Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-01-03 | Page 11 | Mulvey Mentioned as Police Chief

lie MSTI8ID i POLIOIEF Rumored the Former City Councilman May Be Offered Of-fered Place. -Martin K. Mnlvey, former city eouneil-nutn, eouneil-nutn, is the latest man mentioned for Salt Lake's chief of police. That Mr. Mulvey may be asked to undertake un-dertake the run Hills' of the city's police department became current talk on the street last evening. In the meantime the field is not narrowing nar-rowing down. Arthur Pratt, former warden war-den of the state prison, is another addition addi-tion to ihe list of those talked of for the appointment. Henry Tayscrt is regarded by his friends as sure of appointment. V. K. Schuppe is not yet counted out and J. Parley White showed his confidence of reappointment wiien he obtained a new bond yesterday and sent it to the city recorder's re-corder's office, ready for filing and acceptance ac-ceptance if needed. The campaign to maintain Chief White in the position is being pushed by his immediate friends without concern as to t he persistent declaration" of the antl-administrationists antl-administrationists that Mayor Kerry will not be continued as head of the department depart-ment of public safety. Members of the police department are circulating among the, business men of the city in search of signers for a petition that will request re-quest of the city commission the retention of Chief White. Meantime the talk as to the order of berths upon reorganization goes on with unstinted speculation. If anyone absolutely abso-lutely knows who will be commissioner of public safety, streets or waterworks, he is keeping his own counsel. Commissioner-elect Commissioner-elect Albert Ii. Crab be was a visitor at the city and county building yesterday. He staled frankly that he is unwavering in his preference for the street department.