Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-09-30 | Page 13 | Macfarlane Denies He Was Asked to Quit

ACFARLANE DENIES HE WAS ASKED TO QUIT City Attorney V Voices c s Int Intention to Hold Post JENNINGS PHILLIPS By Reports that he e h has bee been asked y by a faction of the Democratic coun coun- J y ommittee to resign his deputy I post under Mayor Republican Louis x Marcus arcus sent i en were denied Tuesday by Grant ant Macfarlane chairman of ot the thet kIt t Lake ke county Bourbon group Ix I I have not been asked ito to re reIgn resign re re- sign Ign nor have hav I any Intention of ot taking that st step p Mr Macfarlane last week Told fold The Telegram Just the c committee gave me inc a vote of ConC confidence dence which indicates the party pary par- par Py ty y Is is satisfied with the present situ- situ The was request resignation request was pur- pur come from the group ip E. E B. B Irwin for Cor mayor d Thomas Homer and William Murdoch for the city commission In indorsing these these Democratic Democratic candidates can can- the county committee last las week ignored Chris Greenhagen Gre-enhagen and Reva Beva Beck Bosone also Democratic spirants for tor commission seats Backed for H HOLG 0 L C 0 Post Poet At the same meeting the commit commit- ke we e indorsed Mr Macfarlane for tate manager of the Home Own Owners rs Loan an corporation a post vacated by bythe bythe bythe the recent r resignation of oC J. J Francis Fowles of Ogden t Greenhagen and Bosone forces as yell ell elI as as' as Democratic supporters of ot ote tJ the e three incumbent Republicans expressed resentment over the coni- coni corn com participation in wh what t is resumed to be bea a a nonpartisan elec- elec ion Ibn campaign and rift in urbon ranks ranks' has resulted It was reported that the asserted quest for tor Mr Macfarlane's ailon was prompted b by tho the theory hat t his hands are arc tied by reason if V fl his employment under Mayor and th that t if he were a a free r gent he could take an active part an bithe the Murdoch Homer campaign cam cam- Ralin ign without embarrassment 0 J Open Letter May Appear t- t The city election is made nonpartisan nonpartisan non- non partisan by law Jaw and I 1 think the c committee should stay out of the thel l Contest Mr Macfarlane explained jit k Meanwhile followers ot of Mr Greenhagen gen and Mrs Bosone were i reported ported to be preparing an open letter fetter to Salt Lake county Democrats Demor Demo- Demo r ts asking them to disregard the county committees committee's indorsement Had the committees committee's vote been confined to Salt Lake City mem- mem ier bera it is contended contend d the motion for support of the Mur Homer oth och combine would have been de- de Complaints that at least two members mem- mem bers ers rs of ot the Democratic county com com- Uee are holding county jobs in apparent violation of ot the act forbid forbid- ling corrupt practices in elections brought no official action Tuesday Cases Cited Cited L n Bradley Adley Arnett deputy county elerk Clerk and C. C O. O Bonner redemption t the county treasurer ac- ac to followers of Mrs Bosone and id d Mr Greenh Greenhagen gen genare are are holding salaried positions In Inthe the county gov- gov L in v violation of the law forbids an of a a. mulct municipality mu mu- lct Uty from membership In a airty committee of ot that Ion j County iC ty Attorney Har Harold ld E. E Wac Wai- Wai C c dec declaring ring Tm Im no no policeman iid I his office offic could take no judi- judi l of such a violation until i f formal m complaint plaint had b been en sought ione one had been asked to date rep skirmishing should be mt with this week and lad in the two ek following intensive camI cam- cam I it will be in in full tull swing The I r ea Will vill ill be held October 22 and toe tie final election on November November Novem- Novem I ber ctr 5