Show tINT SCANDAL IN N CITY CAMPAIGN WH WHO COLLECTED 2 2 EACH ACH fROM POLICEMEN IS QUERY Politicians s Aroused by Reports Reports Reports Re Re- ports That Officers Were Assessed to Elect Newman to Office of Commissioner HO IIO authorized the collection collection W WHO tion of 2 from each Salt Lake policeman for the campaign campaign campaign cam cam- fund of City Commissioner Stephen B. B Newman 7 This question was being asked by politicians policemen and scores of ot citizens including a number of ot city and county officials today when it t became known mown that such a fund had been started in the police department It is probable that as a result of the disclosure other candidates opposing Mr 11 Newman will demand an According to several policemen they were asked b by officials of the department department department depart depart- ment how they felt about contributing ing 2 to the campaign fund of Mr Newman It was reported that the various duty sergeants brought the matter to Ithe the attention of the patrolmen at lineup at police headquarters ts about two weeks ago A number of officers admitted to today today today to- to day that they had contributed to the fund but that the money was returned to them a few days later without exi ex- ex Most of tho the officers opposed op opI opposed op- op posed contributing branding brandin if as a aplan aplan aplan plan to compel them to bu buy their Jobs While no authoritative legal legaS opinion could be obtained toda today it is the opinion of several local ocal attorneys s 's that the collection of campaign money money from city oyes is in violation of tho the corrupt practice bill passed bv by the thelast thelast thelast last legislature Officers expressed the opinion toda today that it was fear feat of t prosecution under that act that resulted re resulted resulted re- re in the money being returned to toI the contributors Commissioner Newman figuratively went up in the air when n apprised of the fact toda today that mone money had been collected from policemen toward tho the thoI j I furtherance of ot his election I dont don't know who authorized such I I a thing he said but I certainly dont don't dontI want to be elected with of f that I j money I Kind I T YM c tn to investigate nt f n ii ilia the mat mat- v n of I I i 1 i I I I I I I j I I I Kind I T YM c tn to investigate nt f n ii ilia the mat mat- v n of propose matter matter matter ter and if any money has been collected collected collected col col- col- col from policemen I will demand that every cent be returned That's my idea of f dirty politics and if I cant can't go through this campaign with a clean record I dont don't want to start Commissioner Herman Herma n II 11 Green said today that he had heard some time a ago o that such a fund had been started and that he was not In sympathy with such a plan |