The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-10-20
Indiana Commercial Club
Convention at Fort Wayne
Approves of Project, Origi-
mating Here.
A NEW GOVERNMENT
OF MUNICIPALITIES
Commission System in Man.
agement of City Affairs
Approved by Federation
Officers Elected.

BE it resolved by the Federation OF
Commercial clubs Of Indiana In regu.
lar annual session assembled
That we recognize the great and
necessary burden which the tax pay
ers Of this state are bearing in main
tanning in demoralizing idleness the
short term prisoners serving time in
County jails for petty offenses, while
at the same time their families are OBJ
jects OF public charity.
THAT We recommend to all civic
and charity organizations. and pub
GUS conjunction to secure such legis-
lation at the 1913 session OF our state
legislature as will provide and secure
the establishment of such correctional
and penal institution as win compel
these violators of our common law.
that are now committed to county
jails. to perform such labor rs will
compensate the state for their main
tenance, and at the same time assist
in providing for their families. and
In order that We may cooperate In
|
forts be pursued to secure the enact
ment Of bill into law similar to the
bill which was before the 1911 legisla-
ture for consideration"
The foregoing resolution furnished
one Of the principal topics for dis
cussion at the annual meeting Of the
Indiana Federation Of Commercial
| clubs, which adjourned At Fort Wayne
yesterday afternoon. The resolution
met with the unanimous approval of
the delegates tn the convention. and
at the conclusion Of the discussion.
on the matter, it was determined to
have the legislative committee oE the
federation present the resolution to
the next session of the state legisla-
| ture.
Jordan q Delegate.
Charles w. Jordan, of this city,
chairman of the committee on resolu-
tions, presented the matter to the
meeting. The plan for such penal In
stitutions originated in this city about
year ago. Mr.. Jordan. the official
representative OF the Richmond club.
had been instructed to offer the heso-
luton to the conventions George Sci
del was the man who first drew up the
| resolution.
At the September meeting Of the To-
| cal club Mr.. Seidel gave his views on
proposition worthy Of adoption by the
state body. >~
One of the interesting resolutions
adopted by the federation was in favor
OF business form Of city govern
ment." The desirability Of this form
Of municipal government. it was said.
was because 1t eliminated politics.
The plan, as presented, provides .
council of fifteen to have charge OF
the government. Anyone who wish
es to be a candidate for councilman.
is eligible without nomination. and .
list of all candidates would be printed
with the names in alphabetical order.
An election would then be held to re-
duce the number OF candidates to
thirty, then another election would
be held to elect fifteen of the 80 nomi-
nees. When chosen, the councillors
will convene and appoint a mayor.
and four associates. each OF the four
to be in charge of some department.
such as health, police, etc. The may
or and his associates would be sub
ject to recall by the councilmen and
the councilmen by the people.
| In commenting on this resolution.
Mr.. Jordan, the local representative,
said that although politics would
| probably enter to q small degree into
the new plan, it was very sensible,
and would do away with many forms
of corruption in public life.
Mr.. Jordan was elected vice presi-
dent Of the organization, to represent
the sixth congressional district. The
officers are:
President, s. NJ. Foster, TT. Wayne;
vice president, First District, ]. C.
Kelley, Evansville; Second District,
Job Freeman. Linton; Third District.
Marcus s. sulzer, Madison; Fourth
District, w. N. Achenbach, Columbus;
Fifth District, w. III. Duncan, Terre
Haute; Sixth District. Charles W. Jor-
dan. Richmond; Seventh District,
Clarence D. Boyd, indianapolis;
Eighth District, A. W. Brady. Ander-
son; Ninth District, B. r. Russell.
CTawfordsvilIe; Tenth District, e. r.
johnson. Hammond; Eleventh Dis
trict, c. II. Stuart, Log1nspoFt:
! Twelfth District, T. r. Theme, Fort
Wayne: Thirteenth District, Willian
Happ, South Bend.
The secretaIy-treasurer win be
elected BY the vice presidents It some
future date and viii probably be II. c.
Rutledge OF Indiana HaTbor.
Indiana Harbor was oe5ected - the
meeting place for the next c0nyen-
tion OF the federation
/ A resolution favoring . uniform
good roads law Was unanimCly