The herald., 1896-08-07
BETTER CITY GOVERNMENT
SparseIy Attended but Enthusiastic
Meeting Ia Music Hall
Plan Of Organization as Published Adopted
With Ono Amended Article. and
Permane mt Officers Elected q

The members of the League for Better
City Government met in the Music hall
last evening.
The meeting was an open one, free
for all, but the attendance did not indi-
cate that the citizens are overwhelmed
with burning desire to purify munich
pal politics.
Nevertheless the best element of the
city was represented by those who were
there and Major II. T. Lee, who pre-
sided, did not indulge In vain platitudes,
but brought the meeting straight to
business.
The especial work that lay before the
members present was the consideration
of the plan of organization. j. Gould
moved that the committee on permanent
organization. as publishe din The Her
aid Wednesday morning. be accepted
and adopted. but the amendment of
Henry O'Melveny that ii be read and
passed upon article by article carried.
Articles l and were adopted. also ar
ticle 5. with the exception that the clause
relating to entrance fee was amended
to read: Such fee, If any. shall be de-
termined by the central comittee."
Everything was plain sailing then I'M
til article IL was reached. Henry 4.
Hazard an dothers contended that the
adoption of this article as it stood would
nullify the postal primary article. Sec
retay Willard of the chamber of COM
merce urged, on the other hand. that the
postal primary article would in no way
be affected. After considerable discus
sion the eleventh article on conven-
ton was blocked out, and the following
amended article. offered by Henry
OMelveny. inserted in its stead:
''tNnnVpr do -,
the central committee in each year
where any election of city officers shall
occur. convention shall be held of a IL
the members of the league, or of the
membership. in the judgmento + the
central committee should be too large
to do the work efficiently. then the con-
vention shall consist of delegates to be
elected by the league in such numbers
and in such manner as shall be pre-
scribed by the central committee. Such
convention shall determine whether or
not it is expedient Or the league to NOM
mate independent candidates for all
or any of the city offices to be filled
at the coming election, or TO endorse
candidates already nominated.
All nominations shall be made by
the convention. The members of the
league of the various wards are solicit
ted to suggest to the convention a num-
candidates to be nominated for cleo
ton to the council and the board of edu-
cation
The last article was adopted on the
rush.
In the early part of the evening the
chairman had named w. C. Patterson.
w. d. Woolwine. G.. Holterhoff, c.
Mathes. and - Cadwallader, a COM
mittee for nominating officers. At this
point they reported the following list
of names:
President. S. B. Lewis: first vice
president NJ. L. Croft; second vice-pres-
ident. Octavius Morgan; third vice
president, Judge Albert NJ. Stevens;
treasurer. NJ. II. Newmark; secretary
c. 5. Walton.
The report was adopted, and in the
absence of Mr.. Lewis from the city. the
vice president took the chair vacated
by Major Lee.
On motion of Mr.. Patterson, an enthus-
iastic vote of thanks was rendered
Major Lee for the zeal he had displayed
in the cause. and the efficient manner
in which he had presided over the sew
eral meetings.
The meeting then adjourned.