The Detroit times., 1916-08-11
Democrats Appointed
When Field Is Caught
Mapping in Council
BURTON mBUTTED
IN" HE DECLARES
Second List Is Rail-
rOaded Through
Later

AS neat a piece OF political sharp
practice as ever graced a campaign
was successfully put over" in the
common council. Tuesday night,
while Aid. Field and Thompson. OF
the Sixth ward, were mapping. BE.
| fore Aid. Field and Thompson came
10 earth. Aid. Burton. of the Second
ward, had appointed all election Of
fcials In the Sixth, regardless OF the
fact that Field few minutes later,
when his turn cane. put through
without dissent resolution ap.
| pointing his own set of registrars
! and inspectors. Both Field and
Thompson had voted for the Burton
resolution. thinking 1t a Second ward
| matter
This came 10 light, Thursday
morning. when IL was discovered
| that the Sixth has two sets Of cleo
ton officials appointed by the coun.
Gil and Aid. Field. in wrath. filed
with the city clerk a notice that at
the next meeting he will move re-.
consideration OF the Burton resolu-
ton.
What right has Burton 20 butt
into the SIXTH" angrily demanded
Aid Field at the city hall And
that's not all Here. look al It. \
| bunch Of Democrats There's Thorn
as Ahearn and Bill Herman. both OF
them stalwarts. And the rest are
jnst as bad. Joe Walsh is behind
it,
Il found resolution for election
officials on my desk and put II
through without paying any atten-
ton explained Aid. Burton, who
denied that Walsh, who used TO be
Democratic member OF the board
OF education. had anything TO do
with the duplication.
Il saw Burton hobnobbing with
some Democrats" was Aid. Fields
| rctort He was In the back OF the
/ room and / thought something was
! brewing"
Asked which OF the two resolu-
! tions has the better legal status
! Corporation Counsel Dingcman said
/ the Burton resolution Is absolutely
! binding. as It was adopted first tie
said vacancies in the election on
cialdom OF the Sixth ceased as soon
| AS the Burton resolution was passed.
Aid Burton declined 10 state
whether he will make fight when
| the question OF reconsideration
comes up, next Tuesday night, on
motion OF Aid Field. Burton looked
At the situation mirthfully, and b.
some this was interpreted TO mean
! that he considers the whole affair 4
joke and will not stand out against
| Field and Thompson.
II suppose ! voted for the Burton
resolution as well az our own" said
| Ala Thompson. II paid no atten-
ton TO what came from the Second.
| We must have been dreaming"
Both the Burton and Field reso-
lutions went through unanimously.
| They were announced by City Clerk
Lindsay from his rostrum. and be-
| fore he had chance to read them
somebody moved adoption and they
were enacted in a jiffiy, Aldermen
follow the practice OF letting ward
resolutions go through without AT.
tention as purely local matters. and
they usually are passed by an
nouncement OF the chairman that
resolution stands approved unless
there IL objection" Burton. as al
derman from the Second ward pre-
cedes Field from the Sixth, in the
order OF resolutions.
| Aldermen who visited the city hall
during the morning were inclined
TO regard the affnir as a good Joke,
and most Of them anticipated no
! aght on the council floor. There are
| others. however. who see something
more practical than humor In the
discontinue OF Aid. Field. who is a
Republican.