The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-10-30
WILL PUSH
COUNCIL OF
NINE PLAN
Many Meetings In In
terest Of Reform
Arranged

Aldermanic camounage IS what
William p Lovett. executive secre
fary o the Detroit citizens league
termed fhr oueaidrrman.t0 award
plan offered by some n The Nom
bers ~ fhe present council as q
substitute for the proposed nine
man council ga talk % 'he Me'ho-
dist pastors ~ the cts IN Central
Mcihodist church house Monday
momue
Mr. Loyctt told OF tho -nbier
ranean effort be.nr made by me
small caiber aldermen Who huow
they could never De- elected .o r.
small council 20 defeat ,he plan
81 the polls Every man who ever
received JOB or n favor from au
alderman. every ward heeler ana
pcty precinct politician d. being
solicited to work and vote against
The proposed reform INC speaker
Faid
We arc informed thai group
Of men who claim 20 represent
union labor have formed secret
alliance with these aldermen who
are fearful OF losing their jobs DE-
continued They do nor represen.
the laboring class OF Detroit IN any
sense. and We want thc woTkne-
mon 10 know the facts so mes may
vote intrliigontly next Tuesday
tThat is the biz Job before us-
to Eef The people 20 the polls The
nine man council Is not an expert.
ment Pittsburgh has a council az
seven Bosion council of nine. and
many other cities OF the country
have fallen into line There Is no
question as TO the need Of reform
IN Detroit And here will be 10
question az 20 the outcome % the
vote on this proposition u We can
persuade the people that IL Is 20
their interests Ia 20 20 the polls and
vote"
a telegram has been received from
Dr a r Hatton Of New York. the
municipal specialist who had been
engaged 20 deliver addresses this
charter revision, stating that he Is
confined TO bis bed with an attack Of
grin and cannot come here
We are sorry. sand Attorney
Pliny w Marsh OF Tho Citizens
league. "hut we already have such 4
iuil schedule Of meetings. well sup
piled with local speakers. that We
shall hardly try 10 find a substitute
for Or Hatton ~ this late hour
4 hope IL viii be made perfectly
clear this week that the onc-alder-
manto-a.ward plan. offered as char.
Ter amendment by tho present com
mon council. Is not the sofgiOn Of
the problem We shall not have a
small council charter fil ward lines
are entirely eliminated and the alder
men are elected az large tho same as
school inspectors"
In addition 20 many public meet
ings in factories. the citizens com
mitfec appointed by MAYOR Marx.
thru its speakers bureau, has ar
ranged I've special neighborhood
meetings for citizens this week. four
81 which are 20 Do held IN public
Frhool buildings Among the speak
ers will be Mayor Marx Senator
George g. Scott, Pliny " Marsh
DIVE p DufNcId, Aid " p Bradley.
ex-Ald Watson. and Lent ID Epson.
director OF the Detroit Bureau OF
Governmental Research
one OF the largest meetings OF Tho
campaign viii DO held TUESDAY AZ
o'clock. In the main auditorium OF
TIE Board OF Commerce Abner r
Harmed, former president OF the
Board Of Commerce and sales chair
man Of the Liberty loan campaign.
viii be one ri the speakers. Aid
John G Lodge will be chairman and
VIII speak on the subject ~ charter
revision and the evils ~ he pres
rnt large council system
Meetings scheduled for Tuesday
and the speakers viii be
Noon BOARD ~ Commerce. ADner