Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-02-05
NEW YORK REFORM.
Biz Mass.Meetlns IN Favor Of Police Re'
organization.
LEGISLATIVE DELAY CONDEMNED.
The Powcr-Of-UemOval the TO-
Iice-Justice Dit, the Pubiic-scho"i
piIi-Dcmnnd That They he P"sSe"
ut Once.

NEW YORK, February i.-The big hhli
OF Cooper Union was packed tonight NJ
the mass-meeting held primarily under
the auspices of the Committee or SeNeh'y'
The confederated Good Government cluos'
the city Vigilance League. the city Clup
Of New York, and the German-American
Reform Union, were also represented
The meeting was called in behalf Of police
reorganization and reform. and to protest
against pending police bills. and urge the
immediate passage OF reform legislation.
Five minutes after the doors were open
cd not seat could be had In the nall
and hundreds of people had to stand
along the aises. The Rev. Dr. Charles II.
Parkhurst appeared on the platform
few minutes before o'clock. and great
cheer arose as the figure OF the we'll
known reformer was seen. Cornelius y.
bliss called the meeting to ordsr, ana
his denunciation Of boss rule In the
course of his address received especial
applause
Charles Stewart Smith was then pre-
scented as chairman Of the meeting ana
James W. Pryor was elected secretary.
Chairman Smith. who was received with
cheers. spoke in part as follows: We ars
to consider tonight, az temperately as
we may. the attitude Of the Legislature
toward the reform bills now before that
body. Upon the first day OF the session
OF the Legislature at Albany the Commit
tee of Seventy caused 10 be presented In
both houses the power-of-removal bill.
The Governor favored IT, The Mayos
only asked for two months additional
time to act under its provisions. The
press and the people with great una
nimity, demanded its immediate passage
Thirty days have gone by. and still th-
bill. like the coffin Of Mahomet. is hung
in the air The Mayors hands are tied
reform Is INSTRUCTED, and Tammany mis-
rule is contneud by reason OF this delay
We now demand of the Legislature In
the name of the people Of this city:
First. that the power-of-removal bill
shall be passed without further delay.
Second. that the police Justice bill shall
take the same course.
Third. that the bill reforming the pub
lie schools shall also have speedy
passage
I'm regard to the reorganization
bill. we are opposed to bipartisan COM
mission. and regard that as one OF the
curses OF the present system"
RESOLUTIONS.
At the conclusion Of Mr.. Smiths speech
resolutions were adopted urging upon the
Legislature the passage of the reform
measures now pending. prepared by the
reform organizations. which have been
acting 10 secure non-partisan government
Of the city; and earnestly protesting
against the passage OF the bill introduced
by the Senate Investigating Committee
relating n the rpOrpa MIA tiOn the no
lice department.
The resolutions also hold that the con-
troll Of any national party or any boss in
our municipal affairs will perpetuate the
evils which in November last led TO the
non-partisan union of 10000 voters in
this city in revolt against the corrupt
organization responsible for those evils.
and declares a final determination to COM
bat any party. faction or boss hostile 10
the principle OF n-partisanship in
municipal matters.
Addresses protesting against the mac
tivity Of the Legislature in the matter
of reform legislation were delivered by
Or. Parkhurst. Joseph I.aroque, General
Swayne. and James G. Carter.
Chairman Smith then announced that
committee OF the Committee of Sc
venty would go to Albany Wednes-
day to get a hearing on the proposed
reform bills. after which the meeting
terminated.
Among the vlce-presidents OF the meet
ing were the following: Joseph r..
Choate, William r.. Hornblower, Abram
s. Hewitt, Dorman @. Eaton, Will
liam NJ. Evarts. Admiral II. Erben,
Charles S. Fairchild, r. Watson
Glider. Seth Low, Joseph Laroque. j..
Pierpont, Morgan. Oswald Ottendorfer.
Alexander L. Orr, James o. Schrymser,
the Right Rev. II. c. Potter, Wheeler II.
Peckham, Elihu Root, d. f. Appleton.
{. r. Vanderbilt, Everett +. Wheeler,
| Wager Swayne, and Carl Schurz