The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-01
LEAGUE WILL NOT LAST.
Election Of Permaa cot Secretary
Is the Nreckina Rock.
MANY MAYORS OPPOSE THE OFFICER
He IL Editor Of "Clty Governmentc
and the OrganiastioH IL Not Use-
ful Linked 20 Business.


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io'0'Se VI in"yoV struok inc rVSN whicn IN
the opinion OF many OF ite most conserva-
| two and fAr-eeeing members seriously
hroatens a.. ncs,th,,,+,., ,or r..t,a....
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anu "ay "reck " auSoiuteiy ~ the start
d. ~ Giikison. publisher OF the City Gov
ernment. was the recipient OF the honor.
II was declared ~ his cana,dacv shou,d nro.
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'eA0 MY No''uV'so'e 'ppos''ioA NO "ouia
moo permit himself TO destroy the unity and
the harmony OF the new organization at
tho o,tset I'm N m,an,,ht h,wa,ar NJ
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""A'eon nas no' fesisueu thc otitoe' iheso
was no objection to Mr.. Giikison as
to character and ability. but those op-
nos,d IN him ,,jt With Mn, -. x.or.,arv
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""u eNsou''0 o'aeef tno ots"na1atiVn
would be hopelessly tied up TO his publi-
cation 40 It's organ and thus be charged
| utth I'm r.s,on.th,,ttv Tor I'm ,-,,,cv ~,
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'ne ihsAsaA'nc anu "ii i's u''er"nces'
The tight WAS sharp one and intensely
| interesting at times and exciting. II was
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oohsti'u'ioh was under eohsiaefauon. Ihe
except tho secretary Shaif be officers OF a
municipality, holding membership in the
organization. Mayor Quincy of Boston
| moved TO strike out the exception, and the
| fight was on. He made strong, earnest
| and eloquent protest against linking this
league OF municipalities with any man's
business or lending It's influence to tho
| furtherance OF his personal interests The
secretary he said should DO a man Of
dignity and reputation md conyerpant with
municipal affairs chosen from out their
| own ranks. The league, no said, could not
afford to have It's affairs conducted In tho
| interest OF a newspaper or magazine. and
he warned the organization that IL would
work It's own ruin by such action.
| Mayor Quincy was ably supported by
Mayor Jones OF Toledo, ohio, and Alderman
| DeArcy of Joliet. H.. the latter declaring
that with Gilklson as secretary the league
would invite the criticism of almost the
| entire press OF the country and subject It.
self to ridicule and Opposition eyerywhero
| City Government. Ii ia CHARGED. attacks
the private ownership OF municipal plants
| and liz generally hostile - nil corpornte in
teresty The constitution proyides that tho
| name OF the mayors' organization shall be
| the League of American Municipalities
| Its objects are the general Improvement
| and facilitation of every branch OF munich
| nal administration by the following meaus:
| /. The preparation OF organization as
| an agency FOR the co-opcration OF American
citiee In the practical study OF questions
| pertaining 10 municipal administration.
Q. The holding Of annual conventions for
the discussion OF tho contemporaries m,i-
| nicipal afrairp.
| s. The establishment and maintenance OF
a central bureau OF Information for the col :
| lection, compilation and dissemination of
| statistics. reports and all kinds of iuforma-
| ton relative to municipal government,
| Any municipality in the United Staten OF
| Canada may become n member, the annual
| fees being: Cities under 90, 600 population
| $50; 80. 900, $50; between $4,000 and l00,-
| co., $40; between l00,00S and 200, 600, $50;
over ao0,0N0, SEQ.
| Every city holding membership shall
be entitled to send its mayor and as many
| members OF It's general council ana its
| board OF aldermen as IL may desiro as
| delegates TO the annual meeting.
| On the question OF elccting officers and
selecting time and place of annual meet
| ing each and every member shall be en-
| tnted to one vote. which shall be tho ma
| ior.ty expression OF the renbers dele
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