The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-07
ROSE QUITS TONIGHT.
Special Meeting of City Council to Be
Held.

Kansas City. kan, Sept. w w
Rose will resign his office as mayor
this evening. The following call for
a special meeting of the city council
was issued Thursday, in compliance
With the order of the supreme court;
You and each of you are hereby
notified and warned that Friday, Sep
TENDER T. 1906, at 9 o'clock at night
of said day, the city couneilmen Of the
West side will meet IN special session
a the council chamber in the city nan
for the following purposes, to-wlt:
First the presentation OF tne
names of unconfrmed appointees for
confirmation.
Second, the rendering of my resig-
nation, as mayor of this city.
wv. ". ROSE, Mayor.
Vernon j. Rose. who has been CHIEF
Of police, and John F. Kelly, captain
of police, resigned last night.
Before presenting his resignation
Mr.. Rose will make another effort to
obtain the confirmation of the thirty
five men appointed by him to positions
in the police and fire departments.
This will be done that these men may
obtain pay for their services. 1t is over
the confirmation Of these appointees
that the mayor and council have been
at a deadlock for several weeks.
The call for q special council meet
ing was not issued until late yesterday
afternoon.
The designations of the police de-
partment officials were given to the.
mayor Just before the police roll call.
c. J. Embree, sergeant at headquar-
ters. was placed in charge Of the de-
partment until a chief or captain is
appointed. This will probably not be
done before Saturday.
Joseph Laughlin, president of the
council. will become acting mayor IN
til a special election can be called. The
regular city election will be held in
April
John West. councilman from the
Second ward Daniel Sullivan and DIR.
J. It. Hassig are mentioned by West
Side Democrats to succeed Mayor
Rose. The majority favors West. J.
p. Wiles and J. e. Patton, both mem
bers of the council from the Fifth
are Republicans spoken of for the Of
fee. Mr.. Laughlin denied a, report
yesterday that special election would
not be called because Of the short
term.
It was reported yesterday that since
W. W. Rose and two other city officials
had agreed to resign there was also an
unders tandfng that c. W. Trickett
special assistant attorney general for
Wyandotte county, would also resign
soon.
Il don't even entertain a thought of
Fesigning," said Mr.. Trickett. who has
succeeded in closing more than 200 joints
in Wyandotte county. IT know my
resignation would cause much rejoicing
among the brewers and jointkeepers.
For their benefit viii announce that
this movement to enforce the law will
be continued indefinitely and that our
efforts to accomplish results will be
strengthened each day While I don't
expect to make this a life job. I'll stay
IN this office until we have z set of city
and county officials who will enforce
the law to the letter.
Il want to say something else. too.
The man who succeeds W. W Rose as
mayor viii have an custer suit filed
against him at once if he doesn't en-
force the law as the law requires This
law enforcement movement has only
begun and it won't end until perman-
ent enforcement is assured