The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-01-23

THE COMING CONTEST IN THE MERoAH.
TILE LBRARY.-The Mercantile Llbrarv a., ,,o'.
city has 800 stockholders and az at the ANIMAL
election IN February sharp contest is expected
in regard to who shall constitute the manage
ment for the ensuing year, we give the nantes
toes of both the opposition and the Board. The
following card, signed bv some sixty OF our
most respectable citizens is the first declaration
OF war;
srooKHoLDERs' TICKET.
10 Is designed to organize a ticket IN opposition TO
the present management, upon the following prnci.
L The erection of a new and commojious hall in
amore central and suitable location, THOROUGHLY FIRE
2. The establishment Of system Of Receipt and Dc
livery of Books at the Residences O' toe stockholders,
similar 10 that now used at the New York Mercantile
LOrarv thereby avoiding necessary journeys 70 the
Library Hall, and dispensing with much OF the thfongo
Better provisions for the saekeepns Of the Books
Less frequent changes in the arrangement OF the
books, magazines; and newspapers SO that members
S. reduction of the enormous purchase OF TRASHY and
ephemera books, and more bera y 10 the purchase OF
s. The total exclusion of all immoral, indecent, and
more accommodating disposition at the book
desks In de aling with the stockholders
ed S the 2a the o NO
sos Chenut street. on Thursday afternoon, January "a,
Want of space will prevent us appending the
signatures. To this the Board oil Management
replies-
The measures annexed in a plncsrd, headed "stock-
holders Ticket the measures Of the present Board
Management, and are most of them set forth In the
annual report shorty TO be printed
/. NO subject has engaged more Of the attention and
efforts OF the Board than the erection OF new and Are
PROOF bui ding.
The President has visited the New York Mercan :
tie Library for the purpose OF becommng acquainted
with the details Of the system Of delivering books,
which they have just adopted and such q system Is
being rapidly matured here.
B. The present Board yields to none In the care Of
books.
thousht desirable on account Of the forthcoming cats
loRue and inadequate space bave been completed and
Il Is easy to procure their discOntinuance
The purchases OF the last year have shown great
pTepOnderance valuable over trashy and eDhemeral
works. and is the strong feeling Of the Board that such
should continue.
g. That II has been the care of the present
Board to conde emn improper Books.
T. That the Board has required an accommodating dis
position the part OF the employees has dismissed one,
and desires to know any cause of complain.
An opposition shOu not come before the public on
tn principles of the present management claiming
them as their own.
To this the Opposition briefly reiOin:-
l. That II such are the principles of the Board It has
lad seven years carry them into effect and
fall 10 take even initiatory steps in.
2. That while yielding 10 nOne-the care OF DOCKS, IL
stated In the annual that 400 had been stolen
3. That while proposing to hasten the erection OF
building II has received but S6 coo in two years
at woch rate the Library would nave to walt at least
twelve years more before the structure could be COM
l. That in BooId of Managers all interests oud be
represented and not monopoze two thirds of the
control.
| The fight is growing decidedly energetic and
| it is probable that, at the time of the election
| thousands of votes will be polled. As it at pre-
| sent stands. the chance seems to be in favor o
| the opposition.