Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-16
CAUCUS ORDERED
LETTER STOLEN
Councilman Stewart Says They
All Knew He Abstraoted Letter
Appointing Devine.
JOE LIPPMAN AND ABE REUF
Local Spokesman Hopes to Fix Hold on
Salt Lake as Firmly as tie san
Franciscan Crappfcrt Mis-.


July 20 is the date when the citizens
OF Salt Lake and such others as can
be forced past the tnailcngers and
Judges, are to decide whether tlhgy are
to be konicd for an additional 100000
on the top of the bonds already out
standing, or whether they VIII reject
the american" proposition to raise the
markings for their fan campaign barrel.
The date is important to remember
because so many people with homes
are moving to the mountains and may
not be i'm town ON Wednesday, July 20,
unless they specially hold the day in
mind.
For the American" party the bond
Issue is more than important. With the
money from these bonds In hand the
city VIII Immediately let contracts FOR
every Kind of diggings that can be To-
Gated to work on. Floaters VIII be
drifted in from every section OF the
country, and a gigantic effort VIII be
made through extensive colonization, 10
carry salt Lake county this fall.
Without the bonds the americans"
VIII be without their chief dependence
for the coming campaign, They cannot
hire great numbers Of men to crowd the
city streets pretending TO be rushing
city Improvements before winter They
cannot even keep up the forces at
present employed. and hence the inter
est OF American" persuaders IN the
bond issue Is that of the fleet hound in
pursuit of good meal In the form Of
an escaping rabbit
STEWARDS DENIAL.
In the Juggling now being done to
get grounds on which councilmen can
stand with some show of consistency In
their attitude towards Mayor Brans-
ford, many statements are being
made, One Is that Councilman j. J.
Stewart is wholly 10 blame for steal
Ing the letter of Mayor Bransford APP
pointing james Devine chief of the fire
department, and thus Keeping this letter
from being acted upon by the coun-
ell at the time OF the appointment.
II admit that | took this letter.
declared Councilman Stewart. AT no
time have | ever denied taking II. But
every member of the American" ma
jorty of the city. council knows that i
took it, They knew they voted in
caucus--every one of them except
ODonnel--that this letter must not get
before the open council, or 1t would
have To be turned down, and thus
slap delivered directly at the mayor
in his absence. or at least an indirect
slap through having the communica-
ton referred TO a committee-which
would have been the same in effect as
rejecting it,
I'VE wanted to give the mayor a
chance. and we wanted to see him be-
fore we took action That is why the
letter was not brought up before the
city council. The American caucus
decided this, and 1t was put up to me
TO get the letter.
SANDY FOWLER KNEW.
Il went to Sandy Fowler for it. He
said he had 10 deliver II to Recorder
Moreton. pursuant to the instructions |
OF the mayor before he left. | went |
to Recorder Moreton He said that |
he had not seen II, but IL Sandy had |
left 1t on his desk 1t was no doubt |
there. He and Sandy both knew my
intention 20 take II, and saw me do II,
hut both wished formally to be ex-
oused from the responsibility OF its
getting out OF the regular channel.
The action was one OF friendly CON
Germ for the mayor. Now that things
have come TO the deadlock they have,
OF course. the trend of events have
gone the same MS they would have IL
the mayors appointment had gone
through in the regular course of events.
What 40 you think about the ethics
Councilman Stewart, do you Justify
the way in which the americans OBJ
posed their mayor after he had pledged
his word with their consent on APP
WHEN PLEDGE rs NO PROMISE.
we ytre ali deceived when we plede-
cd our word" was the answer. Have
You seen the Lippman letter from Kan
hs.ih / hi ~ a.
ceived and on this account was labor
ing under a misrepresentation when he
made the statements on which we
plt ed ourselves ~ him, was given
To think that the underwriters wanted
one of three nen-Bywater. Devine or
Vail and after the Van release. II left
a sudden choice between neylne and
Bywater with Bywater out OF the
question. For the good Of the depart
inent | gave In, But then Llppnan |
convinced me that The rates ware fixed |
for the next five years. and that no |
matter. who was chief. II would make |
no difference. The publication OF tho |
new hook OF rates Was made, In fact |
the day after the caucus with the |
mayor, Under that condition re-
garded myself as not pledged 10 Devin4,
because his appointment could nor |
bring the benohts ! was given to UNDER
stand II would II made"
GANG RULE.
The fire chief matter is now al rest
after the bitterest fight and the biggest
party split a Salt Lake party has
known IA years. II by shrcwd manip-
lilatins the persuaded" ring WIN both |
In this matter and in the bonds, they |
viii have saddled upon the city for the
nrst time in It's history an organized :
gang rule, similar 10 the Reuf domino
ton Of san Francisco In salt Lake |
Joseph Lippman WIN De the Abe Reuf
of the mountains and he has worked
and unremitting vigilance to
achieve the position ever since released
from the Salt Lake Tribune at about
tile time the American party achioy-
ed It's FIRST victory,