The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-01
NO MORE METROPOLITANS.
RunnOr Last Night that Governor Humphrey
Had Removed the Commissioners.

Early last evening word was received
| here that Governor Humphrey had issued
proclamation that he no longer deemed
police commission necessary and that
| the present commissioners were per-
emptorily removed.
| While such movement as this has been
| talked about for some time, and much
| speculation INDUCED in in regard to it, the
| people hardly realized what it meant, so
| long have they lived under the
| rule of metropolitan police that they
| have learned to look ON it as one of the
| institutions of che city. When the story
Of the change became current last night
It, netaphorically speaking. paralyzed
] them. 1t was discussed everywhere, from
the joints to the churchea Everybody
stopped everybody else on the street and
talked about it.
What wild Lewelifng do?" was the in
qIiry of every QUE. "What can he do?'
asked another, and What must he dor"
was another question.
There was "A great shaking up among the
Populists, who thought their salvation was
at hand and some of the faithful who have
moved into the city to get a place on the
police force began to feel that the little
stand-of at the corner grocery, which was
getting weak, could be easily renewed
Monday morning on the assurance that
their appointments would not be much
longer delayed as this last move made the
way clear for Governor-elect LewelIng to
give them place
The old membets Of the force walked TO
,c$ i
would there meet fellow sufferer, an they
termed it, and talk the matter over. One
of them may prove TO be not only phil
osopher but prophet. He said:
81 don't care if we are all bounced. I
know we have a good force, the best in
the state. We have all done our duty,
and / am satisfied to abide by whatever
the good people of Wichita say. Remem-
Der in that statement I do not include
the cranlIs, but l just mean the
good business men who know what the
present force has done and are doing. /
believe that their wishes will be carried
out, no matter whether the mayor and
council select the policemen or whether
Governor LewelliDg appoints new police
commission"
Sin case that this Tumor proves true"
said a well known lawyer last night. 81
do not think the present officers go out on
the publication of the proclamation, but
only on the appointment by the mayor and
council and the qualification OF new set
OF officers"
Now suppose the mayor and council
should do not hing. In that case the pres
INT officers will continue in office and the
only way the Populists can get control of
toe police force is to have Lewelllng ap-
point a commission, which no has right
10 do"
TIE av relating TO the removal of the
commissioners and the remedy to be pur-
sued in that event is as follows:
Ceapter IS. Section 1913, Revised Statutes
reads: The official term of such com
missiouers shall expire on the first Tues
day of April of each year odd numbered
year. but such omnissicuers or any one of
them may he removed aud the vacancies
filed by the governor of the state of Kan
sas at any time: and ut the regular session
of the legislature next preceding the eX
piratloa of the official term Of such com
missioners the governor shall, by and with
the consent of the senate, make new APP
pointment of the same or other commits
sioners Tor the next succeeding term OF
two years.
sec. 40. w heueNer Jns governor snail
deem 1t no longer necessary to contnue
the government of any city by
this act. the governor shall issue
ana cause to be published In
the Official state paper, his proclamation
TO that effect; thsrsupon police judge, q
marshal and sufficient number of police
IL; en- shall be appointed by the mayor. by
and with the consent of the council, |
III Ike manner as If this |
act had never been passed; and
the functions and salary Of the police |
force under this act shall cease and deter |
mine upon the appointment of such police |
judge and his qualification under such APP |
poinrment: ana TIE functions and salaries !
of all officers under this act shall cease !
and determine upon the appointment |
Of such policemen and marshal, by and |
with the consent Of the council, aud their |
qualification nnder suca appointment
4 dispatch was sent 10 Topeka last night |
and "a reply WAS received saying that moth |
ing was known there of such proclama- F.!
tion havias been issued.