Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-11-10
Mr.. DALRYMPLE
MAKES STATEMENT

Editor Examiner AS the, Exam
iner last week stated only one side of
the case in mentioning my removal
as chief of police, wish to make a
few statements regarding the matter.
On Thursday evening, October 2S,
l called at Mayor Hoff's home and
told him that understood there was
some dissatisfaction with my work
and If that was the case / was ready
to tender my resignation at once.
The mayor said ''yes, one or two of
the councilmen had complained a
little about my road work" but asked
me to withhold my resignation until
he could talk the matter over with
the council. He said that if the
members of the council were Aissatls-
fed with his appointments he would
let the council select men for the
police force who would be satisfact-
0ry to them.
He said, however, that If the coun-
ell should insist upon naming GER
tain element for the positions he
would resign the Office of mayor and
let the council shoulder the RESPONSE
bility.
During the conversation the mayor
never once intimated to me that he
was dissatisfied with my work, and
he agreed with me that the combin-
ing of the offices of chief of police
and road overseer was a mistake, and
chat he had opposed it at the time.
/ told HIM that my perssnal affairs
had been neglected since taking the
office, and reminded him that / had
accepted the appointment only after
the most earnest solicitation upon his
part. He said ''yes, know it, we
had TO beg you to get you to take it. "
After having an apparently salts
factory understanding with the may
or, agreed to withhold my resigna-
tion until the first of November, at
least, SO as to give him and the coun-
Gil time to consider the matter.
The following day,I met Council
man Reese and had q talk with him
regarding the criticisms was told
he had made regarding my work.
During the conversation / talked
very plainly to him and reminded
him of the fact that he had practical
ly taken the supervision of the road
work and construction of street cross
ings entirely out of my hands. may
not have been justified in saying
some things to Mr.. Reese, which
did but owing to the fact that he had
usurped all authority in the matter
of street work, his criticisms of my
work, as they were reported to me-
did not set well with me.
The mayor was out of town at the
time, but returned home that even
ing, when it is supposed that Mr.
Reese reported the controversy te
him. At any rate, the mayor called
me up over the phone andsinformet
me that my resignation would be ac-
cepted at once, but said nothing as t.
why he had changed his mind from
the previous evening.
To show that was anxious to Civ,
up the Office, will say that immedi
ately after leaving the mayors resid
ence / went to the Hotel Burgoyne
where 1 made arrangements with
cattle man to go out and buy cattl,
or him after November LIST, as has
fully determined to quit the job OF
: that date
feel that the mayor acted hastil.
in calling for my resignation withou
first hearing my side of the contro
versy. also regret now that di'
not hand the star, keys and other ef
fects over to the mayor the night
called on him. Had I done so
: would have saved a lot of unpleasant
: ness, both for the mayor and myself
u u. DALRyMPLE,