The times., 1898-07-16
TO SUCCEED MAJOR MOORE.
Appointment of IA New Chief Post
noued tn Next Week

| Appointment OIL IA new ShtSt AoSt-
poned to Next Week.
successor to the late Maj. William
G. Moore, superintendent of police. VIII
not be appointed until next week.
This information was Furnished Times
reporter yesterday by Commissioners
! Wight, who remarked: 1T is very re-
sponsible position and careful considera-
ton is required in the selection Of man
for the office. There is no need for haste
| and nothing win be done this week in
the way of selecting Maj. M,eIe's sue
1 cessor''
Commissioner Wight was asked If there
were any applicants. "Yes-one, he an
| swered. He is a man living out here at
| Kendall Green. He is Dutchman. He
! wrote letter to the President asking for
| the place and said he was a German by
birth, but an American by profession. He
| is the only applicant that | know Of.
1t was learned that there was a meeiing
| of the board of commissioners yesterday
morning, but the question of Major
Moores successor was not discussed.
There was much speculation, however,
| about the different Offices in the police de-
partment. Everybody in the latter or
ganization seemed to be anxious about
the appointee and they were all unani-
| nous in their hope that Chief Clerk Rich
| ard Sylvester would be selected
There were other names mentioned.
They were Inspector MattingIy of the de-
tective office and Capt. NJ. NJ. Austin and
Lieut.. T. b. Amiss. 1t was even limited
that Col. Haskell, the sealer of weights
and measures of the District, had not
given up hope of securing the office. In
this connection attention has been called
to the rule requiring the man to be ap-
| pointed to have been a resident of the
District for TWO years preceding his ap-
pointment. This rule if adhered to,
would debar Col Haskell, as he came
here from Ohio and secured office through
the personal influence of Senator Mark
Hanna and President Mckinley Inquiry
| has developed the fact that there is no
law requiring the chief of police TO have
| been a resident of the city two years pre-
ceding his appointment. The commission
ers have followed this. custom and it is
regulation of their making.
As Commissioner Wight has charge
of the police department., official courtesy
will allow Of his making the nomination
| for the Office. Should no nominate a man
| whose selection would De contrary to
| the regulation he coIid not be chosen
| except by a majority vote of the board,
| and it is said both Commissioner Ross
] and Commissioner Beacn. are strenuously
opposed 10 selecting any other than
| District man.
| Commissioner Ross is believed to heart
! lily approve of Mr.. Sylvester for the new
! chief Of police, regarding ii strictly in line
| with the commissioners recognition of
! civil service promotion.
All day yesterday friends of Mr.. Syl-
vester We're busiy engaged at the district
! building. He has SO far refused TO take
| any active action in the matter and pur-
sued the regular course of police busi-
/ ness He declined to discuss the situa-
ton and said that he had made no ap-
| plication for the place, but would leave
! the matter entirely with the commits
| sionerS. who knew best wnat to do.
| Meanwhile Captain Manville A. Austin
! is acting superintendent or police He
1 has been considered by Commissioner
! Wight as a possible successor and his
/ friends say he is eminently fitted for the
| office. Captain Austin though has an
/ nOuuced his preference for the appoint
| ment Of Mr.. Sylvester and there the mat
ter rests 1t is generally conceded. how
ever. in official circles, that the present
| chief clerk is the logical candidate and
| that he viii receive the appointment in
| due time.