The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-14
INSURGENTS WIN
ROBINSON BACK
Mayors Side in Council Lost
Chance to Snatch Victory.
AWAITING DAVIS RETURN
BRIBE OF PATRONAGE TO ROB
INsON WILL BE DECLINED.

TUE only important development of
yesterday in the contest between
4 Mayor Thompson and his support
ers D.. the council and Chief Hilton's
side for the control of the police de-
fartme1t, was the announcement that
the executives faction had abandoned
an hope Of winning Councilman Rob
inscu ever to the proposition to crea te
vacancy in the chieftaincy. either
bv reytving the removal of Hilton or
securing his unqualified resigna ton.
adu- effect at once. Although the
councilman from the First precinct had
left town, II Yves declared that he had
gore back TO the camp of his fnsurgent
colleagues after attempting. with the
aid Of The peace makers of the Re-
rubicau city committee. To bring the
mayor out of the scrap with Chief Hill
TOMS scalp dangling from his belt.
II is known that Robinson had in
0ned several Of his colleagues on
both sides that his reversal was due to
The iuhammatory speech mace BY
paveior I'M the council Tuesday night.
attacking Chief Hilton, for whom the
councilman from the First precinct
has often expressed high regard. Rob-
ins0n is credited with having said
that no had induced the chief. as his
friend to resign. but now he believed
tfs part Of loyalty required him 20
stand 10y the head % tile department
who refuses II either resign at once or
10 be removed.
Rcb1ngOr,fe Hand- Evo-,-.
The side which is antagonistic to
Robinson think it rather strange that
he should go back to the fnsureent
camp after having been "buncoed" bv
chief Hilton into paving the way for
his resignation with a stout string at
tachsd. but they console themselves
with The declaration that if the excuse
Cor throwing them down had not been
lald councilman DaveleT's feet an
equally tame reason. as a part of the
confidence game attempted TO be
played mon the mayor and his coun-
cimanly Importers would have been
As readily forthcoming
A settlement of the contest is NOT
looked for by the politicians until the
return from the east of Councilman A
j. Davis, if at all. Davis has been
gone a month on private business and
IS not expected 10 return for another
four weeks at least. Every effort of
the politicians has been made to in
guce the absent councilman to come
home at once so that the embarrass-
ment OF the mayor may be relieved. but
Davis business associates as often
send hiw word to not come back until
me attf1rs he went east to attend TO
are oUt of the way. It is regarded that
Davis viii fully complete his business
Tip before returning.
Bride For Robinson.
With Davis back in his seat in the
council the mayor win have seven
votes To carry out his plans OF reorgan-
nns tle police department. One more
'c'a is necessary. and il is proposed
10 win this by offering to make Robin
son me distributor of a large amount
OF patronage at the a7ministra tion's
disposal 1t is authoritativelv stated
in RoblnSOn's behalf. however. that
nothing of this sort will induce him 20
desert Hilton.
The only solution OF the difficulty is
10 bring Robinson back into the
mayors fold. where. in reality he was
only visitor a few days ago and NOT
eompatriot The chances are grow
ING less OF realizing this hope. it is de-
CARED on both sides. and with this
le" of the situation il really looks TO
me politicians as though Chief Hilton
VIII be head of the police department
20 long as Mr.. Thompson Is MAYOR of
N".i Lake. and that Detective Sheets
ana SeIgeants Janney and Brown will
'''tr Do restored 10 the force.