, 1874-08-01
Selection of the Committee Of
One Hundred.
Tho Names Of All Oll1ceh0ldors Arc
Stricken ThcrolrOm,
Address Of the Special Committee to
the Citizens Of Chicago.
Purposes and 1,lnns Of the Assoc
cintiOn:

A feoting of tho Citlzena' Association Of CHI
onso was hold last evening In parlor No. ~ Of
tho ralnaor IIoian. Goh. ]. D. Webster ocou-
pied tho chair aud Mr, H. II. payuon waa electcd |
Secretary.
Tho Chairman stated slat tho chiof business |
beroro tho mcotlng Was TO hoar report from
THE COMMITTEE Of TwEHTg, 1
appointed at q previous rueottng, for tho pur- !
pose Of nominating donoral Committee. to
oonBiat Of lvo members from each ward In tho
city. Was tnat Committee ready to rcpott2
Col. John nlnson Loo,nis sAd that 1t nas, and |
forthwith prococdoa to read
THE FOLLOWING LIST OF NAsfrs:
Your oommitloo Of Twnnty, to whnin WAS AabIgntd
tho duty of rauaiou uf the nanses proposed for tic
0ontral Commttsc or Ono Hundred, respectfully sco
Sss asdasn. Ss T. W:bs.or oen T. suer
man, Alvin llustg', Teo'nss Foley. H. g. P4'[ing
rsssy ss"$ ,:Ss IT. = @S''s
Third Hara-r4onsa ltoyne, William E. Doggett,
S Mgts s4tfahssa + MsSa' ssvsas l. u nSSn2s 5s aA
NJ Henderson, L. 3. LeIsor, pertloEd Lowenthsl.
tVsa Kard-Wliam AteRinacyt John Forsyth,
% siith Hard-deorso /: MeLana, ]. y. Mear'. John
Sospsr ilsaTy ss9 6S; DF asSs S6;|ss ns %,,..,p
~ N.sSa sra5ossph GabsTns T. : perle1,on,
eso,ss @ Fsxs {ast 4ns yasensS ,ss
pes ,Sn a. haines 1ss sehter aarai
evsa nardJoha g ncabes nssa Ansrew 9 jt,oh, p 1on
a fsss a,s nsss. sas s3:fs. +
;ss 3ess n Err %;;4s Msaee r''s''
t1artt1h Fa1a-B. 81; q. sUai aii jacob T. 1,tto E. F.
naay.n, rfot: Wsieh, Charles ksley:, - ,,,,..
stsseents Rasa-.W: 9. Pow, Henry Stevenson,
a;ssss 1ss' f1aaTs John
| lfclwen, G. =. Hubbard. $500
,oss Msfag Hise asssgs rs u so y?
Nl,1ttonM lrard--W. y. uouahtelltng. I. purling
a sandsa ssa RHgys assss ssss 4s:ss usapt
acoSga Wst4tcr b. 9. Uregicr Thonss a1ackin.
| Mn. n. :. TuLEY
said that they ought TO ba very ca1efni In tho &C.
lection OF Names. uo noticed among those on
tho Committee tho nnmcs Of few county md
city officials. Tlose ought not to ro1nain, bo.
cause 1t would look aa If tho movement wah not
wholly uninauenoed and independent He had
no fcohng against theaa meu, but there was no
doubt III his mind TINT It waa botter to leave
them out.
NJ, +. Il. Davis agreed with Mr.. Tuloy'B ideas.
and thought that it would bc much better TO gos
along without auy officials. ue moved to striko
out the nRgnpB and substitute others.
Mr.. john q. Dore did not see any good rcMson
Tor excluding such mon aa Louis Wah}, Red
mond-p prinaiVllle and John Jones.
A foW other gentlemen thought likewiao
| EyIoTtNa THEM.
h1r. Davis motion WAS then put md carried.
Iu tho First Ward, tho nnslo Of Philip Conley
was substituted for that Of AID. Foley; in the
Fourth, tist Of W. W. Kimbnll for Louis VAIL; j;
in the Firth the name OF John Jones was stricken
ont, aud power given to Committee to I'll w.
canoy; tho Vacancy in tho Ninth was also left to
BE- filled; in tho Eleventh, W. Il. Campbell waa
sp''tnsa Ill sasspoS iof tes ae Asss Asssa 5easos !;
, IN In tho Twelfth, Il. Gray was substituted for s.
s. Hayes tile Committee will hlI vacancy fot
: Aid. noath in the Fourteenth Conl1nlttoe VIZ
I'LL, vice e. +. RuuYau IN tho Seventeenth
aa,ne, vice Redmond Prinaiville; in tho Eight.
eentli same, vice John Hertiugi III the Twcntioth
sa,no, vice D. U. Cregler, ongiuoor.
r. THE Address.
K Tho Committee on Aadross then read their
o report, by AIR. L. A. Btorrb, as followa:
q The machinery Of our City Government il un-
I necessarily cumbersome and expensive
!. | CITY legislation Is crulo, lasty and consc-
, | ouontly in many instances ibjudiciouB.
( Our Fire Department. is lmporfectly organized,
il inadoanately Bupplicd With augines,--ln many
9 localitlos With Wator,-laoks othor facilities
:. necensary for the oxtingush1nent OF 1res ia de-
b fectivelY disciplined, and though composed OF
h good material, il necessarily inefficient.
y The Police Department Is composed OF dis
cordant clements, injurlousy affecting the police
|. force, aud impairing ito oifciouoy.
b Taxation is burdenaome n1ld oppressive; and
= unleaB Bome meRns arc speedily found to correct
/, these nl1d other evils, which certainly will NOT
d correct themselves, tho credit and prosperity o
"A tho city must and will DO seriously injured.
The power to correct theae evils rests with the
IS citizens of Chicago. United action upon theil
u par1 is all that is required to insure wiso ant
ii faihful administration Of their public affairs.
% An earnest dcsiro for the good government o
A this city, and for its continued prosperity ant
10 welfare, IL not confined to any political purity tt
A auy scot, nor to any nationality. 70 SECURE
1t these ends, rich and poor al,kc Interested.
I'd Believing tint the public sentiment Of ouI
g citizons Is sound and healthy, and that, vhor
Ia propel iy organized and coasiy expressed, 1t /!
20 Controlling, it has boon doomed advisable Il
o. adopt oome means by Whlch the citizens Of Chi
'd cayo may meet together tor tho discussion ol
I'd B,loa questions Of public interest ~ may from
II, time to time arise, and davlAe and mature sucl
O. 1neusures az might ba deemed necessary to pro
10 mote tho growth and wolfaro ot the city, mud t
of stronghold, develop aud protect tho industrial
d, business and property intorosts OF its citlzcns.
I'd Accordingly, atops haye beon takeu to sGeo
g. such au organization, and have proceodea to u
s1tent Of tho Sf f
Or lion Of Chicago"
IL Tlla Constitution was submitted to meeting
ls Of citzons, was by them adopted, and ha
Of cltixena, The work Of organization, provide
ct for by the Constitution, l. rapidly progressing
II. and It iH hoped TINT. within few days. the os
gauixaton will be perfected. It las deyolvc
held at tho Palmer House on Monday evening
Io Tie a7th mat, to ret forth, moro in detail thu
no Las boon done In tho Constitution. tha purpose
,le of thia ARAooiRtion,
Iy, i. Tho Association is designed to be- permd
Ia f,eut In its character Rooms viii bo furnishe
to for its usos, Bupplied with papers aud suc
H. documents Al may be Of interest,", TheBe room
as to be kept opon, as woli during the day as eyer
ln- iDgs, thus supplying y pace Wheto memnel
ko may meet anu coufor with each other, at All
10, tinio aud at alI timos.
,r- 2. Regular meetings Of tho Association viii
Of hold, to which any aud all propositions, 1allin
o. within the general purposes Bet forth III Il,
on Constitution, may be presented for ascussu
til aud action.
1,s 0, It will be within the province Of the ASS,
In ciaton, at any OF its regular moottngs, to al
lot point committees to Investigate. aud make II
ito port upon, any subject presented.
in Tho best mothoa Of reorganising the Fire D
nj tarttnent tho best method Of reforming AZ
oy corrooting any abuses which may exist ln Il
a,o Police Department, or in any other dophr4mel
lcr Of tho City Government tic proprioty OF REQ
Eor ganiKing, a1, rooonstrcting, the entirc fran
l til Inv