The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-06-12
ACCUSED SOLONS
TO GET PLACES
ON COMMITTEES
Burton Will Assign Gilman and
Hindle to Council Va
cancies
FURTHER DELAY UNFAIR,
DECLARES PRESIDENT
Says He Thought Trials Would
Soon BE Over When He With
held Appointments

Aid. Thomas l.. Gilman and VIII
liam Hindlc. under indictment Oh orlo'
cry charges. Will DC given appoint
I,nCnts on council committees and al
lowed To take an active part IN the
Sork OF the aldermanic body, most oI
which is done III committee Aid'
Charles W. Barton. president o. the
council, announced Wednesday morn
Ing that ne would offer Gilman and
Hindle the committee seats lert Va
cant By the death OF Aid. William +.
Kingsley. AID. Burton said he was
tired OF Ike delay In bringing the aid
ermen 10 trial
When i was elected president Oh
the council | felt that / could not,
Ia fairness 10 the other aldermen anu
IN public. place Gilman and hinaie
on committees and allow them TO lake
an active part in the work Of the coun-
ell said President burton.
II figured that they would De ia
Mt Clemens standing trial when the
new committees would be announced,
and | also figured that the cases
would soon be disposed OF. The cases
against the aldermen are still pend
ing and there Is no reason TO believe
that they will be disposed or in the
near future
Aid. John Lodge, as chairman OF
the board or supervisors. has placed
both Gilman and Hindle on commit
.es. Before Aid Lodge decided TO
g.ve them committee work he asked
me what thought about it, He ask
eG me IL IL would embarrass me, as
mad refused 10 appoint them on com
nittees In the council. | told Aid.
oGge 10 appoint them ii he wanted
10 and nor to worry about embarrass-
ing me.
Recently friends of the indicted
aldermen have come 10 me. as nave
members OF the council. and asked
that Gilman and Hindle be recognized
and given committee appointments. |
talked the matter over With number
Of people before making up my mind
to take care OF them. My reason for
rendering them committee appoint
ments at tn. time Is that do not
believe the aldermen should be kept
under a cloud in the council for an
indefinite length of time. II they are
guilty, why does not the prosecutor
/, bring them 70 trial and convict them
| II they are not guilty they ought 10
! lie given a clean bill There is no JUS
tice In keeping the men under indict.
mon, for months
| Gilman and Hindle were both re-
| elected to the council after being In
dicted on graft charges. Gilman was
formerly president OF the council and
was the recognized boss" on the
Aoor OF the council up to the time the
graf exposures were made. He was
even being doomed as candidate for
mayor. He was known as Honest
| Tom" and had big following Hindle
| was new man in the council He is
now the youngest member In the coun-
ell. being only 80
Since their reelection after the
graft exposure. Gilman and Hindle
Lave been regular attendants In the
weekly meetings OF the council. an
swering rollcall and voting on com
mittee reports. Gilman has taken
| the floor only once and that was on
matter concerning the Wabash
railroad.
| The late Aid. Kingsley was chair
man OF the committee on public utili-
| ties. and a member OF the committees
on claims AID accounts. streets,
health and city hospitals and liquor
regulation
Aid John Lodge will be appointed
! chairman of the committee on public
utilities. This committee has the i'm
| portant work OF investigation of the
| telephone service before II at the
| present time. The other four com
mittee appointments will be divided
between Gilman aud Hindle.
The appointments will likely he an
| nounced by President Burton next
Tuesday night The committee on
public utilities will Immediately take
iup the telephone probe. Aid. Lodge
| Is chairman OF the committee on
charter and city legislation. but with
the drafting OF the four important
charter amendments that were adopt
1 ed in the last election. this committee
practically finished its work for the