The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-18
Club Stirred by Turning Down
Of Nearly All Old
Governors.
DISCIPLINE Is AN ISSUE
Regulars Raise the Cry Of New
Blood as Reason for
Action.

members recently and which resulted In
a victory for President Page BY small
margin. The Crescent Club has about
$500 active members. and the majority
Of these will vote either personally or
by proxy at the annual meeting OF the
club next Saturday. After the vote mas
been declared the members VIII forget
the turmoiis OF battle and all will he mar
nony again. Jus; now. however. feeling
at times runs rather high. but what IL is
all about few can really tell.
one member Of the nominating COM
mittee declared II was q tempest In n
teapot and another member remarked
that tho nominating committee was the
fame under the pot. Six members OF
the board OF governors are TO be chosen
by the members. and these Will serve Tor
A period of three years. The board when
IL organizes after election will choose the
president OF the club and the other OIL
ficers As well as members OF STANDING
committees The members also are TO
elect n nominating committee of I'VE to
select the candidates next year.
The nominating committee created
members by selecting six members. only
one Of whom Is y retiring member OF the
board These nominees are Robert j.
He'll. VI. L.; william *. Cleverly, Bruce
r. Duncan, Alexander y. Gale. Guthrie
H. Plant. and Frank Julian Prince. DR..
Bell Is the only one who is AT present
member Of the board. The other retiring
members of the board are Fred u. Dalzell.
the president; Benjamin A. Kelley. the
chairman of the athletic committee. Fran
els q. Affeld, Jr.. the secretary: Charles
H. Gay. chairman OF tho finance commit
tee. and Clinton r. James. Mr.. James
did not wish to serve another terrn' but
1t was Understood that the other retiring
members would be renomnated
At the time that the nominating COM
mittee announced It's selections "A state
ment was issued to the members of the
club recommending that the bylaws be
amended so that no real estate owned by
the club should be disposed of without
the consent of the members. This state
ment. which was signed by 1870 members.
also indorsed tho ticket nominated and
| declared that the present members OF the
| board were disposed to sell or exchange
the Bay Ridge property for Glenwood
property and that tho nominees were
pledged to oppose this and to try to have
the new bylaw adopted
The nominating committee and Its
friends were thoroughly prepared for an
opposition. and this IL shown by the organ
ization at once OF a campaign committee.
the members Of which began at once TO
obtain proxies from the members. No
criticism OF the administration OF Pres!-
dent Dalzell was made. Instead every
one conceded that his administration has
been very good one and the club has
prospered during the past year. The COM
mittee at Il late date has announced that
In, he Na oh iegt 10
| instil 'new blood" into the board. II IL
pointed out by friends OF the adminsstra-
| ton that Fred Is. Dalzeil and Charles X
| Gay are members Of only two years stand
ing. 40 should be classed as new blood.
A few days after the regular ticket was
| posted several of the influential members
OF the club got together to nominate an
| Independent ticket and these members
were Of opinion that the retiring members
We're worthy OF denomination.
! Before piacin. "A new ticket In the field
! these members tried To zee II the opposing
elements could be harmonized. John H.
| Hallock and some others. before going
| ahead with a new ticket, suggested that
| the four retiring governors should with
draw If the members on the regular ticket
| would also withdraw. Then each side
should choose two influential members Of
the club and these four should select u
| nth member. and that committee after
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ne~ .,yN.' =" w" 49,, 80, - L.,
s"ru '..s ms, am - ~ 80, ~. haoL'I =,
W .,.' e.. $50, ,na,,.r,,,I ,,.,,h.rs ~,
| 49,. ,,,, n,d tbc men no,nino,ad y.ra
t,r.nci. n Ar.,d .Jr Fred "a paIxell
| chari.. u ,:av and Rertamin A kelley
| A ueu nominating committee also was
| nosted
| A ..atelne1t was then sued to the club
members signed by $50 members of the
cIub. which declared that the real issue
was not Ray Ridge nor Glenwood, bu,
| mai th, retiring governors had not been
| r.nominated because of their action in
| certain charges against "A member OF the
hoard That member had been found
! entity Of conduct unbecon,ng n club mem
har because OF hIs actions mt the annual
| chm, dinner. The vote OF the board was
+. +, h against him. Two OF the retiring
Nuremberg mad been threatened tina, II they
wn,.d ayaInat this mernb.r they would
ha r.,,rsJ Al, four had been ,.ndercJ
Recommendation Tina vote of the gov.
or,nr, an the charxes was taken ON De
can,har "a The nominating committee
ma, IN. NAV, dav and that evening nosted
,h, ti,Ls, Thi. action nut tho ret,riny
n,.,,hsr. In onnosit,op and so tho Regulars
nr" ~. nmnn.,,,on IN the present hoa I'd
| ga ~, ,nhanorIsrts ara n,nnor,ers n,
| ~, u,,ir,r,, .,,..rnnr.
T, ,ara ~, .ny.rrors tho, ,ssu.d u
s,,,.n.rt showins from mo Records M
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