The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-13
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wasn't wisdom to employ relatives of
any member of this board.
Mr.. Moyle-Wcll, / don t care for
that unless YOU care to give it.
Bridwcll-It WASH t wisdom for me
to employ any relatives connected with
myself and place them on the payTolls
as Newman, Brldwell, or any other
name that T might mention, or think
of, or call; and it WASH t good policy
for me 20 do so. And it was certain
people who thought they wouldn't be
re.elected; it was very much doubt as
to who their relation
Mr.. Moye-If that is with reference
10 personalities, that is outside OF tins,
and
Bridwell--I will give that statement
later on.
M. Moyle-I don t wish to cut you
off at all but /. don't care particu-
larly 10 20 into personal matters or
trouble with certain members OF the
board or persons outside unless it cx-
plains the payroll and furnishes rca-
son for your conduct
Mr. Bridwell-The reason / put on
Pictitions names was simply TO avoId
the fact that we expected that this
poupartissn board. or members thereof,
might he defeated at the coming cleo
ton. in dread or fear that the Ameri
what we desired was to win, and they
simply sought that means TO avoid put
Ung name, giving full name. 1T
was 10 keep the American party out.
Now that s \ fact, and | say | didn 4
propose to carry nv son under ficti-
tious name. and neither do | carry TWO
policies, either religious or political.
Everybody that knew me knew l was
a Mormon and everybody that knew
T nennPraf and If
didn 4 make any difference whether
they were Republicans or Americans, or
ANYBODY else. They came to me and
asked me 10 vote one way or the other,
I have been straight Democrat, and
! talk and will take the stand IN the
tabernacle and preach, or in the ward
meeting house. and am Mormon.
Says He Didn't Know.
NJ. Moylc-Mr 3ridwcIl-
Mr.. Martini Wish 10 say this, that
/ absolutely did not know that there
was any employee of this board who
was working under an assumed name
until after the first day OF January
of this year: and found it out about
that time And I understand that all
fbe narties who had been working un-
der assumed names had been dis.
charged from the employ or the board
some time in August or September.
Mr.. Moyle-I don't think there are
any charges made that You did.
Mr.. Martin-Hc said somebody was
afraid of their election.
Mr.. Rridwell-I;ll inform you. II
was NJ Mr. Thomas s request
Mr. Thnmas-I brand that statement
ss absolutely and uDqualifiedly false,
Mr.. President. and members of this
board. [ JUST want TO say in my dulcet
tones that the statement is absolutely
and unaualfiedly.a lie.
Mr.. BTdwcll (taking off glasscs)-
You can take off your glasses and meet
me anv place You desire for that.
Newman's Confession.
Mr.. Newman's "confession and
connection with Mr. Thomas S state
mcnt. developed bv Mr Martins OBJ
ioctions TO MIR Thomas s manner of in
ierrogatinp Mr.. Bridwcll on the grounds
that II was too severe, that Mr. Bird
ycn had called mt his office last De-
cember and told him that he had
fired - the Newman boys and that
Nj Newman had come TO him and
asked him 10 rcinstatc him. 'And he
told me considerable more about Mr..
Newman. too - declared Mr.. Thomas.
This brought Mr.. NcwD'an to his feet
~ . question of personal privilege to
speak and cxplain--or try TO explain
things. 10 which Mr.. Thomas objected
or The ground that it would tnke up too
much time Upon motion of Mr..
Movie personal privilege was extended
10 Mr.. Newman, and following is the
stcnographic report Of his ''confes-
sionn
Mr. Nowman-Somc time last August
word came to mc-now ! have two or
three buys who were idle and were not
doing anything. and they asked for
work at the cleaning or repairing Of
those buildings; they are pretty handy
bows. the superintendent thought so, he
employed them. Now. be employed
them under the name that they had.
have never been ashamed Of those
names and they are not. He employed
them under their own names. They
worked two or three weeks under that
name, and word came through certain
uarties that there were TOO MANY work.