The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-03-22
4 CITIZENS LEAGUE.
Temporary Organization by the
Committee Of 100.
CITY OFFICIALS BARRED OUT,
Action Taken on Chief Of Police Ques-
Disagreement ON tho Policy
Of the League In Politics.

A temporary organization, to be followed
by the forming Of an association to be
known as the Citizens League Of the City
Of Seattle. WASH, was perfected last even
ing in the hall of the Woman's Relief
Corps, in the Hinckley block. Sixty men
were present, and . resolution defining the
objects of the proposed association was
adopted nearly unanimously, one section
only, which applied to political action, be-
ing stricken out Of the paper as reported
by vote of II to is.
]. 8. Chase called the meeting to order,
saying that he did 50 as chairman of the
committee of nine which had grown into
the committee of 100. He remarked that
he was glad to see 80 many present, as 1t
showed the interest taken by good people
in good government. He stated briefly
the purposes of the movement, saying that
city official had asked him if the COM
mittee was after scalps, and that his
answer had been that it was something
more important than scalps-it was
good government. It was not the
intention Of the committee to ex-
terminate anyone. 1t was its intention to
see that the laws were enforced, that the
evils in the city were suppressed, and that
officers of the municipal government who
were striving to do their duty were up
held. There were many in sympathy With
the movement and its effect would be felt.
One of the principles of the organization
was that no man can be candidate for
Office, or hold Office, and at the same time
be a member Of the committee. Since the
movement had been put under way q
circumstance had arisen which gave OPP
portunity for action. He referred to the
resignation of the chief of police He said
that any appointment that might be made
by the present administration should be
forestalled. Let all acts of the committee
be subject to the approval of a public mass
meeting, to which every citizen loving
good government should be invited. Mr..
Chase read the names of the committee of
100 as follows:
). s. Chase, James Teddy, J. A. Gould, 8. N.
Allen, c. X. Jenner, James NJ. Gephart, II. H.
Ames, Dr.. O. G. Root, Judge Thomas Burke,
Jacob Furth, Frank A. Steele, l. A. Treen,
Major J. r. Hayden, DR.. G. NJ. Martin, Dr.. J. 8.
Kloeber. !. H. Glenn, Hon. H. l. Yesler, E. w.
Proctor, 2. C. Dimock, J. L. Barrie, DR.. G. NJ.
Faulkner, Isaac Dobson, D. B. Denton,
N. B. Rodgers, Dr.. A. P. Mitten, John
E. Aver, w. H. Reeves, w. j. Murphy,
J. r. Conant, A. A. Denny. D. n. Gilman, Judge
]. W. Langley, D. B. Ward, George Kinnear,
Edward Gecring, John Collins, DR.. A. B. Kibbe,
Austin r. Bnrwell, E. O. Graves, J. Hamilton
Lewis, Charles II. Baker, George w. Fisher,
Charles McLarky, DR.. Charles A. Gay, James A.
Painting, C. NJ. Anderson, G. IL. Sheafe, j. r.
Williamson, Z. W. Wheeler, z. C. Kilbourne,
James Anderson, L. B. Stetson, Rees p. Daniels.
James Brady, Lewis H. Legg, K. H. Thompson,
w. NJ Calhoun, Abram Barker, A. B. Stewart,
r. foin pn1 ID
George +. Meacham, DR.. E. G. johnson, B. +.
Thacker, Alonzo Hull, Jerome Catlin, Fred Fl.
Peterson, Dr.. Samuel Ramsey, Andrew Knox, E.
E. Cook, w. T. Lockard, F. A. Gardner, C. B.
Lvermore, E. 8. Ingraham, Judge A. II. Foote,
William B. Robertson, DR.. II. B. Bagley, r. NJ.
Carraher, N. H. Latimcr. James Boutwell,,
]. A. Moore, ]. w. elise, Lawrence Booth, +. H.
Whitworth, Judge J. A. Stratton, A. NJ. Brookes,
DR.. NJ. Russell, E. T. Smart, A. Feek, z. C.
Miles, H. w. Durant, Fred Ward, w. H. Pum-
phrey, H. J. Hull, William Calvert. J. w. Dodge,
George A. Hawley, Lawrence Colman, J. N.
Lang, NJ. r. Maddocks.
The secretary of the committee of nine
read the minutes of the meeting of Tues
day, March II, and they were adopted At
that meeting 1t was proposed to form
permanent committee of 100 to organize
the Citizens League of Seattle, and a COM
mittee of three, J. S. Chase, James Leddy
and S. NJ. Allen, was appointed to report an
order of business for the meeting of the
committee of 100 Saturday evening.
James Leddy reported the order OF bust
ness and it was adopted, and under it r.
0. Graves was made temporary chairman
and George A. Hawiey, secretary.
John E. Aver rose and said that as it
had been stated that no member Of the city
government could be on the committee, it
was necessary that he should retire.
Mr.. Teddy said that while the effect of
the constitution, when adopted. would be
to exclude all connected with the city gov
eminent, or at least that it was hoped that
it would, the instrument was not vet in
force, and he hoped Mr.. Aver would re-
main and aid so far as he was able in the
work.
Mr.. Aver pleaded an engagement and
withdrew.
DR.. Martin said that as there were MANY
to speak it was necessary that all should
be brief. The present state of affairs in
the city was not merely recent or new. 1t
had existed for a long time, but the atten-
ton of the people had not been attracted
to the vices rampant. Nobody had en-
tered protest until within few weeks.
The people had awakened. 1t was not
the object of the meeting to overthrow
unrighteous rulers. as-had been stated in
print, but discover if we had unrighteous
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