Evening journal., 1914-02-26
COUNCIL TO
DROP BOWERS
CONTROVERSY
Continued From First Page.

Following the reading of Mr.. Nc
Goldricks report the report Of Mr..
Draper was submitted as an amend
ment to it. when Mr.. Draper con-
cluded the reading OF his amendment
"a discussion ensued Mr. McDermott
being the first granted the privilege
of the floor
u have heard Of lots OF whitewash
brushes he exclaimed, "but this
amendment is one grand whitewash
brush. Il is simply putting on an
other coat of whitewash" Mr.. Nc
/ Dormott declared that hc honestly be-
lievod MT Bowers 20 be an ncompe-
tent Official and he quoted extracts
from the testimony 10 Uphold hia con-
tention that Mr. Bowers had al owed
one OF his employees to influence him
IN the appointment. why one of the
/ police officers might ask m TO APP
/ point q Mormon OF a Seventh Day Ad-
! yentist," he declared 81 think it Is
an outrage the way things have been
whitewaahod the past three mOnths
and ! think it's time to get the po-
/ lice department Strengthened out"
Mr. McDermott again quoted from the
testimony 90 show that police officer
had approached Mrs Nhltemau on the
subject and declared iiat ihi, officer had
gone 20 AIRS. Nhiiemna's house "beoause
superior officer bad sent him" lle
urged that Mr. McGoldfick- report b.
adopted.
Slower states Position.
Colonel ". b. Stopof mentioned that
three months ago Council had author
izod che appointment of ten additional
pntroliuon and that no mention ol rec
ligon had entered into the mattor and
that tho appointments had been made on
partisan basis. Hc asked the
members 90 consider whnt would have
happened had the conditions been re-
verscd "li there bad been Catholic
ai the head OF the police commission and
he barred out o. Protestant. ia 90 after
him pretty strong. and l'd have ample
reason ior doing So said Colonel stover.
~ have handled more mem in my work
than Mr.. Bowers over has. and al |
have over asked Tor was efficiency. The
religious question was never considered.
All I wanted was an honest days work
from the men ! employed. Air. bowers
has not violated his Office in the easc
OF Mrs. Whitemnn, but he was influenced
in The appointment OF Mrs. Opdyke by
che fact that she was a Protestant. I
entertain no hard feelings against Mr..
Bowers. but on the contrary have the
kindliest OF feeling for him. but / have
every reason TO believe that Alr. Bowers
IS not competent. The police depat
mcnt has been Inefficient for SOME time
and 10 Is not the fault OF the men on the
streets but the mon at the head Of it.
Mr. Bowers Is absolutely untitled So
hold the position he holds today, first
because he has not had the experience
TO qualify him for it and second because
ne allows his own personal feeling IN
matters along certain lines 10 govern
his netions i'm connection with the police
department. ! favor Mr. McGoldrick'
report and | am willing TO sign il ane
stand by it,
Mr.. McColdrick explained that IN
preparing the report he had beer
, guided entirely by the evidence tina
/ had been submitted in the case an'
, not IN any place used the religious
, question any more than was ahso
, lutely necessary. He stated thai
/ while he was a Catholic he was moi
j preiudced on that point, but that il
was his firm conviction embodied IN
the report "Mr. Bowers admitted
( frankly that he was guided in the ap
pointment of the other woman be.
cause she was not Catholic" he
/ stated "and | think he oyersteppet
b / his duty when he inquired into IN,
{ religion of the candidates for the
d Office of matron. Why he even al.
b lowed an omploye 20 dictate to him
Had he been competent he would mo-
have permitted q subordinate to die
!. tate who he should employ. Just a.
soon as an employer does this ht
proves his incompetency, and whei
- this Is proven. Ii is time TO get him
I out of that position and put a mar
I there who is competent II VIII be q
q grave mistake to pass Mr. Draper.
Z amendment This amendment admits
that there Is not efficiency in the dc
4 partment but votes to continue The
h same conditions"
s Mr.. Heats Objection.
+. Councilman Heal made an obiec
4 tion 20 q point In MIR. McGoldrick'.
report relative 10 the statement o.
o Mrs. Whiteman. Mr. Barnes and Mrs
+ McCllntock. pointing out that Mrs
McCiintocks and Mr.. Barnes testi
mony did not coincide. Mr. Me
Goldrick explained shat In this allu
}. sion IN his report he meant that th,
Il statement Of these three persons ha,
- suhstantated the main issue in th,
P. case. that is, that Mr.. Bowers 81,
B. inquire into the religion of Mrs
Whiteman
n Mr. Heal also called attention {,
/. the fact that there are three mem
>. bcrs in the Police Commission. an,
e that all three had voted for Mrs
e Opdyke, and he could not see how
Mr. Bowers had influenced them.
Speaking upon this point, Mr.
Haney stated that he had talked witt
Mrs. Whitman on one occasion, afte
n The hearing last Thursday and no
\ before &C. and she had then told hin
! that Mr. Wickersham informed he
e that he was under the impression
that she was the one hc was votin
i for. as he had been impressed WITT
i her looks He had not known thei
Is names. Mr.. Haney stated that ther
Is nothing contained In Mr.. McGOld
1, rick's report that Is not true and h
y believed that its recommendation wa
the proper thing 10 do lie declare
that while Mr.. Draper's amendmen
admits the statements are true ye
grants that he did not mean IL.
y Mr. Haney declared that the poin
u brought out by Mr. Heal In conneC
r ton with MIR McGoldrick's report wa
d, not necessary as Mr. Bowers himsel
e. had admitted that the statement
10 were true, therefore il mattered nc
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