Citizens Budget Commission Mass Meeting
type: Event
genre: http://data.carnegiehall.org/genres/5
description: meeting
location: http://data.carnegiehall.org/venues/5
organizer: http://data.carnegiehall.org/names/1290
start date: 1932-10-25T20:00:00
sub event: work_01
comment: Entered from New York Times article and wire service photo showing Lewis H. Pounds, Republican candidate for Mayor, and other speakers on stage; stated time is approximate. According to the article, "At a mass meeting which ended with discussion of the advisability of organizing 50,000 persons for a protest march on City Hall, the Citizens Budget Commission carried its fight for municipal economy to the people last night in Carnegie Hall." "CITIZENS OPEN DRIVE TO FORCE MORE CUTS IN THE CITY BUDGET: DELEGATES OF CIVIC GROUPS WITH 70,000 MEMBERS AT RALLY -- WEIGH MARCH ON CITY HALL. HEAR MAYORALTY NOMINEES POUNDS, HILLQUIT AND PATTERSON PLEDGE ECONOMY, SCORE TAMMANY -- O'BRIEN STAYS AWAY. SALARY CUTS DEMANDED RIEGELMAN, IN BEHALF OF CITIZENS' BODY, ASKS CITY LEGISLATORS TO REDUCE THEIR OWN PAY. CITIZENS AT RALLY URGE BUDGET CUTS." New York Times (1923-Current file), Oct 26 1932, p. 1. ProQuest. Web. 17 June 2019.