The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-13
TO REFORM THE CAUCUS.
A Call Issued for a Convention to BE
Held in New Aork-To Corr
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New York, Dec 12-The following call
! was given out tonight by Ralph M.
! Easley. secretary of the Civic Fedora
| ton of Chicago, who has been acting
! for q large number of reform aud quasi
| political organizations the past three
! weeks. The object of this conference
| is to bring together men with practical
ideas from all the large cities, especially
| from states where substantial progress
| has been made in reform. The pro-
| gramme vii include speeches by men OF
national reputation in both political
! parties as well as representatives from
| practical men as to the working OF Varl-
/ Gus laws now governing primary cleo
| ton caucuSeS.
| Considerable attention will be given
| to the question of how to get the voters
| out to the primaries" after fair laws
! are secured. Special interest Will be
! taken in the reports from New York,
/ Massachusetts,, Maryland, Illinois, New
! Jersey and Ohio, where Legislators VIII
| then be in session considering primary
! election laws. Headquarters Will be
| opened at the Hotel Manhattan, New
| York, Dee. u, 1897:
Believing that our caucus or primary
! election customs or laws are at the very
| root and source of our entire elective
franchise system, and that the result
/ in our larger cities is due in large
measure to the defects in such practices
and customs, il therefore follows that
4 to purify this system is to take long
! step in the direction of honesty, econ
omy and efficiency in every branch OF
! the public service, and further believing
| that the enactment of laws to prevent
! corrupt caucus practices ana throw the
| safeguards of regular election around
| the caucus or primary VIII encourage
I ma citizens
| in we. the undersigned, for the purpose
| of discussing and discovering as far as
possible the precise defects in the vart-
Gus system which now obtain and the
! remedies and to take such action as
may seem wise in the premises. do here
by join in calling a conference of per-
sons interested in said question to con-
vene in the city of New York on the
l4th and 18th day of January, 1898.
1--WE deem IL advisable that the con-
ference be made up of men from all
parts of the country and without re-
gard To party or fractional affiliations.
Among the signers of the call are. May
or William l.. Strong, eN-Mayor Abram
s. Hewitt. eXMnister TO Turkey Oscar
L. Strauss President of the Board of
Trade Darwin X. James. John Il. Milhol-
land ex-City Chamberlin William Nj. W.
lens, Wills j. Abbott. Albert shaw, VIII
liam Brookfield, Gustav Schwab, Post
master Cornelius Van Colt. Carl Schurz,
/ Is .
President of the American institute of
CiVics b. l.. Gikison, Secretary of the
League of American Mum cipalit Is George
*. McAncny, Secretary of the Nation CIV
II Service League. Il. L. Godkin. Lyman
j. Gage. secretary United States treas
ury: Melville Il. Stone. general manager
of the associated press William I. Baker.
president board of trade Chicago, Thom-
as NJ Bryan, president Union League
club Chicago; John V. Farweli, il, pr, ST.
dent Merchants club Chicago Thomas
| i. Herrin, president 1roquois club, CHI
cago L. g. Paulding, president Nj Marquette
club, Chicago; Jesse Holdom, president
Hamilton club Chicago: +. =. Jameson,
national republican committeeman Chi
cago: II. Il. Healy president Northwest
ern university. Chieago George a. Toll
lasby president Bar association, Chicago
Adolph Nathan. president Civic Fedc ra-
ton. Chicago; George +. Cole. president
Municipal Voters league, Chicago; f. G.
Schell. national organizer Epworth league
| Chicago, Henry Wade Rogers, pres dent
Northwestern university Chicago; $. A.
, | Wilson. secretary Federation of Labor
Chicago; ]. II. Gilbert. Roy o. West. WI
liam II. Harper, Franklin II. McNeaeh
Thomas {. Macmillan, William \. Giles,
{ Ralph n. Easley. William G. HOLSTER
Joseph O,Donnell. G.. j. Rush Edward
7 lnsley. +. @. Keith. n. A. Partridge
: Luther Latin Mills. Lawrence i. Boyle,
| George l.. Douglas. Chicago; E. NJ. Hon-
man. Joe ID. Gather jr. Roger W. Gull,
: | chairman of Reform league: q. W. Raus-
| chenberger. mayor Of Milwaukee. John A.
: Butler president OF the Municipal league;
i John {. Spencer president Merchants
0 association; r. IL. Bott II. \. J. Upman
= John Johnson. John +. Burke General
Way MaNson, Charles Best, T.. g. Bacon
c. f. Munroe A. 4. Butler James q
D Flanders Sheriff Joseph Paaeard, ir.
: president Of the Reform league
James q. Flanders. James Hinsley. w
z r Durand. c. @. Stern. Milwaukee; I
C., Mcguire. general secretary of tn
D Carpenters and Joiners OF America
! Philadelphia; w. Il. Warner presden
! of the chamber of commerce OF CleVe
land: II. a. Garfield. president of tn
Municipal association: NJ. I. Herrich
} Tom L. johnson. +. 4. Angel. +. |
a Blondin. w. A. Cushing, II. l.. Barn,
ii. O. Sargent director Of schools
George Il. Mcintosh, Cleveland. Olive
McClintoek. Pittsburg: NJ. NJ Garland
D president OF the Amalgamated AsSo
4 citation OF Iron and Steel Workers
Pittsburg: William II. Thompson. Pitts
/ burg; II. @. Flanenberg. president {
the Merchants Exchange. St. Louis
l.. G kingsland. president OF tn
4 Manufacturers association. 81. Louis
4 a. L. Berry, president of the Civi
= Federation. ST. Louis. Frank l.. Har1
= well. president of the Municipal ass,
q citation Louisville, John Il. War
q Louisville; A. J. Beverdge. Indiauap,
a lis: Evan Wooten. eX-secrstary Of Il
= Commercial club. Indianapolis; 4.
= Croker. president Of the board
= trade. Minneapolis: f. G. Wnsto
q Anthony Kelly. II. \. ToYne, :
b Childs, -. +. Johnson. G. : GaFus,
a j. Dean. ]. p. Atwater, G. r. Lyma
= / Cyrus Northrop. Minneapolis; w.
= ! Mcdowell. Platte Rogers. Hugh Bu
2 Ter. Denver; John McNicker. presidet
. Of the League Of American Muuir
"A q NninnEs
y Jones Toledo: Washington Glade
= I Columbus. Ohio. .. w. Ochs. Chat
2 nooga: J. 9. Fricken. Charleston,
q c.. Edward Rosewater. Omaha; J.
a | Patterson, Dayton. Ohio: Z. :. IA
a I president of the Citizens Jnio
" springfield. Ohio J. D. Phelan. may
Y II san Francisco. and +. Hofer, Salel
= ore.