The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-04
WANT A BETTER
PARTY MACHINE
Republican Politicians Are Still
Working on TammaRy Scheme.
FIGHT OVER CHIEF HILTON
STATE CHAIRMAN AGAINST THE
MAYOR.

The salt Lake Republican Tammany
scheme is not dead by any means The
Republican workers who started out to
carry the scheme Of the new organiza-
ton through are all the more deter
mined now because of the opposition
that has arisen. They purpose 10 keep
hammering away on the city commit
tee and the party leaders till they con-
vert them TO their way of thinking.
The committee that was appointed to
get up the plan for the new organiza-
ton has had trouble in getting to-
gether, and as a consequence is not
prepared to submit any kind of a re-
port. The chairman of this committee
is George L. Nye. and other influential
members are Alma D. I<atz, Council
man Hewlett, Councilman-elect Robin
son Of the First precinct and J. j.
Meyers. A number Of efforts have been
made in the last two weeks to get this
committee together; part Of the COM
mittee has met a number of times; a
report has been prepared but it is not
acceptable to all the members of the
committee and there the matter stands.
Katz to Study Tammany.
Alma D. Katz, one of the prime NOV
ers in the scheme for q more thorough
organization Of the Republican forces
in the city, win leave for New York
shortly, and some of the opponents of
the new order are telling that he is
going TO New York for the express pur-
pose of making d special study on the
ground of the practical workings of
the original Tammany MI. 1t is said
that he is already assured of an inter-
view with Chief Cookers private secre-
tary.
The proposed removal of Chief of Po-
lice Hilton by Mayor Thompson is al
ready figuring in the fight for and
against the new Tammany scheme.
The Tammanyites as a rule are for the
removal Of Chief Hilton, on the ground
that the eighteen positions in the po-
lice department now held by Democrats
or men whose Republicanism is under
suspicion should be put on the pie coun-
ter to be divided up among the boys
who won the victory in the city cleo
ton.
Callister Against Thompson.
Another interesting complication that
has come up is that E. H Callister, the
internal revenue collector, has taken
the leadership in the fight to have
Hilton retained in his Office. Callister
carries COttrell and Eardley in the hOl-
low Of his hand and they viii obey him
in this matter, in the opinion of those
who profess to be on the inside. 1t is
also stated that Callister is soliciting
the aid of the Democrats who will be in
the next city council in behalf of Hilton,
and is making himself very active in
the interest of the chief.
This fight between Mayor Thompson
and Collector Callister viii lose moth
ing in interest as the time goes on.
The outcome it is now thought will be
a victory for Mayor Thompson, as it is
known that already some of the Re-
publican councilmens are weakening.
and are ready to go with the mayor
the first of the year because of the pie
thar is involved.
The hardest workers for the Tam
many organization are anxious to have
/ the scheme in working order by the
time the new administration is ushered
in, so that it can dictate the appoint
ments. The last meeting of the COM
mittee at work on the plan was held
in the city and county building on
Monday night but nothing was accom-
plished.