The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-11-11
CHARTER
leans END OF
boss, SAYSDENBY
plays Up Nom Partisan Ballot
Feature in Address Before
Pastors' Union
EXPECTS OPPOSITION OF
ENEMIES OF REFORM
Abolition Of Political Opportun-
ity Sure to be Fought by Ger
tain Element, He Says

The non-parttsan preferential DAT
lot provided for In the new charter
viii destroy party lines and make IL
impossybls for any political machine
"a control q city election In the fu-
ture." said Edwin DENLY. president Of
the charter commission. speaking be-
rDre the PastorS' union, In the Y. NJ.
G. =. auditorium, Monday morning.
Commissioner DENLY urged the
adoption Of the new charter a. = step
towards better municipal govern
ment He pointed out and explained
the several new features In the char
ter. and answered random questions
ON matters Ut minor importance relat-
inx to city government.
Personally, / do not consider and
ohall not say that our city govern
Uent Il . bad government: on the
contrary I ray II IL q good one, but
tie charter changes will greatly i'm.
prove t." he declared.
The nonpartisan preferential bal.
lot. witch exterminAtes the political
bcoo big and ANAL. ana the abolition
~ the board Of estimates, are the
ur4ncipal causes Of opposition to the
NV charter" he continued.
'1Goveral cf the present estimators
ard aldermen are out to kill the chat.
II. e possiblo, and they viii be as-
n1otod ~ . certain political element
sMh6ch sees In the adoption q the re-
poew measure, the abolition Of poll
sucA opportunity.
I'm speaking for the new charter
II can upon you gentlemen to remem-
~ Int while It may not be perfect.
sot = Ike Ill legislative measures. .
natter OF compromise. II each voter
s1n1o Il generally acceptable, he
'ohou1d Mt vote against Il because OF
N cbjeetiOa to some minor provision.
n va auxious to see the present
ward system abOlished. The territor-
III unit q the city itsek II small
Iuough TOR men Of broad grasp TO
1nko IN III needs, without silbdividing
~ into smaller units. The nav char
~ provides for one alderman for
sonch ward: personally I would prefer
Ttho olocelon Of nine aldermen at
lnreo. The charter can be amended
lntSr and these matters taken up 3
ne people 20 desire.
= The board II estimates was abol-
1ohed - 6inplify, ecQnomixe and to
bVOBVAAU.V41eb3s
s1oW chartor the mayor II armed with
1850 poyrNf and hs ID made directly
|1wopcus1olo Tor the conduct q his En-
nv Decentralization He has The pow
~ 20 remove any appointive ofncer
n Do mt think that the new char
- has any tendency towards com.
n1wtpa form q gOvernment. though
S2t Il m improvement on the federal
|4ofm of oovernment."
Comm1g1t0ner DENLY ct the close Of
~ taIk announced that he would an
5Gwor my questions relative to the
|nOw chartersn Among others. he was
|4Gkod - the new charter contained
I1mything shout the saloon question.
'nn1 lf e made specific mention q the
00n1ay labor NV. The commissione
nined that the charter did not at
A1Dre % leS1slats on matters that
&o04 b covered By ordnance
The ut Of resolutions. read In the
sIost meeting and referred TO the COM
I1n1ttoo On civice and economies, COM
s1noo61nG Police Commissioners Giles
- 1or hls crusRde against organized
v)e& WNs not reported out BY the
'nm1ktoo. The secretary explained
TT Dpao q the members II that par
1tDQl0r committee wAs present