Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-04-03
NO POLICE FORCE YET.
THE COMMISSIONERS AGREE, HOW
EVER, UPON A CAPTAIN.
Timothy Lee is Their Choice Another
Meeting VIII be Held To-Day
The Caucuses.

There was no abatement of the interest
in the police political fight yesterday, and
there was no settlement of it, either.
Three tired and sleepy Commissioners
ambled down to the police station in the
forenoon and again locked themselves up
in Chief Drew's Office for another weary
caucus. The crowd of politicians and wire
pullers on the outside was fully es large as
it was on the previous day, and was equally
as noisy and impatient, despite the fact
that the regular meeting of the Commits.
sioners was not to take place until o'clock.
But they were all there for news, and all
sorts OF rumors of sits settled" and ''they're
fighting over the Captain were plentifully
peddled out by those who pretended to be
on the inside.
Nothing definite was known by anybody,
and, even when the caucus broke up. the
Commissioners would give out no informa-
uon to the crowd, except that they had not
yet agreed.
IT WAS THE SAME OLD STORY.
The Commissioners had not reached an
agreement for the same reasons that pre-.
vented one the evening before-each had
too MANY names on his list, and was de.
termined that they should stand. When
tuesday evenings caucus broke up sum-
ming up OF the Commissioners lists showed
that there were seventeen names, while
only fifteen places would be filed These
cid not include the Captain. Upon resum-
ing the caucus yesterday morning, four
more applications had been filed bv per-
sons desiring to be made police officers.
making ffty-siX in all. 1t is needless to
add, though, that these four names did not
affect the situation any. The Commits
sloners were trying to get rid of surplus,
rather than increase it. At all events, the
caucus was no more successful than the
previous ones. The seventeen names re-
mained immovable though it was reported
that one had been dropped, leaving six
teen, and that the only obstacle in the way
OF an agreement was the names OF H. G.
Carroll and l. j. Simmons. One of these
it was said had to be dropped, but the
friends of both we're fighting hard for them.
This caucus broke up and another con-
vened in the afternoon shortly before the
hour set for the public meeting. This last
caucus lasted until 3:15 P NJ.
THE SECOND PUBLIC MEETING.
The Commissioners then filed into the
crowded Police Court. When they had
taken their seats Mayor Comstock ad-
dressed the crowd as follows: This is the
meeting Tor appointing police officers for
the next year. We don't seem to agree
upon the police force, but we have agreed
on the Captain-that is, we did so infor-
mally."
At this juncture R. G. Breckenridge. who
ran as an independent candidate for Chief
OF Police at the recent city election, and
who has since put in his application for
the Office of Captain, arose and addressed
the Com mmission. Il have been persuaded
by my friends, he said. ito make a few
remarks 10 you. [ am aware, Mr.. Com.
stock. that you were candidate for Mayor,
and was the instrumental party that got
you in, and | would"
That's all right, sir" interrupted the
Mayor; Your application is on file, and
has been considered"
breckenridge wanted to talk some more,
but. the omirous glances shot at him by
the Commissioners caused him to retire
but not before he had announced that his
friend Doctor Curtis would say some
thing in his behalf.
The doctor" was perfectly willing, and
started in to do so, but he was unceremoni-
ously sat on" by the Commissioners.
LEE CHOSEN CAPTAIN.
When the merriment occasioned bv this
incident subsided, the Mayor announced
that the Commission was ready to vote on
the office of Captain.
This was the signal for each Commits
sioner to hand over a folded ballot to
Clerk DGden. The latter opened them and
read them to the crowd. The first one
read: For Captain of Police Timothy Lee"
The second ballot read the same. The
third, however was for Enoch Dole
Timothy Lee having received the ma
lority, l dec are him elected Captain of
Police" announced Mayor Comstock.
The Commissioners then held a whis-
pered conference for few minutes. at the
end of which Chief Drew arose and moved
for postponement of further proceedings
until this morning at o'clock.
CHIEF DREW DOUBTFUL.
do you think you will have reached an
agreement by tomorrow morning?" asked
q RECORD UNION reporter OF Chief Drew
shortly after the meeting adjourned.
The Chief smiled, and said it was posi-
BILE, but very doubtful. I'VE will do our
best, he said, but I'm afraid it will be
like the others. You see, the matter has
come right down TO question as TO which
OF us must throw down our friends. | GER
tainly don't want to withdraw anv of nv
names, and the other two Commissioners
are placed in the same predicament. We
might get around it tonight, but I'm very
doubtful of it,"
As was expected, the Police Conmis-
sioners did not better matters materially
last night. In fact, they did not hold q
caucus that could be called caucus They
met, but each was so determin d that he
would not surrender that no further at
tempt was made to heal the breach