The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-29
Evangelical Alliance Arranges for
Permanent Committee to Pass
Upon Nominees.
ORGANIZATION IS STARTED.
Intention Is to Make the Movement
Entirely Nonpartisan and Non
sectarian-Plans Are Already
Developed.

The Evangelical Alliance. which includes
all the churches of st. Louis and vicinity
with the exception of the Catholic. Episco-
pal and German-speaking churches, yester-
day inaugurated n movement for municipal
reform.
The plan is 10 form n permanent commit
tee of fifty representative men. who are to
pass upon the nominees submitted by the
various parties. especially for the spring
election. The intention is to keep the
movement entirely nonpartisan and non
sectarian-
The Reverend Doctor W. B. Palmore. who
formulated the movement, presented his
plan in the form of a set of resolutions.
Only three other members-the Reverend
Doctors W. ]. McKittrich. T. II. Hagerty
and J. II. Young-discussed the resolutions.
which were adopted unanimously as fol-
lows:
Whereas the Minister'S Evangelical Alliance
views with alarm and great apprehension the
merited notoriety which city has attained
through the incompetency and inefhciency of her
officials. both State and municipal: and
Whereas. the time has arrived when all good
people Irrespective OF affiliations to political par
ties shoEld unite their efforts fo- the common
good and to the end that good men be elected
for said offices; and
Whereas. this alliance feels a deep concern for
the Weifare OF the city. but deems 10 unWise as
organization to take the practical steps to-
ward the selection and election Of proper
officials.
Resolved. That the president Of this alliance
appoint committee TO be composed of one MEM
Der from each denomination represented in this
alliance; that said committee In turn select one
member from each religious denomination not
Represented in this alliance. and that the COM
mittee formed shall meet and organize at the
earliest practical moment: that said committee so
organized be then empowered to select a body OF
not more than fifty representative citizens Of the
city Of St. Louis. and that the body chosen
shall be known the Committee OF Public Safety
OF St Louis. Mo-. and shall be made permanent.
The duties Of this committee shall be 10 take
chinery Of the recognized political organizations
of this city. proper men nominees to the
various city offices.
This Committee Of Public Safety shall canvass
the respective nominees and shall select the
names Of those whom they consider the de-
sirable candidates. and shall make their recon-
mendations public
a Preliminary Committee. composed OF
one minister from each denomination rep
resented in the alliance. was appointed yes
terday as follows: The Reverend Doctor
W. b. Palmore, the Reverend Doctor J. II.
Garrison, the Reverend Doctor r. p. john
ston, the Reverend Doctor NJ. Rhodes. the
Reverend Doctor B. F.. Fullerton, the Rev.
erend Doctor c. II. Patton and the Rever-
end Doctor s. J. Niccolls. This committee
selected as additional members the Rever-
end Father James T. Coney. Dean Carroll
Davis and Rabbi Samuel Sale. The commit
tee will meet tomorrow at No. 1ili Locust
street for the purpose Of completing its or
ganization.