New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-13
CIVIL SERVICE REFORMERS
A REPRESENTATIVE GATHERING IN
CHICAGO.
NEW ASSOCIATIONS ~ THE LEAGrE-CARL
sc1u.Rz or THE sroII.s SYSTEM AND
NEroTlsM IN THE TREAS


| Chicago Doc 12-rhe National civil Service Re-
form League convened in this city at the rooms oil
| the Commerce club at II O'Clock to-day gath
| orrr Of representatives from all over the country
was urcsent The first meeting was not IN" gen
! eral one which was not called TO order untlI :
| O'Clock this afternoon. but meeting or the gen
eral and executive committees which elected ON
| GERS and a new Executive Committee for the en-
suing year -Four new associations were ad'ep 10
| tho league Washington. Cornell University. Har-
| ward and Williams College. Among the prominent
| men present were the Following: +. J.. SiddohS'
| Washington Charles Wheeler. chairman OF inc
| Hufalo civil Service Commission. Charles Ken
ardson president 81 the National Municipal
| League: Mayor WabrGge OF 81. Louis. X H.
Dana OF Boston. ex-senator W. j. FonIke' oil
Richmond. Ind. John y. Gano. OF cincinnati
president 81 the National Board OF Trade Iro-
| fcssor J W jerks OF Cornell University; I"cius
| y Swift OF indianapolis. Herman JUST. president
| 81 the National Bank Of Nashville, Tenn. Georg"
| W Jolly. ex-I'nlted States Dstrict-Attorn'y "i
| Kentucky: g II. Gregory, Of Madison 49, no
| fessor r. J James. OF the University OF f"nhsY'-
| vania. Charles j Bonaparic. OF Baltimore ~ n
| Richmond Of buffalo. william Potts. Of Farming
ton Conn secretary Of the National League. Sil"'
| " Bur-, Of New-York Frederick W. Hollis. Nonk-
| ers: Charles b White Buffalo. Herbert Welsh "i
Philadelphia. George Mchvcry. Tew-Nork. william
| g. Low. BROOKLYN and william \. Akin. Norwich.
Conn.
The following associations are aN4HhA'' "'t'' "
| league and are represented ~ this meeting 'ly
Vigilance League 81 New Nork. National Assocla-
lion Of Letter Carriers. Sew YORK Reform club.
the civic Federation ~ Chicago. N"N'n"' '"'''
Of Trade Municipal League - f"nn-> wanna M"-
nic,pal League - Milwaukee and Ma-sachuseit'
Reform club
The old members - the Executive Committee were
all reelected with the exception - fT'l"fi'N "
Whi,ridge. Of Ne~-York. arr William VI Nom
ro,uery Of phUsI.lrhiA These two yielded %
Richard Watson cider and Charles Richardson. the
latter o, phuat.uhi. The president and vic"-pr'si-
dents Will De- elected i'-in1ft'" , -, ., ,,u
m" t''IhS "i ~ -, ,,t,n President
~ scrt,z c,firi >, n-,er the annual convention
% the National eva service Reform l<asH' inr
ATTENDANCE ~hr Iis !n.i 80" ~, soo,i ~
c,rr,cnf cluh. YfIfu many efl,s President ~cfurz
introduced as a." nfst si~nH'r hrrD.i' ~. ~ Ia
Philadelphia. Nhn ie'I " ioi~ I't'' -, d.,
enc" ~ 10" Si.!ir ll,A -" w. a. 49,.
American 'Ii'e" A. 90" COM. i-'H ~ "li D., 't'"
address. President John " la. ~ t.' H'. '''
League. "hi'nt'i !, " XXX, o., T. .,,',,.
come on behalf - 3D." local cifi4 t'fsi.' J.,
ana t"li ~ ~. tf.. .,i ,f i,.i-,.e- ina, -
cafo. ii'-.Ifi ~" 49, d., 49,. ,t, .,..
the next municipal 'i',H"n III mos 80 ,,,r
ccssfui Candilii,s Won" .r ,''' ~ h, ir.t,, "
Service Reform i.'"t'" emo t"s' i," - ',..,
Mayor J. NalHr.dfr. az - A'Nlr 'l,"'
the municipal reform m.''n,,', a. ti,"' ui,.
city Official tn" MAYOR e" 4-l h'' "'e ,,,, ~,
warm tribute 10 th" memory 9i '''"i< .'.''" ''
r. 10 who 'n.'t> .. sH., TN '"' 1870
The afternoon session 'l'-.i VIII I" nv . w H.
y Willy Of Cincinnati, on 'Mrriclal y, I'm IN
possible Under the Srol- system Mr N!'nl loon
an example ~" ihmminy ing ~ ~" i''N
"'l ~ wv -, q, co,r,t Vustc Hall
y, ~. 49,, 80. a,t-.,s .,s us,.n.I 20
az ., ' T .,.,,i,,, am, ,,t.rr,,,,.d hv fr.-
WI" "'' W
luo"' "'i'"'" ,. 49,. 49, a., c,
time the National C!vl Service reform League hhl
,.id -, animal meeting near the great Mississippi.
Valley but iis cause was no stranger there. ~her"
a Q oh. Al.