New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-01
FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT.
CLUBS WHICH ARE WORKING FOR RE-
FORM
ING STRENGTH EVERY DAY.

During the period Of uncertainty to the result
following Election Day in the Presidential contest
OF 1884, and the various claims made By numerous
bodies OF organized citizens when the actual num-
Der OF votes cast In this State became known as to
which OF them entitled to the credit Of having
supplied the few votes which made Grover Cleveland
victor along came the BARRIERS. and they too put
in their claim. It was said that they threw the
barber vote solid for the man OF destiny" and
when asked why this are reported "a having
replied that It because Cleveland shaved and
Blaine didn't. But there is nothing unusual In
these claims especially In a Presidential election.
and when the excitement Is over. matter who
wins. the general belief becomes fixed that every
body did his share Now In the rout of Tammany
Hail. which is 10 take place. and concerning which
there viii be days II. indeed. there be scarcely
even a few hours. OF uncertainty, there Is an or
ganization in this city which has been working
quietly and ndustrously during the las; year or so
which will certainly be heard from in most tell
ing way and which Is to receive. as It will
deserve. large measure OF credit for the great re-
form victory when Il ls The name Of the or
ganlzation IS THE Confederated Good Government
Clubs" and the name Of the central body Is the
Council Of Confe1erated Good Government Clubs"
! II IS proposed to have at least Good
| Government Club in each OF the thirty Assembly
districts I'm the city. and In such large district as
! the NXXth there will be at least two: one for
! Kingsbri1ge. Spuyten Duyvil and Rverdale. and
this other for High Bridge Morris Heights and Ford
ham and including the territory south to the Third
/ ave bridge The clubs numbered alphabet
! cally and In the comparatively short period since
| the work Of setting them on foot began. namely
! February. 1892 when Good Government Club
was organized which meets at Lexington-ave. and
/ Fiftv-eighth-st. fourteen OF these clubs with a
! membership aEgregating at the lowest estimate
1 2.0G) I'm successful operation. ana by the
/ time the noise OF the coming campaign is heard
! It ~ expected that every Assembly District In the
city will have fallen into line eager to show the
sl..r yf1trf tlfn
cause.
THE CLUBS AND THEIR UEADQU ARTERs.
The names Of the clubs and their officers and the
places at which meetings are held are here given.
, The address OF the secretary Of club \. which
! f. In the XX1st Assembly District e a l. Gutman'
/ No r. Wall-st and N" place OF meeting is Lexinc-
f ,on-ave and Flny-clghth-st.. club h, NXIlld
Assembly District. T. \. Fulton. secretary. place OF
! tneailug No 10 West One-hundred -anf-fourth-
IT.: g. XfXth District. Louis 9. King. No 23 West
Eirhty-cighth-st: u. Kiln District. Charles Taber'
40 26 Exchange Place. place or meeting 10. %
! West rlfty-third-st; l.. XIIth District. Charles W.
/ Barnes 80. - william st. place OF meeting NO.
- East Twenty thlrd-st: +. With District. John
/ = Faurc 40. rs West Elcveuth-st' H. XVIII DIS
trlc, I'm course OF organization, Frederick NJ Peter
| son secretary No. 30 West Thirty-fonrth-sti o.
! XVIII District David Kcane. president. No o.
| William J.. XXth District. DR. Hocheimer
! ,rcslden, and A Clout secretary; o. XXNllth Dis
| ,rict Edwin Lockwood. president and A. Roths-
! child secretary. \ committee OF nineteen on menu
I bership has been appointed In connection WIN
this club which has on IT'S rolls. among others mo
/ Roy Or Van De water. the Rev. G. DIV Bridg-
man the Rev DR. Harris T. 7. Rice. jr.; Felix
r.ucnirk and ". J Klaber; k NXIld District
president. carl Nacrius: secretary. Kalph helss'
No 20 East Seventy-ninth-st; l.. NNlNth Distrlc''
rres,lent Albert s Bischor secretary. Paul kis-
tel No $50 East Eighty -hfth-st; NJ, NAth District
president Or Leo Ettlnger; secretary Joseph
Ut,t.r M og1 East Seventy nrSt-St
A cIub Is I'm process OF formation In the NHVlllth
District ,,
The membership Of 5000 so in the fourteen
o,,hs already organized does not by any means
r.presoni the actual strength of the CLUBS Tor as
lanes W PRYOR. the secretary Of the city 'iuD'
said TO the reporter. each one OF these men repre-
seuts AT least four voters. men who are not as yet
actual members but who stand ready 10 JON OF
% vote when the necessity OF permanent cohe-
e,on for a common purpose il fully brought Rome
| 90 ,bom An Initiation fee OF 81 is charged and
du.s varying from % TO % cents month. accord
ing AS the constitution OF each clup proVll"s' u
Of which are I'm principle and SUBSTANCE the same
though differing more or less In detail Nhen inc
work Of organizing club IL completed aru'les Vi
incorporation are applied for. and the club then
moves forward I'm the path OF progress ana use
fulncss.
OBJECTS or THE ORGANIZATIONS
No better Illustration OF the work which the
clubs hope TO be able to do can be had than by
quoting from "A preface TO the constitution OF Ciup
A. the first one which was set In notion anu
| witch has now n membership % 49, and has on
! IT'S list the names OF we.-known workers Tor mu-
nicIpol reform like Edmond Kelly to whom credit
f. given for being the originator Of the work. ana
A. C. Bcrnhem. X. o. Chsom. JOhn Gavin
Thomas g. chr. George Converse W. T. CrocH't,
W +. Crockett, jr, w Bayard cutting Eric D.
Dahigren Samuel IIammersough. William H.
Montgomcry, Talbot ELEPHANT. George A. race
" Harris Roome. William jay Schienelin. ls-
Mathis Steiner. Henry c. Tinker. John H. Van Am
r r H'G Com. ~ What the preface says: "It citizens
! nj Network who desire businesslike ana nom
partisan government and VINO are nor cbInrs
would unite there would be no dnculy III securing S;
and intelligent administration % muhlcipal andlrs
What Is needed H. not 80 micn 10 conEin f ~,
ton OF our city government as to induce them TO
act upon convictions already tornen bnc G1 b had
mcnt Is to-day numerically stronger th'h tne pii.
l I'M II lacks organization. The Good Government
clubs are intended to bring together upon perna
nent plan. all citizens VINO desire soou CITY govern"
incnt. ,. ,ar,,sor u.n or
al nortIea belong TO and Interested In them, ana
in Joining one nobody pledges himself to support any
his vote in favor Of good and economic city govern
ment Irrespective Of party and wlthout -.
H. be freed from packed and dishonest primaries NJ
home and constant interference IN cry me
niclpai elections q blanket ballot without the blank
81 naster and home rule to the end that they may
obtain he best possible municipal government TT r..
meetings are held here at some Of which addresse,
| arc made by men familiar with city afrairs anu
needs followed by general discussion among the
membcrs At other meetings eneLtanmen,S a %.
some kind. music. recitali9n. smoRe d,,o, al"
, given The rooms the second moor are htteu UP
, | as smoking and reading rooms. ana nave supply
| of daily morning and evening papers magazines, ttS'
| Vienna Hall holding GOO persons, adjacent 10 tne
clubhouse and accessible through H. Is at me
Of The club al nominal price, for large meetings Tor
| social or political purposes. As a cluD Cup -
NOT Intended to he antDemocratic or antl-Hepupll-
l Nv I'M IN he perslstentiy, consistently and nl-
partially antbad city government ana notnhf eSe:
on has nothing do with Tammany as such, nor
With the Republican machine as Such; bu IL mas 10
do with the administrators OF our city goVerfne.
as such whoever they may be- and with the law,
svsien and methods under and in accordance WIN
which or In violation OF which that government IL
| administered" 49,, ...,.a.s ,,os