Show I I MORETONS FACE TURNED PURPLE Chairman of License Committee Of City Counci Council Object of Grave Charge FAILS TO ANSWER ACCUSER SaYI Say Il His CI Cot Indulges In Sharp l Practise c Abusing Official J D B Moreton orton who Is chairman or of ortho tho license committee was 0 openly I without his narno beng being used beIng b by the tho rules ot of Councilman F S For but night on tho floor of oC the tho counci council chamb chamber with soliciting In business tram when thoy applied for tor a license Coun Councilman cilman did not resent ent the tho charge and his te taco bt betrayed yo a hang hangdog hangdog dog expression I In tuot fact I it In alleged that at least a dozen complaints base been made mado by that Moro More Moreton ton has ben been attemptIng to work his official position I as chairman of at the tho 1 II coneo censo committee to obtain al tho In insurance aurance on tho stocks of lIquor and fixtures and buildings On the side It Is ale alleged ed he h has ao also solicited some life Insurance Moretons alleged methods were do de b by Councilman Fernstrom In connection with a bi bill presented b by D B BYoung Young foreman tel for Jake Jako T Raleigh street supervisor Id and his partner Wil Willam Harmon for tor for Cor loads load lam ot of gavel gravel whIch Raleigh hae hind purchased for Cor tho cl cIty and hd had It placed on the tho streets When the bi bill was WIlS presented Councilman Wod Wood who Is always after scalp roved moved that the bi bIll bIllbe b be referred to the cl city attorney for tor hl his opinion a ne to If us logal legalIty Ho do de declare clare dared that according to the tho statutes a cIty had no right to wih with the city tar for or materials Councilman Monon stopped In and seconded the moton motion but ho he leC left hi his guards down Ie ge raid that that It Wn was wasa 1 a bi bill which the old counci council should have settled and am he thought the tho bi bill ought to go O to Ut city attorney since the matral material had boon been used on the street to sec it ft It could be legally paid Councilman delar declared that the bi bill ought to bo be pd paid Ho said that It if Morton Moreton an to out how ad and where this materIal a aa wa w wed aU u his H ae moton ought to W U a aa wa w wed aU u H ae moton ought to W U I embrace mOla more ThIs Is In not the tho only thIng then that ought to bo be investigated Councilman Fernstrom said HoW How about invest the ot of the tho license committee who I soliciting insurance from the tho son n when they thoy apply for tor 0 a h asked I am In favor tavor ot or aU all thos these things The moton motion Wa was carried by a vote voto ot of 10 to 2 Moretons tao taco umed to I a dep deep red and ho appeared to be embarrassed during tho remainder ot of the tho meeting but ho did not rodent the tho direct charge and nobody offered an apology for tor him The frt first split cuse caused In tho majori majority ty ot of the council sao 1 caused by Preel dent FOrs Ferrys fr first appointments on the license comite committee which wor wore an announced flounced In caucus Mr Fr Ferry cn con suited with Mayor Bransford luto on the tho appointments and this aroused the tho Ire ot of seer several ot of the tho councilmen As the tho committee originally stood neither Moreton or was on the corn com committe mitte baue because Mr Fer Ferry did not want ant anybody on It who could us use the tho oton to reIteRate patronage or mao make ule use of It I as poll political tC 1 capital That 11 is just what the tho AmerIcan members of the council were looking for ad and It raised I a rough houe house In order to accomplish their ends thelo these six councilmen ad agreed to support oh each other nd and man many of at their dods demands were finnly finally obtained After the they had won wona on ona a few tew concessions they decided to force Ma Mayor or Into a cLU on everything Tho insurgents have hae been In several Instance instances al though some concessions have have ben boon made to tho them Councilman Morton Moreton will join the tho regulars and ho wi nd 0 It goo Is understood since of at hIs solicitation ot of business fm saloon men hI has como come to had hand |