New-York tribune., 1917-06-24
Plan to Impeach
Chicago's Mayor
Up Tomorrow
Council Committee Said To
Be Opposed to the
Executive

Chicago, June Members of the
Chicago Board of Education, including
those recently appointed by Mayor
I Thompson, whose right TO Office is in
question because Of the City Councils
reconsideration of confirmation, met to-
day under the protection of ffty-two
| uniformed policemen and eighteen de-
tectives. After two hours of jockeying
for advantage by the two factions Nthey
adjourned to meet July 3. The only
business transacted was the adoption
of motion to reassure teachers in the
/ city schools and employees of the board
that they need not fear summary dis
misssl because Of internal strife.
Meanwhile. the Judiciary Committee
of the City Council announced it
would consider Monday the resolution
of impeachment directed against
Mayor William Hale Thompson,
which was offered at yesterdays tur-
bulent council meeting. Maclay Hoyne,
states attorney, will be called in to
advise on the matter. Mr.. Hoyne has
4 given it as his opinion that the Mayors
action in refusing to entertain mo-
tions at the council meeting and in
declaring the meeting adjourned was
abuse of power and ground for i'm
peachment proceedings. 1t is said a
majority of the Judiciary Committee
+ is opposed to Mayor Thompson.
Two legal opinions were presented
at the School Board meeting, one OF
them to the effect that the old board
still holds power because of the coun-
ellis reconsideration Of its con-
firmation.
Hold-Overs Repudiate Meeting
Hold-over members of the new board
refused TO recognize the meeting as
other than a gathering of citizens
Jacob NJ Loeb. who was ousted as
president of the board when the new
appointees took Office, answered the
rollcall by saying, Present at an in,
formal gathering of citizens" He de
clined to vote on all motions and one,
addressed the chair as "Mr. De FactC
President" but the presiding Officer
refused to recognize him.
The old board has been called q
meet Monday. A fight for possession Of
the board Offices in a downtown Office
building is looked for. Mayor Thomp
son to-day declared that talk of his re
signing was Joke He gave out &
statement, IN which he said
What motives inspired certain Of
the Aldermen to-day TO commit rio
and assault and protect the thieves whC
have been looting the school funds Of
this city for years?
Hint of Phone Orders
"Who are the beneficiaries of schoo
leases without revaluation clauses tha
telephOned to certain Aldermen yester
day TO vote to reconsider confirmation
of the school board members contrary
to law?
"Who is it that is afraid because tn,
new school board started three indie
pendent Investigations at its initia
meeting TO look into finances, pur
chases, insurance, leases, textbooks anC
consideration of the cases Of discharged
teachers?
"Why all this turmoil? No member
of the present board. with the excep
tion of Loeb, can be charged with pill
fering funds that rightfully should b,
spent for the benefit of the school chill
dren.
"Do the records Of the school boarC
tell tales that the old school regime dc
not dare to permit to be made public
"The idle talk of impeachment Of the
Mayor and ousting Of the new schoo
board members is a deception practiseC
to divert attention from the real issues
and | want 10 call the attention Of tn,
fathers and mothers Of Chicago to tn,
leaders of this movement. The heaC
legal adviser and organizer Of the booz,
interests, Levy Mayer. and his erranc
boy. Maciay Ioyne. have finally com,
. out in the omen"