My story . z O OQ oa: c/2 J co c & ~a .a c-o. oI d5 Q o cu D oh XIII THE CITY GOVERNMENT AND THE TAX SCHOOL I FOUND a city council of eleven holdovers and elevennewly-elected members, twelve of whom were Repub-licans and ten Democrats. My first move was to organizethose of both parties who regarded the public interest asof more importance than party, against the crooked Dem-ocrats and the crooked Republicans. Frederic C. Howeand William J. Springborn were two Republican memberswho at once identified themselves with the Howe soon joined us politically, but Mr. Springborncontin
My story . z O OQ oa: c/2 J co c & ~a .a c-o. oI d5 Q o cu D oh XIII THE CITY GOVERNMENT AND THE TAX SCHOOL I FOUND a city council of eleven holdovers and elevennewly-elected members, twelve of whom were Repub-licans and ten Democrats. My first move was to organizethose of both parties who regarded the public interest asof more importance than party, against the crooked Dem-ocrats and the crooked Republicans. Frederic C. Howeand William J. Springborn were two Republican memberswho at once identified themselves with the Howe soon joined us politically, but Mr. Springborncontinued as a Republican for some time. I worked forhis election as a Republican member of council the nextyear and later (after the State gave us a new municipalcode which made the directors elective) for his nomina-tion and election as a Republican on the Democratic ticketto the office of director of public works. I commenced atonce to take advantage of weakened party lines and to dowhat I could to weaken them still further. One of the first th
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