered 20 pro-
duce the list OF members. The request
was denied,
An Unclubbable Incident.
One of the most unclubbable violations
of this unWritten law on record occurred
at the National Arts club, where a
member who was planning 10 sue another
took d process server to the club as his
guest. so that he might serve the papers
on the prospective defendant. The plot
was carried out in the dining room. but
the governors Of the institution decided
that the man served at table had been
TO blame because he had denied his iden-
tity In the hall.
10 law OF the Medes and Persians. says
a writer in It'd Bits, was ever more
stringent than the laws that govern
some OF the principal clubs in London.
ENclusireness is the Keynote TO the ma
iority OF them and to maintain that OK =
cluslveness the strictest rules are en-
forced. Not only. for instance. is the
admission Of women not generally ap-
proved of in the older male clubs. but
some of the clubs-notaoly the Guards -
positively forbid any strangers entering
their doors. The Carlton will allow
strangers TO pass the threshold but they
must not go beyond the great hail. while
the Athenacum has allotted small