Show RUMPUS in III THIRD PRECINCT mm meeting to consider elliott case a hot one CITY COUNCIL CONDEMNED suppo arto ra of elliott brool endeavor to put through it a voto vote of thanks decision of the chair causes them to withdraw joe morris bell belligerent igor but was finally squelched resolutions adopted Cou councilman elliott was the central figure in a factional fig light h i basl a st n night ight ory that will go down in hist history n s on ono e of f tho the biggest scraps of the third precinct republicans upon petition of over twenty voters of tho the precinct chairman geddes had issued a 16 call tor for a mass convention to consider the councils action in selecting W 31 t elliott as the representative ot of tho the third precinct to nil fill the vancy vacancy caused by tho the death of joseph it watson at tile hie hour appointed tho the seventeenth ward meetinghouse meeting house was packed the crowd was divided lu in sentiment between tho the republican factions beside a democratic contingent of respectable proportions the presence of the followers of jefferson and jackson gave rise else to tin an animated debate many of those present believed that the meeting was a mass convention of precinct voters irrespective of politics 1111 of whom had a right to participate in t the he deliberations and with a vote in tho the divisions A majority however opposed this idea and ultimately the democrats were suffered to ren remain nala as spectators mr C geddes eddes road read the call for the meeting then asked that flint a chairman bo be selected A V F Dor dorcenus craus and J R morris were nominated but both declined the latter offering as aa it a substitute that mr life geddes continue in the chair being in tile tho line of his duty duly as precinct chairman mr geddes demurred but finally la acceded 13 F grant was elected beem Lary organization perfected a lull ensued everyone knew the exact purpose of the meeting and everyone as aa afLer afterward warI appeared very clearly had determined upon his big course ot of action what was wanted was waa some one to open the ball this A F doremus did lie he wasted no time in vain embellishments but proceeded to the heart of the subject ct forthwith ile he sald said that objection had been made and still stil existed as to mr fr loft holt as aa one of the precincts representatives in tile the city council not on the ground of unfitness or incapacity but because his election represented a wrong people in naming him to the position the rights right of the voters had been infringed upon while admitting that the council nas riven given tile tho right to nil a vacancy in that body he con tand d that in its selection sela cllon the council should be guided by the disere of tho the vo voters teril and not dot folst upon them an undesirable representative before any one could follow in the same vein tin an elliott man moved an all adjournment journ ment but the cor crowd 0 wd camo came bent on a lively time and the motion failed by it a large majority THANKS PROPOSED then a motion was offered that a vote of thanks should bo be tendered the city council for appointing mr elliott this also came from the elliott ranks it provoked it a discussion of an bour and a halt half that began lit in warm terms and ended in a red hot scene everybody talked and most of them at the same time george A smith A F r doremus A H parsons mr nellson were the main opponents while J R morris F r G palmerj 0 J orem and mr elliott himell spoke of elliott in addition about thirty speakers on each side ride joined in the debate whenever opportunity port unity offered during the wrangle the previous question was moved hot but voted down the greater number of those thole present believed that tho the main question the vote of thanks was lost on the previous question and when a young elliott supporter gained the line recognition of the chair and begun began to support tho the original motion ho he was waa greeted with mith a chorus of sarcastic laughter after vainly trying to get the attention of the meeting he yielded to tile the popular clamor and took Ms his sent seat chairman geddes explained that the main question was still before the house and the wordy war was recommenced it was tempora temporarily rl ly stopped by an aji elliott motion to adjourn upon a standing vote the chair declared the motion lost by a vote of ag to 55 ELLIOTT MEN WITHDRAW the decision was stigmatized us absolutely b sol telar unfair by the elliott mena men and ad it a considerable number of them left the hall they claimed that the count was N wrong rong and that the motion was carried J bl tanner offered a resolution pro iro V bling tor for a committee of three to draft resolutions expressing the lion of the republicans Republic ims of the por precinct econe t at the manner in which the council vacancy vaca had been filled again it a heated broo J R morris spoke for nearly half an hour in opposition to the motion amidst the cheers chr era of the remaining elliott men and the hoots of the now overwhelming anti elliott majority during hla his speech he criticized criticised remarks made by W P this aroused the ire of the legislator and rising to his f feet cot he shook his big not flat at morris saying he permit him to garble and ani misquote what hat he said no falsehood mill be allowed here concluded tile tho irate iante I 1 mr the tanner motion was then carried by a large majo illy immediately alter after the announcement of the result J R moerls jumped up and moved that tile committee be appointed by the city council tile the motion was put and lost after blob the chair named J M tanner A 1 F doremus Dore mui and jolin john 11 white to the committee they retired and soon noon brought in a report tile the reading of which induced a motion to table from J it II Mo mariia riia which was lost and another from george A smith looking to Us its adoption that prevailed TITE THE WAR RENEWED then mr morris the war tills time attacking tile the committee members whom ho he charged with having ostensibly prepared a depolt t lit in ty vas ing prepared ready for their aou lie he bald they had gone into an adjoining J room apparently to embody their sentiments in ill A detles 0 of resolutions bit but once out of sight right had simply 1 ply pulled the prepared resolutions front from u 1 pocket bocket mr tanner demanded demand rd to know I 1 it f mr morrs morris meant to that tile committee had 8 signed 1 6 tied fl a report at some ones chetat dictation 1 0 1 which filch did not convey choir sentiments mr life morris replied sarcastically and mr tanner became ho he said mr morris must pit alt down and cease his insinuations an ai lie he had reached the limit of endurance in tills this respect tile ex selectman however had a full supply of war paint on his person ond find propose to 10 do our blight ill except his own meet mil H no continued continue interjecting questions and remarks until chairman geddes bedd s appointed two sr nor it at arms to remove him from the hall it if he continued his interruptions MORRISS substitute mr morris sat down being unable to talk lie he wrote out a substitute resolution embodying a vote of thanks to tho the city council ills resolution sut fored ahm fate fot of all tot moves and fa railed lied of it a majority the morris rego lott luuloa on read il ho it ft resolved by t s meeting of no R ird publicans public ans ut of tho tb third pro cinet of salt bait lake a city that t hie he action of the iho alty c council in fl 0 I 1 the he vacancy in the he counell council coonz by Y ia iho le death or of joseph joaeph at N ida b comme na 01 aso a faithful per forr or nanco 0 of a duty 1 by 1 law AW and that WO w tho the citizens citizen of tho the who aholo Q c city y in oo curIng such buch on an ablo able rep n 1 1 of tho the third precinct REPORT ADOr ADOPTED TED then tho ile report inas adopted A and arid J bt tanner nr and mrs A 11 1 dorem Us appointed a a committee to present tile to tho the city council after ili fell adjournment was had bad the abo resolution adopted Is as follows follow e by tho iho republican hotem of tho the third precinct in in in maos inas as meet 19 1 9 loan 1 that while wo we re rc cognize tile tho legal right of oc tile tho city council to nil fill the iho vacancy in that boly caused by tho the recent loath death of at ono one of its members tnt mleta from this precinct and that I 1 iho he bald 1 11 1 council 13 t not lawfully bound to con can ault 1 t our abohos in the matter we nt at tho the name r no time foe that our inherent right OB as citizens entities ui ill to a in tho the golee lion of our own th ehni t n rough tho the beat enaty action on of the th Rp flolo can majority oenid C council in iho am without a anoe I 1 edco of our roubil ot sheaf ubil wo we have been deril donled col a most mont to v fore and ara conscious that our feel rn ing and interests Int crata havo have been 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