| Show Burton Lashes S. S L. L L Police and Firemen Into Li Line for Election I i t A 4 I c JJ e Jr Ji G fv fl SER IGE TOlD TO B BACK CK CHIEf Draper Asks Wives of Department Department Department Depart Depart- ment Members to Work fo for Commissioner BURBIDGE AIDS MEETING Social Gathering Turned Into Political Rally Cracking the whip over members of f the police and fire departments In n express violation of the civil serIce service ser ser- Ice vice rules Commissioner T. T T. T D Buron Bur Bur- r. r ton on opened his campaign for lon tion Friday night In the public safey safe sate ty y building gymnasium Some wives of ot civil service po- po cemen and firemen and public health department ed d to attend a 1 social gathering were ere hat for nearly two hours by y the commissioner and others on the he desirability of ot keeping their husbands husbands' husbands husbands' hus- hus bands bands' boss at the head hend of the public safety department The l meeting opened at p. p m m. and its real purpose soon became evl- evl h n Belbert Delbert 1 M. M Draper DemocratIc Demo Demo- cratIc state chairman took the floor loor after fter other speakers had extolled Mr Burtons Burton's virtues After a few preliminary remarks Mr Ir Draper let the political cat out of f the bag What I want to know he de ce demanded demanded de- de I Is whether you wives of i IX o- o Icemen and firemen are arc going to support your husbands' husbands chief in his campaign for reelection GETS POLITE APPLAUSE The question was greeted by poIte polite po po- Ute Ite applause and Mr Draper then launched into a political speech In which ne urged all pr present ent to takeoff takeoff take off your our coats and work for tor the chief and p predicted that with the aid ala of Continued on n Pate Pue Two o C I V Il SERVICE TOLD TO BACK CHIEf Continued from Pate pue One On wives of the public safety department members alone Commissioner Bunton's Burtons Burton's Darton's Dar Bur tons ton's reelection could be brought about General provision No 2 o of the civil service commission rules apparently was suspended in honor of the c event nt Assisted by his subordinates Police Po Po- lice Ucc Chief Joseph E. E Burbidge was WM wason wason on hand as chief usher The police glee club and band relieved re reo from police and fire duty and md directed to appear by Sergeant J.E. J.E. J.E. J. J E. E Woodard head of or the automotive e detail contributed their talents Refreshments were prepared by public health department nurses Earlier the gymnasium floor had been freshly oiled seats Installed and the walls decorated by city firemen and cIt city Jail trusties All departments under Mr Burtons Burtons Burton's Burtons Burton's Bur Bur- tons ton's direction contributed to make the evening a 0 howling success Invitations signed by Commissioner Commis Commis- stoner Burt Burton n were mailed to wives and friends of all firemen and policemen policemen police police- men to attend the meeting for tor the purpose of ot becoming better acquainted acquaint acquaInt- ed and enjoying a program and light refreshments Together with the opportunity for fora a pleasant evening the invitations were worded we hope t to be able t to discuss matters looking t to the welfare wel wel- fare of the wives of the and the lady ladr of the public safe ty department The invitations it was learned were followed by telephone calls calis Friday Friday Fri Fri- Fri Fri- day to homes of the department members urging the wives to be present for lor their own welfare Their Theil welfare it appeared from the he speeches of Mr Draper and others others oth oth- ers de depended on Mr Burtons Burton's re reelection re- re election Air MT Draper defended possible charges of ot inefficiency and corruption corruption tion ion in the Salt Lake police force by declaring that the public receives only the kind of law enforcement it desires I If a police officer is corrupt Mr I Draper explained it is because the public has made him so The crooked officer in nearly every instance is I led ed into temptation by a citizen I THANKED BY BURTON Mr Burt Burton n was the last speaker He fie thanked those present for attending at at- tending and paid high tribute to the pOllee police and firemen musicians who I contributed their services upon the I order of Sergeant Woodard manager manager manager man man- ager of the band and glee club The band and glee club Mr Buron Burton Burton Bur- Bur ton on said has done more with their music for the police department than anything I could have accorn- accorn pUshed Mr Burton declared that the presen present present pres pres- en ent administration of ot the public safety department Is the most effIcient efficient effi effI- effi- effi dent in the history ry of or Salt Lake Whether I am reelected or defeated de defeated de- de he concluded you can be sure that the department has ac accomplished accomplished ac- ac more and is manned b by better men than at any time in the pas past t. t Mr Burton replied to critics of the department by explaining that persons are taken to police headquarters headquarters head head- quarters annually for tor correction Among other speakers was LevI Edgar Young professor of ot western history ry at the University of or Utah who reviewed ed the history of or the po- po lice Ice and fire Ire departments |
