The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-05-18
ms Catechised by Com
hrs as to Alleged Dis
|Ity of Veterans.
NCTS CONCERNING
|kTT0N DAY DONATION
! With Commissioners
,mbers of G. A. r.
COmmittee.

mouth Friday morning, on
page, shrieked an lnco-
enPe to The Tribune for
garding the uncertain ac-
tounty Commissioners, John
lanes +. Clinton and j. B,
the petition of the Grand
Republic for the usual $50
n the county 10 90 toward
he graves Of the nation S
uorial day. The challenge
sen issuedl in an unguarded
he part Of the mouth, for
relish q detailed, comprc-
lecurate narration covering
nee, such as follows:
saws the county board de-
yer refused to make the
)ution. Maybe it didn t.
on toward II. p. Burns,
the Grand Army's finance
y the Decoration day ex-
1 which the petition came
tissioners-was such as TO
,eran Of the rebellion 10 a.
hat the petition had been
turned down, besides
and other comrades i'm
niger, chagrin and mortifi-
mouth further sbrieks that
oners plainly stated to the
Of the Grand Army =
mrade Burns-that they
he $50, but requested that
Z petition, so they might
,asls for their appropria-
&c funds. The untenable~
mouth s position in this is
en it is known that Mr..
-onday one week ago, when
before the board, carried
written petition. prepared
TO the Commissioners for
For years, Mr.. Burns as
been the custom of the
iissIoners TO make the do
Tiupon an oral request from
{rniy for the money, no
on being required,
we'd No Request.
: is authority further for
4; that at no time was a
fof him for a written peti-
,toney. The. only other in
lad any connection with
he proceedings was q CON
and Alfred Kent, now de-
!, mander, then acting as a
he finance committee for
who had other pressing Q
md TO, had with Commits
1y, who was in favor Of
request at that time, in
suggested by Mr.. Burns
be a goo didca to pre-
IN petition. Mr.. Mackay
ID the suggestion. emanat.
rom the Grand Army men.
of the affair were gone
-Iy Friday afternoon By a
: of The Tribune. and fol.
" fifteen days ago Com
and Kent, as members of
rommittee of the local or
z the Grand Army, had an
with Commissioner Mac
80 they mentioned the
Fequcst. Mr.. Mackay 5
ltwere favorable to the
7le $50, a day or so later
n Mackav again. and the
9 gam alluded TO. Mr.. Mae
,sE favorably inclined. Last
eek ago. when the commits.
a their regular weekly ses.
ms went 10 the board III
Twith the written petition.
"pf other matters being
petition the board did NOT
r several minutes. When
syreached, one of the board
q IN which one-Mr. Burns
rr. Clinton, while the lat.
~ 1Cosgriff say it was Mr.
ared that if the recent
c1e Inter r-Mountajn Repub
.%g old soldiers with ap
I'm ntteranccs of a speak
icrIcan club meeting who
iesldent Roosevelt were
Act be was 1atly opposed
ing of the petition, Mr.
(at the other two members
4 schlmed in with, "Me
Nfflnton denied Friday aft
[e made any such remark
ftn Mr- Cosgrlh in agree
Mackay said that he wa,
Ming the petition if thc
y charge were true,
Rbrns Questioned.
was submitted TO the in
nng questioned regarding
~ about the truth or falsi
" onth S charges. He wa,
:, t'rslhed. but controlled hi,
mat there were no out
Y tations Of them, he saws
~ lothing about what han
american club meeting
there. Old soldiers MAJ
y hsve applauded remark
~ president. What if the
4 free country, and every
v1ght 10 his opinion. An,
hoids a public Office an,
gcriIIcism from the public
my other public officer.
.ss and actions of the Com
sontlnned Mr.. Burns, "bc
- ng me, gave mo the im
4 ytney had refused TO gran
~ least, they did not. a
y Torn me that they ha
q 'uid grant it. AsT rasse
Il N'm ! remarked that an