The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-01
age Will Head
New York a. c..
Pilgrim Captain,

NEW YORK. Dec. sI.---As a re-
suit of nine meetings, the nominating
committee OF the New York A. C.
has posted on the bulletin board of
the club the regular ticket for Of.
ffcers of the organization which Will
De voted on by the members on
January i<th. The ticket is headed
ny William III. Page, q prominent cor
pofation lawyer, for president, and
members OF the club were enthusiasts.
Tic last night over the selections IA
che man who has been counted an In
surgent said: The ticket does away
with factions, Everyone seems salts
ned and there Is practically no pros
pect for an opposition ticket"
The ticket follows: President. VIII
gam Il. Page; vice-pres!dent. DIR.
James ". West. treasurer, Martin a
Paine: secretary, Frederick r. Fort
meyer. captain, Paul FL. Pilgrim.
board Eof governors to serve two
years: William Fl. seaich, Charles /.
I.eonori. Matthew r. Haipfn. Charles
~. Pond DIR. VI. r.. o'Connor John
4. Topping. Robert Appleton. Dong.
las Graham Smyth.
Perhaps the most remarkable f~a-
ture OF the nominations In that +here
mas neen clean sweep 60 Far ga
me members of the board Of COVER
Hors 10 concerned. Not a single mar
VINO served ON the old beard has he~r
,'asheo on the present ticket, but care
"s peer TAKEN to have all the de-
partments OF the club well repre~.nt.
ca by conservative nemhera
SO far as the officers go 4. ia ,r-
uern.ood that a denomination was or
,ersu the retiring president. Colonel
nooert M. Thompson. but as hs ha.3
1iresdy declared his intention not -
uh again the offer must be considar.
Ga rs complimentary one out NJ re-
spect for his services to fha s,,,h
asne treasurer and secretary arr re-
isent 1rated. ana the captain. Matthew
=. Hafpin, has been elevated 10 .he
ooaru or governors. where 1t In the
plan to have him serve as the chair
man or the athletic committee.
William II. Page. the nominee for
president, has practiced law for more
IMAM twenty-five years In New York
city and at the present time Ia coun.
t'el for thu Fifth Avenue Stage lines.
the Intercontinental Rubber company
nno the Congo Mines conversations.
RE attained prominence In 1894 as the
mead or a committee appointed py
secretary Lamont to investigate the
business methods of the war depart
ment- The report OF the committee
was accepted and the order adopted
In consequence has been continued
without substantial change. Mr..
Page also took a leading part with
Edward Lauterbach. acting for the
Third Avenue company. in the fran
ehise litigation against the Metropol,-
tan system.
Mr. Page Is chairman of the law
committee OF the Automobile Club OF
america. He Is also a member OF the
Harvard. National Democratic. Law
gers and Aero clubs.
The proposed new captain, Paul
III. Apilgrim. has carried the club
coiors to victory on many occasions
az a middle distance runner. His
browning achievement was a brace Of
Olympic titles won in the 400 and
500 meter runs at Athens in 1906 He
has been Handicapped OF the club
for some years and was the assistan
manager Of the Olympic team that
made such great showing at the
recent meet in Sweden. The treas
urer, Martin S. Paine has held that
Office since 1907. and Fred n. Fort-
meyer IL serving his third term "a
secretary.