South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-07-28
GOSHEN FIGHT
GAINS HEAT AS
COUNCIL PLANS
Demand Charney's Resigna-
ton Before Special Meet
ing Friday Night.
MAY IMPEACH OFFICIAL
Action Results From Mayor 5
Request for Resignation
of Officials.
Special to The News-TImes (:

Special TO The News-Times.
GOSHEN. Ind, July 27-At the
secret session OF the council We'd
nesday night formal demand was
made upon Mayor William H..
Charney for his resignation A
communication addressed TO him.
signed by six Of the seven city al
dermeu, says that the best interest
Of the city demand his retirement
as mayor and that If ne does not
resign by the time a special meeting
OF the council is held Friday even
ing. impeachment procedure will be
started against him. The council
took this action IN support OF a. O..
Hoovens. president of the public
works board. and City Atty. w
Dausman. who were asked by the
mayor 10 resign because they re-
fused TO consent 10 dismissinE Supt.
Joseph r. Stewart Of the municipal
water light and heat plant. Differ
ence between Mayor Charney. and
several OF his appointees. long OF
threatening proportions. reached a
crisis wednesday when the mayor
demanded the designations Of Mr..
Hoovens. president Of the board Of
public works, and recently defeated
for the republican nomination for
mayor. and Guy W. Dausman. city
attorney. who is chairman of the re-
publican county central committee.
They refused 10 resign. The council
was called into executive session
Wednesday night for-the purpose Of
taking action. Several OF the seven
councilman are arrayed against the
mayor and a long drawn out and
bitter fight involving the coming
municipal election seems certain
All city officials are republicans
Nathan W. Marrow, republican nom-
inee for mayor is councilman.
over stewart Row"
Mayor Charney is insisting upon
removal of Joseph n Stewart sup
erintendent OF the municipal water,
heat and light plant. The upheaval
between the mayor and members of
his administration Is the outgrowth
Of differences that have arisen i'm
connection with the petition of the
AIawks Electric Co, Of this city IN
vSkich authority is sought from the
Indiana public service commission
To annul a contract the Hawks com
panv has with Goshen and FOR per
mission 10 again boost rates 10 con-
sumers
Willard l.. Stephenson Of the Rock
run Mills. with whom Mayor Char
ncv is associated several weeks ago
started a movement TO Dust stewart
alleging ne was inefficient and in
competent" City Atty Daussman,
as counsel for Stewart. has filed suit
in circuit court here against stephen
son. his brother. Vern a. Stephenson
and Harland Hastetter. all Identified
with Rockrun Mills. demanding
Judgment for 10000 and alleging
i libel. The Stephensons and Hostel
. ter are charge with circulating a
petition designed 90 bring about re-
moval OF Stewart.
The anti-Charney faction Of the
city administration claims Charney
Is Interested in the Hawks Electric
CO 20 the extent that he is support
<lng that industry i'm preference TO
the municipal water, heat and light
plant. a competing concern. Charney
a lawyer. was appointed mayor two
years ago upon death Of Mayor
Daniel J.. Troyer Upon death of
his father. Mitchell Charney. a
Goshen broker. Charney inherited
about 100000.