Show RANT ASKED TO ii c STAY STi Y Y CHIEF OF POLICE Commissioners Have Haye Failed So Far to Agree Upon I His Successor in the Meantime There Ther Are I Several Anxious Candidates I I Chief of f P Police B. B Bp P. P Grant today was asked by Mayor W. W I ont ant Ferry i n ne new w commissioner of public safety to remain at the th thad I I Zad ad adof of the Salt Lake police department until his successor is The chief promised a definite answer before night II j When Ma Mayor or F Ferry called caned at the rry public safety afeK build building in g. g at 30 o'clock this Grant told morning him he was im considering a siness opportunity which might prevent further service as chief I f I ft- ft police He declared that hat the outcome o of the private business f be known before night making a definite answer answer possible Chief Grant said he would be glad to serve until his successor successors successor's s 's appointed appoint d if the private business permits Mayor Ferry informed ed the ne new city commission of his Ius request at the commission slOn meeting minutes later L Less than twenty minutes were required to transact the business b before ore the new commission this morning No atten attempt was vas made I i rench a decision in the tho appointments tobe made mad in the several departments IB B. B C. C Whitcomb West South Temple empIe received the first liquor license 11 li- cense granted by the new city comm com com- m as ion t L No executive sessions were ere held held by bythe bythe Ehe the commissioners this morning The commissioners have d decided to thresh Rut out out- othe the matter of f appointments in cX executive session believing that it it insures insures in- in res greater freed freedom m in the discus discus- Ian of the merits of the candidates no executive sessions held the commissioners were no nearer to a so- so ion tion of the appointment problem than they hey were at noon yesterday The ap- ap p Gordon Snow city rec re- re c and R. R N. N Young private secretary secre- secre l tary ary y i-y to Mayor Ferry were made officially officially and confirmed at the first meeting meet- meet i ing ng g of the new commission commissi n last night L st nights nIght meeting was Vas largely at- at ended The spectators included many city on the anxious seat as aswell aswell well TIl as private citizens citizens- with Interest Centered centered in the appointment of a new chief of police The chief of police appointment is apparently as much involved d as ever lEyen I xen Mayor Ferry declares emphatically lly ly y that he does not know who will be behe bethe bethe the he next chief of police of Salt LakeI Lake Hl I 1 do not know what it will be from now on said he but today I am m perfectly perfectly per per- f honest when I say that I do not Know know who the new chief will be K The indecision of the mayor however how- how Kyer ever does n not t stop the gossip h he contest on ha has t k 1 on i ew j e talk of the is any In- In From a race between three men len en C. C Frank Emery a and d Joseph C. C S Sharp arp former forme sheriffs and T. T L. L Hol- Hol man deputy deput secretary of state the thee e contest has opened to six men Riley I JM M. M Beckstead former captain of de- de R. R B. B Shannon former fonner lieutenant lieutenant lieu lieu- tenant of police and S. S M. M Barlow are said to be real contenders against the original three Every on one of these candidates has a following and every following is hopeful hope hope- ful of the appointment of its candidate The Holman followers fully expected the appointment of their candidate at atthe atthe atthe the first meeting of the commission The commissions commission's failure to do this has depressed the Holman stock to some extent and some of the former certainty is missing As a direct re result result re- re sult suit of this the Shannon stock has gone up Shannon has a long record as a police official ial In III addition to this his he has the support of a large number of substantial business men Captain John B. B Burbidge at present present present pres pres- ent chief deputy in the sheriffs sheriff's office also has the support of many business business busi bust ness men The gossips however are certain that the appointment will go goto goto goto to a Republican For this reason they eliminate Burbidge from the race Burbidge Burbidge Burbidge Bur Bur- bidge on the other hand is not discouraged discouraged discouraged dis dis- dis- dis and is bending every effort to obtain the appointment In the other city departments there seems seems to be little disposition to tackle the problems of appointments Herman Herman Herman Her Her- man H. H Green the minority commissioner commissioner commis commis- has announced that he will take takeno no action for th the present As a result no n announcements are forthcoming from the street department department department depart depart- ment with Heber M. M Wells Veils at the head It is rumored that Wells would like to provide places for some of the p pf pC the he par park parl d pa which he lie was formerly head if it they are not to be retained in the park de de- With no definite announcements announcements announcements announce announce- ments from the park department it is said that he is at a loss to know whether he will have to provide places I in the street department or not |