The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-01-11
Will HE MAKE A FIGHT?
interesting Reports of the Elk
Chief of Policies Plans,
he CLAIMS THE SALARY AND A FEW
or the People who Feel tho Halter
Draw under the new Regime Want
the Old order of Things RESTORED.
There Is no Base FOR the Claims that
arc Made.

A close personal friend Of Louis Del.
brusgc, cx.chicf Of police, is authority
for tho statement that Delbruggc is
about to enter suit with the aim OF re.
covering the Office. It is understood
that the first public steps will be taken
today, or tomorrow at iurthest, but
lust what the character Of tho proceed
ings is to be cannot yet be learned A
writ Of quo warranto addressed to Chief
NlcNichol has been talked OF, and also
injunction proceedings have been sug-
gGsiCd.
There is a report in circulation with a
number OF things which seem TO con-
firm it, that the people who have been
accustomed TO run their saloons openly
Oh Sunday and operators OF games and
policy have contributed q liberal purse
10 nav the expenses OF tho necessary
litigation. Tho shutdown policy oil tho
present administration has made these
people long for tho old free aud easy
way OF doing things.
# is stated on authority that several
lawyers have advised tho late un-la
menscd chief that he can regain the
Office and collect the salary from tho
city for any time heis kept out oil the
position. Tho grounds on which 1t is
understood that the suit rests arc
varied. One allegation is that the SER
gcan. was never legally removed, MS his
withdrawal OF his resignation was Just
MS elective as lit had been sent to him
when he demanded its return. Even ii
this were true under ordinary Circum-
stances, il would scarcely be SO under
those which led to dcposinG DclbrugSe.
lie rendered tho resignation under IN
agreement that it would DO allowed to
remain in the hands oil the committee
until he should again misbchaYe. After
he had been caugh. in improper con-
duct, conduct which would have led to
his removal in the absence OF the rcsig-
nation, lie wanted to withdraw the
paper. The circumstances under which
the resignation wasIGndGred OF course
made it irreyOcablo, from the stand
point OF both law and common sense.
Il is also alleged that McNicho! was
not eligible for the position, having
been 4 deputy under Chief Delbruggc
within year past There has been q
good deal said about tho provision which
PROHIBITS sergeant from running for
the office Il third time, and also pro-
hibits deputy from running for it
within year after he leaves the force.
This provision is found in Section 6
OF the act Of incorporation, on the sub
jet OF election OF city officers, and is in
these words:
The city sergeant and deputies who have
served under him during the preceding year
shall b. Ineligible for reelection after two sue
ccssiyc Ierlns until one term shall have inter
yeurd.
This provision, it will be seen at a
glance, has nothing to do in any way
with tile election OF the present chief.
Chici Delhrugge had not served two
terms. When the present term is out
McNichol will be eligible for reelection,
AS he will not have served two terms
or have served under another chief
within q year last past. There is an
other provision IN the same act, section
J, which might have some weight il
there were any dispute about Nc
Nichols eligibility. That section says:
The Council shall have authority to ill any
aud all yacanclcS occurring In any Office OF said
city from among the citizens OF said city quail
lied loVote Tor mayor and members of Council.
1t will take very shrewd lawyer
working Tor pretty big fee to discover
any loopholc through which asuspicion
oil ground to rest suit OH can be de-
serted. For this reason many people
discredlt the report that there will be
any effort at 4 contest, but the late
CHEF himself has said that a suit would
begin III the circuit court to-day.
The present firm way OF running
things, and enforcing tho ordinances, is
very calling to the people who want to
sell on Sunday and run gaming places.
Again yesterday few authentic cases
OF . saloon being open for tho sale OF
liquor We're heard OF. The citvwas again
quiet and orderly. The. men who had
supposed the new order OF things would
not run any longer than q Sunday or
two have about given up hope. Some
OIL them say they are glad OF it, and
would prefer to remain closed ii all do,
but that SO long as one sells the others
must, or lose trade on other DAYS.
"A good story was told BY one OF the
hckcrs. lie complained that the new
chief would not allow his men to warn
tic saloon keepers any moro that they
must remain closed, as used to be tho
hablt Neither, says this kicker, will
he tell the gamblers whether they must
smut up or not. Recently one OF the
boys went to Captain AlcNichol and
asked him il it was the intention to
smut up all the gambling rooms.
" Q have no authority to shut them
up II they want to keep OPEN said the
eh!el: AS long us their money holds
out they can run in spite OF all We can
"But You can pull them all the time"
es, ii we are not too busy with
other worllwc can pull them once or
twice day. Still they needn't shut up
Tor that II they don't feel like ii. q
a telegram was sent from Wheeling
10 an eastern city, which has been sell,
ing numbers on the policy game run
mere, saying that there would be no
more numbers sent for tho present, as
was thought to be safest to shut down
ashort while. There are a great many
unemployed gentlemen OF skill about
, ,i"h Just now and they are enjoying
tns vacation by taking in theatres and
LS2l!ng Oh friends Mt times when the
business used TO be most flourishins
%lla most profitable. They have been
gFaeucaIiy unmolested for SO long that
many OF them really thought they had
some sort OF vested right in their bust
MSS .L which tho officers are blame-wor-
Thy 10 Interfere with. "A
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