The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-19
That is PartIy--DetaiIs are
Still Lacking.
Efforts TO Find Out What is Rhode
island Citizens League.
The President is Unearthed and Says
He Isn't the Whole of IL.

III having Deen announced luat dt
meeting OF the Rhode Island Citizens
League, held Wednesday evening, reso-
lutions of grave public import were adopt
ed, The News devoted the service OF its
entire staff for the past thirty-sx hours TO
discover the Rhode Island Citizens
League.
The resolutions are as follows: They
are reproduced so that their import may
be properly appreciated after giving the
results of the reseapChes of the reportorial
sleuth hounds to discover the Rhode Island
Citizens League. Here are the resolu-
tions: pN
Resolved, That the social Seform fixed
upon for accomplishment by the Rhode
Island Citizens League be the election
next NOR tn of a City Council which Will
serve the best interests of the people OF
the city of Providence.
Resolved, That this League hereby APP
point a committee of three, with presi-
dent, and power TO add TO their number,
with authority to call a mass meeting OF
the citizens OF Providence for the pur-
pose OF lnaugurating movement TO se-
cure better representation of the people
in the next City Council.
The task thus set for The NEWS sleuth
hounds was as follows:
/. Find the league though like an
other Livingstone, IL may be concealed IN
the businesses OF Africa find 1t, expense
| no object. The league must be discovered.
\ =.
| the 'social reform fixed upon Tor accom-
! plishment by the league. ~
3. Secure all information available as
| TO ofiicers-if there are any officers like
wise members, ii there are any members
| The result of painstaking investigation
| is not wholly satisfactory, but that Is TO
be attributed to the etheleal character
of the league rather than TO any lack OF
| consoientioIS effort on the part of The
! NEWS sleutehounds. Ii appears on the
| face of il that the Rhode Island Citizens
| League is an organization in which II Is
! proposed to enroll delegates from reform
| clubs, improvement societies and labor
| organizations throughout the State. II
! was instituted last summer for the pur-
| pose of opposing the \ constitutional
! amendment providing for BIENNIAL
elections. Some of its members 40 now
| claim that they were the ones who de-
/ feated that measure.
1t has a board of officers of which Mr..
1 Alfred Dawson, who lives at Il South
1 Court street, and is well known among
| business men by reason OF his position
as messenger at the Merchants National
Bank, is president, and Mr. Samuel II.
| Davis, a machinlst residing at "a Ever
green street, is secretary. There are two
other officers, unknown TO the other men,
bers of the organization and to the gen.
era public.
The complete history OF this organiza-
|
tory, and a review of all that II has ac-
complihshed, is sci forth in the follow
ing conversation. which NEWS represen-
tative had this forenoon with. President
Dawson:
"Mr Dawson, can you give us the names
OF the officers of the Citizens League?p
"No," thoughtfully, 81 cannot;l don't
know them all.
"Who can give them TO us?''
"The secretary"
"Who is he?''
"Davis.
"What Davis?''
81 don't know his first name; he lives
| on Evergreen street. T"
"Can he be found anywhere down
town."
| mo-"
"Do you know any Of the officers
names?''
~ know two OF thsm--there are only
four OF them. 1 can't think OF their
initials. -
Cant you think of the last names OF
them?'
.'No; 1 was trying to think OF one who
is on the committee for mass meeting. !"
who's the president?"
"l'm attempting TO be"
"And you can't tell me the others,
then?"
..No. There's an executive committee,
too"
| wv nos on tnatl
"Oh, / can't tell you; it's made up OF
delegates of different labor organizations.
"How large membership has the
lesgue?"
II wouldn't nor / couldn't tell you
that, for il is made up OF delegates from
the labor organizations.
'Do you have . regu lar meeting
nightY"
HNo, it's subject TO the call Of ths
president or secretary.
Lets see; you had q meeting night bo
fore last, didn't you?'
eyes the executive COMMITTEES and the
officers did"
where did you meet7"
"In l.. l.. Gsnnon's office. The Lesgue'l
regular meeting place is on Dorrsnc'
street in Hibernisn hall"
"Do you have a room theref Wbos'
office do you meet in?''
"Oh it's in q regular society room; on,
of the labor organizations has it,"
(which one?"
"There are three or four societies mee
there; couldn't tell you which one"
. "Mell, thought I'D ask you about "
| I'm much obliged"
"You think you're going TO- give ul
fits suppose. Some OF them VIII get MS
before they get through
And with the expression Of this COM
} forting thought President Dawson Walk
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