The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-24
CUE OF MUNICIPALITIES.
n Concluded and Officers Elect
ed at jamestown. n. y.


-MESTONN. y Y. Aug. 24-The
D Annual Convention Of the League
-mcrican Municipalities ended here
terday afternoon after one Of the most
eresting sessions in the history Of the
Sgue
The last work Of the session was the
choice Of officers for the ensuing year and
the selection OF a place FOR holding the
convention iu 1870. Baltimore was an as
piraut for the honor Of entertaining the
convention and made "A hard fight for the
privilege The fact that this was the first
year Baltimore had been a member Of the
league WAS handicap which could not
overcome and Grand Rapids. which
p made similar contests At every ses-
for the last three years. defeated her
hern rival 10y vote Of Is to y. cities
It individual members OF the CON
having a vote upon this PROPOSE
ayes drew a consolation prize
ne to a selection Of officers.
sen as chairman Of the board
The complete list of officers
follows. President Charles
idgeport, Conn; first vice
A. Smythe Charleston, :.
president Richard Barr,
.lrd vice president, James NJ
lyille. Tenn; secretary, John
Des Moines. Iowa; treasurer.
?. Taylor. Bridgeport. Conn;
8. Thomas G. Hayes. Baltimore,
Arbuthnut, Winnipeg, Can; John
rbison. Hartford, Conn; y. S. Park
.rst, GIoversviIe. " Y; 2. II Cum
Hiugs, Fargo. " D.
At the closing session, Lawson Purdy.
% New York city. spoke upon Local OPP
ton H. Taxation" He said that every
municipality should have the right 20
determine how its taxes should be levied,
aud that such right should be recognized
by State constitutions and legislatures
Mayor Samuel NJ. Jones, OF Toledo,
Ohio. spoke upon political liberty he
took strong grounds against the party
system Of politics, saying that every can
didate should be chosen by petition, and
that no party nominations should be rec
ogniZed in an election Mayor Jones has
been chosen mayor Of his city fve con-
SeCutiye times. in each case without a
party nomination In concluding his ad-
dress. he said
Il am man without a party 1 dis
avOW allegiance TO any man or set OF men
II is my belief that the hope OF America
lies IN the development Of this sort OF cit
Izeuship- ] hold that II is the duty as well
as the lIlNllt &c pl the ClllZenS OF any 10
iitical division 70 select their own Candi-
dates by free petition without the aid or
hindrauce Of any sort Of caucus. primary,
convention, or party machinery; and until
that shall be done 1 hold that il is my
duty 10 vote with any party or with no
party at all, according to the highest i'm
pulse Of my own soul
At yesterdays session Prof Frank Par
sons. Of Boston University. presented a
paper on government in cities dwell
ing chiefly on the results OF legislative
control Of municipalities He spoke Of the
recent franchise grab in Philadelphia
The remedy for such conditions. Prof.
Parsons, was constitutional amendment
giving cities the night % make their own
charters within broad limitations and sub
Jet 10 the legislation respecting State IN
terests. but free Of legislative Interference
IN local business affairs. These should be
gwen over TO municipal Sovereignty on
the same principle that has esta blished ma
uonal sovereignty in national AFFAIRS.
state sovereignty in State affairs. and in
dlVldual sovereignty IN individual affairs