The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-04-22
E9NN9ITES SCHEME TO
Rim TWO DEPARTMENTS
wouId Make Political Machines Of Fire and Police
Organizations.
determined opposition by DR.. T. B. Beatty and Councilman
charles COre Defeats Well Laid Plans Of the Bosses

A hold ana Nd4l l7
= democrat employed in the hre'
s, ,tcs and health departments was to
-, - besn sprung at the meeting Of the
-. oonncil on Tuesday night. The
n,1rbrcan caucus Of Wednesday even
NY nv week ago, was called to arrange
49,, scheme. 1t was not attempted in
~. council because the caucus failed
- control eight Republican council
men
Tbougb Republican bosses, members
y, the CITY committee and heelers are
borliny frantically for the removal Of
nsro,rsts from the police, fire and
Nth departments, there will be no
-.movals Ever since Mayor ThOmD-
en- vent inro office along with the new
cor,cilren there have been strenuous
sForts to throw out the Democrats in
tbes, three departments.
Tho Republican caucus Of Thursday
evening a week ago, was one of the
outward signs. The attempt to hold a
second caucus last Wednesday was an
other and a future caucus now in mis-
~ contemplation is a third sign. But
tbess will accomplish nothing, for DR..
Psatty. councilman from the Fifth pre-
cinct ana Charles Cottrell, councilman
from the Second. stand firm against
removals for political and partisan rea-
sons Each of them declared yesterday
with much emphasis that he would not
yots for the removal of any man for
roliticgI considerations, and they with
SIX Democratic members constitute a
majority of the council, which must
confirm appointments or removals.
Chief Devine Of the fire department,
Chief Hilton Of the police department,
or Mayor Thompson, whatever may be
their desires or whatever may be the
pressure brought to bear on hem. will
find il useless to suggest removals or
appointments while the two Republican
members Of the city council and the
six Democrats hold their present Opin-
tons.
Effort Has Been Made.
But there has been great effort made
20 throw out the Democrats on the fire,
police and health departments. Ever
since the Inauguration of Mayor
Thompson and the new council the pur-
pose has been evident. Republican
bosses care little about the efficiency
Of the departments The heelers whom
they promised TO reward at the last
election cSre nothing at all. They only
know that they wanted jobs. Many
or them filed petitions. Dozens more
Of them did not make formal applica-
ton knowing that until the Republi-
can machine could control the council
slcn EFFORTS We're useless. Chief Hilton
has about fifty applications filed away
now, Chief Devine has fifty-two and il
is a standing joke about the depart
ment headquarters that almost every
olher man who passes the engine house
IS seeking a place as a fire laddie, so
last have applications come in since
the Republican caucus.
IL Is a well known fact that the most
trusted and efficient men in the police
ueIdI ment are Democrats. Chief Hill
ION himself said 50 weeks ago. OF the
FIX SCI sednts, only one. the son of eX-
Ihlet Pratt. is a Republican. and about
zen pdU0imen are Democrats.
me removal Of these men and the
appointment OF new officers in their
PAGES would GPmOralize the force for
-oi'nS. IL would be wholly unable TO
we WIN any serious emergency until
ul- men We're trained by months Of
ss.'I'e. chief Hilton does not at this
.-.S care 10 discuss the matter. He
a-.L Yesterday that ne would not have
-! ,"-Hs 20 say concerning the politics
~ lIa men under him. But he did not
l-' win startling emphasis that the
,.'D' al or men simply because they
force oViIlo' dll@e Ms
N is difficult to learn Just how ranv
t,,.0tIdlS there are among the TWEEN
80 --.-e employees Of the fire DEPART
81 lAe7a men. or all of them with
1 exception ~ TWO or three. have beer
"e FORCE for several years. and
49,. vi course have changed their
l.E,lS. But &c - believed that twelve
.'dIleen OF thfw are Democrats and
~ ~ %, 'AT.. are Socialists. Chief De
~. . goes not know much about the
~. OF the men. because he does
any extent Win 'i40lll u
department Now Efficient.
,,f5 ine department is efficient now"
- --. Any radical removals Of a
Ggi7 g.. number o- men would greatly inn
,r .l..e IS what a Wen known fire IN
tics is a-aa. sid yesterday: IF pol
[g-,.. ~ .' .Hl % figure i'm the fire de-
idvarg1 NE '.-ss IF Insurance will
Are rsrl...r r... y half of the men
win be greater III. . Unframed men there
owner ,- D.-.a,ss man and property
a. orrs N....- To pay higher rates
Il Know. .,..
Up its rates .'..- my company will put
the board 10 '.- that Will mean that
css s'r -t -11 all The companies. # Will Win
hgs rs,.,. no. Us and owners Of build
tie rs5-- -. ..s.ads Of dollars until
come as 49, department shall be-
And YET .- '' ., as With the old men"
held ON T.r--- the Republican caucus
Council hIse s1, members Of the the c e7y
nittee ~, .,- ne Republican city com
o1t Demo.rs.. a resolution to clean