The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-04
AN OPEN BREAK.
Mayor Green and City Council
men Disagree Publicly.
Politics Fly Thick and Fast
at Council Meeting.
MAYOR TURNED DOWN.
Aldermen Refuse to Approve
Fulton appointment.
Juicy Lemon Party at City Hall
Last Night.
MAYOR TURNED DOWN

Last night was a repetition of old
times at the city council chamber.
Councilmen called each other ''bull
heads" ore alderman accused Mayor
Green of playing politics with the APP
Iointment of w. S. Fulton as city en-
gineer, Mayor Green told some of his
councilmen that they didn't know any
thing about the affairs of the city and
that they We're simply blocking his
wishes to forward ideas of their own
and to encore the whole performance
Mayor Green told a reporter that 1t
was through his ''sensationalism' and
his ambition to dictate to the city
council that all of the present trouble
resulted
The curtain raiser of the Lemon
Party came. when Councilman Howard
introduced a resolution asking that an
expert engineer be appointed to assist
City Engineer Fulton in the work of
the Office and to check up the old rec
ords of the engineering department
1t was believed by a number of the
Councilner. that Mr.. Fulton being a
young man, should have assistance
in the immense amount of work that
was now before the city.
The resolution was discussed at some
length by the councilmen and finally
went to a committee where it was
thought that it could be threshed out
with more elaboration. Then Mayor
Green stated to the city council that
he wished to have their approval of
w. S. Fulton as city engineer.
This is wha: started the fireworks. 1t
will be remembered that after the forced
resignation of John p. Rogers as city
engineer and the succession of W. s.
fulton to the position, five of the alder
men stated that they would vote
against the approval OF Mr.. Fulton
when he was given to the council for
approval
Last night Mayor Green presented the
name of Mr.. Fulton to the council, A
first vote was taken. AS result the
appointment was turned down-the first
appointment ever turned down in the
administration of William Green as
mayor of Topeka. Councilmen Fink,
Lannau and Miller voted against it.
Councilmen Howard and Simpson asked
that they be excused. Aldermen Drew,
Tandy, Blakely, Stanley and Fraser vo-
ted for the approval of tbs engineer
Mr.. Jordan and Mr.. Hughes were alb
sent.
This was the signal for trouble in
the council Mr.. Stanley moved at once
that the vote be reconsidered. 1t was
seconded by Mr.. Tandy. Then Mr.. How
ard got to his feet and stated that Mr..
Stanley as an affirmative had no right
to ask for q reconsideration. With this
slap Mr.. Stanley jumped to his feet and
roared:
MIR. Howard did not vote at all and
1 fail to see where he has any right to
get into this"
BIakeIy's Plea for Peace.
This added more fuel to the fire. Aid
erman Blakely arose to his full height
ard with Patrick Henry pose he pray
ed for peace. He asked that the coun-
Cilmen support Mayor Green in his ap-
pointment. He stated that it was al
'-child's play and "foolishness" for an
action of this kind on the part of the
rebelling councilmen. He called. al
those who who kicked as being knock
ers'' and he claimed that all of this
trouble was simply newspaper talk. >
He said the whole action was result
Of ''buliheadedness and was Illogical
to the extreme.
It was the first time that Councilman
Blakely has ever created such an en-
thusiasm in himself over a matter o.
such a personal nature and the council
men were surprised at his coined
phrases and condemnations. Mr.. Blake,
~ paid Engineer Fulton some beautiful