The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-25
SOME TROUBLES
IN AUTO CLUB
Dispute Arose Over Payment to
Engineers Who Surveyed
Speedway Route.
NEW ELECTION COMING ON
THREE DIRECTORS DECLINE TO
REIMBURSE Committeeman.

The Salt Lake Automobile club some
time ago held a meeting of its members
at the Commercial club. AL that meeting
2 resolution was passed endorsing the
speedway TO Saltair, and a committee Of
seven was appointed to get the costs and
expense and other details with the build
ing of this road. The committee consisted
OF ". +. Beer. chairman; Ben Davis o.
II. Hewlett, f. D. Miller. J. L. Langford
N. d. Joseph, Frank g. WestcOtt and
Thomas Homer.
This committee Immediately met and
csnyassed the situation thoroughly and,
believing the only way they could get
the approximate cost was to get an en-
Kineer 60 survey the road. they took that
step. The report Of the engineer was
very thorough and satisfactory, and the
recommendations that he made would
mean a saving OF $4,000 to 81, 900 by 1T
tie change IN the route, and the COM
mittee was satisfied in every respect with
his report. The bill OF the engineer.
amounting TO between 500 and $500. was
presented for payment TO the committee.
The chairman Of the committee. W. F.
Beer, passed the bill up TO the Automo-
bile club for payment, and then trouble
began.
Two Of the directors, Hewlett and Quig-
ley, were In favor Of paying the bill. but
the other three. James E. Jennings, L. L.
Terry and G r PearsaI, refused 20 ap-
propriate the money 70 pay this account,
alleging that the committee had exceed
ed its authority in making any expendi-
of the directors Of the club.
No Refund.
The men who had done the work de-
manded their money and the members of
the committee paid the sum out of their
own pockets. President Hewlett of the
Automobile club then called a meeting at
the Commercial club 10 see whether or
NOT they would endorse the payment of
this money. At this meeting every per
son present supported the committee and
recommended that this money should be
refunded to those who had put il up Jen-
nings. Terry and Pearsan still refused to
make the appropriation and said they
would pass II up to the new board, which
was to be elected in two or three weeks.
and II the new directors desired to make
the appropriation II would be all right
The nominating committee, appointed by
the directors Of the club. put up a ticket
consisting OF the following names; J. z.
Jennings. NJ. d. Joseph, Sam Sharman.
Lake, and also directors from other por-
lions Of the state. Some of the members
of the club objected very strongly to Jen-
nings as director, as they did not think
he had given the committee the right kind
OF treatment. They quietly got together
and substituted the name of DR.. w. T.
Miller. The name of Van D. Spalding
was also substituted for that of z. D.
Miller. Dr.. Beer and Mr.. Spalding were
elected
dessrs. Jennings, Terry and Pearsau,
cause one of the bylaws stated that any
rival ticket must be nominated one week
before the election, and they decided that
the election OF Beer and Spalding there
fore was not valid. other members of
the club who were present objected to
this procedure as arbitrary and unfair.
Election Illegal.
The upshot of the affair was that the
election was declared illegal and a new
election was to be called. to be held in
side of the next thirty days.
At this meeting the expressed sentiment
OF every person present excepting three
individual members should be returned to
them.
The next day the directors held a meet
ing to nominate committee which should
propose candidates TO be voted for at
the new election. The triumVirate referred
TO had its nominating committee and
brought in a report recommending the
discharge OF G. W Danzie. manager and
assistant secretary of the automobile club.
This report was ADOPTED and Mr.. Danzie
was fired"
Mr. Jennings particularly appeared 20
be very hostile TO Mr.. Danzie. as he evil
IDENTIFY believed that the latter had worked
against his election plans. Mr.. DanZie,
who has been very energetic worker for
the club, and who was especially instru-
mental in getting bills through the late
legislature for good roads. felt the action
keenly, but he offered his services for two
or three hours every day until the new
directorate took hold.
The Ticket Named.
The nominating committee, composed of
Addison Cain. Rodney T. Badger. \. =.
Lane and r. c. Schramm, met at the Au-
tomobile club rooms yesterday and Sc