The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-10-19
ALL PARTIES JOIN
POLITICIANS OF EVERY STRIPE
ARE LISTED AS MEMBERS
OF 1T.
THE NEW CHARTER LEAGUE
SUCCESSFULLY ORGANIZED, WITH
A. L. CROKER AS PRES
IDENT.
CHARTER COMMISSION AT WORK
Jury in the Haugan Case at Last
CompIeted-Decision i'm Augs-
burg Case.


formally organized last evening at
very successful meeting held in the
board of trade rooms. a constitution
naming the object of the league rs an
effort to assist in the framing of
good city charter was adopted, and
officers elected. A. l.. Croker, pres'i-
dent of the board of trade, was unapi-
mously elected president of the orga-
nization. Arthur l.. HolliweQ was
elected secretary.
The assemblage was dignified and
earnest one. There was nothing
clap-trap or gauzy about the meeting
or it's purpose. The audience was COM
posed of young men representing many
diverse interests. There were lawyers,
druggists, newspaper men, clerks, Ia
boring men and students. There was
an evident desire upon the part Of all
to get down deep into the important
work for which the league was orga-
nized. The seriousness of the WORK
and the far-reaching influences of the
organization were earnestly realized by
all, and the meeting had a tone of
moral sincerity that made it significant
and augured promisingly for its future.
Charter Commissioner Child spoke to
the league briefly, outlining the work
done thus far by the commission. He
urged the Importance of comprehend
sive general knowledge of the subject
of charter making, and emphasized the
value and influence of special study IN
civic operations. He declared that
small assembly originating such an
idea as the charter league stood for
hn rio of
work, create a universal sentiment in
an entire municipality. He urged the
league to carefully study the charter
problems and to express to the COM
mission whatever ideas they agreed
upon regarding any part of the charter
work, as the commission was DESTROYS CT
learning the public will concerning ev-
cry phase and feature of the work.
Mr.. Child answered a great many ques-
lions and enlightened the gathering
upon the general features of the new
charter in most valuable manner.
Wallace H. Davis read an instructive
and comprehensive paper on The Let
ting of City Contracts
President Croker announced that he
had written to Secretary of the Treas
ury Gage for an opinion on municipal
contracts and at an early meeting of
the league would read the secretarys
reply.
Thomas F. Wallace gave very in
tereSting offhand talk upon the Ques-
ton of "One and two-chamber forms
of council government"
The league work, of course, compre-
bends great scope. 1t opens up a
broad field. President Crocker inaugu-
rated the movement in a most polite
and buSiness-lke manner, and With
most patriotic motive when he went
to the leading men in all religious de-
nominations and asked them to use
their influence with thei1 own people
in behalf of the new organization. The
league includes and conprehends every
shade OF religious and political belief,
and not one word of politics or religion
enters into any part of the work, and
is not tolerated in discussion.
President Croker says that he has
determined to have 100 members in
the league at once. AZ last nights
meeting every member VAS asked to
bring others from his own associates
One member will bring men from the
labor unions, another VIII bring clerks,
another will work among another class
and the next meeting is expected to
be five times as large and representa-
tive as last nights was
The league decided to have a league
button manufactured. President
Crocker's idea is to have everything
the league does so marked that it viii
be recognized at once as emanat.ng
from the Young Mems Charter league.
The league will pay special attention
to developing specialists. Last night
five or six subjects We're assigned to
young men to study up with a view to
presenting at some future time an an
thoritative opinion. These papers will
be published from time to time, as
tracts bearing the league imprint, and
will be distributed all over the city
as contribution to the vital kuowl-
edge touching upon important munich
pal affairs. In short time it is hoped
that the league will be able to cstab-
lish an organ Of its OVID, thus extend
ing its usefulness
The constitution calls for commit
tees on entertainment, membership,
fianance and press.