Reforming Government
by Taylor, Brandan, Tanner, and Joe
-there were two different proposals to reforming the cities government
-the 1st proposal was to divide the government into several departments and hire an expert commissioner to control each one.
- the 2nd was to hire a city council manager instead of having a mayor.
-Texas adopted commission plan in 1901, other cities then followed direct election of senators in 1912.
-the government was made more efficient by using ideas from business
-Led by republican governor Robert M. La Follette
-Robert La Follette influenced Wisconsin to become the Laboratory of Democracy when he led reforms that broke the power of the party bosses
-Party Bosses: control votes and dedicates appointments
"reputation for corruption".
The changes of women's rights
Robert La Follete
The party bosses who controlled voting.
Different issues led to different approaches. This reform was important to improve the way their government enter acted with the citizens and also to get the government more involved.