Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1881-06-24

the association Judge George VIM. BROWN
as he had declined to accept the position but "A
short time before the committee was called upon
to report. The following gentleman were then
named for the other Offices: Vice presidents,
Messrs, George s. Brown, D. j. Foley, J. S.
Gilman, Enoch Pratt Albert Small of Hag gers
| town; |. Nevett Steele, s. Teackle Wallis and
J. Robert Ward of Baltimore county; execu-
tive committee, Messrs' W. H. Baldwin,
Charles J. Bonaparte, j. Carey Coale, William
l. Dixon, Samuel Eccles, Jr., Richard D. Fisher
D. c. Gilman, Louis Hennighausen, Reverdy
johnson; William keyser, Charles Markell,
Robert D. Morrison, J Hall Peasants, George
A Pope and c. Morton Stewart treasurer,
Thomas Erskine Carson, and secretary George
B. Cole.
Dir. Markell then read the constitution of the
association as prepared by the committee W hich
provided that the organization should be
known as the "Civil Service Reform Associa-
ton of Maryland" and its object should be to
secure the establishment ola system of appoint
ment, promation and removal in the civil
service municipal State and.. Northumberland
| upon the principle that public office is "A public
trust, admission to which should depend upon
proved fitness. The association will demand
offices shall be made from persons whose fitness
has been ascertained by competitive examina-
tons, open to all applicants properly qualified,
and that removals shall not be made for politi-
cal opinion or refusal to render party service,
but only for such causes as dishonesty. neglg-
ence or inefficiency. The other provisions O.
the constitution, and bylaws are similar TO those
of the New York society, the regulation. o.
which have in the mat. been published in THr
GAzETTE. The constitution as reported by the
committee was unanimously Endorsed. as were
also the officers recommended. A permanent
organization having been formed Judge Brown
retired from the chair and his place WAS taken
by Mr.. George s. Brown, 6rst vice president
After brief deliheration it wa. decided to take
recess to allow the committee on nominations
to deliberate and nominate gentleman for the
presidency. After a brief consultation tn.
committee Submitted the name of Mr. j. Hall
Peasants, which was received with applause
and he was unanimously elected president OF
the association.
Nj. /. L. Carson presented the following res
outeh; That the sincere thanks of the mem
5ers of this association are due and are hereby
tend:,ed to the several journals of the city Of
Baltimore, in which has been found such cor
dial and intelligent advocacy of the principles
and purpose of this and kindred associations.
recognizing, ms we do, that without the earnest
corporation of the press in the advocacy Of
civil service reform its achievement will be i'm
measurably hindered and DELAYED Nr. William
Reynolds. Jr., offered a amendment tina, those
Journals which had advocated the movements
be mentioned, but nll as some journals had
opposed it. The amen lmeut WAS accepted by
Mr.. Carson, and the word several in The re-
solution was changed to the word those
The resolution a. amended vas then adopted.
Mr.. \. Pope moved that those gen 'lem,n utter
ested in the cal for the first meeting and those
who had Endorsed the movement By their pre-
sence he enrolled IA mem bers of the association
The motion was adopted and the association
then adjourned subject TO The call Of he excu-
i've committee