Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-06-28

OF PoLIcE-HIs SUCCESSOR NOT YET AP-
PoINTED.
The District Commissioners. Saturday. in q
personal interview requested the resigna-
ton of Major William McE Dye, super
lntendent of police. 10 take effect July
1st That there would be change in
the head OF the police department July LIST
has been rumored for a long time. Commits
sioner Wheatley, who, in the assignment Of
duties among the Commissioners, was placed
IN charge of the police department, said TO q
STAR reporter to-day:
ut is true that we have requested Major Dyes
resignation. We have the kindest feeling for
Major Dye. but believe that the public interest
VIII De best subserved by making change. We
want to improve the police department., TO
maze it more effective and active, and we be-
ieNed that TO do this IL was necessary TO make
change"
Were there any charges against Mai. Dyer"
mo, said Mr.. Wheatley, "the commissioners
have no charges against him. His resignation
Is requested, not on account OF any charges.
put from reasons OF public policy, as the Com
missioners desire 10 improve the service There
were charges flied by Lie utenant Eckioff against
him, out the Commissioners Investigated the
charges and exonerated the major"
HAS Major Dyes successor been appointed?'s
asked THE STAR reporter.
mo, be has not been appointed"
"Has lac been selected-"
"Weil," said MIR. Wheat,ey, smiling, che has
| not been appointed; that is ali have TO say"
When asked whether there we're any other
changes contemplated ed, Mr. Wheatley said the
commissioners had not considered any. He
| said that politics had nothing To do with tn
nothing but the good of the service P''' >
Commissioner Webb speaking of the pro-
posed change, said that Mr.. Wheatley's as
| might follow change. ke5tr Dye, he thought.
was TOO easy-going Tor the Office. What was
needed was an active. stirring man.
THE MAJOR PROTESTS.
sioners Saturday, protested against their action
as not fair to him. Major Dye was appointed
chief of police in 1888, TO succeed Major Brock,
when the force WAS reorganized one Of The
| results Of Investigations made by the citizens
committee, of which Mr.. John w. Thompson
was chairman. Major Dye hailed from Ohio,
had served honorably during the war, and since
| then had held q commission ia the Egyptian
army. At the time of his appointment ne was
| clerk in the Pension Office.
WHO WILL SUCCEED HINf
A number OF gentlemen are mentioned as
possible successors of Major Dye. Among them
are Col VIM. q. Moore, the commanding officer
of the Washington Light Infantry; Thomas j.
Luttrell, weIi-known citizen living in the
West End, and MIR. s. II. Walker, a resident of
| Capitol Hill. Friends Of Lieut. Arnold aud
them as candidates nessps. EattreI and MOTE
have both said they have not sought and they
would not accept the position IL rendered to
them.
The only applications of recent date for the
Office OF CHIEF of police on file at the Commits
sioners' office are those OF Fred. c. Calvert and
Thos. Z. Morgan. Papers, filed not by Lieut.
Arnold but by other persons, are ON tile urging
the appointment Of Lieut.. Arnold. EN-Con-
missioner Morgan, who served major OF
police before he was appointed District Com
missioner, tiled an application about two
weeks ago.
Major Dye said TO a STAR reporter to-day
that on Saturday morning Commissioner
w heatley requested his resignation, saying he
had selected some one for the pace, aud later
in the day he dye received a letter formally
requesting his resignation. He had not COM
piled with this request, but would do SO. He
had not the least idea as TO who would be Sc
iecIed as his successor, but he hoped that the
interests Of the whole District would be sub
served aud not that OF party. The police de-
partment Is one which more than any other is
open 10 the criticism OF the worst elements OF
the community, and whoever succeeded him
would find this out, IL he did not already know
II.
Public rumor had Mr.. S. H. Walker APP
pointed and installed in office to-day. Mr..
Walker was locked up with tne sites library
jury, OF which he Is a member, and could not
be seen. A friend Of his told q STAR reporter
that the Commissioners had rendered him the
appointment. Ilis, however, was discredited
by prominent official who would be likely to
know and VINO said nothing had been done yet
Mr. Walker Is q member OF Waugh NJ. T..
church.
Mr. Rutchins, OF West Washington, who is
supposed by his friends 10 be the coming man,
is a Well known temperance man and q mem.
Der OF the Order OF Jonadabs.