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Show Republicans Are Knocking Lynch Said to Be Willing to Give the Mayor Anything: to Get Him Out. Rumors of combinations against Chief of Pollco William J. Lynch In tho Council arc thicker than winter molasses. Not only Is It sold that four Republicans aro ready to unite with tho Mayor in making a Democratic Chief, but the names of Black, Davis, Neuhauscn and Hobday aro mentioned In connection therewith. it somo of tho local politicians are to uo credited with Insldo Information, the qunr-tctto qunr-tctto Is willing to sacrifice Water Superintendent Super-intendent Hlncs and Porkkceper Erlckson to win tho Mayor over. , , . Tho only one of the four who could bo reached last night was Councilman Hobday Hob-day and he was emphatic in his denials. "It Is a llo!" ho said. "I am for Lynch. Of tho Democrats, Councilman Barnes Is supposed to bo the leader In tho strug-glo strug-glo for Lynch's scalp, Thoy mako the charge that tho Chief of Pollco has been guilty of pernicious activity In politics. It Is charged that ho spends tlmo toward helping his political friends which would bo better spent in paying a stricter attention atten-tion to his duties as head of tho pollco department. de-partment. Lynch is accused of putting In a great part of his tlmo Instructing his meu and all those over whom he may navu Infiuonco as Chief of Police to vote for his brother-in-law. John C. Cutler Tho opponents op-ponents of tho Chief claim that the tenderloin ten-derloin votp Is being coerced on bchnlt of (he Republican ticket Inoffielenov. It Is understood. In tho charge which the Republicans arc going to prefer against Lynch. Thoy claim that ho Is responsible for tho freedom with which crimes aro being committed in Salt Lake City at present, on tho ground that they could not happen If the police department was properly directed and led. |