Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-03-16
THE REFORM LEAGUE
Meeting Held Last Night and I'M
portant Action Taken.
Tho League Sets Forth Its Attitude Toward
the Democratic Primary Committee
Provided for to Select Candidates Tor tho
Council Chairman Elected.

The City League for Good Govern
ment held a large meeting ut the old
Baptist Church, on Cumberland street.
last night, at which the policy of the
league in the coming campaign was
clearly outlined in the following rcso-
lutions:
Whereas. conditions now confronting
the City League for Good Government
demand. and should have. perfect har-
mony throughout our ranks; and
Whereas, it appears that our greatest
hope for success this spring is TO be
found in q primary elcction; and
| Whereas, the selection of Il league
ticket for the salared Offices would
drive from us the support OF nearly
every defeated candidate, thus destroy
ing all hopes of getting an Electoral
| Board pledged to giving us upright
| judges and clerks for the holding az
such primary election; therefore, be it
| Resolved. /. That we declare all for
mer actions of the league in these
| premises to be null and void.
| .. That we request all candidates
within tho league and OH the outside
| to use their very best efforts for the
| selection of an Electoral Board that is
| pledged to give the city corps of
| judges and clerks that are above re-
proach and openly favorable TO an
| honest vote and u fair count.
| 5. That we, as Il League. request and
| advise all Democratic candidates to
submit their several claims to II test
vote on the first day of the Democratic
| primary election. assuring them of our
| hearty cooperation and support at that
| time.
4. That it is the sense of this League
and we hereby pledge ourselves, that
on the succeeding day or days of the
primary election we will do our utmost
| both by voice and vote, TO secure the
nomination of the men who received
the highest vote on tho first day of the
primary against the avowed ring can
| didates.
5. That this is our final action in the
premises and that from this time until
| the battle OF ballots we will use every
| fair means within our power to get the
voters to the polls and their ballots cast
for men of integrity and unuuestioncd
ability TO fill the several offices.
| 6. That in the selection of the City
| Councilmen n committee of three from
| each ward shall be chosen by the Exc
| cutivc Committee who. together with
| the permanent chairman of the League
| shall constitute q Councilmanic Nomi-
| nation Committee. with instructions to
| present to the League in due time list
| oil names for Councilmanic candida tes
! said list to contain double the number
| of names necessary for the proper So
lection of candidates
Z. That the League ballot for the re-
quired number of candidates, the gen
tlemen receiving the highest number of
votes to be declared the Leagues can
didates for Councils.
THE MINORITY.
The meeting was full OF enthusiasm.
and while at first there was n differ
encc of opinion as to the league going
INTO the primary with u full ticket. it
ended tremendously, the minority nc
quicscing in the adoption of the reso-
| lutions
The first two hours of the meeting
were taken up in speech making. The
league had previously decided TO go
into the primary With a full ticket but
there mas all along been considerable
element opposed to the nomination of
candidates to III the salaried offices.
This element has been growing strong
er every day for the past two or three
weeks, and it Won an Overwhelming
victory last night.
The difference of opinion among the
| league members has created no dis
cord, and those who had been in the
minority were the first to move to
make the leagues action unanimous.
which was done amid cheering.
JUDGE HEATH'S DECLINATION.
| The election of a permanent chair
man was next gone Into, ana as Judge
James l.. Heath, who was elected last
| week, declined or account OF profess
sional engagements, Col. e. a. Nash
was elected by acclamation.
In accepting the craftsmanship Col.
| Nash made n speech full Of earnest
ness and appealed for the hearty CO.
operation os every member OF the
league His speech was optimistic and
enthused his hearers.
| Upon motion OF Mr.. c. (. Stcnglc the
course OF the Virginian- Piloc in put
| ting registrars on record as to their
position toward the regiSira ton books
and its efforts to secure n fair primary
We're endorsed by the league.
| Just before the adjournment CT the
meeting Mr.. Frank II. White rendered
his resignation as executive commit
teeman from the First ward, but upon
being importuned by several members,
said he would willingly serve the league
il it was the desire. He was unani-
mously asked 70 withdraw his resigna-
tion
Dir. J. c. Riddick having resigned
as n member Of the eXecl.iva COM
mittee, it was expected thnt his sue
cessor would be named last night. but
the committee appointed 10 make n
nomination was not ready to :epors
See our exclusive designs in suitings.
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