The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-01-04
PLAN TO CAST
BYMATER OUT
Americans Want Votes and Jobs for
Heelers, Rather Than Prop
erty Saved.
INSURANCE MAY COST MORE
GEORGE A. SHEETS is TO BE
CHIEF OF POLICE.

George A Sheets for chief of poles
and James Devine or Charles T. Vail
for fire chief are now announced as part
of the list of appointments under the
new city administration.
This announcement, coming from men
! close to the inside and who will have
something TO say about combinations, is
of public interest chiefly because II,
means that William H Bywater, con-
ceded to be the best fire chief salt Lake
City ever had. must go to make room
for an American party place-seeker, VINO
will provide jobs for the heelers.
1t has been understood all along That
Sheets might have the police chief job
if he wanted it and it IS now said that
he wants it, so that matter may be re-
Sarded as practically settled
But the information that ByWateT is TO
be dismissed gives the lie direct to the
American party claim that only the IN
terests of the public service are to be
considered in making changes, and proves
beyond doubt the design of the party
now in control to turn the fire depart
ment as well as the police department
over TO the mercy of politicians of the
most ''DracticaP' kind regardless of pros
pectiVe increases in insurance rates or
added danger to property.
1t means not only that no Mormon
need apply" but that no Gentle who
does not confess to a fOndness for Nor
mon on toast each morning need apply.
It means a thorough sweep, but not nee
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prostitute the interests Of the city TO the
advancement of petty partnership can
not be expected to be cleanly in their
/ actions.
Not Heller, Must Go.
With a record unequaIed and unap-
preached in the history of the city, with
the endorsement of insurance men arN
property owners who have learned what
a competent administration of the fire
department means, W. H. ByWater who
n no qf "a iT- of n pr7f fC
engross his attention to the exclusion of
political Vaccinations. must go to make
room for someone who may put out fewer
fires, but will produce more votes
Thus viii the glorious work of re
form proceed. Reform is not to be
had for nothing, as property owners viii
learn when the insurance rates jump
/ back to where they were in the good old
days Gs fore the department began to re-
strict he fire losses
iIeywood Persuaded Away.
Some of the American party managers
are chUckling over the choice package
] they declare they passed the United
/ states marshal B. 3. Haywood, ci-devanc
| pursuer Of the Iong-horned steer and
rough-rider extraordinary in the best
| sense Of the word.
Somebody got Ben's name tangled up
| in connection with the police chief Job.
Ben has a large cluster of friends and
/ is of the bluff, hearty, Open-air nature
that wins friends on sight. He might
have proved formidable and distressing
com pliCatlOnS were in sight when Ben
was shunting dexterOusly. according to
the story, by means of tempting lure
in che shape of a suggested re-appOint-
ment to his present position.
Just how Ben is to be reappOinted with
two Of the Utah senators opposed to him
and no less personage than the, re
dOubtable "BilP' Spry seeking his shoes
is, confessedfy, not clear Yet the guile
full American party men claim they
tempted Ben and he did bite.
They say they represented to him that
his cowboy career would prove an ire
sistible argument with President ROOse-
veie. It IS not to be doubted that Ben
can ride and tame mustangs that Bill
/ SEry couldn't lead to water. Ben cab
that Bill couldn't stop with rifle. Bens
accomplishments along this line could be
demonstrated easily. It is safe to assert
/ the Roosevelt $4,000 stable does not
/ and ride until the hair departed there
] from.
| BY remarks along this line. the con-
spiratOrS say, they led Ben far afield
! from the police chieftainCy until il was
! too late to retrace his steps and thus
! busted" his boom.
Many Are to Go.
! Information from a good source yes
terday was to the effect that Chief Lynch
and Chief ByWaJeT are not the only ones
| to be dismissed. Every department head
! IS to fall. according to the information:
save and excepting possibly that of
/ Frank l.. Hines, superintendent Of water
| works, a Thompson appOintee originally
and said 10. be. a good American" Just
/ how far down the line the ak viii reach
! cannot be ascertained definitely yet but
worth having now will be permitted to
/ retain it.