The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-19
FOR THE NEW POLICE BOARD.
Candidates NumberIess-New York and brook
I'm TO Divide Even.

AUrA N iEouh-
lSn TO Divide ETor.
No politician in either the Republican or
Democratic camp in Grenter New York can bo.
gin to keep track Of the candidates for Police
Commissioner. Thoy arc an innumcrablc host.
They began to lay pipes for tho places from sun.
down on election day. Under tho Greater New
York charter tho Police Board is TO consist Of
four members and is to be bipartisan. two Re-
publicans and two Democrats. The members
arc to servo four years and get SIS, 900 n yenr.
In addition each Commissioner has the appoint
mont Of a secretary whose salary Is 81 800.
The politicians In the two parties have already
become weary discussing the claims of appli-
cants for the four commissionerships. but when
these are out OF the way up will spr ng the vast
army Of candidates for the four secretaryships.
Politicians in the two camps say that no more
important body than the new Police Board is 10
be appointed by Mayor Van Wyck.
The four commissioncrships will be equally
divided between New York and Brooklyn; that
Is. o Republican and n Democratic Commits
sioner are to come from each OF these two bur-
roughs. Tammany men who know the ropes"
said yesterday that without doubt Patrick
Keenan, would be Tammany's representative on
the Police Board. and that James Shcvlin. Ber-
nard York. or some other equally close friend of
Hugh Mclaughlin would DO the Democrat Sc
lected to represent the Democrats of Kings. All
these things began to take shape yesterday.
Among the Republicans Of New York who
have declared themselves candidates for a
commissionership are cx-Police Commissioner
Charles II. Murray and Michael Kerwin. John
T. Windolph, James W. Austen, and Michael
]. Mccain. There are just about III others in
themselves out" Murray and Kerwin were
removed by Mayor Strong after. as it is said, he
had promised to retain them. Anyway. the re.
nj n p u ~ RptOin lnl tn N anrta nf
complications, and. the racket in the Police
Board began with their departure.
Some of the Brooklyn Republicans who believe
that they should represent their brethren on the
board are Leonard h. Wcllcs. the present Brook
Ign Police Commissioner; William Cullen Bry-
than, Internal Revenue Collector under Prcsi-
dent Harrison; Harry H.nbury. ex-senator
$50, others, Mr.. Bryant and Mr., Welles were
said Yesterday 70 be neck and neck in the race.
New ae Y"rE VIII II t be e new rGiise b The lSr GFG Is tG
select a Chief Of Police for Greater New York
and five deputy chiefs Of police. one for each
present Chief, Mr.. McCullaGh, and his deputy,
Mt. Sortright, are elieihle for the appointment
in somewhat OF a muddlc. This is due to the re,
cent resignation of Superintendent McKelvcy,
who threw up his place to become the candidate
Union ticket. Mr. MeKelVeey was dead 1it snre
Of election; He is. ow out in the cold. Com
to appoint Inspector McKollar in MeKeiv,e;y I {
place as S4perintendent. and Inspector Clayton
was McKeivey,s deputy. Under the charter
Mcclellan and Clayton would then. along with
p Mfnnlissh o. sHe 6h SiSftI ~ Police Re el af G ie ler ting S ep
York. The Chiefs of Police of Richmond and
Long Island City are not Tin it" under the
The pipe laying and string pulling for the up
p3intment ofChief of Police and the five Deputy
social. political and business. are all at work fol
their respective candidates.