The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-02

AS a result of The Tribuncs charge that
y one or more members OF the city council
were on the Buena Vista race track pay
roll. the four judges Of the Third judicial
district will be asked to call a grand jury
for the September term Of court 10 In
vcstigate the city administration.
A resolution TO this effect was intro
duced in the city council by Councilman
Wood of the Second ward Monday night
and was adopted with only two dissent
ing votes, The vote was as follows:
Lees' Sse MeRinney. ethnnS Mnivey. HtS oDonneii.
Resedall. Reed and Wood; total. TO-
Nays-Hall and Lyme; total, 2,
Absent-Dayis and Ferry.
The resolution, found at the head of
this column, calls for an investigation not
only Of The Tribunes charges, but OF
any charges whatever that may be pre-
ferred by any other newspaper or person
against the council or any member there
Of or against any city official or en-
ploye.
The resolution was introduced at the
conclusion of the discussion OF the report
of the special committee on The Trib-
une's charges to the effect that IL found
itself without jurisdiction TO investigate
these charges. In this discussion Messrs.
Fernstrom and Holley were quite active
!, in dealing out political buncombe and
when the resolution was read there was
noticeable shifting on the minority
side OF the council. which was followed
by an easily apparent feeling OF uneasi-
ness. Except for one time. both Mr..
Fernstrom and Mr. Holley were intensely
quiet for the rest Of the meeting.
Ferney Wants to Know.
When the special committees report
TO the effect that It had no jurisdiction
10 investigate The Tribune's charges was
read Mr FernStrom wanted to know why
II had no jurisdiction Mr.. Reedall re-
piled that II Mr.. Fernstrom would read
inc, glvNt fi
Trlbune-he. would know a good many
more things than he now knows. Then
Mr. Recdal patiently explained that
Frank /. Sefrit the general manager OF
The Tribune. had appeared before the
committee Saturday. that he had refused
10 retract the charges and that he also
had declined TO go Into an Investigation
unless means could be devised to compel
witnesses TO come in and testify. and
that he had declared that when the in.
vestigation OF these charges was through
| gate other councilmcn; Under this atu'
tude. Mr. Reedall said, the committee
found itself without Jurisdiction. mas
much as il couldn't compel witnesses &c
come IN and testify, and had recommend
ed that the matter be dropped.
Mr.. Fcrnstrom said he thought II was
out all these things in it whcreupon Mr.
Reedall welcomed the insertion OF then
in it.
perl. he said. don't show that they ar
good citizens, They. say with a mysteri
GUS air that they have something. hu
that we can't have it. II they were gooc
citizens they would say that we can have
il And II you read between the lines
IL means that The Tribune is above th'
law"
''Is that any different from any OF th
other newspapers in Salt Lake City
iinterjected Mr Mulyey; y, The. The Resere
well. get all Of en- weakly put il
Dir. HoIley.
Mckinney Heard From.
Mr. Lyme thought that inasmuch as TN
committee on the FerDstrom graf
charges OF which he was a member. go
the Witnesses and the testimony thi
committee ought 10 have been able L
do SO, too. but Mr.. Mckinney declares
that the special committee clearly ha
yDo authority 10 drag witnesses in an
tmake them talk. Mr.. Mckinney correcu
labeled Nr. Fernstrom's talk as politicn
claptrap and buncombe, and urged get
ting down 10 business. lie invited sug
eestions to this end from Mr.. Fernstron
Mr.. Reedall asserted that the commit
tee had no jurisdiction and classed th
whole thing as farce. but declared tina
the committee had done its best.
Mr.. Wood recountcd Mr. Sefrits TcfusG
before the committee 10 rctract and III
declaration 10 investigate other council
men. notably Mr.. Holcy: II this inves
tigation started in court OF record. /
which Witnesses could be placed unde
oath ana cODaptllSu W hHa ~
councilman then called for his grand jur
resolution. but Mr. Mulvey interjected;
I'm the only one here who ought !
be afraid for I'm the only friend here {
the race track. Whenever l1ciDg is men
toned the rest OF you fellows crawl un
der your desks.
In a serious strain Mr.. MulNey Inc
rccrettcd that the council too olten
charged by all the newspapers WIN IN
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