Morning journal and courier., 1893-02-15
CLANCEY OR GILHULY,

Which Will Finally Win the Battle Now Raging fin the Police Commits sIons-Andrew Elected President, but the Board Fails to Complete the Plan Of Reorganization-The l Question of Committees Goes Over for a W eek. | The meeting of the police commissioners | last evening was unusually interesting and spicy and. ss one of those present remark ed, resulted in quite ''sods water battle" between Commissioners Gilhuly and Clan cey before the meeting finally adjourned. The battle was the direct result of both commissioners efforts to be members of the committee on efficiency of the board.
 For some time past Gilhuly has been working to succeed Clancy as the demo- cratic member of that committee, and Clancy has been working equally hard to succeed himself. The plan, it is alleged, was finally decided upon between Andrew and Clancey, whereby the former was to be elected president of the board, which would leave Clancy free to serve on the committee on efficiency. This was the plan arranged upon, and 8 portion of 1t went through, in so far as Andrew was concerned, but when it came time to re- organize the board by the election of com mittees there came a hitch.
 Immediately after the board had been called to order, with Commissioner An drew as temporary chairman, ballot was taken for president and John Clancy re- l ceivsd all the votes but one. He imme- distely declined to serve, and on motion of Commissioner Gilhuly, Commissioner Platt being absent, the matter was laid on the l table for week. Shortly after this action had been taken Commissioner Plstt arrived | and the former motion was reconsidered and the election proceeded.
 Three ballots were taken before any re- suit was reached. Commissioner Clancy | nominated Andrew, and Andrew returned the compliment by nominating Clancey. l The first ballot resulted: Andrew 3, ,Clancey 3, Platt 1. The second ballot, Andrew 8 | Clancy 9, Hum 1. At this point Clancy in reply to query from Commissioner Hum positively withdrew and said il elected he would not serve, and as 8 result the third ballot showed Andrew 4, Clsncey 1, Plstt 1.
 Commissioner Gilhuly st once moved that the board proceed to TO organize, ant it was this motion that precipitated th,
 
 heretofore 1t had bsen the custom for nev members of the board to take the places ol the committees held by their predecessors He did not, however, see the necessity O having any standing committees of tn board as it was such small body, ant favored the abolishment of all commit tees.
 This, however, did not mset the views 0 Commissioner Gilhuly, who esid that Com missioner Clancy, who had been dull
 elected president, had declined to fill th office, and intimated strongly that he, GIL huly, and other commissioners woult have something to say ss to wheth CT he remained on the committee c efficiency or not. His plea was to tn effect that he wanted the members of th , board to have something to say ss to th
 makeup of the various committees. H
 thereupon pressed his motion to reorgsn , izs the whole board, which was seconde , by Commissioner Hum.
 , This was followed by more discussion , but the matter was finally settled tempo : rarily by Commissioner Gilhuly withdraw ing his motion and Commissioner Hun
 substituting one postponing the entire ma : ter for one week. This was passed an B the matter went over. The only otht business transacted by the board was tt
 approval of the payroll of the departmeI
 amounting to S4 801 07 and the placing c
 file of the application of Charles c. Bow, l for appointment on the foEce.