The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-11
LEE CHOSEN TO HELP GOVERN
 TAX LEAGUE
This Done, Assurance Is Given that the Organiza- tion is Free from Polit cs League Under Suspicion at Present Time, But Must Seek Public Confidence, Phelan Says.


 the Taxpayers5 League last night The words did not have a chance to get cold before the members from the Seventh district retired and nomi- mated ex-Mayor Henry Lee as a member of the executive committee which is to guide the organization The former mayor was elected with the rest of the directors when the secretary cast one ballot for the A men nominated.
 There were hints dropped by mem bers that there was IIllIS ctla-Aa~~ oI getting support from the eX-mayor in any attempt to help the present administration undo the ear barn surrender" or the "haroor grap-
 First Vice President Robert Hurley presided over theSmeeting. which was called to order by the president. Jerome Orcutt. and Mir HullSS sdS- gested to the members of the various districts that they ende2vor to select one Democrat and one Republican to represent each district on the execu-
 But of the 24 members elected to the committee 14 are on the Repup- prominently identified with the Re
 The result of the election is as fol- lows:
 IT. lican: c. s. Garfield. Democrat
 Second district-Horace Pigg. Re- publican; Jeremiah Reilly. Jr., Demo crat
 CT. Democrat; Clarence ID. Anderson,
 Fourth district-Eugene B. Peck. Democrat: S. E. Vincent, Republican.
 Fifth district-B. D. Pierce. ST, Democrat; Willis F. Hobbs fepuoh- f>ar
 Sixth district-Joseph Stoehr. Re publican: William Latin. Jr., Re
 Seventh district-Henry Lee. Re publican; Sanford stoddard. Demo
 Eighth distric--o. Howard Hall. Republican,: L. C. Willis. Republican
 Ninth district-John J. Phelan.
 Tenth distriet-Henry Setzer. Re- publican; Louis Kutscher. Jr., Demo- crat Democrat: E. J. Logan. Republican
 Twelfth district-Michael Curley, Democrat; Edward O. Beach. Repub- lican-
 ficers of the league are to be the exc cutive board which will have a mem bership of 30. The six officers are Jerome Orcutt. president: Robert E. Hurley, first vice president; Charles B. Read second vice president; Frank Miller. third vice president; A W Burritt fourth vice president; and D. Fafrchild Wheeler. treasurer.
 There were about 150 in attend ance at the meeting which was held in Lincoln Hall. The delegates from the First and Third districts were only represented by one member who had the. selection of TWO delesates The Fifth and Twelfth districts had the largest delegation and when about 20 of the East Enders filed out of the room to go into caucus they were applauded.
 The man who had the privilege of selecting the deleeates from the Tenth district was Michael Roman of ] 12n Ann street.
 Horace Pigg, of the Second district. addressed the meeting. saving ft was about time that the members of the les que decided whether it was willing to pay for the expenses of running the organization NHe thought that the cost of dues should he decided upon at the meeting last night. Chair man Hurley responded that no dues would be charged and that it had been the consensus of opinion that all mon eys would come in by subscription. The finances of the league vii be talk en up by the finance committee
 One member wanted to know, when the segular meetings were to be he'd. Acting Secretary M- E. Brewster Greene read from the bylaws to the effect that the only regular meeting specified was the annual meeting to be held on the ThirP Monday in No vember. Other meetings were to be held upon the call of the president, or upon request of the executive board. or the petition of any ten of tise members.
 After the election of the officers Chairman Hurley called upon Thoma H. Macdonald for a few remarks who told how 1t was the action of the late board of aldermen in raising the pay of the firemen that brought about tine organization of the league He eGid in part: 'The increase in the fire mems pay is the principal matter holding the attention of the league at present. But the gentlemen who brought about this organization are ready to stand up and meet any ques- ton representing the interests of the taxpayers fairly and squarely. It does the collection of back taxes tax equal tzation- or the building of a bridge Tbese gentlemen are ready to stand up and be counted They want the other taxpayers to come in and state their views on the questions. Tax and these other things have not been taken up yet, but the league will be ready to take them up when the proper times comes"
 Mr. Macdonald said further that the had helped the league ma terially including the papers that op- posed the league as the publicity of the existence of the league had caus- ed people to talk about the organiza- ton and to attend the meetings to see what it was like.
 He closed by advising every mem- Der of the league to see the Aldermen from their district and tell them that they were opposed to the increase in the firemen's pav. Sneabino Of the AIdernen. he said: Remember you have elected him. He is your ser your master. and 1t Is not effrontry to stoo your Alderman on the street and tell him what you think about any public question"
 Attorney John J. Phelan spoke at some length. saying that it trust Ire borne in mind that the purposes Of the league are supposed to be for the betterment of city. and the league members want to get '.at the onset ! Or as soon as possible public confl- 1 cence"
 ..Th's confidence Is needed" he said ESQ that at some future time th's