The Washington times., 1895-05-15
TERRORS OF THE CROOKS
Police Chiefs of This Country and
Canada in Convention.
President Ross Welcome-He Lays
Stress In His Speech Upon the
Application of Civil Service.

at the Ebbitt House yesterday, although
such easy prey as the Baptist brethren pas
tured there, for this hotel was the head
quarters of the convention of the National
Chiefs of Police Union.
Since Saturday these iynx-eyed, able
bodied men have been gathering from all
parts of the United States and of Canada
for the convention which opened yester-
day morning.
The meeting was called to order by
President Seavey a little later than 1920.
Commissioner Ross was introduced and
cordially welcomed the delegates. He
said in part
II believe that the municipal government
should be conducted on strict business
principles. Such, for instance, as those
that obtain in a bank or any other corpo-
ration, and that appointments to all the
departments of the municipality, the po-
lice force included, should be based on
merit only; that all promotions should de-
pend upon efficiency alone"
President Seavey, in his annual address,
spoke OF the history OF the Union since its
organization at Chicago in 1898.
Secretary Harvey .. Carr's report showed
the Union to be in a flourishing financial
coudlIIou.
Mai. Moore, superintendent of the Wash
iugton police, then announced the fol-
lowing programme of entertainments which
had been prepared for the guests: Wednes-
day visits to the Soldiers Home aud the
Zoo; Thursday, trip To Mount Vernon
and Marshall Hall, and also banquet;
Friday, n trip to Arlington and view of
the cavalry drill at Fort Myer.
The convention then proceeded to elect
officers for the coming year, Chief Ben
jamin Z. Eldridge, of Boston, being unani-
mously chosen president. Maj. Moore
was nominated, but declined TO compete
Secretary Carr was reelected for another
term.
At the afternoon meeting report of the
executive committee on the subject OF re-
wards offered for the arrest Of criminals
was read. At firstit urged upon the MEM
bers the necessity of discoura giug the Of
fering and accepting of such rewards, but
the passage was afterward amended TO
SO a to read:
1.-THE police departments represented in
the Interna JionaI Union of Chiefs OF Po-
lice in the United States and Canada Will
not require or demand a re ward offered
by the mayor of any city for the arrest aud
detention of any criminal, except the actual
expenses incurred by the department. max
ing the arrest. In regard To rewards from
private persons, this resolution does not
hold good"
This provoked quite a lively debate,
some chiefs seeming to think that they were
entitled to the reward money and others that
the system created jealousy aud corruption.
The latter sentiment prevailed and the
resolution was passed by unanimous
vote.
The convention then adjourned till 10
clock this morning.
socu alter tie adjournment the chiefs
were put into line by Major Moore and then
marched OH 10 The White House, where
they were received by President Cleveland
at o'clock.
Among those present are: Supt. c. G.
Starkweatler, OF Detroit, Mich; Chief
Frank McDermott, Savannah, Ga; Chief
j. c. Arnold, Dallas, Tex; Chief j. III.
! Maddox, Fort Worth, Tex; Chief T. G..
McDon Birmingham, Ala; Supt. Thom-
as Cannon, New Albany, Ind; Chief o. G.
Low, Burlington, Iowa; Chief A. B. Con-
molly, Atlanta, Ga; Chief T. M. Butner,
Macon, Ga; Chief d. Crau Oliver, Athens,
| Ga; Chief W. s. Seavey, Omaha; Supt.
Henry Hoehn, Cleveland, Ohio; Chief Ben
| jamin Raitz, Toledo, Ohio; ChiefH. I. Drum
ncrs Aurora, H.; Chief Peter Burke, Mo-
bile, Ala; Chief Ed Kittilsen, Moline,
H.; Chief Thomas Farmer, Cedar Rapids;
| Chief R. II. Kennedy, Greenville, s. c.;
Chief T. w. Hill, Chattanooga, Tenn; Chief
j. J. Atkins, Knoxville, Tenn; Chief
Frank Mcmahon, Little Rock, Ark; Cllief
Benjamin P Eldridge, Boston, Mass; City
Marshal Charles + Richardson, West New
| ton, Mass; Chief AlonZo Boorman, Brook
line, Mass; Chief William Bennett, Brad
ford Pa; Chief S. X. Venner, JohIstown,
Pa; Chief j. L. Jansen, Milwaukee, Wis;
Chief Benjamin Murphy, Jersey City, n. j.;
Chief Charles Ii. Donovan, Hoboken, N. j.;
Chief Henry Hopper, Newark, N. j.; Supt.
William j. McKelvey, Brooklyn, N. Y;
Chief Wiley Williams, Columbus, Ga; Chief
Detective Augustus Reynolds, Columbus,
Ga; Chief II. K. Armstrong Duluth, Minn.;
| CommissionerA z. Sherwood, Ottawa, Ont;
| Chief Harvey O. Carr, Grand Rapids, Mich;
Supt. Phil Deitch, Cincinnati, o.; Com
missioner George Henshaw, Cincinnati;
Supt. G. Meagher, TeIre Haute. Ind.