The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-28

motion Of Alderman Dwyer the clerk read
The Journal interview. thus bringing
the charges squarely before the council.
The reading of the interview created a
furore such as has not been seen in the
council chamber for years.
A Chip on Dryers Shoulder.
Alderman Dwyer then demanded to know
whether Alderman Powers had referred
to him as the member Of the fire COM
mittee alderman who had created a
deadlock in the fire committee.
ST do not wish my honor gentle
man and public official ruthlesSly as
sailed he declared with much warmth.
st ask you again whether you meant me
or not in the interview attributed to
you. f5s
stantly, with fire in his eye.
when l gave out that interview" he
replied, IT did not mention a name. Look
the interview over and see whether did
or not. did say that delay III the pur-
chase of hose was not to the interest or
welfare of Minneapolis and it isn't. I
mentioned no names whatever and i see
no reason why you should take it upon
yourself to don the shoe.
This explanation did not satisfy Alder
man Dwyer and he again demanded to
know whether Alderman Powers had him
in mind when interviewed.
IF you sanctioned the Interview he
said, Il see no reason why you should be
afraid to say before the council what you
| have found out against me or any ono
else"
Failing to get any satisfactory response
from the eighth ward stateman, Alderman
Owyer finally moved that the interview
be included in the minutes Of the meet
| ing together with the statements ma de by
Alderman Powers. zs6.t
| IT demand Justice he concluded, and
shall get it, too
Duryea Wants the Facts.
Alderman Dulyea of the tenth ward.
whose equanimity is seldom disturbed by
q council incident. could not refrain from
speaking his mind
"A mans name, = he said, .is sacred to
him. It is about all some of Us have in
this world and it should be zealousIy
guarded. Before this matter goes any
| further we should call a halt. The city
council has borne a good record so far, and
i its members should not be assailed atsffis8
1 time It is only Justice that the facts N
this matter SHOULD be placed before the
i public. Things like this serve for atccusa-
lions on the street and elsewhere
Interview Was Accurate.
/ Alderman Powers got the floor again
/ long enough to admit that he had been
correctly interviewed
/ T did say he exclaimed, that / had
evidence that certain hose companies bad
money to influence legislation, and had
even tried to do it. I mean it-every
i word, and can prove it,
Alderman Lane, member of the fire
committee, who had so far kept his own
counsel, "butted i'm at this time with a
motion that if the article was not just
as Alderman Powers authorized the re-.
porter who wrote the interview be ex-
cluded from the floor of the council and
denied the privileges thereof.
Alderman Westphal, chairman Of the
investigation committee, said that the
committee was .al1 at sea- at present,
but that it would probe the matter to the
} bottom next week.
Alderman Van Nest, another member Of
the committee, expressed himself in equal
; 1y forcible language, saying that Alderman
! Powers would be given every opportunity to
make good his charges.
Alderman Powers motion that the pur-
, chase Of hose be taken out of the hands OF
the fire committee was lost.
Alderman Peter Nelson thought that
8 the charges should be investigated by the
grand jury.