Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1900-10-10

This morning the delegates to the
Indiana Municipal League convention
began coming in. They were met by
the proper committees and properly
cared for They were taken to The
Westcott, to the Commercial Club
rooms and there made to feel at
home. Each was registered as he
arrived, and became at once the OBJ
ject of the most solicitous attention
on the part of the local committees
that have the visitors in charge.
Immediately after the registration at
The Westcott, the standing commit
tees of the league met at the city
building.
The decorations of the latter place
are certainly worthy of especial men
tion. The fire laddies and the police
sergeant, with the janitors, had done
everything, with the assistance of
Scott Winters to make the build
ing place of beauty. Sergeant
Krone, Harry Fee, Chief Parsons
and the others had done every
thing possible in the way of
tasteful Identification. The rooms
down stairs and the council chamber
upstairs were genuine bowers of
unique little decorative designs,
stars, ETC., were everywhere, with
admirable arrangement The portrait
of the former mayors were taken
down from their ghostly rows close
to the ceiling, where they had looked
like Chinese prisoners in the pillory,
and placed in pair of groups on
each side of the mayors desk, while
above the head of the mayors place
was fine portrait of Mayor Zimmer
man though, alas! it has whiskers,
and needs labelling in the presence
of the smoothfaced gentleman who
will sit beneath it at the sessions.
At 80 this afternoon the first
session of the league was held. The
Rev. George Fl. Hill opened the
session with prayer, and Mayor w.
w. Zimmerman delivered an address
OF welcome to the visiters. The re-
sponse was by Mayor A. z.
Beatty of Decatur, we'll
worded and appropriate. At 2:30
came the roll call and and the read
ing of the minutes of the last
session at Elwood last spring. At
2:45 the discussion of the subject of
city sanitation began with a paper
on the subject by Mayor FL. kerlin
of Delphi, with DR.. I. Henry Davis
of this city leading in the discussion
of the paper and the subject in gen
eral. This was one of the most inn
portant subjects to be taken up dur
ing the sessions, and it was discussed
earnestly till the time limit, $50.
At that time a warmer subject was
introduced by George A. Harrison,
Superintendent of police of Lafayette,
in this title: "How best to secure
the cooperation of the police of the
state of Indiana without affecting
local control or materially increasing
the expenses. This stirred up a
hot discussion, as it is political
subject in part, and in which
many members of the league feel
strongly, as well as believe radical
ly.
The negative of the metropolitan
police system subject was taken up
ably by Mayor G +. Downey of Au-
rora and City Attorney c. p. Cali OF
EIwood The affirmative was taken
care of in good style by Mayor B. f.
Deahl of Goshen and George a. Har-
risou. superintendent of police OF
Lafayette, who had read the paper.
This evening the mayors, chiefs
and superintendents of police and
other officers will meet in the various
offices of the city building and dis
cuss needs of the respective depart
ments, and the eouncilmen will meet
in the council chamber to discuss
councilmen 5 needs. Reports OF
these discussions viii be made al
Thursday morning ; sessions.
At s there will be speeches oy va
rious persons, and music by quar-,
tet. This will be in the council
chamber.
All members of the league, and al
persons who wear badges, are per
initted to ride free on the street ears
Motormen are supplied with badges
and every body is made a member o
the reception committee The visit
ors are fine appearing body OF men
The size of the attendance Is Yer,
seriously cut down by the fact tha
the Roosevelt train reaches toda,
many of the points that would other
wise have sent good representations
and that viii have to send their dele
gates tomorrow instead of today
The visitors have the freedom of tn
town. and are not abusing it
The outside OF the city buildin.
is also marvel of beauty. 1t is on
mass of bunting. flags, festoons Q
tissue paper, banners, etc. Will
Old Glory waves proudly from tn
flag staff at the top. The lnen Q
number , hose house did that decor
ating, and it is surely well-done-
The Commercial club officers wis