The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-09
JUDD is NOW
CLERK OF BOARD
Acceptance of Bond Causes a
Very Heated 0ebate.
SERIOUS CHARGES ARE MADE
REASONS WHY MORTON WAS
LET OUT.

The summary dismissal Of J. B.
Moreton as clerk Of the board Of edu-
cation was the cause Of another heated
discussion at the board meeting last
evening. Mr.. Nelden sought to ask L.
T.. Judd, the new clerk, a few ques-
tons concerning his past life, that be
might inform the othe@ members who
have not known the man but O few
days, but Messrs. Giauque and Movie
applied the gag rule and Mr. Nelden
was compelled to take his seat.
Although President MOyle would not
let Mr. Nelden ply the new clerk with
questions. the former occupied the at
tention of the board for almost hale
an hour, during which time he said
the members OF the board could prefer
enough charges against Mr. MoretOn
10 fll a book. Mr.. Nelden said That
il the members knew anything against
Mr. Moreton and did not demand an
investigation or prefer charges at the
time. they had been derelict in their
duties and had not been faithful to
their oath Of office.
Moyle Appoints Committees.
Afessrs. Giauaue and Henderson were
APPOINTED a committee to investigate
certain charges which Mr. Neiden Is
said to have made in a newspaper in
terview that the schools are not as
good today as they formerly were, and
ne thanked God that this is the last
year his SONS viii have to attend
Before the new clerkship matter was
resurrected. President Moyle an
,,o-.~~-.F ar,-ofr ffr1anf af fol-
lowing committees:
Rules-Oscar W. Moyle, chairmani
joseph Geoghegan. L. r. Branting. NJ
J. Cheesmau, w. II, Nelden, Byron
Cummings.
School lawn. J. Cheesman. chair
man; II. P. Henderson. W. A. Nelden
=. s. Young, A. q. Giauque, oscar w.
1sAfoyle.
Buildings and Grounds-B. 5.
Young. chairman; W. a. Neiden, I. L.
Branting, Joseph Geoghegan, A. G.
Giauque Oscar ". Moyle.
Teachers and School W0rk-W. J.
Newman. chairman: Byron Cummings
II. z. Henderson. l. F. .Branting, A.
G Giauque, oscar ". Moyle.
Finance-H. p. Henderson, chair
man; Joseph Geoghegan. NJ J. Chees-
man. W. J. Newman. Byron Cum
n-ings, Oscar W. Moyle.
T. /. Palmquist Resigns.
Then the resignation of F. L. Palm
quist as stenOgrapher was read and
accepted. 1t came as a surprise to
the Judd supporters. for they had
counted upon his remaining to give the
new clerk all the information he could
as 10 how TO conduct the Office.
The bond of the new clerk was then
read, the American Surety company Of
New York going his security for $1,000.
Then Mr.. Nelden requested permission
u ask the new clerk some questions.
He said he wanted TO do it that the
Sther members might know as much
about him as he did. In answer to the
first question the newcomer said he
had been in salt Lake city since the
spring Of 1901 At that point Mr..
Giauque interposed an objection. uu-
less the questions pertained TO the
bond.
Il rise to a point Of personal privi-
IeEe." said Mr. Nelden. 7 am the
only member Of the board who is ac-
qUainted with Judd and I want to give
the board what I know about him."
It is Nobody's Business.
Il object. persisted Mr.. Giauque.
Mr.. Young, who was IN the chair.
ruled that Mr.. Nelden was out OF or
der. and he sat down, but not, how
ever. until he said:
If 1 can't ask questions here I viii
do it through the press.
You can Go that" replied the chair,
"as we can't control the press
Then Mr.. Moyle took the floor and
made a very lengthy speech, defining
his position in voting for the new
clerk. and denying certain statements
which the press had attributed TO him.
SFe said the reason no charges were
preferred against Mr.. MOreton Tues
day night was because IL was decided
in the caucus that il was not thought
the right thing 10 parade them before
the public.
II is said because we did not DO
that. that we had no good reasons, "
continued the speaker. There were
other reasons: we don't have TO give
them now. We can tell many things.
I presume. I know Of no dishonest
act: he is q competent man to some
extent. Why should we be paraded in
the press because we don't tell every
little thing. Don't we do the best we
can9 Whose business is it?"
Objected to Friendly Feeling.
President Moyle then went on to
state that teachers, principals and
past superintendents had complained
He may have been right" said the
speaker. If we wanted 10 tell every
thing in reference 10 these things, we
could stay here all night"
He denied that Mr. M0retoH had
been summaTily dealt with and then
turned his attention to Professor
Cummings. telling the members of the
board what a fine man he is. Then
he read clipping from a paper con-
tanning an interview with Mr. Nelden.
which he did not Ike, adding.
zone reason why L voted against
AR. MoretOn was FOR the friendly feel
ings which existed between him and
Ar. Nelden."
Then he accused Mr.. Moret0n of car
TyiEg false tales 10 the druggist.
That's false" said Mr.. NeIden
That is absolutely false" interpo-
lated Mr. Moreton
demand "a TeLTactioD or he leave
the floor. said Mr.. Nelden.
Mr. Moyle made the retraction. He
came in for the following rebuke from
AIr. Young
Without better proof than hearsay,
il seems 70 me 10 De an unwarranted
statement
MoTeton Knew Things.
Mr.. Movie then remarked that it had
been said that the members of the
board were afraid 20 remove BIr More
ton because IL knew certain thinss
about the members Of the board, and
thar they were afraid to- remove him
The two calcuses were then dilated
r upon by AR Nelden. who said he did