Show WELLS HOLDS BACK BACKON ON APPOINTMENT APPOINTMENTS S oi OF WHITE Strong Backing of Henry HenryS S T Taggert Said to Have Caused D Delay lay An eleventh hour contingency in ill th the form of an objection from City Commissioner H Heber ber M. M Wells Welts at the commission meeting S last night prevented the naming of J. J Parley White hIte ns S chief chic of police pollee Although It it wa was agreed among all the commissioners at an an executive session yesterday morning that White should be nam named d last night the matter was laid over oyer until Wednesday at the at-the the request request re request re- re quest of oC Mr l Wells J T 1 wanted wanted a little e more time to male make inquiries about another man was the Ute explanation offered by Mr Wells This other ther man Is said said to be Henry Taggert Taggert Tag Tag- gert gert commissary at the state slate prison whom Governor Spry Thomas Kearns Joseph Manderfield Judge J. J E. E Frick and Attorney General A. A R. R Barnes are backing for the position An unconfirmed unconfirmed firmed rumor today has it that Wells ells received received re received re- re a telegram last night from om corn one ot of these men asking him to make a fight in behalf of Ta Taggert Sunday night Mayor Ferr Ferry received a telegram signed b by each of or these men who are making a a t trip through Dixie and Little Zion canyon urging I him to appoint Taggert The mayor mayo however had set his mind on the appointment ap ap- ap- ap 1 I of ot White and did not heed the tel telegram gram When Commissioner Wells requested that the matter be laid over until Wednesday the mayor and other commissioners com com- corn com missioners acceded Mr White who is now state bank ex- ex will be be unable to sume th the duties of police chief until he has been released from his present position It is taken to be virtually certain however however how how- ever that he will be named chief of ot police tom tomorrow and assume the newS new duties within a a. we week k new |