Evening journal., 1911-07-24
CONNER SAYS
HE'S REGULAR
Will Not Act With Democrats
Again In Filling City
Offices
SAYS He WAS RIGHT
IN GETTING WARD PLACES


Councilman from the Second ward,
who entered into an agreement with
the Democrats to split Offices filled by
Council last Thursday night, will no
longer have anything TO do with his
erstwhile allies, is evident, judging
from the tener OF a letter he sent to
The Sunday Star and printed yester-
day.
1t follows:
l will appreciate very much II you
will publish In your edition Of Sun
day, July 23, 1911, the following:
Relative to the position ! took In
the affair at Council chamber on
Thursday evening last, wish to make
this statement, and desire to ask the
residents Of this city If they don't
think that / was justified in my ac-
tion.
In the first place, when there are
political positions to be given out by
a legislative body and there are a suf-
ficient number of positions that each
member of that body could receive an
appointment, don't it appear fair that
each member and representative
should receive consideration? My
view of the matter is that he certainly
should
In this case there was a sufficient
number of appointments, whereby
each Republican member Of Council
could have received consideration l
considered that my ward and con-
stituents were ignored from the be-
ginning.
l positively deny the report that l
was offered milk inspector or that any
other permanent offer was made.
If the caucus slate had been sue
cessful / want to show the public the
exact manner in which the different
positions would have been distributed
and exactly Just what each ward
would have received: Second ward,
nothing; Fifth ward. Clerk Of Coun-
ell: Sixth ward, Bailiff of Council;
Seventh ward, Inspector Of Oil and
Fluids, Building Inspector, Meat In
spector: Eighth ward, Milk Inspector
Ninth ward, Clerk of the Market.
! looked the ward over from one end OF
IL to the other and could not find a
man that could fill the position OF
either Building or Meat Inspector
had no desire to be Objectionable or
unreasonable to my colleagues.
made no request that was unreason-
able. / desired harmony and was
explicit in my request for recognition
was elected from the Second ward
straight and clean, that is credit tc
the ward and the Republican party
NV constituents had confidence in me
and sooner than betray that conf
dence, / would resign my position i'm
mediately.
Part of my duty as Councilman from
the Second ward is to represent tina
ward and intend to do so on every oc
casion. At the caucus of Thursda
evening before the election, Council
man deliberately tried to nominate 70
caretaker of Eighth Street Park one o
my constituents. without the knowledge
or consent of the gentleman. / kney
this was a trick and because I spok
of unfair treatment, the President o
Council forced me from the caucus
There was no protest from the othe
Republican members of Council Thi
act forced action on my part. Where Il
the world is there a man that woul'
stand for any such treatment II Il
not necessary that this incident SHOULD
mar the success of the affairs of thi
y city We have in the honorable II. W
{ Howell, Mayor of this city, a gentle
man who is a credit to the city and
intend to live up TO my agreement II
assisting an economical business ad
, ministration, if permitted to do so.
AS far as l am concerned, the Incl
dent of Thursday evening is closed
The men that l nominated and vote'
b for on Thursday evening are clean, ef
! ficient men of merit II is not true tina
Mr.. McManus is my foreman. Accord
= ing to the stand taken by some gen
tlemen the entire success of the ad
ministration depended upon their dis
tributiOn of these offices. OF what par
ticular difference to the public in gen
I eral does the distribution of these of
= fees amount to?
? / do not wish TO discredit the effici
? ency of the defeated candidates, tn
stand ! took in the matter was TO
recognition and I fail to see wher
there was the least degree of dishon
, esty attached to my action My view O
the matter is that consideration shoul
be extended where you desire to re
, ceive the same.
The Republican members of Coun
, Gil knew there was dissatisfaction;
fact held an interview with a delega
! tion from the Second ward. the result
were fruitless. To me this issue
closed. I desire each and every mem
Der of my constituents to visit an
: take this matter up with me PERSONAL