The New York herald., 1921-01-14
UNION LEAGUE VOTES
NOT TO BAR POLITICS
Special Resolution Reaffirms
Rule Limiting Membership
to Republicans.
SHEFFIELD is PRESIDENT
Annual Meeting of Club Draws
Large Attendance-William
Guthrie Reads Report.

Tho Union League Club will continue
to discuss important political problems
OF the day. as II has done since its
foundation in civil war times. This was
decided by special resolution at the an
nual meeting OF the organization last
night, when a rule approved in April,
1890. that only Republicans be admitted,
was reaffirmed and new officers, headed
by James r Sheffield, president, were
elected.
Because of the issue brought up at
the last meeting by william ID. Guthrie.
chairman of the committee on political
reform. as to whether the club should
continue its political discussions or, as
some members advocated, devote Its at
tention more largely to social affairs,
the meeting last night was largely at
tended. Advocating the continuance Of
the proverbial character OF the club, Mr..
Guthrie in the annual report OF his COM
mittee said:
THE characteristics distinction ana
prestige of the club in the past have
been the stand It has taken as a
patriotic organization In advocating and
insisting upon absolute and unqualified
loyalty TO the Cove. ninent of the United
States, in disconntenancing and rebiik-
ing disloyalty to that Government. in CO.
operating to bring about, so far as lay
in it's power. practical reform In our
national. State and municipal affairs.
and In cndeavoring &c elevate the ideal
OF American citizenship"
Action Is Unanimous.
The judgment of the committee. it was
stated. was that only matters of Eek
ceptional moment should be made the
subject of It's reports, and then only
after opportunity for exchange of views.
competent Investigation and reflection.
The influence anu prestige of the club
require that it should not act except.
upon mature consideration, and should
limit its action to important matters of
general and permanent concern"
After some discussion resolution
was passed unanimously that it was
the sense of the club that its committee
on political reform SHOULD continue
from time to time to investigate, con-
slider and report upon all questions con-
nected with American political policies
and public affairs" within the scope of
the articles of association.
Although Democrats as we'll as Re-
publicans were admitted originally to
the club, loyalty to the Government be-
ing the main test, when the generation
that dealt with war problems had
passed away II was believed the use
fulness of the club could be better pro-
NOTED by confining the membership to
Republicans. This was formally done
by resolution introduced by Col. Cor
nelius n. Bliss In 1890. 1t was that
decision which was reaffirmed last night.
List of Officers Elected.
The other officers elected besides Mr..
sheffield were Gates w McGarrah. Ber-
tram III. Borden, William c. Breed and
William ID. Guthrie, vice-presidents;
Harry A. Cushing. secretary. Henry ].
Cochran, treasurer: John /. Downey,
Wilson p. Foss, William d. Judson,
Gerrish II. Milliken and George D. Coch-
ran, members OF the class OF 1928 or
the executive committee.
Members of the standing committees
elected at the same time are: Admis-
A. Dunn, Isaac B. john
son, Clarence T. Corey. John p. Stevens
and Harvey D. Gibson.
Political Recommendation ID. Guthrie
Martin L. Slower. ]. Van vechten OIL
colt. Charles r. Brooker, George +.
Baker, Jr.; Job e. Hedges. John T. King,
Robert c. Morris. William Skinner
Charles T. Terry, Gerhard NJ. Dahl,
Henry l.. stoddard and Ruthven A.
WodelI. :,
Art-A. c. Humphreys. John Hemming
Fry. Eugene V. Connett. Jr.; James @.
Shepherd. H. Jermain Slocum. Jr.;
George +. Kunz and Gustavus I. Kirby.
Library and Publications (Class OF
1923)-Charles Myers. Henry /. Judson
and George L. Carlisle.
Auditing-James Joseph Lyons, Theo-
dore II. Banks and George V. Hagerty.