New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-02
r,-r1rpr OF THE CITIZENS UNION.
W. HARRIS RooME SAYS 1T MUST DO "oNN "

FUTURE OF THE CITIZENS ONAON'
~ ,,.n,,s poo>,r SAYS 1T MUST DO WORK OF
rnrc.r1oN FOR THE NATIONAL PARTIES.
The annual meeting Of Good Government en-. NJ, ,,s,
was he'd last night In the TUXEDO ouho"s, 80
son-ave and Fifty -ninth-st w. MAINS A''
former president Of the club and memper "a ."0
Execu.,ve Committee Of the Citizens Omoh' ue
,,rod a, address His subject was The Future
- ,he Ctizens Union" Other brief speeches. were
made by Assemblymen- elect Selgsberg and Lam,
beer and A,dermen-elect Oatman ana fo'A'' "'
chosen on the Citizens Union ticket.
Mr. Seligsber said that he had heard II rumoreo
that an attempt would be made 10 amend inc Nc"
charter so as to make a bipartisan Fire Board. he
intended he said to oppose any such measure "".,
he got to Albany He declared. TOO. that ne "ou'"
do all In his power to make the Poiice commas
sion single headed. ,,r
Mr. Laimbeer said that the independent Asse"o'y
mon would have their hands full at Albany. ~
might be that they would have the balance Oh
power. ~.
w Harris Roome declared that many VINO
voted for the Citizens Union ticket did not De'e'o
that the Union should remain as permahen. tar
tor In city politics A great many OF the voters
had merely registered their votes against ooss'shi
Il have been one of the mos; radical of the be-
levers In the movement Tor hi, re'Hr do not believe
IN permanent existence Of third party , the
city pG N rss Sa tS ae SG' Sff'S h.
as have been lighting Tor tilS -
rnent because It is a work OF education. me ~
pie will divide along the lines OF the National p,
Ties but when the people are educated ttle! ~" ~
demand honest government In the cites from a a,,o
National parties When the people nave pesn Wv w
Gated to the right point they Will force tne ~
.ional parties to give them good municipal eo'
eminent -. ,..,.. ~. a,e
doing a work OF education which we can ~. ~
within party lines The work must be done on ~.
outside II We get up In our party councS9t lei a ~,
advocate radical ideas we are hooted down. ~
We teach the National parties that they neeu .i.e
olr hen w
the party councils. ,,.,-.z 1.,,,c
II cannot tell you Just what the Citizens Union
will do in this regard committee has that now
under discussion l only give my views as 10
what should be done. We have got now TO Colnt
where we can keep together as party IN New
York We must make It democratic. II must be SO
that every man who sits IN the councils can say
that he represents the voters Of his district ~
must not be built up from prominent men on the
inside We can be certain II we go ahead IN the
right way that there will be enough OF tho brainy
men chosen AS leaders to counsel the party well IL
il is said that by adopting this manner OF organ,
ization the party Is in danger OF being captured
bv designing men, will ask whether movement
that is not in danger Of being captured Is worth
being preserved z...,-,. - o,
Chisholm Roland Holt. r w. Longfeow J. +.
Bickel DR.. James Petersen. Emil Salinger. S. p
Mendel F. ". Moulton and Herbert G. Thompson
were chosen trustees for the coming year