Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-02-08
CALLED POLITICAL RENEGADES.
That is the Designation Applied to the Republican Concmen
Who Voted for Hion's Retention as Chief OF
Poce-Tropica Conference

who have upheld the mayor In his fight
for the removal OF Chief Hilton APP
reared before the Republican city COM
inIttee last evening, by appointment, to
give their reasons for their stand taken
In the fight, and II looked, for time
as II II were their meeting instead of
the committees, II certainly was d
spicy affair from beginning to end, and
four OF the counclmen, Robertson,
Dayelet Ylgus and Thomas, finally LEFT
the meeting. Robertson at one point,
made a motion to adjourn but he was
informed that II was meeting Of the
Republican city committee, and that a
councilman had no right to make such
u notion
It seems that the committee en-
deayored to find out Just how far the
six councllmen would yield 10 the other
-FOUR and II didn't take them long to
discover that they were up against II, -
for those gentlemen Informed them that
they would not be a party to any plan
whereby they would surrender one Inch
In their positions In supporting the
mayor They all contended that the
mayor was right, and that they would
support his nominees for chief Of police
even II, as Robertson suggested, It was
n yellow dog" They thought that a
had been made In calling them
before the committee, for they had sup
ported the mayor from the start and
they thought that the -four renegades,"
Robinson, Cottrell Spence and Eardley,
were the ones who needed TO be dlscl-
plined
a committee OF three, consisting OF
Wey katz and Preece, was appointed
TO arrange FOR the meeting with the
other four Republican members OF the
council, and II was decided to meet In
the mayors Office Sunday afternoon at
3 o'clock
The meeting was called to order by
Chairman Elchnor and the members
~ere. Lawson Wilson, Meyers
Callister Wey Irvine and Secy Meeks
For some reason Preece and KATE were
absent Pratt. Of course had reason
able excuse for being absent, as was
stated at the meeting at the knutsford
evening
Chairman Eichnor stated the reasons
for calling the meeting and said further
That the city committee had right 10
expect that the eleven Republican
members OF the council would work for
the best interests OF the Republican
party. The six members Thomas,
Hewlett, Vigus Sharp, Robertson and
Daveler, were called upon In their turn
to express their opinions on the matter.
Thomas said that he had supported
he Mayor from the very first. That he
had been 4 member OF the police COM
nlttee for two years and knew that the
'hief was incompetent He thought the
Mayor had right TO remove the chief,
md he would stand by him I'm his ef-
orts. lie suggested that much good
'ould come of n conference between the
Mayor and the eleven Republican coun-
linen.
Hewlett felt satisfied that the Mayor
vas removing Hilton for the peace and
larmony OF the department and not be-
ause he was a Mormon so he was
,oing 10 stand BY the chief executive
o the end,
Vigus had no doubt whatever as TO
he Mayors right to remove the chief.
lie thought that II was business
and not one OF religion,
lolltlcs or personal feeling. He urged
hat the Republican members OF the
'ouncll We're already together anal
lidn't need any harmonzlng.
sharp said that If the members had
rome u the Mayor IN the first place the
natter would probably have been set.
led before now. The Mayor had told
lin that lc had no personal feeling
Igainst Hilton, but that he lacked abl-
" fof the position He thought the
roper thing 10 do was for the eleven
MEMBERS to meet with the Mayor and
ach relax little from their posi-.
Ions.
Robertson then took the floor and
aid;
II have supported the Mayor In this
hing from the beginning and propose
o support him TO the end. | have no
Ipology explanation nor concessions to
make, 1t would be an insult to the
Mayor to ask him now to come to the
TO ask for concessions; he
ould not do II without surrender Of
Ms manhood. and for one will oppose
skiing him to do So"
Daveler started the excitement by
aging: THE course OF the six Repub-
leans here has been consistent
With Republican policy; the other four
ave seen III TO ally themselves with
he Democrats to save a chief OF police
Who has lied to two Of the members OF
he Council. And yet you ask us to
make concessions to these four rene
iade Republicans
Elchnor put forth paclfying hand
saying, Gentlemen, we must"
Must we2" exclaimed Dayeler. mot
I | know It. No man can say must
% me, ] don't care who he Is. that
hing doesn't so with yours truly. /
know my duty and do 1t. The gem
leman from the Fifth with flashing
yes and flushed face was then COM
lelled to give way for Robertson his
aggressive colleague from the same dis.
rlct, who said II he had to lie down
md "let those fellows walk over him
% bring about harmony he would
serve notice then and there that-but
ne didn't finish putting the thought in
% words. as MIR Irvine asked, "Who
)olted the Republican caucus2"
IL again became evident that Mr..
Robertson does not look kindly upon
his pauCug as he rnplipd with arnnha-