The Anaconda standard., 1895-05-21
AFTER THE OFFICE
Chief Of Police Job Wanted B Whole
Lot Of Men. "a.
THE ALDERMANIC CAUCUS
u VIII Be Held This Evening an
Some Decided Action May
Be Taken-Cossip Of the
New Officials.

Butte, May ZO.-A caucus OF ali the
aldermen will be held in the council
chamber at s o'clock tomorrow. Tues
day. evening. to decide upon a chief CT
police and discuss one or two minor
appointments that are still lunfIlled.
The war between the English-Ameri-
cans and American-Americans I'm re-
gard to the chief of police is as warm
as ever, and tomorrow will be very
busy day for the politicians and the
self-constituted advisors OF Mayor.
Thompson. The Englishmen claim that
they were the most important factor
in the recent election, and they say
that IL they are not given the chief of
police they will use up all the axes
and knives in town at the next city
election. The Americans. on the other
hand. claim that the Engiishmen have
not more than $50 votes inside the city
limits, and that II any foreign element
Is to receive recognition at the fands
of the new administration in return for
services rendered the Swedes are more
entitled to II than any other faction.
The Americans also state that English
men now hold the best offices In the
county, ard as they were elected to
them by Americans they should show
their appreciation by giving native
born Americans a show for one or two
city offices. @t.
(, There are indications that a compros
mise may be arranged between the
warning factions on the appointment
OF s. Waters, the present acting
chief and an excellent man all around.
The Swedish Americans. .1talian-Ameri-
cans and American-Americans are be-
hind Mr.. Waters. and he also has pc
tition from practically all of the busi-
ness men in the city asking for his APP
pointment. Mr.. Waters has the adj
vantage of experience in police work,
which is not possessed by any of the
other applicants. and this fact has
gained him a great deal of support
from people who wish to see an ex-
perienced man in charge of the night
force. The only objection to Waters is
that he was born in America. but he
has explained that he Is In no way to
blame for this misfortune, and as he
his of English parentage II is possible
that a compromise may be effected on
him.
Unlike a well-known clergyman. how
ever, Mr.. Waters has not made the
public statement that IL he was to be
born again he would want to be born
In Cornwall. but IL Is not believed that
this fact will work against him. The
English Americans have not yet agreed
upon their candidate and John Miles.
Johnathan Blake. Sam Tonkin and one
or two others are still in the race. Mr..
Tonkin's friends claim tonight that he
had the inside track and will secure
the appointment.
The police commission will meet at
| $3.50 o'clock tomorrow afternoon to
prepare another batch of prospective
policeman TO be submitted to the coun-
! Gil for confirmation. There are six va
cancies on the force and Mr.. Gallick
will make a desperate effort to have
one OF them filled by a colored man. 1t
| Is not at all improbable that to-mor-
rows meeting of the commission Will
| be its last, as Alderman Rowes ordi-
| nance abolishing II will be introduced
/ "Wednesday evening and there are
strong Indications that IL will go
through under a suspension of the
rules.
| Mayor Thompson would like to see
| the. city derive an increased revenue
| from licenses, and he and City Treas
urer Yoder are engaged in looking
through the list with view to ascer-
| tanning which ones IL will be best to
| raise 1t is stated that some of the
| merchandise licenses don't pay for the
paper on which they are printed and
1 the ink used In making them out. The
| matter will probably be referred to
/! the new license committee. accompa-
MED by some very pointed suggestions
from the mayor. aNr