New-York tribune., 1900-12-15
GILMAN SUCCEEDS scHURz.
HEAD OF JOHNS HOPKINS CHOSEN
PRESIDENT OF THE CIVIL SER
VICE REFORM LEAGUE.

The National CIvn Service Reform League
continued its twentieth annual meeting in this
city yesterday. AT open session at the car
negie Lyceum in the afternoon President Daniel
c Gilman OF Johns Hopkins University was
unanimously elected president Of the league. and
resolutions were adopted expressing regret that
Carl Schurz had felt compelled 20 decline re-
election after eight years Of Jealous and eff
cient service Mr.. Schurz responded 10 the reso-
lutsons and assured the League Of the continu-
ance Of his efforts I'm the cause.
The officers Of the League elected for 1901 are
the following:
President-pANIEI. COLT GILMAN.
Vice presidents CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS Bee,
cIEvEEAND e. Prinoe,sa ;fi AESRY " FAfNAN Sew
G&fiEs aasRi s' Lea PhsSslBRiS sEfH Low
FoTfER % NsIYo MA sAS cy RTssSshoP z J. RYAN
seoTsisrs-GEoRGE NANENY
sSSS TfsssaTsrEG : fRIssI.I4S e. o0''i'"--
and MoRRiIi WTM&S. Jr. cambridse: WILLIAM a
fIHs TSN R1SaERb SRIShs5 wAsoN GLIDER $ n oRpwAY.
WILLIAM PORTS CARL sSaSRz W spa ExhHII EwxihIHIaM g.
iow ana EpMHRp sEPARR RTOqsIyRii Iyai BESRT ss151
HERBERT WELSH. n FRANCS WOOD and CLINTON
BSsfs BBoSkPaRTF moS:. aRoRGE A FoPE Dr. IA RES
hslt%oTs; 'oHA I9 b WiiBT c1ncnhati: LTcs
SWIFT IRqIsnsReiiS NliSiA9 6IsSo - BFSRS frTH-
Go5,K 81 Louis and HENRY VAN KI4EEcK. Denver.
Papers were read by Henry Locmis Nelson,
Hugo r. Meyer, OF Harvard University ana
Elliot H. Goodwin. of New-York The league
adopted resolutions declaring in part as follo"s'
A. its last snngs meeting oTasr ' of Nav 20 1889 ex-
empfing thousands Of places from me
Sassie9 & ot onV % because The order Was
In principle taking the hFst backNato , $50, In
their attacks and creating distrvst OF me me- fre ~
dents faithfulness TO ms REFORM PssS,,. 80 tbe
a Nrae
service In lis results The year has shown that the
step remains as unjustihed I'm principle as eyer:
and tbst IN has produced. IN practical results Just
the Injuries the service that We're Ied.tu, - - f
fbe service have proved. The League therefore as
serts without hesitancy that me @ 10 ,p
service exempted from classification by this de
plorable order Is demanded by the puohc
and that the order itself should be substantially
IS last annual meeting the league further de-
rnanded that, II any alien lands should DE DroushIt
under our National dominion puoc oiTSs must 10 be
administered for the sole beneht OF ii IheI naipa i
OF dependent provinces in the interest Of American
parties or Poliuclans "SuI & ity 5sgracefui 10
0ur Republic AS a safeguard against this shame
amy sg royeTn1ents Which might be established for
such territories, adequate provision shOuld DS iau
no soo,tin1,es emplovment during good
BEHAVIOR and efciency and recorded its belief that
President alone. without addtonal Ieglslatioli,
had authority TO make all reasonable regulations
for executive appointments. The league now re
news those declarations and demands. II has seen
with great qualification the recent action OF ne ne
Philippine Commission appointed by the FresioehI
seryioe tn The Philippine Islands as an Important
step In the right direction , -, . - .,,
OF the Civil Service Commission IN refusing access
10 public records relating 70 mdtters oi pIS
violation Of the right OF citizens N ifee couh
the public servants they pay administer the laws
The force Of The reasons assigned & LOT S ths s
has been for years permitted to the league ny me
any Kind This refusal exposes to suspicion the
good faith Of the officials responsible for ~ ana
withheld from inspection might ai;i disclose e., co Jne
ceament and secrecy be forthwith abandoned as
unrepgblicsn undemoeTaiie and , .AmsriGan
uce Of distribution among s Aaminlstrau9n On Zen sen-
respective States This is in violation OF the Con
stitution. which gives 10 the President the power
pontments be made by and with the advice and
consent 81 the Senate has been perverted SO as 10
10 the President alone the power 10 consent or de-
Senators sworn 10 support the Constitution should
receive the condemnation Of al good citizens -,
eran Preference bin now pending before Congress;
as calculated 10 oEersro% me eaI sgstg ~ ,be Io aIl
visions Of the Constitution and the principles OF
republican government
The Executive Committee OF the league had
a meeting at the City Club yesterday morning.
and the report OF the Investigating Commit
Tee with referenl le TO the operation Of the re-
form law under the present Administration was
read in executive session. The report will be
followed shortly by other reports special
branches Of the Government service.
The committee adopted report reciting the
attitude Of the Republican and Democratic lead
ers in the last Presidential campaign, and de-
claring that "a friend Of reform could not fail 10
see that the past Of Adlai Stevenson illustrated
one set OF ideas and principles and the past OF
Theodore Roosevelt illustrated another"
IN the afternoon ". W. Kellogg, Chi
sllodBSuulIN 20 'LslI.l4 EuBIH pslBsssp -'oSBO