The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-03-28
ORDERS WILKINS
TO QUIT HIS JOB
Leonard Hints He Will Use Force if
Clerk Does not Evacuate
His Office.
GIVES HIM TILL SATURDAY
CHAIRMAN DARMER REJOiCES
AT CHAIRMAN's TROUBLES.

Chairman Fred J. Leonard of the
beard Of public works yesterday served
notice on ". H. wilkins, clerk of
the board. to vacate his position
by Saturday morning. Clerk Will
kins said he would not do so, and
Mr. Leonard intimated that he would,
If necessary. use force to expel Mr..
wilkins from the office. He said that
T. r. Christensen, who failed of con-
fTmation by the council as wilkins
successor. would be on hand Saturday
morning to take charge of the office.
The conversation between Messrs.
Leonard and wilkins was frigidly dig
nif1ed-not explosive Mr.. Leonard re-
manned only a few moments. but left
firm in the determination TO dispOssess
his recalcitrant clerk.
Will Probably Get Scalp.
There is a belief in city administra-
ton circles that Chairman Leonard of
the board of public works will secure
the scalp of Mr.. wilkins at the next
meeting of the council American"
parry pressure, it is thought, will whip
into line Councilmen Carter and Ferry,
who baked Monday night on the re-
moval of Mr. wilkins, and Councilman
ODonnell. who was absent. is expected
10 be present and assist when the be-
beheading ceremony is attempted the
next time.
For a week at least, however, Chair
man Leonard will have to worry along
with a clerk who boldly denounced
him on the floor of the council as being
guilty of conduct that was under
handed, unprincipled and dishonest"
tbs only chance OF Kidding himself Of
the fighting clerk is to put him out by
force The duties of the chairman of
the board are not such as to require
his constant presence at the city hall,
and it is not expected that he and Mr.
wilkins will Iinger much longer in
each others company.
Darmer Is GIoating.
One man who witnessed the discom-
future of Chairman Leonard in Monday
nights council meeting was J. z.
Darmer. chairman of the American"
city committee. Mr.. Darmer was pres
emf when Mr.. wilkins delivered his
famous speech. and when he won a
temporary victory that allows him to
hold to his job.
No love is lost between Darmer and
Leonard. As the official head of the
American" party in the city, Mr.. Oar
r7er protested against Leonard's ap-
pointment in the first place, on the
ground that he was not an American"
but a Republican. Since Leonard was
appointed Darmer has been trying to
get him out for the same reason, but
has not met with success When the
council gave Leonard a slam it was
plain that Mr.. Darmer was de-e-light-
cd, for broad grin betrayed him.
Martins Gratitude"
Friends of Mr.. Wilkins are accusing
Councilman L. D. Martin. C'Ameri-
of Mr.. wilkins in Monday nights
meeting of rankest ingratitude. Dur
ing the campaign last fall, Martin,
" no had been elected as a Republican,
and who had thrown down his party
TO run for reelection on the 'Ameri-
can" ticket, camped on Mr. wilkins
trail day and night, beseeching him
TO appoint several men to Inspector
ships on city work. because it would
aid him in his canvass for reelection.
Clerk Wilkins was and is a Demo-
crt: he had no sympathy either with
the party which first elected Mr.. Mar
tin to the council, nor with the one
with which he was then affiliated But
he respected Mr.. Martins prerOgative
as a councilman, and named several
men whom the councilman recon-
mended.
At that time. it is said. Martin pro-
fessed everlasting gratitude to Mr..
Wilkins, and assured him that, If he
could ever aid him, he would be glad
Il do so. Instead, however, Mr.. Mar
tin was the bitterest foe Mr. Wilkins
had in the council when 1t came to a
pinch.
Holiday as Humorist
Considerable political history was
rehashed during the Leonard-Wilkins
squabbie Monday night, and during the
progress of the rehashing Councilman
HOLIDAY elected as a Republican, and
now an American" because Mayor
Thompson made his half-brOther
plumbing inspector. declared:
II hoped that the Republican ticket
would be elected in the last election
There was a subdued horse laugh