The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-03
CHARLES T. VAIL
FOR FIRE CHIEF
New Candidate Enters the Race
Against James DeVine.
THIS MEANS A BATTLE
MOVEMENT AMONG INSURANCE
MEN TO RETAIN BYWATER.

Charles r. Vail is in the race for the
appointment Of chief OF the fire de-
partment under the incoming Amer
lean" administration. This is discon-
eerting to James Devine, who haa been
resting in the assurance that no was
;he only patriot to DO considered in this
connection. Since Nj. Wallis coming
upon the track there haS been hustling
IN and around the fire department, e.
pccially among a number OF the OK
members, that recalls old times.
petition has been in circulation
addressed To MayOr-elect Err, Thomp-
son and in behalf Of Mr.. Vail for sew,
eral days past. Originally this was an
0ut-and-out petition for the appoint
ment OF Vail. More recently j: has
been changed to read lin case o. Il
vacancy" This petition ia being cir
Culated by Amos Morton. who Isl now
out % the department and by Jack
4 Berry. who is in the department
I through the grace OF Chief ". II. By
water. Both are now said 70 have been
ardent Americans during the cam
| paign.
In the Department for Years.
Mr.. VAN haa had experience in the
| fire department running over q num-
| Der OF years. He was in and out a
number Of times under Major w. y.
Stanton during the regime OF thar gem
| tleman. He was in the department
when James Devina was appointed
chief in February, 1894. He served as
! electrician during the ten years Chief
! Devine was at the head OF the depart
menr.
! T. = ,,.,a---.o-s tt..+ -. NO, ., am,
didatO for tie position of assistant
| chief Of the department when ". II.
| Bywater was made chief under the
present administration. When William
= G.. Workman was appointed assistant
! chief. Vail resigned from the depart
ment. After that he secured q position
! az electrician for the Salt Lake Elec-
/ triCal Supply company. More recently
ne has been in the employ o. the Rocky
Mountain Bell Telephone company.
Amos Morton, who seeulT to be Wallis
chief hacker, IS also an old member OF
the fire department. He Vas dis
charged. il Is said. because he refused
to GO up tho fire escape at the Atlas
block fire three years ago when ordered
| TO do so by his superior. He was an
applicant for reinstatement under the
present administration. but failed -
pass the physical examination.
Devine Makes a Persistent Fight.
James Devine IS making q persistent
fight for appointment to his old posi-
ton at the head OF tho department.. His
friends assert that he has the active
support OF all the heavyWeightJ OF the
! American" party. He relies largely
upon the record he made az tn" head of
the department during tho ten years
ne served the city "a chief, and to the
fact that he threw his influence on the
side of the american tickei during
the recent city campaign.
On the other hand there ia q strong
] sentiment developing in favor o. the re-
tention at the head OF the department
Of Chief Bywater, in spite OF the fact
that he is a straight-out Democrat.
! This movement. il is said, originated
among the insurance men OF the city
and has for its foundation the good
work done by the chief in tho past year
and O. half Strange as 1t may seem.
soma of tho strongest among the
American leaders are said TO be in
ChiS movement.