Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-06-13
A Queer TangIc 10 Case of Coun.
ciImanic Visitor From
Los Angeles.
TO Be OR NOT 10 Be A QUERY.
VIII Personal Enemies Attempt TO
Force the Dselsr Out Of HIs Office :
IA Resignation Snail


Los Angeles, cab, June 49, WIN Dr.
llouphlons enemies mnndamus the
city council IN the pltompl 10 force that
body TO declare vacant the ONCE Of the
sixth ward representatives This IL
the question which rs agilaling citizens
at present The law In plain 10 the
effect that II q city official "loaycs the
city pormancplly dies, or resigns" the
council may declare his office vacant,
If councilmon decline 10 do this In
tho caso IN hand, IN iloughton viii
We n dcfaclo officer and, although net
entitled 10 the oilcc, his action upon an
municipal business VIII bo yald, The
supreme court has thus decided In the
Davenport "rocull' case. n the ro.
naming eight members " the city
council refuse To declare the DOCTORS
ONCE vacant any citizen viii have the
light TO begin court proceedings IN the
attempt to force the city fathers TO take
such action,
should such movement proyc sue.
coasful u special election necessarily
would follow, costing the city about
$1,000 \ mAndamus suit for this pur.
pore would not have the approval OF
citizens generally.
Dr. lloughtons political experiences
IN the Angel City cover only about 10
month"; but IN that time he has been
undcr IRE more often than the average
veteran of an many years,
originally an electrician, he went
To southern California from Chicago,
nfttr porfoctlng himself IN medicine,
he pfNcteod his profession for few
NchlF, Then about year ago, Los
Angeles voted out member Of It's
city council under the Initiative and
referendum, permitted under It's mum.
oipal charter Dr lloughtonH predc.
,ossor was alleged 20 have voted 10
give a city printing contract to the
highest bidder
with that as the Issue, and In "A
campaign that covered n month, and
WIS the most bitter In the clly's his.
tory Noughton was elected by de-.
cldod majority In spite " the opposl.
ton Of the most prominent morning
paper In Los Angeles,
In the regular city election two
months later he was returned, after
having been assaulted physically and
confined a. his bod due 10 the ylruldnl
feelings In the contest
one day last week. a dopulalion went
before the Los Angeles city council 10
protest In matter " como local i'm.
porlancc In the discussion, Dr.
lIoughlon was referred TO by the chair.
man Of the delegation as Mister
HoughlOn ne took exceptions 10
what he Insisted Waf Intended M a
slur, ana not being upheld by hls assoc
clatps IN the council, loiI the scene
with u public Naiomon, that he had
resigned hls seat Next day he wRe IN
ducod 10 reconsider and acceptance of
hin resignation, which never was IN
whiting or formal ne was reported here
last night created considerable inter
est among the visitors from the Angel
rllN
Dr lloughlon himself when Informed
of what was being done at home IN his
absence last no time In efforts made
10 verify the alleged facts, lie worked
hard until 4 this morning when he
was informed the alleged action, re-
ported 10 have been tnkon by The city
attorney w, u, Mathews ~ Los An.
Rcles, probably was mistake,
only then did IN lloughlon retire
Ia slumbor To-day h. said to a ro'
porter for the news
II think | know whore this report
originated, ana am mlelakon II there
~ the slightest foundation for the
story MY resignation never was ten.
dcrcd formally aud there IL No
record of II anywhere Besides
the council Ns such took NO nc.
ton M the matter At first I was IN.
olinod TO allow the report from homo
10 worry me, Int | am now dotor.
mined not to permit anything TO inter.
f,ro with the hood time ! am having IN
this beautiful city, MI NJ my assoc
clulos who are here have assured me
they VIII stay BY me- Tho doctor vas
Of the party of visitors who went 10
Bingham this morning