Deseret Evening News | 1909-12-29 | Page 2 | War in Council Likely

WAR WA IN COUNCIL COUNCI LIKELY LIKLY Conflict in Law Lw ne Election of President May Ia Start Something War to the te knife figuratively speak speaking speakIng ing will result If I President A J Davis of the city council counci resists r the action of ot tho the council In Its Is election of ot W Mont Ferry as president in line lne with the sen len expressed at a caucus of the o American majority held yesterday afternoon City Recorder J B Moro More ton who lays aside his present title tte to wear year that of at city council counci next week wee Ie has found a conflict in the time provisions of law la respecting the position of president of the council councI Mr Ir Moreton has dis dia discovered covered that in one place the law says that the tho president of the tho council shall act during durin the te duration of counci his term of or office In another place it says that the new council counci shall meet organize anti and elect Its president as i a part of tho the organization Now Nos Davis is 15 a 1 four foul year car councilman and hits hit term runs two years ears hence His ills friends frIend say SIY that hi his position as I president under the law la will wi run rn on omi until his present term runs out Mr Mn Ferrys Ferrs friends say sa that there is II every warrant for electing him pest p l dent at the organization of o the now new council It Is not known that Mr Ir Davis will wi press pres his claim to the time position hut but If ho he does docs there thero promises to be a 0 spirit spirited ed contest