Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-11-10
Plan Outlined by American
Leader May Not Altogether
Suit Mayor Elect Thompson.
ANOTHER DIFFICULTY EXISTS.
twothirds Vote Necessary to Remove
Heads Of Departments Where is
Ii Coming From?

Inc interview IN last nights News
with Secy Armstrong Of the American
city committee in which that gentle
man announced the no. Mormon-need-
apply policy, was read with no little
interest by politicians and laymen
H.lke' Mr. Armstrong makes it quite
GEAR that the committee Intends to
nave something to say IN the matter
Of appointments and declares that there
II 10 De a clean sweep Of Democrats and
kepubllcans, particularly when they
happen To Doe "MOrmOns' But there
are two suags one positive and the
other possible which the Jealous Mr.
Armstrong and his associates may run
against First when Il comes To APP
pointing heads of departments such as
chiefs of police and fire IT requires a
tNo-thirds vote TO confirm; and that
Is just what the Americans" haven't
but Besides the prospects OF their
unseating regularly elected councimen
from the Fourth are not very rosy The
second obstacle. and the one that Is
regarded as possible Is Mayor ThOmp-
son himself suppose he should insist
on his right TO name and employ whom
sucyer he plCased7 What would MI
Armstrong and other blgoted and mar
toW-minded associates be able TO do
about it? 1t is not at all unlikely that
Mr.. Thompson may remind the oflicious
Mr., Armstrong that he Is going to be
mayor In fact as well as name.
OTHERS MAY TALK TERMS
The lack Of two-thirds vote for
confirmation purposes on the part OF tlc
Americans is going 10 put the Demo-
Gratis and Republicans IN a position TO
talk terms 10 the new party TO such an
extent that some heads Of departments
NAY be retained in their present places,
There Is already a suggestion that
Lynch and ByWater be retained at the
head Of the police and fire departments,
though a proposition has been made to
Mayor Morris by some Of the present
Republican members Of the council to
appoint O new chief Of police at once to
succeed Lynch They declare that they
WIN deliver the votes necessary to con-
firm any appointment Mayor Morris
may make. and thus relegate Lynch
whom they say was foisted upon him
I'm the last days Of Mayor Thompson
administration TO head of one Of Nor
ms own selections I'm the person OF
Capt Burbidge. 10 these oyertures
Mayor Morris has given no response so
far as known and he declines 20 talk
on the subject for publication But II
Is being urged that he could thus nave
q Democrat placed ut the head or the
police department who would remain
there during the whole of Thompson
coming administration for the good rea-
son that the Americans would not
have the necessary tWo-thirds vote to
remove him. While that would also
mean the retention Of both Democrats
and Republicans on the police force 1t
Is known that Mayor Morris does not
take kindly to the thought Of in any
LOS ANGELES MEETING.
While the leaders locally are plan
ming things for the new party as they
would see them happen, ii is entirely
probable that the political policies or
Salt Lake for the next two years are
today being formulated In the town OF
Los Angeles by Thomas Kearns and By
ezra Thompson. Right after the cleo
tion Thomas Kearns left for California,
and the same day Ezra Thompson left
for the same spot. He took with him
his business partner ], c. Lynch, who
is also a close personal friend and ad-
wiser. When the mayOr-elect returns
the little matters Of membership In
his Kitchen" cabinet, ana the slate for
his appointments, will probably all Do
decided upon,
FIGHT ON HARTENSTEIN,
one thing has been decided upon fin
ally IN Salt Lake. II Is that every
ounce Of American" party influence
win be forced into a fight on Harlem
stein, and II 1t Is in any way possible,
his lead of nine votes vii be over
come Secy Armstrong was today
placed I'm charge OF conducting the case,
and he will prepare the papers for a
contest or recount at least, Just what
policy will be pursued Is not forthcom-
ing as yet, but the great need Of the
Americans for two more councilmen
will, II Is thought, cause them TO le a.
no stone unturned TO Gust Hartenstein.
He is by far the most powerful block In
their progress TO absolute control yet TO
I've encountered.
The general attitude towards Nor
mons" has also been discussed, among
radicals the view holds that the Nor
mons" will be frozen out Of every place
Il is possible to freeze them out of, so
that they viii tend TO go away, and the
patronage thus turned towards Gem
tiles viii, IL Is hoped, tend to bring
them here In great numbers, till the
sway of the party Is thus safely en-
trenchod In the city campaign.