The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-17
CIVIL SERVICE LEAGUE.
It Begins a Two Days Session in
Cincinnati.

Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Dec 1.-THE 18th annual
meeting of the national civil service re-
form league began a session of two
days here yesterday, with Carl Schurz
presiding.
The forenoon session was devoted to
joint meeting of the general and Of
the executive committee, with closed
doors. Among the delegates to the an
nual meeting, the following were pres
ent:
Boston-Charles Warren, Samuel w.
Nash.
Cambridge Morrill, Wyman
New YOrk-Carl Schurz. George Nc
Aneny, Horace E. Deming.
BuffalO-Sherman NJ. Rogers, Thos.
M Richardson.
lphia-Herbert r. Welch, c.
BALTIMORE. J. Bonaparte, Sylvan
Drey. Daniel Miller, A. ]. Geesman.
Neutrality-suspicious. J. Edison, A. c..
Wolff, S. w. Woodward, F. L. Siddons,
A. J. Classic.
Cincinnati-John w. Warrington.
Leopold KleybOlte, Rufus B. Smith,
Herman Cooper, c. B. Wildly, Max 3.
Anderson.
Richmond. Ind-Dudley roulke,
Jesse Reeves.
Indianapolis-Luc 3. Swift, Noble
c. Butler. Hilton N. Brown. Albert E.
Metzger, Frederick w. Demphurst.
Fort Wayne-Henry NJ. Williams.
Chicago-John w Ella, Edwin b
Smith, Ralph NJ. Easley.
St. LOuis-Henry Hitchcock, A. L.
Berry, A. P. Verdier.
Louisville-Lafon Allen, F. N. Hart
well.
CIeveIand-Wm. E. Cushing, James
r. Garfield.
St. Paul-W. B. Lord, E. w. Peet.
Minneapolis c. Reno.
Delegates from municipal organ1za-
tions are also present representing the
following:
St Louis Civic Federation; Louis
vile Good City Government club; Cit
liens Committee of Vineland, N: j.;
Boston Reform club. Boston; National
Municipal League, Chicago; Civic Fed
Grafton, Chicago; Municipal Voters
league, Washington; Board of Trade,
Minneapolis; Board of Trade, St. Paul;
Chamber of Commerce, Cleveland;
Chamber of Commerce, Cincinnati
During the afternoon session, Sec
retary George McAneny submitted
verbal report in which he praised Pres
ident Mckinley as having consistently
observed the civil service law and re
ferred to the assault now being made
upon the law in congress. He stated
that letter had been addressed to
Congressman Grosvenor answering
certain charges recently made by the
Ohio congressman. The secretary rec
commended the extension of the law to
the congressional library, and the cen
sus bureau predicted that fourth class
postmasters would soon be included
He added that under the system OF eX-
aminations the present administration
had changed 81 per cent of the consular
system. Referring to the work by
states. Secretary McAneny expressed
the opinion that the civil service law
in New York had been failure ana
would be repealed
Clinton r. Woodruff of Philadelphia
reported that the work of the league
in Pennsylvania had been futile, as the
legislature, under the control OF quay,
had ignored all the pledges of the Re
publican state convention for civil
service reform.
John w. Ella of Chicago reviewed the
test of the Illinois civil service law un-
der the administration of Mayors swift
and Harrison. Though Mayor Harrl-
son was pledged to support the law,
he said. the commissioners on the var
ious boards were not taVoraDle TO II
and changes were being rapidly made.
Sherman S. Rogers of BuTalo told OF
the failure of the state law or New
York and of it's success in BuHaio'
where the municipal civil service COM
mission had the support OF the mayor.
Charles J. BOnaparte Of Baltimore
reported the failure to secure civil
service law in Maryland by POPS IaT
vote. and Rev. W. r. Loro OF 81 Iaul
told of a similar failure before the IeS-
islature of Minnesota.
VIM. Dudley Foulke of Richmond,
Ind brought up the attack upon the
law in the present congress, declaring
that it was the usual cry, heard every
four wears and predicting IhaI II
would ras1lIt in no change. A general
diSc,1asio11 followed as to proposed ex-
tension of rules, the need OF a cfasSlIeu
census office. the further reform OF the
consular service and as to the promo
ton and removal orders OF the presl-
dent and department Of1cerS
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