The Detroit times., 1916-09-30

/ practical view that there is no SUI
dcieut tine 10 reconstruct the boards
He strongly URGED that tho Commi--
SION control the November election
/ by appointing two supervisory clerks
I'm every precinct and holding them
responsible.
Nt'cr DO commission had been I'm
deadlock FOR an hour the commits
sion decided 10 proceed 10 comply
. with Tho amendment hy placing ia a
/ hat the names Of 800 respectable
/ citizens and assigning them 10 the
/ different precincts hy lot.
When thr new officials shall take
oGD. was If. 10 future decision and
may e't readily into the courts
/ When the commission meUs again
|Gr . D. IT,. MONDAY Diugeman viii
move that they hall not take office
until Jan T.. 1911 when the terms
/ OF present officials expire. II this
motion is defeated and IL is decided
/ That the officials shall act in Novem.
ftrer- any present -o;fcfai who -corsil-
or- NO is agErie@ed can start injuuc
ton proceedings
81 have quiet Information that thi,
rHng viii b" tested % the corpogation
counsel told the commission
Christopher f. Stein. senior police
justice, and Henry Guthari prcsI-
dent OF the civil service commission,
rh' other members Of The commits
sion. had little 20 say Judge Stein
al one juucturc suggested court de.
Cision that the commission might
know il H. is 10 be governed by the
Home Rule bill or the amendment.
There was fear that, If the election
boards should be reconstructed aud
this proceeding declared Illegal. the
November results could q, attack
"a and iuvalidated on the ground
that tie precinct officials named by
the con mission had no right TO
serve
"The vote investigation has not es-
tahlished who was crooked and who
was not, declared judge Connolly
You cannot make removals on the
basis of the investi igatiou Only The
most hunEling work was uncovered
! do not want TO be understood MS
hurting any general Indictment az
the Detroit election boards but there
undoubtedly was much dirty work
that escaped Why remove only
those who were caught o."
Urges ctcan Sweep
That's Tho test of HE. Judge"
replied DinReman MANY crooks
aren't caught. We have nothing on
them and they get away with H.
There's no question about the
duty of the commission continued
the Judge I'VE are expected 20 I'm
sure a square deal i'm November by
making 20 clean sweep We cannot
balf comply with the law The
boards are vacant and u Is our duty
10 fll them hv Nov d"
Il don't want the respousibility
was Dingeman's reply.
Judge Connolly said Few officials
now serving wcrc elected Most of
Them hc copt,ndrd. were appointed
by alierner ~ I'll yaCancips. and he
added the charge that $50 per cent
of the officials are, contrary TO law,
public employee. He charged that
tho spirit OF The Law is being evaded
The amendment provides that
there shall he applications and cy
aminafions for registrars and I'm.
epoctors, and Judge Connolly said
the commission would have plenty
~ time pliny Marsh OF the Detroit
Ctizens' league. Who bad much 20
do with drafting the amendment
thought the same In a short nd,
dress he discussed tho problems Nm
der the pmendmfni, but declined To-
take part I'm The legal-dispute
lindsay disagreed With Judge Con
molly That Tho amendment contains
no authority for tho appointing of
supervisory clerks to see that things
po right I'm November He said thc
commi sion has this power under
The clause giving the commission
any needed means 20 prevent frauds
He said there was an appropriation