Show CITIZEN ELECTED TO NATIONAL COUNCIL the national economic league with headquarters at boston announces the election of attorney 0 A robertson to represent the state of utah on the national council other members elected at this time were nepal L morris and mayor J G M bames of the election was by preferential ferent ial ballot on which some seven ty five citizens of utah were nominated among the utah members of the national council previously elected are A P bigelow Bl gelow adam S bennion Benn lon john ac howard pred P champ governor geo H dern L H farnsworth eugene giles president heber J geant charles R hollingsworth lincoln G kelly richard R lyman oscar W mcconkle prof A L dr E G peterson miss alice L reynolds gage B rodman and william spry the purpose of the national eco league as announced to provide a means for giving expression to the informed and disinterested opinion of the country regarding economic social and political problems with a view to creating a public opinion that will be a vital and controlling force in our government the executive council ot the league includes john hays hammond william alien white charles M schwab jamaes rowland angell president yale university ver sity A lawrence lowell president harvard university roger W babson frank 0 lowden david starr jordan chancellor stanford university george W wickersham former U S attorney general and nicholas murray butler president of columbia university A recent preferential vote taken by the league throughout the united states indicated as the first three paramount problems of the country the following in the order indicated administration of justice lawlessness disrespect for law prohibition farm relief came sixth on the list |