Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-04-27
National Municipal League Gel.
ebrstes Tenth Anniversary
Of Birth Of Institution
CHICAGO WELCOME
Leading Reformers From All
Over Country Address SEES
sionsEof Conference

CHICAGO. Ills, April 27.-Ihe Ma.
tional Municipal league md The Ma.
tional conference for good City GOV
eminent are celebrating tho compile,
ton or the first decade OF their *.
istence with the largest and most no.
table conference ever held under their
auspices. The objects Of the league
are to combine the forces Of all who
realize that Il Ii only by united ac.
tion an Reorganization that good laws
may be obtained, and the selection OF
men OF trained ability and proved In
tegrity for all municipal positions or
prevent the success Oh incompetent or
corrupt candidates for public Office.
Another object Is to promote the thor.
ough investigation and discussion 81
the conditions and details Of civic ad'
minlstration and Of the methods for
selecting and appointing officers In
american cities and of laws and ordin,
ances relating to such subjects. The
growth Of the movement In the last
ten years is shown BY the fact that
when the league was organized In 1894
there were less than fifty local or
g~anizatlons giving either part or all
Of their attention to municipal at.
fairs. while now there are 600 or these
local associations throughout tne
country.
Well known municipal reiorlaers
from more than twoscore cities Of
the country filed the auditorium Of the
Northwestern University building
this afternoon when the conference
was formally called 10 order BY the
president. Charles ]. Bonaparte OF
Baltimore. Mayor Carter II. Harrison
and Frank II. Scott. president Of the
City Club OF Chicago, gave cordial
welcome 10 the visitors. For the lat
ter response was made by Charles
Richardson Of Philadelphia, one Of
sahc pioneers OF the municipal reform
movement.
The first feature on the program
was tho annual report or tho score.
tsry, Clinton Rogers Woodruff Of Phil
adelphia. In tho curse OF his no.
marks Mr.. Woodruff reviewed the I'M.
portant municipal happenings Of the
last year and commented in an inter,
esting manner upon their Significance,
The reports Of the other officers and
committees followed. Professor Il. II.
Roberts OF the University of Dem
yer presented a paper on The Den.
yer Situation and the Rush Amend.
ment.' Professor Roberts explained
Add for good government eide
In Al interesting manner the efforts
OF the city Of Denver 10 make use of
the power granted b. the Rush arlend.
ment 70 draft and adopt its own char.
ter.
THE ST. Louis school Board, an
Instance of Successful Home Rule "
was the subject Of a paper BY Charles
Nagel Of ~. Louis, and tho conclud.
Ing paper OF the afternoon session
was presented by DR.. Ellis r. ober.
hotter Of Philadelphia, who took as
his topic, Home Rule Provisions ii
American Municipal Charters"
Municipal taxation has been select.
ed as the general subject for the open
meeting this evening and there viii
be a symposium Of papers by Pres.
ident James OF Northwestern uniyer.
sity, Lawson purdy. secretary 81 the
Tax Reform association. and others
who have made a special study OF this
subject. The sessions of the con.
ference Will continue until Saturday.