The herald., 1897-04-30
THE FIGHT IN THE BARN,

bility of the governor appointing the
members of the police, fire and park COM
missions, all of which are very desira-
BILE places. with fat salaries attached,
and as there is no question as to Gov
ernor Budd's politics, 1t is not hard to
understand the opposition from that
quarter.
The identity of the man who tele-
phoned the clerks at the postoffice Tues
day night, if such telephone message
was sent, has not yet been disclosed.
1t was stated yesterday that City At
torney Dunn was the man, but that
gentleman unequivocally denies that he
did anything of the kind, all reports to
the contrary Notwithstanding Mr..
Dunn says that all of the conversation he
had on the subject was over the tele-
phone with Postmaster Mathews him
self, and that his position is substan-
TALLY the same as that stated in The
Herald yesterday morning. He says
that he called up the postoffice Tuesday
afternoon shortly after o'clock, and
asked for General Mathews. That gen.
tlemen was out at the time, and he asked
that on his return he be asked to call
him up, as he wished to speak with him.
Between and o'clock General Math-
ews did call him up and he then told him
that, in his opinion he should not take
the names of people brought into him by
parties other than regularly appointed
enumerators. He further stated that
the ordinance was very plain, and stated
by whom the canvas was to be taken,
giving the names of the duly appointed
enumerators, and they were the only
persons from whom returns should be
received He also said that he thought
that it would be better to have the num-
ber fall below 900 than to exceed that
figure on account of possible complica-
tions growing out of the state laws.
This was all the part taken by him. He
did not order the count to stop, nor did
he communicate with any one at the
postoffice after the talk with General
Mathews, and If any such order as stated
had been given he knew nothing about it..
Councilman Toll, the remaining mem
ber of the census committee, who was
absent from the hall Wednesday, was
seen yesterday, and he, too, denied posi-
lively that he had given instructions
to any one to stop the count.
| Councilmen Nickel and Hutchison
of the census committee are investigat-
| ing the matter, and a meeting of ths
committee may be held this morning
for the purpose of taking such action as
! they may deem necessary. Both gentle
men say they intend to have fair square
count, and that every name that comes
into their possession will be accounted
| for. Nothing can now stop the work.
The committee will close the enumera-
| ton on the evening of the 30th of April,
when the entire list will be carefully
gone over and checked, after which 1t
will be reported to the council in type
written form. AS to what will be done
by the council in officially declaring the
census they cannot say, but they will
do their duty, and the figures as re-
turned will be just as they are, whether
they are over or under 100000. Mr..
Hutchison said that new names are be-
ing reported every day, and only yester-
day it was discovered that the Downey
block, in which there are thirty-five
PEOPLE, had been entirely overlooked
Wherever these omissions had been dis
covered regular enumerators had been
sent to secure the names, and this will
be done up to the time that the count
closes. Mr.. Hutchison thinks that at
| the very least there are from 100000 to
1O5,O 900 people in the city.
| 1t is now conceded by attorneys and
others that even in the event Of the un-
constitutionality OF the Bulla amend
ment, should the population go over 1oo.-