New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-05-12
STOP CITY WASTE;
IMPROVE TRANSIT"
rON-P4RTTS4NS SLOGAN
At COOPER UNION.
REJECTING Radical Platform, Re
formers Plan NdyOrdLty Cam paign
uitk Committee of 100.

,-,,ri-s the nomination of a ticket chosen with
t,-e,ce 10 the City's needs alone and upon
-o,-nsr4isan principles for the coming mu-
;csnsI campaign. we're made at a public con-
.,-snce held In one Of the small auditOriums of
,7o,,e- Union late yesterday afternoon The
-,sstinz WAS in response to the call signed by
s.cnee McAneny. Of the City Club. and ninety
s., other representative men, issued on Sunday.
The hall. which seats go, was full, more than
one hundred persons occupying al the standing
-oorn. As usual at such meetings. a number of
rsdjcsls were on hand looking for an oppor-
-u,i-, 70 air their views
An effort was made 70 secure the floor for
7,-ss Fsds How. who has no residence in this
,5., hyt spends much time here orgs snizing con-
..-snoss Of the unemployed. But Nj How did
rot get q chance 70 preach his doctrine. where
rnon some disgruntled young men cried: ~ on
srs 2 wonderful bunch Of grafters
After much discussion ss TO the sort of an in
ssne,5ent q rnpaign hest suited 70 insure an ad-
-rinisrration guided solely by the best interests
~ ths people. resolutions were adopted. The
--ssnble spoke Of the increase in the
,sx rate and the question ss 70 whether the
ri-v had noney with which TO undertake needed
transit and social better1nent improvements. To
the end that the reckless spending Of the city's
-,oney cease" and that necessary improvements
Be obtained II was resolved
That in the Judgment Of this meeting the ON
cers TO be chosen at the coming municipal elec-
ron should be selected with reference solely 10
their ability 70 deal with the critical situation
the city is facing: that they should be placed in
efoe free from political obligations Of any sort
whatsoever. and that they should he held re-
sronsibls 70 the people alone
COMMITTEE or FIFTEEN
Robert c Ogden. chairman Of the meeting.
-as authorized 10 select Z committee Of fifteen.
al Of whom shall be men known to have at
heart The Improvement of transit facilities and
ths attainment Of all other proper advantages
for the citizens Of the city This COMMITTEES
vas charged with the duty Of selecting the COM
-ittee Of one hundred, and II was resolved:
That the names 50 selected shall be chosen
tron all the boroughs upon lines broadly repre-
sentative Of the citizenship Of New York and
that when selected they be submitted as nomi-
nations 70 q mass meeting called for the consid-
Grafton Of the general subject at such time and
place as the chairman may determine
And that the committee authorized by this
meeting present 70 the said mass meeting suit
able resolutions setting forth the general prin-
clples and issues which should control in the
approaching municipal election
Altar Isaac X seligman had called the meet
tng 80 order Mr.. Ogden was chosen chairman
and wsntred 7. Denison secretary. Alfred F.
Marling offered the resolutions. which we're
later parsed after some amendment.
Cyrus L. sukberger said the poor were the
chief victims Of the had government. and that
the people should make economy the chief
rstchsord in the cry for better government.
TAMMANY HALL AIMED AT.
Ex-senator George ". Brush. Of Brooklyn.
chairman Of the Greater New York Taxpayers
hat
position 70 Tsmmany Hall. II it meant any
Thing 1T vas 10 re undertaken with an effort
70 unite the Independent forces in an effort
70 stop the waste Of S50O1o.O00 of city money
year he was in favor Of it If il would tend
10 divide the good government forces ne was
against it
Thomas ]. Curtis. Of the Central Federated
Union said independent movements were usual
ly with labor only until the day after election
Labor would get together this time and would
not be fooled II the present movement was an
honest effort 10 secure a businesslike, inde-
pendent administration labor would stand be-
hind it almost to q man.
John Martin, who ran for Borough President
ef Richmond on the municipal ticket with Will
IAN Randolph Hearst, tried TO expound some of
MS economic theories on the budget but was
caHed 70 order by the audience. He was able,
however, 20 present an amendment TO the reso-
luton providing that eight OF the fifteen mem
osrs Of the committee be men known TO favor
municipal building and owning OF subways"
D0DGEs MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP
Tiiis precipitated much discussion and par
hsnsatary tangie which at one time threatened
10 end the meeting Finally substitute offered
ey F. c Huntington, TO the effect that all If
teen should be men having at heart the i'm
TTorenent Of transit facilities passed.
much 70 the disappointment of the municipal
ownership men.
Charles Sprague Smith, director OF the Peo-
res Institute, characterized the resolutions as
@slshy-washy." No movement, he said, could
succeed which did not have some aggressive
affirmative plan not merely negative purpose
s2eh as keeping down the tax rate.
Il would replace the motto now in force, with
the machine and by the machine by this slogan
With the people and by the people" he said.
Both parties have discredited themselves in
Albsuy recently What We want is the election
q public officers pledged TO give an account Of
'aetr services 10 the people at stated intervals
e District Attorney jerome is proposing TO do,
sfhough il is much belated in his case"
Henry MoskoVitz. Noah A. Taylor, who said
ne had been district captain in one OF the
fssular organizations: Michael A Fitzgerald
aao q Mr. McCausland. a prohibdonist, who
@o all the trouble at the door of the saloon
nsper. also spoke
suggestions as TO members of the committee
U one hundred viii be received by ". 7. Deni-
son, No. 50 Beaver street.