The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-13
AN ABSORBING TOPIC
ALL ARE TRYING TO NAME TIE
COMMISSIONERS.
Names Of Those Who Will Probably be the
Ohice-Seekers for Every Position Which
Will be Handed Out by the New Metro
polttan Police ommissioners-Au are
After Pie and the Fight Becomes Acri-
monious-Ten Men for Each Position Is
allow Estimate.

The all absorbing topic of converse
ton on the streets. in the business
houses and among all classe Of our peo-
pie is, who will Governor Leedy appoint
as the metropolitan police commission
ers for the ensuing two years. There
are a horde of aspirants for the posi-
tions, each one setting forth their spe-
cial qualities and each one believing
himself the ideal man for the place.
A reporter learned of no less than flf-
teen who desired the place, and after
getting their names and the dl1erent
combinations which it is rumored are
being effected, he was Informed that
there were others" All who are men,
toned for the responsible position are
men who are we'll and favorably known.
and any one would, no doubt, make an
excellent commissioner.
From among those whom il is expect
ed the governor will make his selections
are the following names: Colonel 5. Il.
Joselyn, George Spencer. Charley Free
man, Newton Garst, Ashland Garst, X.
NJ Piatt j. W. Brown, and George NJ
Dixon. The two latter were commis-
sioners under the Lewelling administra-
ton. w A Ayers. chairman of the
Populist central committee. Joe Furn-
lsh, who is now court bailiff, and FORM
erly was night clerk when Rufus cone
was chief of police, is DESTROYS OF pelns
commissioner A H. Mckee is prom
inently mentioned, and 1t is said he has
enough pull 10 make him president OF
the board Colonel Taylor is mentioned
as a compromise candidate. While the
medical profession think that the city
al M a
hence Drs. w D. McClees and L. $.
Hoagland are hoping that lightning Will
strike them.
1t is still speculation, but the boys are
ali guessing. A prominent politician
said last night that 1.-The young men had
used some new tactics, and that they
had completely outwitted the old
crowd and that the commissioners
would be a set of young men," He haz-
arded the guest that it would be Ayers.
Furnish and Spencer. As matter OF
fact. the fight seems to have borrowed
down 10 Dixon, Brown, Furnish, Ayers,
Spencer and Hoagland.
1t is said that Spencer has the sohd
endorsement of the Democrats anc
should he be appointed that Will smut
out any other Democrat. Everyone
seems to concede that he is as good as
appointed, but as city official SAID Iast
night, that those who worked the hard-
est and were entitled to pie usually go-
left" Some of the above named men
are considering themselves DARK
horses" but they are not at all bashful
In letting their names come before lh9
governor for consideration, should he De
unable to decide The present Repupii-
can board Of commissioners, composed
| of NIessrs. Smith, Vermiliion and Nc
| CsndIass have rendered their reSlgna-
tons to Governor Leedy TO take enec'
February 1. It is expected that the gov
ernor will appoint the board for this
| city this week.
For chief of police there are only five
gentlemen whom 1t is known will accep'
the place, but there may be niger IN
the woodpile" It is generally concedeo
on all sides that Lew Butterfeld has
| nrattv near distanced the field He :
supposed to be backed by the big four
| I,ewelling, Dale, Taylor and Cone, TO,
gether with innuemrable letters ano
| bueiness mems endorsements. fa'
| Healy is second in the race, ana ne mas
the support of such big guns as CHie'
Justice Frank Doster, Congressman j
! r Bodkin and Chairman John w
! Rriedenthal. of the state central commit
| foe There is some kick made that these
| endorsements are foreign" and the ot1-
er fellows claim they want home RUE la
| this case. AS Bodkin is an avowed pro
! hibitionist. ii don't rest well WIN tne
"Reminiscences. while Briedenthal Il
utterly dislked by the big majority oil
| pops in this bailiwick. James Woltz
| Sr of the West Side, has his eyes on
| the Mace. while William Campbell and
! lin Dorsey would accept the response
| bilities should the helmet and star De
| offered them.
| For day clerk there are still a re"
ann,icants left. namely: James Derri
claude Cartwright. John Fisher. Char
| lev Davis, James Wolff. Jr., and j. W.
| Brown. should he fail to be made COM
missioner.
| Five names have been suggested foi
notice iudge: Ex-Police Judge w. j.
| Rabb. ex-Police Judge Charley Hatton
| Robert NJ. Piatt. s. NJ. Tucker and H.
| A Sankey. Judge Sankey could I'M
doubtedly have the place should ne al
low his name to go before the board
| With Judge Sankey out OF the way me
fight would be between Babb and Hat
f, ton. L.5,,.
| he either Spencer. Furnish and Hoag-
! land. or Dixon. Furnish and HoagIsnu.
This is what the wise ones predict Iney
all NAV be wrong.