Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-08-02
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Considered Necessary 10 Preserve ~
Peace at Omaha.
Prospective Police Picked Out
by the A. p. A.
csvsrass Melsemb Publicly slaiss Uh pesk
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OMAHA, Aug. 2.-The police are In pos
session Of city property, armed With pick
handles, TO resist any effort made under
the new regime. The A. p. As plans
have already been decided upon.
Johnny Mcdonald 10 slated for chief
Of police, sx-Ssrgsant 6houp b gwen
sn ofaos In ths new makeup and al Of
che policemen who wsrp recently dis
missed for che good Of the servios will be
psinstated, With two exceptions. " 10
also said thAs when the new board calls
upon the present police force 70 obcy the
new chief that At least ~ members Will
respond TO The oall. Hftef ~
8 Mayor Bsmis, when ssked what had
prompted him " issae . not pr0clams
zion yesterday afternoon, saad u WA
merely . precautionary measure sdopted
20 prevent bloodshsd. He said nothing
had occurred In the nsture Of dis0rderly
act or demonstration % Tar on the streets,
but from what ne had road In the news
papers IL was necessary 70 put the pcoplo
on guard against probable riot.
Chief Of Police White, whom asked why
hs had . reserve force Of police st the
headquarters and the official police alarm
operators guarded, said: There has boon
. great deal Of innammatory talk upon the
streets and there have been inhaanmatory
articles printed, and In tho event OF
trouble want men on hand to suppress
Il. do not expect any trouble, but II
there should be, have the mon 70 sup
press 1t, and enforce tho law"
Editor John G. Thompson, Of The
American, Che A. p. A. organ, received
che following dispatch yesterday mornings
CHICAGO. Aug. ].
We can furnish 5000 armed men 10 put down
iswbrsakers II your otty 81 . moments no
tice. J. W. DIxoS.
No explanation Of the dispatch could be
made by those who would naturally be In
. position TO know regarding it sathen'
ticity and genuineness.
During the day there was no assem-.
blAgs Of persons on any OF tho streets,
either with or without riotous or disOr.
derly conduct. In fsot, the city was quite
free from gatherings Of crowds.
Where tho Hitch May Come.
The conflict Of authority, II 10 occurs Al
oil, will take place after the formally legal
demand has been made by the incoming
board for recognition at the hands of the
police department. The governor refused
TO meet Attorney General Churchill and
Commissioner Russell yesterday afternoon
for the purpose of appointing the police
commissioners, and In justification Of his
course made public this statement:
GENrLEMEN-Yours of present date calling
attention to chapter 10 Of the act Of 1896. relat
ing to tho appointment OF fire and police
boards in cities Of metropolitan class nnd H.
the provisions Of such act Is before me.
You request that said board be convened at
the Office of the governor Aug. !, 1896. at 4
o'clock, p. m, Of said day to select three citi
zens to act az members of the fire and police
commission OF the city Of Omaha under the
provisions Of said act Permit me to say in re-
ply that I have considered the provisions OF
the act to which you have called attent zion,
providing that this appon tment shall be made
within 30 days after the passage Of the act.
You say This phrase doubtless would be con
strued to mean 20 days from and after it took
effect" The act Is not to take effect until Aug.
J. 1896 under the generally accepted construc
ton of the constitutional provisions governing
the time when acts shall take effect when
passed without the emergency clause. The
act in question and all other acts passed with
ont the emergency CLAUSE by the last legis
lature have been treated as not taking effect
until Aug. ! Of this year. Therefore. under
the provision Of tho act In question. 30 days
time remains In which shis appoin tmsnt NAV
be made.
In order that there may he no undue haste
or seeming desire to precipitste trouble. aud IN
view of the doubtful validity Of this act. ! do
not deem 1t my duty nor consistent with the
maintenance OF peace and good order to mnke
such hssty and preoipitate action relative to
the appointment Of q new board. I, therefore.
~ chairman. decline to call the meeting for
tomorrow a. requested, or to participate at
the time suggested In the appointments of !,
board of dre and police commissioners unde
the provisions Of the act referred to.
ain. air. yours, very truly,
SILAs A. HoICoMB
Churchill and Russell declared that II
the governor refused to meet them to.
morrow they would appoin: tho commits
sion and let them use force to secure this
city property.