The Cordova daily times., 1921-09-19
CITY MANAGER SYSTEMS IN OHIO CITIES TO BE PUT ON
 TRIAL AT NEXT ELECTIONS

CLEVELAND, Sept. 19. While Cleveland. .Ohio's metropolis, is pre- pairing to vote in November upon an amendment to it's charter abolishing the phesent federal plan" of city government and adopting in it's stead the city manager form. two other Ohio cities, which have given more or less extended trials to the manager plan are to vote upon replacing it with something else
 In Dayton a petition. signed by more than 3O,000 voters, has been presented asking for submission of an amend ment to the charter abolishing the city manager, under which the city has been governed for nearly eight years. Akron, which adopted the city man ager form two years ago. is also to vote upon a return to its former plan of government
 Opponents of the city manager idea allege that 1t is wasteful, monarchical and extravagant and that the gov ernment under the city manager fails to respond to popular sentiment, but that the manager, like some creation of a czar or a Hohenzollern, decides matters affecting all without measur- ing popular sentiment or public de. sires.
 They denounce the plan as an ex- pertinent patterned after Dusseldorf, Germany, proclaimed as the acme of perfection by Dr. Garland, who went to Europe, at the expense of John II. Pattersan. founder of the National Cash Register factories, to learn it's workings, and who came back to Day ton and told it's wonder and thus fastened the shackles of despOtism so securely about us that we have not been able to shake them off"
 NATIONAL IN SCOPE
 The organized attack upon the city manager idea has a nationwide signifi- canoe. Behind the plan there is an or ganization known as the National Mu- nicipal League. which has hcadquar- ters in New York, Secretary of State Charles Evans Hughes is the president of the organization; Harold w Dodds. secretary, and Frank A. Vauderlip, treasurer.
 Dayton was the largest municipality in the United States to operate under the system until Akron adopted the plan at an election some eighteen months ago. The first city manager in Dayton was Henry NJ. Waite. city en- ginecr of Cincinnati at the time of his selection. who took office on Janu- ary 1. 1914. at a salary of $12.50O per year. He served in that capacity until he resigned during the war to go to France to help build railroads to trans port troops to the front
 He was succeeded by J. F. Barlow, also Cincinnati man. brought to Day ton by Waite, as director of public service Barlow served from March, 1918, until February l. 192k when he was succeeded by w. G. Barber, of Joliet. H.. who was paid a salary of $12.OOO annually Barlow received $7.5OO.
 Barber had made a reputation at Joliet as professional "city manager" under the commission form of govern ment and was considered an eX- pericnced "professional" city manager. His regime, however, was extremely brief as he resigned July 16 and re- turned to his Illinois home
 Hoping to quell the clamor for q home man. the Dayton City commis- sion named F. O. Eichelberger, a Day ton man. to succeed him, but the vol ume of compliant has constantly grown, and experienced politicians are Ilt'llNltiB lUt NtlfNN bl illt lldIlbS'l form at the election, in November and the substitution of some other plan of city government.
 SOCIALISTS SEEK CONTROL
 The fight over the city manager idea, however. is mixed up with red hut camDaign for control of the com mission as it is now constituted. The Socialists. who have grown in strength tremendously in Dayton, as in other urban centers. have three candidates in the field The Municipal Voters League is also backing complete slate while the two old political or ganizations are behind the candidates of picked men.