Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-10-09
REFORM IS The CAY.

A meeting Of representatives Of the
political committees Of various clubs
and organizations Interested In prim.
airy election reform was held ut the
rooms Of the Civic Federation to con-
slider ways and means for bringing
pressure to bear upon the Governor to
include the subject Of primary election
reform in the call FOR an extra session
Of the Legislature. The subject of prim.
airy election reform was coupled with
that of revenue reform In the petitions
to the Governor which have been circu.
lated for several weeks. and which
have received numerous signatures.
At the last session Of the Legislature
the primary election bill came near
passing. and. 1t Is believed. would have
passed IL II could have been reached
two hours earlier In the closing session,
but the effort made ut that time has
served to create strong sentiment.
which will he Of great assistance In u
special session.
Chairman Macmillan stated the OBJ
ject Of the meeting to be the discussion
of plans for urging upon Governor
Tanner the Importance Of including
the subject Of primary election reform
In the list Of subjects to be considered.
provided a special session Of the Gen.
eral Assembly il called.
John =. Miller. OF the Political Com
mittee of the Union League Club. urged
that action be Immediately taken to
impress upon the Governor the fact
that in the subject of primary election
reform there were more clubs. Organi-
cations and people Interested than even
in the subject Of revenue reform. He
offered the following resolutions. which
were unanimously adopted:
Resolved. That the Governor he re-.
spectfully urged. In the event Of the
calling Of a special session Of the Leg.
islature. to include In his official call
the subject Of reform In the primary
election laws AZ one Of the matters for
legislative consideration at said special
session.
Resolved further. That committee
Of fifteen be appointed by the chairman
Of this meeting to lay this matter be.
fore the Governor and to take such 9th.
or steps as may he necessary to further
the objects Of these resolutions.
Edwin ID. wheelOck, president Of the
Christian Citizenship League. brought
out the fact that the organizations rep.
resenting the league have been actively
engaged In the effort to obtain primary
election reform and publication Of poll
ties for many years, that the member.
ships OF the EpwOrth League. Chris.
tian Endeavor Society aud other church
organizations represented In the league
are In sympathy with this movement
and that this sentiment exists not only
In Chicago. but throughout the State.
Further remarks were made by Ed.
win A. Schell, George Il. Cole. Law.
renee =. Boyle, Edwin Burritt Smith,
AdOlph Nathan, George l.. Douglass,
william A. Giles and Nicholay Gren.
stad.
II was said In behalf Of the labor or.
ganixations represented that there was
an overwhelming sentiment among Ia.
Dor unions for primary election reform
and II an extrn session Il called the 10.
Dor unions Of Chicago are almost to q
man In favor Of including in the call the
subject Of primary election reform.
There were members of the following
Organixat present at this meeting
Union League, Iroquois, Marquette
Hamilton and Lincoln clubs, Municipal
Voters League. Christian Citizenship
League. Building Trades Council, Typo
graphical Union. Federation OF Labor
Bricklayers' Union and Civic Fedora
ton.