The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-11-03
POLICE LED BY CHIEF
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abusive language towards the Repub-
l1can challengers he succeeded IN drlv-
ing Mrs. WOolley from the building IN
tears. Mrs. WOolley was unable TO ac-
count for the officers violent demeanor
towards herself, and unable to with
stand his abusiveness, was forced 10
resign the Craftsmanship. The woman
had been chosen to serve temporarily
in the absence of John A. Groesbeck
and was unable to see why she should
remain to be insulted by police Of
ficer.
Il don't understand why I did not
have the same right within the poll
ing place as the special police offl-
GERS" said Deputy Novel; Il had
created no disturbance of any KIND
and am at loss to account for the as
sault made upon me. Lieutenant Shan
non and Chief Barlow rushed into the
room and before I was aware that 1
was to be made the object OF attack,
Lieutenant Shannon struck me with his
fist and then he and Chief Barlow
choked me and threw me out of the
building.
Deceive Many Voters.
Every man with any sense of fair
ness would have been Disguised with
the methods employed by the American
party judges. There were three Of
them and the man who directed the
voting went behind the curtains with
the voters and personally told them to
pull the lever that meant a straight
NOlC lOI the american party. w nGu
blind or infirm persons entered the
polls, two American party judges would
accompany them behind the curtains
and direct their votes. 1t was disgust
ing, but all that / did was to express
myself in criticism The Republican
challengers were acting within their
rights in ObJecting to an American
party man going behind the. curtains
with voters. One of the special Off
GERS must have telephOned for Chief
Barlow"
Special Policeman Frank Willis ad-
mitted that there had been no serious
trouble until after the arrival of Chief
Barlow and Lieutenant Shannon. Mayor
John BransfOrd aided in intfmidating
Mrs. Woolley by telling her that she
had no legal right to serve as chair
man.
Mrs. Wooney, on being driven from
the checking table, deputized G. A.
Merickel to take her place as checker
and he was ordered from the table
by Lieutenant shannon Other Re-
publican challengers were ordered out
of the polling place. Mrs. Woolley
deputiZed Carl Williams to serve in her
place temporarily as chairman. This
appointment was confirmed by Chair
man Fred LoofburroW.
Owing to the angry and disguised
attitude of witnesses, Mayor John
| Bransford ordered Lieutenant Shannon
TO make a public apology to Deputy
| NOVEL;. Shannon rather ungracefully
had been IAN accident" He said II
was an accident that he had struck
NOVEL; and that Chief Barlow's par
In the affair was also accidental.
Republican challengers had succeeded
| during the day in detecting several
| ringers" sent in by Detective Georg'
| Sheets and his henchmen, and al
| though the polling place was domin
| ated by American party judges, theil
/ nOn-success in getting all of theil
ringers" through was mainly re-
sponsible for the calling Of the head Of
/ the police department to the polls
/ During the last hour of voting genera
/ quiet was maintained and no further
| attempts were made to influence Vot
ers behind the curtains,