Show civil civa service philadelphia doe 10 lo special the annual meeting of the national ci il service reform league opened here hera today with a fair attendance of representative senta tive reformers reform era including carl schurz theodore rusevelt ru Bu sevelt richard bichard hente dana and richard cateon gilder A number of papers on reform and government will be read today and ana toma tomorrow Trop and the substitution tation of the merit system for the spoils bobila system in manic apal valand and state government will be strong v advocated |