Show Mayor Succeeds In Ousting White By Clever Coup Maneuver Wins 4 t r 2 i r M. M E. E LIPMAN To Take Office April 1 kr I I IS S fi r i 6 I I i 1 I I 59 1 Ar I J. J PARLEY WHITE Wants ants Accounts Audited I City Treasurer Resigns Post Milton Lipman Named t as Successor r COMMISSION GIVES OKEH I Stands Unanimously Behind I Marcus J Jl Parley White While was pried from om the thc I job of city treasurer today by Mayor Mayo Louis Marcus in one of the most ingenious in genious political coups in recent municipal municipal municipal mu mu- history The entire elt city commission supported supported sup ported Mayor Marcus in accepting Mr Whites White's resignation and then ther supported him again in m the appointment appoint ment of Milton E. E Lipman local capitalist capitalist capitalist capi capi- to succeed him Mr Lipman who is on a tour o othe ol of the south will take office on April 1 the day following Mr Whites White's de de- The political coup which ousted I I City Treasurer White was started I when Mayor Marcus ordered the discharge dis charge of the entire cit city treasurers treasurer staff staf Preceding this order the events ran somewhat in this order i I EVENTS RECOUNTED I Mayor Marcus tells Cit City Treasurer I White his services will not be needed I after February 1 1 Three members of the city con coni II mission pr present sent resolution retaining Mr White as city treasurer j The city commission rejects Mayor Maor Marcus Marcus' nomination of A. A J. J Skidmore as cit city treasurer I Mayor Marcus prepares to name WF W W. F F. Adams city treasurer Friends of or City Treasurer White make fight against proposed naming of or Mr Adams I I i Mayor Marcus orders dismissal o 01 of r I city treasurers treasurer's staff Mayor appoints L L. C. C Dod Riter Rite as water clerk in m place of Ray An Mayor appoints William Lawrence as tax rate clerk in place of A. A G G. Brain I BECOMES UNEASY When it became apparent that the thc thema ma mayor or as head of the department of ol finance was to name the entire city treasurers treasurer's staff without consulting the head of the office oUke Mr White be came uneasy There was his bond bone to consider for instance Then it also became apparent that the three commissioners who had attempted attempted at at- tempted to force his reappointment had hild reconsidered their action anc and were willing to stand with the mayor in forcing his removal Whereupon Cit City Treasurer White sat down and wrote his resignation The letter presented to the city commission com corn mission Tue Tuesday da recited that I was requested by one of ot the old board o of commissioners who is also a member o of the present board to remain at m my post for tor the ensuing two years anc and I was assured this request was con can Continued on PUt Paie Three i WHITE RESIGNS i TREASURY POST Continued d from Pasc Pc One in by the other commissioner who also continued in office after the first of the year The commissioners referred to are arc Harry L. L Finch and Joseph H. H Lake the two holdovers neither of or whom was to be bc commissioner of ol finance CHANGE THEIR MINDS I 1 am now advised by the thc mayor continues the letter that he has succeeded succeeded suc sue in changing the minds and attitude at nt- of oC the remainder of the commission commission com corn mission and that it is no longer loncer the desire of or the commission for me to continue to render services Mr White grew rew warmer as he said I I had labored under the assumption tion that it is the purpose and intention intention intention tion of or the commission on form of ot government gov gov- to secure efficiency in office and when the same was secured to continue it I am but repeating what has been communicated to me from every ery source when I say that my office is efficient and I have no apologies apologies apolo apolo- gies es to offer Apparently I have c been mistaken in supposing that efficiency and and faithfulness faithfulness faith faith- were the requisites of oC continued continued con service I 1 did not seek this office and have no desire whatever to perpetuate myself myself my my- self sell in it Mr White added that he could not nol accept this responsibility subject to the whim or caprice of or one man referring to the mayor He also said that Mayor Marcus 1 had agreed to rescind the order of ol dismissal dismissal dis dis- dis- dis missal of the treasurers treasurer's staff leaving it to Mr Lipman to select his own owna a aides ides The city treasurer also demanded a 1 complete audit of or his office I I |