The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-05
FIRST ANTI-PLATT GUN.
a,c DEuoysTRATIoN or TIE CON-
MTTEE or SEVENTY
Y.. R,l. scored and the Legislature Lee
tured-sps.dy REFORM De-
manird.

NEW YORK, Feb. 4-The Zig ran u
cooper Union was packed to-nlsn.
the mass.meetlng he'd primary
the auspices OF the commit .ee Oh oeFs"ss'
The confederate ed Good Gov ernmrh' S,Sos
civ Vigilance League, N.ty 'i"O -,
work and German-American hei"i ="
linton were also represented. me
ing was called in behat OF pJ'Ne
nrganizatIon and reform, and TO piot,iN
os,,tnst pending police bill and urge IN
tr,mediate passage OF reform lie ,lsia TO-.
L-,ve minutes after the doc we've ofs'
moi a seat could be had IN the man, III
hnndreds of people had 10 stand ATOMS
,bc aisles. The Rev. Dr. Charles II. fatA
hurst appeared on the platform Nv
minutes before o'clock anu a
cbcer arose as the figure OF the WI
known rformer was seen 'oih menus ~
RIiss called the meeting II ora, anu
his accumulation OF boss-rule, IN IN
course OF his address, received espeS'a'
applause.
CHAIRMAN SMITH slEAAf.
charles stewart Smith was then pre-.
scrtcI "a chairman OF the meeting e''
lanes W. Pryor was elected stCi'
gh.irtt An Smith, who Vac r''elN'd W."
cheers. spoke. In part, as iolo"s' go
I'VE are to consider tonight As ',
perat.'y as We may the auiteuo 90 80.
Legislature toward the reform u"',
Letorc that body. Upon the nrst DAY "a
ne sossio, Of the Legislature at Albany
tho Committee OF Seventy cau' ea ~
nr,s,nted in both houses the rover "a
ron,oval hill. The Governor taNot'i ~
The Mayor only asked for TWO ho"'"'
additional time 10 act under us P'o'
ions The press and the people' W.
greater unanimity. demande" us III
diate passage. Thirty days nave gone Ds
TN al
and still the bill. like the comm ol IN
homet. is hung IN the ar. Inc Na'o
hands are tied. reform h. oost' ut,eu 80
Tammanv mierule is continued py I,'-
son of This DELAY. We now demand OF the
legislature i'm the name Of the people 81
"First That the power OF removal
bill shall be passed without iJr'he' w
lay. ,.t... RIM
second. That the Police Justice Dill
shall tax, the same course.
"Third. That the bill reforming the pun
lie schools shall also have speedy pdSSae
In regard to the police reorganization
bill We are opposed 10 a bipartisan com
mission. and regard that as one oil the
curses of the present system
THE REsoLUrIoSs.
At the conclusion OF Nlr. smiths speech
the resolutions were adopted urging uPo"
the LEGISLATURE the passage OF the re-
form measures now pending prepared Dy
the reform organizations, which have be'h
acting 10 secure non BIPARTISAN government
of the city. ana earnestly protesting
against the passage OF the bllls intro
duced bv the senate investigating com
mttee relating 10 the reorganization OF
the police department
Thu resolutions also hold that inc con-
troll OF any national party or any boss
in our municipal affairs VIII perpet1ate
the evils which I'm November last led 10
the pou-plrtisan union OF lO.eO voters IN
tits city in revolt against the corrupt
organization responsible for those evils.
and declares a final determination 70 COM
bat any party faction or boss hostile 10
the principle of -partsdnshlp IN mu-
n.cipal matters.
Addresses protesting against the mac
tiyity OF the Legislature I'm the matter or
reform legislation We're delivered by Or.
I5lritharst Joseph Laro,que. General
Swayue and James e.. carter. Chairman
Smith then announced that committee or
the Committee Of seventy would 20 To
Albany Wednesday 90 get hearing on
the proposed reform bills. after which the
meeting terminated.
Among the vice-prosidonts Of the meet
lng were the following. Joseph II. 'hoate.
William e. Hornblowcr Abram 5. Hewitt
Dorman h. Eaton, william NJ. Evarts.
admiral H. Erben. Charles =. Fanchlld,
II. Watson Glider. Seth Low. Joseph La
ROGUE g. Pierrcpont Morgan. Oswald OF
tendorfer. Alexander h.. Orr, James o.
/ Schrymser. the Right Key. H. G. Potter.
/ Wheeler H. Peckham, Elihu Root, -. +.
/ Appleton. G.. T.. vanderbilt, Everett l..
Wheeler, Wagner Swayne ami Carl
| SchurZ.