The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-11-06
National Municipal League
Will Shortly Meet at
Cincinnati.
TO PLAN IMPROVEMENTS
PRESIDENT 6oNAPARTE WILL IN
HIS ANNUAL ADDRESS DEAL
WITH CERTAIN PROBLEMS OF
DIRECT NOMINATION.
fAmerican News service)

(American News Service)
Cincinnati, O.. Nov. 6.-Municipal
government, the various ways of adj
ministering it, and suggestions for
improvement along these lines will be
discussed at the sixteenth annual
meeting of the National Municipal lea
que, which will be held in this city
November Is to IL.
The first meeting will be held on
Monday evening when Charles J. Bo-
naparte, president of the league, will
deliver his annual address. in which
he will deal with certain phases of
the direct nomination problem, espec-
tally those which have to do with the
selection of the candidates to be voted
for at the direct primaries. At this
meeting the members will be welcom-
ed by Governor Harmon of Ohio.
J. Horace Mcfarland, president Of
the American Civic association, which
will hold its convention in connection
with the leagues meeting. will deliver
his annual report at this time.
Woodruff to Speak.
The greater part OF Tuesday morn
ing's session will be taken up by the
report OF Clinton r. Woodruff. secre-
tary of the league, which will deal
with the American municipal stu
alton. M. N. Baker. president OF the
board of health. of Montclair, N. j.,
will follow with discussion on the
municipal health problems and the
general public" The question OF
teaching municipal government in co.,
leges will also be gone into, and In
this connection. there will be de-
scription of the admirable work be-
ing done by the Associated Clubs of
Harvard.
Prof. J. J. Sheppard, principal of
the New York high school OF COM
merce, will deliver a report on "In-
struction In Civics in Elementary and
High Schools at the afternoon ses-
sion. which will be followed by a dis
cussion.
Discuss immigration.
Addresses on the immigration and
municipal problems will be delivered
by Miss Grace Abbott, director of
the League for the Protection of I'M
migrants in Chicago. and by Con-
gresham William S. Bennett, on
Tuesday evening. Conservation OF
natural resources will be discussed at
the same session. by DIR. Charles w.
Elliot and Clifford Pinchot
Among other topics of interest that
will be discussed are THE Police
Problem in Cities" Essentials of a
Building Code and the liquor ques-
ton.
Considerable attention will be given
to certain phases of electoral reform,
including the elimination of party
designations in municipal elections,
the operation of the recall in Los An
geles. the operation of the Initiative
and Referendum in Oregon and an
analysis of the votes on referenda In
Boston for the past century.
Talk on Franchises.
An entire session will be devoted TO
franchises. with reference to the
Boston Gas settlement, Boston and
New Haven telephone situations.
Cleveland street railway situation and
sAAC ~ 0uSAAoO SAIu0IAOu Al
Commissioner Maltbie will address
the meeting on progressive rapid
transit policy. describing the accom-
plishmeDlts of the past year In New
York City.
Municipal budgets and expenditures,
charter reform and municipal research
will come in for adequate treatment
ut the hands Of men like DR.. L. q.
Powers. OF the Census Bureau. Rufus
E. Miles, director of the Cincinnati
Bureau of Municipal Research. Ern-
est s. Bradford, of the Bureau Of Cor
porations, Washington, D. c., Harvey
N. Shepard. Richard Henry Dana and
Horace B. Doning.