New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-07
MUNICIPAL REFORM ERS MEET
THE NATIONAL LEAGUE IN SESSION IN
BALTIMORE

GROWTH OF THE MOVEMENT FOR BETTER CITY
GOVERNMENT DESCRIBED by sECRE-
TARY wooDRUFF-oTIIER ADJ
DRESSES OF THE DAY.
baltimore. MAY 6-Many wel-known political re-
formers engaged IN an effort TO improve the pres
ent methods OF governing municipalities met In the
assembly room OF Music Hall this afternoon ana
opened the annual conference OF the National
Mun,cipal League The sessions will continue until
Friday evening Delegates from all parts OF the
country were present. James c. Carter. OF New
York is president OF the league. He presided over
the sessions to-day. lie Is enthusiastic be-
lever In the organization, and predicts many bene-
fetal results IN the near future.
Clinton Rogers Woodruff secretary Of the league,
seemed to confirm Mr.. Cartcr's sangune view. as
he called attention 10 the list Of speakers who will
for the next three days discuss the municipal con-
dition OF the leading cities with view OF correct
Ing the evils o: their governments. Among those
who will make addresses or read papers are Mayor
Plngree of Detroit: Mayor John Boyd Thacher. OF
Albany; Colonel George +. Warng. ir. OF New
York: Merritt Starr. OF Chicago Thomas L. John
SON. of Cleveland. and many others equally well
known The first address OF the day was made by
Secretary Woodruff lie reviewed the years work
In municipal reform. In comparing this years roll
OF membership with those OF 1884 ana lsS MT
Woodruff said that In the North Atlantic group. In
$50, there were twenty-seven ORGANIZATIONS In
1895 seventy-nne. and In 1885, III. an Increase OF
i5i per cent In two years. In the south Atlantic
States there organizations In 1891. both to
be found In one city: In 1926 there thirteen.
distributed among three States. and In .s. seven
teen in five States The Northern Central states In
1894 had fourteen TO their credit In 1885. nftyfour
In 1886. seventy-elght. In the Southern Central
States In 1894 there not reform organization.
In 1885, however. there seven. and In 1885.
OF years ago grew into the twenty-three OF 1885
and the thirty-slx OF 1896 New-York State still
maintains its lead. II has fortynine municipal re-
form organizations within It's borders Ncw-Jersey
following with twenty eight and Pennsylvania with
seventeen. Ohio with nfteen Illinois with thirteen
and Wisconsin and California with twelve each.
come next in order. Indiana and Colorado have
ten each; Massachusetts. Maryland and Minnesota
nine each.
activities and accomplishments Of the 267 enrolled
bodies but gave reference 10 the more notable oc-
currences OF the and the general outlook. con-
Guiding with the statement that ere long. despite
its difficulties its complexities and Its ramiftca-
tons the municipal problem of the United states
viii be solved and American municipalities will lead
the world our work. the work OF this League and
every organization represented in II IL 10 hasten the
ture development and greatness depend upon the
rescue of our cities from the hands of the spoismen
received and he literally appauded at the close.
Charles Morris Howard, secretary Of the Balt-
on the revolt in Baltimore. It's results and It's
lessons He paid his respects to the German Rasin
ring, which he called caous and unscrupuious
| machine. the most compact and best disciplined in
co M so wsT at kern Inr the
| maintain It's supremacy through the polling OF a
sion Of The law in which the ring was he said, aided
| by the Police Department OF Baltimore, by the At
The Work Of the Ohio State BOARD Of Commerce
was the subject OF a paper by Thomas ! Johnson.