The evening world., 1911-02-17
CLUB c" INVITES
ALL|NSURGENTS
T0AM|RTHPARTY
Asked to Bring Constituents to
a Dinner at the Hotel
AStor.
PEN TO BE PAID.
Calvin Tomkins and Oswald
@. Willard Among the
Trustees Of "Club c."
XPENS TO BE PAID.

Especial from q staff Correspondent of tho
Evening World.)
ALBANY. ". Y, Feb. 17.-Each Of
the thirty insurgents In the Legislature
received to-day one OF the most re-
marketable Invitations which have made
an appearance In Albany for some time,
with the accompanying letter 1t
amounts TO an Invitation 10 each In
surgent and as many OF his constitu.
ents as he cares to invite to take a
trip to New York with all expenses
paid and elaborate entertainment pro-
vided.
mirth party. which Is to make its head
quarters at the Hotel As'or. are issued
by 'Club c. and backed up by such men
as Calvin Tomkins. Oswald O. WI
lard, James w. Pryor and a score of
well known New Workers who for po-
litical purposes are usually CLASSIFIED
as "highbrows."
The engraved invitation Is n work OF
art and might he characterized by the
ordinary man as n piece Of cNtrava-
ganoe." The design Is elaborate.
here Is the LetteT'
TIE letter Offering this free entertain
ment follows:
An invitation 20 attend a dinner
under the auspices Of this club on
March 3 prox. at the Hotel Astor has
been sent you to-day. IA c In
yites you TO be It's guest during your
stay in his city, and upon receiving
your acceptance will endeavor to re-
serve accommodations for you at the
hotel and will send o a railroad
ticket from Albany and return. as we
should be very sorry to have you put
70 any expense by reason OF our in
vitation.
Kindly send reply as soon as pos
sible. IL you feel 80 disposed kindly
send us as soc as possible the names
OF any OF your constituents who YOU
think might be glad OF an opportur-
ity TO attend the dinner
Yours very truly.
BOUDINOT KEITH. Secretary,
on ietterheads the trustees OF thu
club are named ms follows: John ia.
Chapman, President. No. 3sj West ElRh'
ty-second street; Isaac Klein, Vice
President. No. 105 william street
william Scott. Treasurer. No. 81 Wes
%Sixty-third street; Boudinot Keith. Sec
Rotary. No. & Cedar street; Francis w
Aymar, DR.. Roland g.. Freeman. Jaco,
w. Mack. Meyer ID. Rothschild, George
M. Bayne, Charles Hartman, Joseph NJ
Price. DR.. Henry L. Taylor. Alfred
Frank, Robert ID. Kohn, James w
Pryor. Calvin Tonkins. James J
Frank. V. Evert Macy. II H. Robinson
Oswald G. Willard.
insurgents Indignant.
Most OF them are considerably Nrough
up over the free entertainment featur
of the invitation and within the mex
forty-eight hours the officers Of Ia
Club c" Will receive letters which vii
not be altogether pleasant When tn
invitations were received By the In
surgents every one was mystiicd. Non
OF the legislators had ever heard U
Club c."
Il do not know how the rest OF tn
fellows feel about IT," said senate
Roosevelt. but | am in favor OF askin
that this dinner be called Oh. l'tnin
such an affair at this time would b
very indiscreet. We Democrats ar
having a little family quarrel. ana sue
a dinner would aCcentuate our posltlo
and put us IN the position Of being
third party"
So far as can be learned not one
the insurgents had been previously roi
suited about this dinner.
Murphy Quits Albany.
Charles +. Murphy to-day folded h
tents, dismissed with full pay his ret
nue. of camp followers and returned
New York, advertising 20 the wor
that while the deadlock will continl
until William +. Shechan sees ht
withdraw, Mr.. Murphy has played d
last card and will take no further pa
in the game than that Of Issuing /
general orders 10 the regulars to go
tinue voting for Sheehan.
Sheehan and his camp followers ha
also left town. The press bureau h
gone out OF existence and the Sheen.
headquarters have been closed.
The candidate and the boss, It is B.
lieyed, have broken camp AS the res.
of "A gentle hint from Gov. DIX III
their future presence In Albany "
not desired.
do you intend to come back 10
bany during the Senatorial contest
Murphy was asked as he took the ira
for New York.
II can't say" was the reply,
do you mean that yOu have
made up FOUR mindG'
Tina is what | mean"
Only A. votes were cast to-day on
twenty-siNth joint ballot for Senator.
Secretary o. the "Cluh" Expla.
invitation.
Boudinot Keith, secretary OF Clue
wa surprised whon told this altcru'
at his Office, No. 45 Cedar street, I
the INSURGENTS regarded t'o Invita-
10 a dinner at the Astor with susplc'
Mi. Keith is a lawyer
"Club C." he explained, els a cll'
while Il has no CLUB house-iu the m
bership OF which are many of the lc
ing lawyers and professional men nt
city. II was organized several years
for dhe purpose OF promo,lng indepc
ent voting and clean politics.
we nave given a number OF dim
Our next dinner Is 10 be held at
Hotel Aston on March ?. We are grri
pleased with the spirit Of independe
OF boss rule manifested by the insure
members OF the Legislature. ana our
is TO have them at our dinner as GA
OF honor. II is not unusual for "A
10 pay the expenses Of guests OF no
at It's dinners. The invitation was
waried In good faith, and / cannot
l.rstaR1 HON thar rgnlN Ia N