New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-18
Election of Members of the
Governing Board the
Bone of Contention.
HINT THAT DALZELL
TRIED TO MAKE DEAL
He Denies, However, That He
Wanted to Unload GlenWOOd
Club Property.

With the election OF the New York Ath-
letc Club a matter OF history, the fol-
lowers Of club politics are watching with
interest the fight that is going on I'm the
Crescent Athletic Club. Unlike the New
York A. C.. the wearers OF the New Moon
do not elect their officers. Each year,
however they elect six members to the
board Of directors, generally called the
governing committee, to serve for term
OF three years. or until successors are
elected. and select officers for the cluo.
The full board Is made up Of eighteen
members
When the nominating committee made
its report for the election that is to be
held on January "a the members were
astonished to see that five Of the six re-
firing members OF the board OF govern
ors had not been renominated The ones
who had been left off the ticket were
Fred r. Dalzell, president; +. o. Affeld,
jr.. secretary: Benjamin A. Kelley, chair
man Of the athletic committee Charles
f. Gay and Clinton r. James. The only
member offered a denomination was DR..
Il. j. Bell. Clinton Il. James had been
offered a denomination. but had declined.
The slight TO the present officers Gre
ated no end Of comment in the organiza-
ton. II was held that the nominating
Committee. made up Of Thomas Hovenden,
chairman George :. Flyn, Thomas p.
Peters. Henry r.. McGoyn and William
W. Peil had made their report as the re-
suit of an incident at the annual dinner
Of the club. when Edgar j. Williams in
terrupted speech by Surrogate ketcham.
Charges Of conduct unbecoming mem
Der OF the club were lodged against Mr..
Williams. ard he was reprmanded b.
the board OF governors. The friends or
Mr.. Williams objected. and IL is said that
the tour members Of the board Of gov
errors who were not named by the nom
mating committee were left off the slate.
as they had voted 10 reprimand the mem
Der
Hardy had the official slate. made up
Of DR.. r. J. Bell, W. X. Cleverley, b. r.
Duncan. A. b. Gale, G. r. Plante and +.
j. Price. been posted than Fred r. Dalzell,
Francis o. Affeld. jr.. Benjamin A. Kelley
and Charles 4. Gay were renominated in
oependently FOR the board OF governors.
Since. the states were announced all
sorts of stories have been foated around
the Brooklyn clubhouse II IS said that
the real point at issue revolves around the
Glenwood Country Club. This organiza
ton is owned by holding company Of
Crescent Athletic Club members. Fred
Il. Dalzell, president Of the Crescent club,
also Is president OF the Glenwood holding
organization. II is said that he has tried
to have the New Moon organization take
over the Glenwood property.
The statement that Dalzell has been
trying to unload the Genwood property
on the Crescent Athletic Club has been
branded as a campaign canard by the fol-
lowers o: the present officers.
The nominating committee has made
the following official statement relative
TO its position:
We. the members OF the regular nom-
mating committee. having been accused.
directly and indirectly. OF unfair tactics
wish 10 state to YOU:
We tried to conscientiously do our duty
to the club in nominating ticket with
out fear or favor. without an unkind feel
ing toward any one. but actuated by a
desire TO infuse new blood into the
board OF governors, which board. in our
belief has heretofore been almost self
perpetuating.
The athletic dinner matter TO US was
but an incident
We were and are for new blood"
II is believed that there will be fur
Their change in the officers next year be-
cause the nominating committee to be
elected for 1914 is n believer in the policy
OF the present nominating committee and
that next year II will report additional
changes in the board OF governors. The
nominating committee for 1914 Is made UP
OF T.. W. Belcher. J. $. Bearns, jr., G. a.
Meyer. w. W. Share and r. f. Van
Sickle.