Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-06-17
MAYOR SCHM|Tz
IMPRISONMENT
Radical Changes in Executive
Branch OF San Francisco Gov
eminent Dependent on 1t.
HE MAKES A MODEL PRISONER.
When Atty. Iangdon Gives the Word,
Board of Supervisors VIII Appoint
Gallagher or Other Supervisor.

San Francisco. June 16.-A radical
change In the executive branch Of San
Francisco's government is contingent
on developments in the case of Mayor
Schnltz, who is temporarily incapaci-
tated BY reason of his Imprisonment IN
the county jail. where he is said TO obey
orders and is already regarded as a
model prisoner.
The date for the passing of sentence
on Mayor schmitz In the extortion
cases on which he has been convicted
has been set for June e. Prior to that
date he cannot possibly procure bail
according 10 the decision of Judge
Dunno yesterday, but the law provides
that after judgement has been passed
the matter of allowing bail is discre-
tiouary with any magistrate having ju-
risdlction. Consequently. II Judgment
is passed on the date set. Mayor
schnits viii have ground for new ap-
plicatlon for bail, and his request may
run the gauntlet. not only OF
the l2 judges Of the superior
court, but of the appellate jus
aices and Judges of the police
court az well, Whether Mayor Schmitz
will ask for sentence on June q or
ask for continuance has not been stat
ed by his attorneys. This has made
II impossible for the prosecution to plan
its action in this regard.
The conviction of Mayor Schmitz has
at last made simple what has hereto
fore been complex problem. The char
Ter provision, making IL incumbent upon
the board OF supervisors 10 appoint an
acting mayor from their own number
whenever the mayor becomes temporar-
lily incapacitated from performing the
duties Of his office, can be taken advan-
tage of because of Mayor Schmitz's inn
prisonment. When Prosecuting Atty.
Langdon gives the word. backed with
the power OF the supervisors. James
Gallagher or some other supervisor Will
be at once appointed acting mayor.
designations viii be accepted from one
or two members of the board who are
not only willing but actually clamoring
for a chance 10 become free again and
a vacant place will be filed with the
man chosen by the prosecutors to take
the mayors chair. GALLAGHER Will then
be ordered to resign; the board will be
instructed to place the new member in
his stead and the new member, as act
ing mayor, will start by cnUpping off
1Hlls Ui t-UlCe Ilildll y Ntdu anu ihSil
proceed down the line.
This is the plan which Dist. Atty.
Langdon acknowledges has been Civ
en- the most serious consideration and
which may be put into execution with
IN the next few days. The hesitancy in
arriving at conclusion is due to de-
sire to study every side of the ques-
ton thoroughly before turning on bat
teries, the force of which would be
tremendous in affecting not only the po-
lltical welfare OF the city but the indus
trial and economic standing as well.
No serious thought has been given
by the graft prosecutors TO the identity
OF the men who would be chosen to car
ry out this work if the plan is adopted.
That will come when it has been deter
mined that this is the best method to
pursue, and men viii he chosen TO fill
all the positions that would be vacated
before the first steps are taken.
In the meantime the question OF the
disposal of the SchmitZ case is having
no inconsiderable influence on the possi-
BILE outcome OF the plan of executing
the change in government.