The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-13
Civic Federation Of Chicago Urging
Vital Matter.
CALL FOR CONFERENCE
TO MEET IN NEW YORK CITY
MIDDLE OF JANUARY.
Believing That the Primary Election
Lies at the Very Root of the Fran
chise System, the Promoters OF
Reform VIII Discuss It's De
fects and Apply Remedies.


call was given out tonight by Ralph
NJ. Easley. secretary of the Civic Fed
GRAFTON of Chicago, who has been act
ing for a large number of reforms and
quasipolitical organizations for the
past three weeks.
The object of this conference is to
bring together men with practical ideas
from all the large cities, especially from
states where substantial progress has
been made in reform. The programme
viii include speeches by men of ma
tional reputation in both political par
ties, as well as reports from practical
men as to the working of various laws
NOW governing primary election eau
cuSeS.
PERTINENT QUESTION.
Considerable attention will be given
to the question, How to Get Voters
Out to the Primaries after fair laws
are secured. Special interest will be
taken in reports from New York, Mass
achusetts, Maryland, Illinois, New Jer-
sey and Ohio, whose legislators will
then be in session considering
primary election laws Head
quarters will be opened at the Hotel
Manhattan, New York, Dec. %, 1897.
THE CALL.
believing that our primary election
customs or laws lie at the very root
and source of our entire elective fran
chise system, and that the result of
municipal evils in our larger cities is
due, in a large measure, to defects in
such practices and customs, it there
fore follows that to purify this Sys-
tenn is to take a long step IN the direc-
/ ton of honesty, economy and eff
cheney in every branch of the public
service; and further believing that the
enactment of laws to prevent corrupt
caucus practices and throw the safe
guards of regular election around the
caucus or primary will encourage many
good citizens to take part therein, we,
the undersigned, for the purpose of
discussing and discovering as far as
possible the precise defects in the var
louS systems which now obtain, and
the remedies, and to take such action
as may seem wise in the premises, do
hereby join in calling a conference of
persons interested in said question to
convene in the city of New York on the
18th and 18th day of January, 1898.
1--WE deem it desirable that the con-
ference be made up of men from all
parts of the country, and without re-
gard to party or factional affiliations
THE SIGNERS.
Among the signers of the call are:
Mayor William l.. Strong, eX-Mayor
Abram S. Hewitt, ex-Minister to Tur
key Oscar L. Straus, President of the
Board of Trade Darwin f. James, John
e. Milholland, eX-City Chamberlain
William NJ. Iviens, Willis j. Abbott,
Albert Shaw, William Brookfield, Gus.
tav Schwab, Postmaster Cornelius Van
90 Cay,1
Henry Randall Waite, president OF the
American Institute OF Civics; B. T.
Gilkison, secretary League American
municipalities; George K. McAneny,
secretary of the National Civil Service
league; E. l.. Godkin, Lyman j. Gage,
secretary United States treasury; Mel
Vile &. Stone, general manager the As
ISOLATED Press; William T. Baker, pres
ident board OF trade, Chicago; Thomas
NJ Bryan, president Union League
club, Chicago; John V. Farwell, jr.,
president Merchants club, Chicago;
Thomas T. Hoyne, president IrOquois
club, Chicago; F.. G. Pauiding, presi-
dent Marquette club, Chicago; Jesse
Holden, president Hamilton club, Chi
cago; L. n. Jameson, national
Republican committeeman, Chicago;
George A. Tollasby, president
Bar association, Chicago; Adolph
Nathaa, president Civic Federation,
Chicago; George E. Cole, president
Municipal Voters league, Chicago; E.
G. Schell, national organizer Epworth
league, Chicago; Henry Wade Rogers,
president Northwestern university,
Chicago; S. a. Wilson, secretary Fed.
Grafton of Labor, Chicago; ]. H. Gill
bert, Roy o. West, William H. Harper,
Franklin H. MacNeagh, Thomas c.
Macmillan William A. Giles, Ralph M.
Easley. William c. Hollister, Joseph
O'Donnell, c. T. Rush, Edward ms
ley, E. c.. Keith, n. A. Partridge, Lu-
Their Latin Mills, John W. Ella, Law
renee P. Boyle George L. Doug
las. Chicago; e. NJ. Hoffman,
Sheriff Joseph Paacard, jr., President
of the Reform League; Joe D. Gather,
ir., Roger w Gull, chairman of the
Reform League; c. W. Rauschenber-
ger. mayor of Milwaukee; John a. But
| Ter, president of the Municipal League;
John c. Spencer, president Merchants
association; F. H. Bot, H. A. j. Up
man, John Johnson, John f. Burke,
| General Way Maxson, Charles Best, e.
! G. Bacon, c. f. Monroe, A. 3. Butler,
James G.. Flanders, James Kinsley w.
] T. Durand c. G.. Stern, Milwaukee; P.
/ G. Mcguire general secretary Carpen-
] tiers and Joiners of America, Philadel-
/ phia; W. 3. Warner, president cham
Der of commerce, Cleveland; H. a.
! (Iarfleld, president Muulclpdl dSSOCId-
ton; M T.. Herrick, Tom L. john
son, r. A. Angel, E. 7. Blondin, w. A.
Cushing, H. E. Barne, H. o. Sargent,
director Of schools; George T. Mcintosh,
| Cleveland; Oliver McClntock, Pitts
| burg; NJ. M. Garland, president Anal
! gamated Association of Iron and Steel
Workers, Pittsburg; William r.
Thompson. Pittsburg; H. G. Flanen
berg, president Merchants Exchange,
, ST. Louis; L. G.. Kingsland, president
Manufacturers association, st. Louis;
A. L. Berry, president Civic federation,
ST. Louis; Frank L. Hartwell, presi-
dent Municipal association, Louisville,
KY; John H. Ward, Louisville; A. J.
Beveridge, indianapolis; Evan Wooden,
secretary Commercial club, Indianapo-
! lis; A. L. Croker, president board of
trade Minneapolis; f. G.. Winston, An
| tllony Kelly. II. A Towne, S. c. Childs,
D. P. Johnson, c. S. Carus, w. j.
/ Dean, j. B. Atwater, G. r. Lyman,
| Cyrus Northrop Minneapolis; William
| T. Mcdowell, Platte Rogers, Hugh But
/ Ter Denver; John McVicI1er, president
League OF American municipalities,
Des Moines, Ia: Mayor Samuel M
| Jones, Toledo; Washington GLADDEN.,
Columbus, o.; George w. Ochs, Chat
tanocga, Tenn; John G. F'ricken,
| Charleston, S. c.. Edward Rosewater.
Omaha; John FL. Patterson, Dayton,
! o.: Charles S. KAY president Citizens