New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-30
FOR MUNICIPAL REFORM.
FIRST ANNUAL MEETING OF THE NA-
TIONAL LEAGUE IN CLEVELAND.
MANY wEIL.KNOwN REFORMEEs PRESENT
PRESIDENT CARTER CRlTIClsES
MAYOR STRONG
lBY TELEGRAPH To raE rRinrNE1

lBY TELEGRAPH To rHE TRnrNE.1
Cleveland. Nav 2s-rhat a wave Of municipal
reform. started 10y the downfall Of Tammany. Is
sweeping through the laud is evidenced hy the
magnificent gathering Of men who are here to-
day 10 attend rhe first annual meeting u the
National Municipal League. ana the third ma
tionaI conference for good city government. Re
form clubs from. the East West. North and
South sent delegates rcpi, sentative men al. m
women too for that matter f,r Ncw-lorks
civic League sent Mrs. Robert Abbc and Mr..
{. A. Runklc. Tn, Citizens Union. Of Brooklyn.
is also we'll represented ana the N'w-York city
Club has Sent such distinguished men as James
G. Carter prcsi1en; y the League. who clo-
gucnfly pleaded Amerlra's cause I'm the H-hrinr
Sea controversy with England: James w Pryor.
the League secretary. : Carmin Harriet. G"ofg"
W Miller ana others. Philadelphia shows up
well I'm the delegation. Baltimore has. among
others Charles j. Hnnaparie. and Albion W.
Tourgcc of Mayvillc. y. Y. asked t. De- all
miticl as a delegate at IN" afternoon clnirronr"
In the rooms In IA. Chamber II Commerce
Much II the time ~ the afternoon was given
w T. business. Secretary Clinton Rogers Wool
run. Il Philadelphia read his annual report
which showed the accomplishments ~ reform
movements through The country
Officers were elected a. fllows: President,
James c. Carter. Il Ncw-York. nrst vlc'-pr's.
dent Charles richardson. Philadelphia. second
vice-prcsidcni Samuel b. Cipen. Boston. thirI
vice president Thomas ". Strong. Portland.
fourth v.co-pres.dent. l.. T. Holden. Cleveland
NTH vicc-prcsident. II. Dickson Bronze. New
Orleans: secretary. Clinton Rogers woodruff
Philadelphia: treasurer. George Burnham. j."
Philadelphia: Executive Committee. Charles }.
Ronapaite Baltimore. Matthew Hale. Albany.
Joseph A. Mllle-. Providence william q Low.
Brooklyn: Herbc-i Welsh. Philadelphia. Louis -.
Brandc's Boston: Dudley Tbhits. Troy. \ J:
Croker. Minneapolis. Frank y {. tartweI.
Louisville.
secretary Pryor Of the city club. Of New-YorH.
gave a detailed account u hO~ TawnanN zen,
John Rutle- told OF reforms ia Milwaukee. Mr..
H,uanart. elonucntly spoke u the continued sway
OF boss rule In the Monumental CITY ana IcprBe
Burnham. jr told the story Of reform IN Fhlla-
dephia.
Virgil =. Kline Clevelands well-known lawyer.
presided at the mass-rnccng tonight In the First
Methodist Church which was crowded with wom-
en- and men. The feature was th" annual adhI'SS
Of president Garter ~ Ncw-York. Tn" speaker
told the story 81 the downfall u Tammnny ana
created "A sensation by criticlsing Mayor strong
II should have been glai. said MT. carter H',
T. be obliged 10 add that the pressure upon Mayor
Strong O, the corrupt alliance had not ~ any h'-
gree succeeded but he has seemed not "h"nS
free from the notion that non-partlsanshlp means
a fair and lust division OF the offices between thr
rival factions and has In some Instances gwen
important places 20 men who are open anN''"'.S
Of the policy Of using municipal patronage -
build up the fortunes Of the parties - wnicn th"y
belong OF course. SO far as he has yielded - me
pressure the result has been simple transfer "i
municipal administration irom one sci OF spplf-
men 70 another differing only Ia the color q" th"ir
disguise. and. perhaps. in the degree In whlrh
they will prostitute the public revenues anu
patronage"
As "A remedy. Mr.. Carter suggested the d'-
struction Of the corrupt alliance between me
National parties and the manipulators oi the
voting power In the cities.
At tO-nighi's mass-mceiing OF the Muni'lp"i
League other delegates beside President carer
spoke. Addresses along the line 81 muhicii'" ''
form were made by Wilson L. Day. president oi
the Cleveland Chamber Of Commerce. Herbert
Welsh. Of Philadelphia. and Colonel Bonapdrte'
OF BaltmOre.