The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-18
CIVIL SERVICE LEAGUE
Sixteenth Amman Meeting Now IN Progress
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Cincinnati. Dec 16.-The sixteenth an
nual meeting OF the National Civil Ser
vice Reform league began a session os
two days here today, with Hon. Carl
Schurz presiding. The forenoon session
was devoted 20 joint meeting ot .he
general and the executive committees
with closed doors.
Delegates from municipal orgsnlza-
tions were present representing the FOL-
lowing: St. Louis Civic Federation;
Louisville Good City Government club,
Citizens Committee OF Vineiane. y. j:
Boston Reform club. Bosom: National
Municipal club; Chicago CIVIC Fedora
ton, Chicago: Municipal Voters league.
Washington; Board Of Trade. Minneapo-
lis; Board OF Trade. st Paul; Charnbcr
OF Commerce. Cleveland; Chamber ot
Commerce. Cincinnati.
During the afternoon session. Secre-
tary George sIcAneny submitted ver-
bal report. in which he praised Presidens
Mckinley as having consistently OBJ
served the civil service law. and referred
n the assault now being made upon the
law in congress. He stated that a iet-
ter had been addressed TO Congressman
Grosvenor answering certain charges
recently made by the Ohfo congressman
The secretary recommended the extern
sion OF the law TO the congressional ts-
brary and tpe census bureau. and pre-
dicted that fourth class postmasteTs
would soon be includeis He added THAI
uuler the system of examinations the
present administration had changed 81
per cent OF the consular system. Re
ferrfng 70 the work by states. Secretary
NcAneny expressed the opinion thai the
civil service law in New York had BEN
a failure and would be repealed
Clinton Il. Woodrrfnr OF Philadelphia.
r. p1-ted that the work of the league IN
Pennsylvania had been futile. 40 ,hs
legislature. under the control Of Senator
Quay. had ignored all the pledges q the
Republican state convention sor civil
service reform
John ". Ella % Chicago reviewed ths
test Of the Illinois clyii service law under
the administration ., Mayors 3wist ara
Harrison. Though Mayor Harrison wzs
pledged 20 support the lsw. he esis. ire
commissioners on the various bosfds
were not favorable 20 81, and ohsrges
were being made rapidly.
Sherman s. Rogers Of Buffalo tod "A
the failure of the state isv n New York.
and % It's success in Bu1slo. where tbs
municipal civil service connrnissson asj
the support % the mayor
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ported the failure 60 secure . civil se--
vice mw IN Maryland by popular vots,
aaa Rev. ". r. Lord q ST Paul tol3
q a similar failure before the legisia,uTs
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