Show CHIEF hILTON aILION REMOVES THREE THRE POLICE OFFICERS I Stormy Session o of Council at Which the Action Was j Jr If Approved Fight Still Stin On lt J i C I I i a q VI f t IJ J I City ri Detective ch clie George A A. Sheets Sheets- Fi First st Duty Duty Sergt Edgar M. M Janney and nd Third Duty Sergt Peter C. C Brown have lave been removed from the city police forc orce by Chief Thomas H. H Hilton whose actio action was approved by eight members of f the CIt City Council four Council four Republicans and four ur Democrats Chief Hilton lImon In a 0 communication to the he Council last night stated that the removals were made for the good o of the service and In the Interest of harmony Th eight supporters uD of the Chief are the thaI men who have on successive occasions occa occa- pt pr ve t the he removal of the he d of the the department by Mayor Thompson viz Arnold E. E II Davis Eardley Fernstrom Robinson Spence Tuddenham and Cottrell The Chiefs Chief's action although his purpose purpose purpose pur pur- pose had been previously rumored and denied came as a surprise to some of the he members Several efforts were made madeo to o delay or postpone action but they ere iere unavailing against the solid eight votes and when finally concurrence of the removals was effected Robertson and Daveler voted with the affirmative side and gave gaye notice that they would move a reconsideration on next Tuesday night This means that the whole fight will wJ be threshed over oyer with the attendant bitterness exhibited last night The first debate arose over Robertson's Robertson's Robertson's Robert Robert- sons son's motion to table the tion ion Councilman Robinson wanted the matter disposed of at once He was not afraid to vote his convictions even he said If it I am politically damned RobInson Robinson Robinson Rob Rob- inson thought the Police department should be cleaned out Thomas said that it would be consistent consistent consistent con con- to take the same delay taken In considering the proposed removal of the Chief Robertson then moved that the matter matter matter mat mat- ter lay layover over until th the Chief announced the names of th the successors to the men men removed R d declared ar d they were able to announce them at once once which caused VIgus to to ask If ho he hrad hd th the names in his pocket Daveler Daveer called Robin Robinson on to task for intimating that there thea were other matters matters matters mat mat- behind the removal of ot the Chief tHan had come to light He insisted that the opposing side had not given givena a good reason for Its position find and nd asked whether it was from a u political or r religious re re- re standpoint E Eardly accused Daveler of trying to intimidate the Council with bluff and nd bluster Robertson followed with a talk on consistency referring to the peculiarity of Utah and her people and declaring that in no other place could a a. City Council be found with a membership of four Democrats and eleven Republicans which when divided on actual lines JInes consisted of a majority of ten and a minority of five Eardley asked Robertson when he became a Republican Republican li lican an and land Robertson retorted I learned to be a R Republican long before you learned to be De both a Republican and a a. Democrat After more light talk talk Robertson speaking against the motion to concur said I am opposed to the motion and will say that the proceedings here tonight and the proceedings for some weeks past remind me of a speech made In Inthe Inthe I the City Council some four years ago agob b by a good Republican one of the real good ones who is also mixed up in this fight tight our Internal Revenue Collector E. E H. H Callister He stood upon the floor of the Council and said that the Hag flag that was flying at the masthead of the City Council was that No Mormon Need Apply I wish to say to you gentlemen that the evidence is at hand that the flag that is flying at not the masthead masthead masthead mast mast- head of the city government the county government and the State government of Utah is that No Gentile Need Ap Ap- Ap- Ap ply I wish to say to you gentlemen that this state of things will last for two years in this City Council and at the end of that time we will vili go to the ballot bal bal- lot lot- lot box box and we will find finel out whether a majority of the members of this Council Coun Coun- cil cli are ale going to vote as men or as puppets puppets puppets pup pup- pets whether the business of the Council Council Coun Coun- cil is going to be transacted before the people or whether it Is going to be transacted at the church office or Callister's Callister's Callister's Cal Cal- listers lister's office I wish to say to you ou gentleman n that you will regret the step you have taken before you get through with it After a few pleasantries between Robertson and Eardley Daveler took the floor and recalled that since the election last fall he had heard hard Eardley say that he would welcome a 0 Mor Mor- mon Gentile ile fight in the Council and ind nd had said to him at the time tinie You young cock you'll have your spine cracked if you utter that phrase again Eardley denied it but Daveler said I believe my word is as good as yours Eardley explained that he had said If we must have haye the church fight let it come Then Daveler continued Now I am willing to say with my friend Eardley I welcome it It and you had better start in We might as well vell align ourselves right here and now I grant you that the dominant people here in this State have certain offices in their gift they hold them in their hand but there are men here who ho hold their honor so high that they dont don't sell it for fora a mess of political pottage After Ater this t talk lk Thomas moved as a substitute that a communication be besent besent besent sent to the Mayor l informing him that when he removed an officer he must send In the name of the successor while the tho Chief should be informed that this was not necessary in his case The motion motion motion mo mo- tion was tabled an and inadvertently the whole question of the Hilton matter went with It Fernstrom later moved that it be taken from the table but buthe buthe buthe he was temporarily defeated while Robertson Roberton in accordance with Ms his no no- tl tic tice-of tice e of of a. a week before moved a recon reconsideration recon reconsideration n of the vote by which the re removal removal re- re mova moval of Chief Hilton had been re re- re Robertson's motion to reconsider reconsider recon recon- sider aider was debated and lost Then F Fernstrom renewed the motion to take the Hilton matter from the table and it carried in spite of a a. squabble squabble squab squab- ble over oyer pa parliamentary rules in which it was charged that the President had overridden the rules Daveler made madea madea a motion to postpone action for fol a week but it f failed by the usual eight to six votes and then the motion to concur in Hiltons Hilton's removals of th the three officers was put and carried carried car car- ried tied by a vote yote of eleven to three Daveler Robertson and Sharp joining the affirmative in order to move moye a a. re re- re consideration Hewlett Thomas and Vigus voted nJ no |