Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-07
ROW OVER AN INTERVIEW
Members Of Board object to State.
ments Made by Ksrbach.
MAYOR DAHLMAN TAKES A HAND
commissioner Hoye starts the Fuss
Of Accusation that He Was
Influenced il Appointments
by Politics.

Commissioners Kaibach was the stormy
petrol of the Fire and Police board last
night and before the storm which radiated
from him as the center passed TO other
regions there was an interchange Of eNple-
'tives that are not heard in polite society
II all arose, according to Commissioner
Hoye, out Of an interview given out by
Commissioner Karbach Criticizing the
board in appointing Thomas Casey a senior
captain Of the fire department and j. II.
Heugen a Junior captain. Commissioner
Hoye said he thought the board as a body
should take cognizauce OF the interview,
and he declared that insofar as it stated
that he was influenced by politics in MAX
ing any appointment it was a mlsstatement
of the facts. He asked Commissioner Ksr-
bach If he persisted in his statement.
karbach declared that he did, and ia
justification said that COMMISSIONS Hoye
had said he thought the south side should
have representation and that the taxpayers
in that part of the city were complaining
Commissioner Hoye denied this, and
added that he had never deceived the
board as to his friendship for Casey. 1T
was. however" he announced with en-
phasis, "a mere matter of personal regard.
Casey and l have known one another for
years and l thought he should get the pro-
motion"
Wappicb JCorroBOrates HOye.
Commissioner Wappich ccrrobc-ated Com.
m!t sioner Hoye and commented on the fact
that members should discuss what oc-
CURED in executive session. Mayor Dahl
man took up this phase Of the discussion
and indicated his own feelings as to what
considerations should influence him and
the board in making appointments.
My policy" he declared. has been to
select the man I think best for the position,
no matter what the commendations OF
the chiefs Of the fire and police depart
ments may be. OF course, we pay atten-
ton to their recommendations, but we
should pass ourselves upon the fitness Of
the candidates"
As to executive sessions, he agreed with
Commissioner Wappich that what took
place there should be considered private.
Il would rather have the doings of the
board altogether in public so far as I am
personally concerned" he said, but when
we have executive sessions confidence
should be respected"
Commissioner Hoye endorsed this senti-
men and added: Doesn't everyone know
the fight l made when member of the
council to have everything public"
Pigment of Imagination.
Commissioner Hunter characterized thC
statements made by Commissioner Karbacl
as a Pigment of the imagination. They
emanated,' he said, from the mind of 6
man who thinks that the whole board 1!
working against him."
Commissioner Karbach repeated thai
what he said was true, which drew from
COMMISSIONS Hunter the retort that surely
the four other members of the board coult
not be wrong. Il want it TO be understood
first, last and all the time he continued
that l am not influenced by politics IL
doing anything on this board" and will
this declaration of faith. in which all thI
other members of the board with the eX
ception of Commissioner Karbach agreed
the incident closed. There was fire in tn.
discussion, but IL was only evident nov
and again by the eNpletive sparks. and tn,
net result of all the pother is that the ma
jority of the board feels that what is don,
in executive session should be shrouded il
the camera cloak, and that IL this honor o
secrecy is to be abused executive sessions
should be abolished altogether. But wha
l complain most Of" said COMMISSIONS
Hoye, lis that what we did in executiv,
session was not truthfully told"