The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-06-24
SHEETS
DOWN HARD
rtv Council Refused to Confirm
poIice Chiefs Appointment.
BITTER FIGHT IS RENEWED
-ypFE NAMES GO THROUGH
AND THREE REFERRED.

AND THREE REFERRED.
list as was expected, the final effort
+a restore Detective Sheets to his
former position on the police force
,.-s..r..ased o rough house" last night
~ the city council. Chief Paul sub
mittsi his appointment Of sheets along
o.th six others to fll vacancies in the
f.us-tm.ut but only three of the ap-
rr.rtaes successfully ran the gauntlet
IN confirmation. Sheets name was re-
t....f hy the votes Of the so-caIled
renegade republicans allied with The
four Democratic members. The other
three names ON the list were referred
,a the committee on police for invcst-
CATION and report
Assuming chat the three names re-
t.r.a arc confirmed by the council.
uav0r Thompson Is deemed likely TO
object unless he is indicated by the
restoration of Detective Sheets. and
t4rs fhc effort 90 increase the size OF
frr police force 90 meet the expected
p1.grnuios Jf this summer in coping
with he criminal element is likely 20
come to uaught. Not until the Ques-
ton of determining who the seven new
f0Ifra officers will be is settled win the
chic. designate who shah be the cap
tain of police the sergeants and other
officers of the force.
Trouble was at once I'm evidence upon
the recorders reading a commuuicat ton
from chief Paul appointing. subject 10
confirmation by the council. Charles NJ.
Evans. Henry Jones. George a. Sheets.
George T. Watson, Charles r. Gate
h1use. Benedict ID. Siegfus and G.. w.
olson. iu The order named. as police
men fu hIl four vacancies caused BY the
removal of Sergeants Janney and
Brown and Detective Sheets. the resig-
nation Of Pauolman Pack and TO fin
Inc three additional places created by
the new ordinance. Two changes were
noted in the slate since IL was origin
ably framed. GatehUusc and Olson TAX
ag The places OF Pat McDermott and
a. s.. Aikirc.
Declined to Take the Bunch.
Hewlctts motion to confirm the list
of seven was amended by Fernstrom
moving TO consider each name separ-
a,cIy Thomas urged that all OF the
CHIEFS appointments De confirmed. for
tu do so would be i'm the interest OF
good government. and otherwise the
chiefs hands would be tied i'm attempt
inC Co properly administer the affairs
of the police department.
Both Cottrell and Eardley coutended
t0r the segregation as a right Of the
IHr 90 Ia
Hewlett suggested that if Fernstrom's
amendment carried it would result i'm
she mayors turning all Of the appoint
mcnts down. In reply 10 CottrelTs
demand Tor the reason Of the mayors
doing so. Hewlett said the executive
has his fsvorites as well as the council
president
I'm stating his objections 10 IIcwlett's
threat Cottrcll worked himself up to
high pitch by declaring he proposed to
place the responsibility upOn the mayor
for turning down appointments. He
added that he and his followers will
not be gagged or forced To- swallow
every morsel offered. COttrell contin-
ucd by saying &c would not be infrinE-
ing upon the prerpgatives Of the mayor
and the chief To- refuse to confirm any
one of tho appointees.
A Question Of Principle.
Davcler remarked that members Of
ihs council had been at each others
ihro7tS for four months over the police.
question. until Eardley and CottreU and
their supporters. at sacrifice Of prin-
cipIc. yielded 10 the dictatiou Of a
higher power and voted for. tho con-
hrWation of the mayors appointment
of Chief Paul. From this he reasoned
that those who opposed an appoint
W"nt by the chief ought not TO COM
plain of their own work. He urged that
they would not be stultifying them
selves To- support the chief. but could
congratulate themselves that for once
they had been true to themselves.
starting with a Uaraphrase of a quo
'7U0u that he and his followers pro-
posed tn have peace i'm the police de-
narlm"nt even IL they had TO fight for
DO. Fcrnstrom remarked that when the
deal was made that Chief Hilton would
resign. aU understanding was effected
mat certain things would not be done
meaning that the Republican council
men Who had prevented the mayors
removal OF Hilton were assured that
n" effort would be made TO restore
detective Sheets to the police force in
consideration of The former chiefs
yolaeI.manic supporters agreeing to
me Confirmation Of Captain Paul for
th.eiI. Ferustrom added that these
'ouuci'men had become convinced that,
His compact was TO be broken, and
ae1rr the trouble had broken out
atresh.
Wouldn't Tell About the Deal.
Robertson, Daveler and A. J. Davis
were iUsistent that Fernstrom tell an
about This compact, but the member
NoH ,hc Third pleaded that every body
know about 1t, and the newspapers had
published The story. Al every oppoc-
tlu.ty the members from the Fifth
precinct asked COttren. Eardley ana
Robinson, The reputed parties to the
zeal with Senator kearns and Apostle
Sm1't Co cnlighten them upon the sub
I.a. pl the anti-Sheets compact but
,n'ir curiosity remained Unsatisfed.
once havelsr wanted Chief Paul to
ltI If he were involved in the compact,
ogy am objection from CottreH prevent
'H ia' chief from answering If ne had
i1. inclination.
'H rouca3 vote the proposition Of
EeIHSirom To- consider each name on
La."i FaUls list separately prevailed.
NJ vote showed the same old line-up
%" the police department fight. as fol-
lows Ayes, Arnold +. II. Davis,
L'.lI"N. FernstrOm. Robinson. Spence
iuldenham and Cottrell; noes. Dave
'-r q. D. Davis. Hewlett, Robertson.
Nh7rD Thomas and NiCuS. by the
same vote Sheets name was rejected "a
little later.
me first two names on Chief Paul s
'7l of appointments, Charles n. Evans
ana Henry Jones. were then taken M
ana confirmed by unanimous vote. Att
=. The contest over Sheets. the name Of
George r, Watson was considered. re-