The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-13
ELECTION BATTLE AT
NY. A. G. TONIGHT
Independents Rally to Support
Of william II. Page for
President.
EX-PRESIDENTs FOR HIM
Nominating Committee Insists
Page Is Inimical to Some
Governors.

one Of the liveliest election battles or
the New York A. c. Is promised for to-
night when the issue will be as to whether
the president and vice. president OF the
past year shall be turned down. There is
no dispute as to the governors to be
elected. but both William r. Page presi-
dent. and Or. James N. West, vico-presi-
dent, failed OF denomination and both have
been put up on an Independent ticket
In the last statement OF the independ-
ents, who nominated Mr.. Page and Or.
West for their old offices. the Issue Is put
clearly. No contest is made a. to the
other officers and members OF the board of
governors on the ground that the in
dependents favor "a continuation OF the
efficient administration of last year.
Perhaps the strongest statement made
by the independents is that credited to
Lawrence l.. Gillespie. secretary of the
committee of independent nomnators. He
asserts that the nominating committee
secured many votes for its election upon
the representation that IL was an admin
istration nominating committee. In spite
OF this the independents maintain that II
was the intention of the nominating com
mittee to turn down the present chief
officers no matter whether they decided to
nave tntlF names considered bN The
nominating committee or not.
The last gun was fired by the nominat-
ing committee on Saturday when IA state
ment was sent out TO the effect that Or
West refused to allow his name to be
considered AS one of the candidates for
reconciliation. With regard to President
Page 1t was stated that he was not in
sympathy with the Majority OF the board
OF governors.
The independents replied with circular
OF which the following contains the most
important items
w favor continuation OF the efficient id
mlnIstrhiion VI last year, the results Of which
are shown In the printed annual report which
You have recently received ana to the first
nSe pages OF which We call your attention
We concur tn tn" hVc recommendations
ticuary the portion which contempiates the
have had successful hotel experience. to
manage the city clubhouse.
We are not opposed to adding golf 20 the
activities OF the club providing tn. same can
be accomplished within proper financial.
We are opposed to any sIaran,.e by this
cup OF club dues IN another Organization
afilia;lon with another club which does not
ancrd eaual rights to every member of the
Men, are TO be Judged by results accom-
pLished and the desiraeility for reelectl9n
rule in this club for twenty years al least
to reeIeci officers who have given satisfac-
won plf.hs lHe!t nEtt term
THINGS DONE.
Resident membership Increased
SINKING fund Tor debenture bonds .stso-
improvements In engineering department
paid Tor out of income
rray-rs Island Improvements PAID for out
rray,r. Island transportation facilities
trophy room established
Elevated railroad "ncroachment removed,
THINGS AVOIDED
New bond issue Of 100000.
seven former presidents OF the club
have come out in favor OF the retention
Of Mr. Page az president and the main
contention is that when a man has flled
the Office ac,eptably for one year he
should be continued in office for at least
another year,
Gen Thomas L. Watson. an eX-presi-
dent OF the club and u strong supporter
Of Mr. Page and br. West. when his at
tention was called 10 the claim that there
had been friction in the board OF gov
.rnors. said
The financial result of the Page West
administration, gaugrd hy their twelve
months Of service, and taking into con
sideration n. initiation fees and dues
from the acquisition Of Boo new members,
viii show or election day an increase in
IN. actual surplus of the club amount
ing to more than $4,000
'lu the languag. of Lincoln. when
asked about Gen, Grants drinking whis-
key. | can only say II friction has been
the cause Of these results, then give us
some more friction"
Lawrence l.. Gillespie, secretary of the
committee of independent nominators. OF
which Judge Henry A. Gildersleeve IL
cha irman. said:
"rhe circular issued by the nominating
committee OF the y. Y. A. &. in defence
h.ip inn In y .ts.a
and Dr. West furnishes such transpar-
ent evidence of their REORGANIZATION to
accomplish that result that II Ii almost
ludicrous,
1T appears that at the first meeting OF
the committee they devised an Ingenious
resolution for the purpose OF dsluding Mr.
Page and DR.. West into "A Willingness 10
allow their names to be- considered among
others for any office in the club, instead
Of taking the manly course of asking
them II they would accept denominations
This latter proposition was never sub
United to them for the manifest reason
that the committee never intended TO give
them denominations. although many votes
were secured for the election of that COM
mittee upon the representation that 1t
was an administration nominating com
mittee.
1.-THE attitude OF the nominating COM
mittee Is still more clearly shown 10y the
action taken on December 80, before they
had posted their own ticket ana before
any independent ticket had been posted,
IN adopting n resolution reciting that in
view of an independent ticket being posted
the committee should give its reasons for
not Offering denomination to President
Page This resolution further exhibits
the unparalleled spectacle OF nominating
committee searching through the minutes
of Il board of governors to ascertain and
,ahulate the number OF occasions on which