The age-herald., 1899-03-30
Two Factions in Police Con-
 mission Race. ONE AGAINST CHIEF M'D0NALD And One for Him-Said That Men Not on States" Will Withdraw in In- terest of the Anti-Mc-
 Donald Ticket.
ONE AGAINST CHIEF M'DoNALD

The forming of combinations and counter ! combinations is injecting plenty of activi- ty into the race for the seven places on the police commission. All combinations revolve around the present chief of police, T. c. Mcdonald. One combination seeks to perpetuate his rule over the police de- partment and another combination only wants to get into power to elect his suc- cessor.
 The situation was last night that with twenty men in the race for the seven of Mcdonald and one opposing him. An eff fort was being made to get the remaining six candidates. who are alleged anti-Mc- Donald men, to pull down and throw their strength to the combination ticket
 Tom Cason, known to be an anti-McDon- aid man, mentioned as one of the can- didates who would likely withdraw, denied this emphatcally.
 "There has been a movement on foot to- day to accomplish this," said he, '.br. I am in the race to stay until the end. I have entered none of the combinations and will enter none."
 One of the democratic "bosses'' who Is opposed to Mcdonald, declared that the end of the week would see only two police com- mission tickets in the field-one Mcdonald and one anti. He said that a majority of ths men who were not on any ticket were opposed to Mcdonald and most of them had already agreed to leave the field clear.
 The two states that will remain, 1t is said on good authority, are made out as follows. subject to one or two changes:
 For McDonald-D. J. Fox, Stone, Emil Lesser, T. L. Parker. Bridges, J. H. Me- Cary.
 Anti-McDonald-S. H. Norton, T. B. Mer- riwether, c. F. Douthit, James E. Scott, Albert Stradford. pr. Mobley, Henry Bar hard.
 The recognized candidates already out for chief of police are T. C. Mcdonald, present incumbent; Capt J. T. Donelson, day ser- geant of police;. E. J. McCrossin and F. H. Gafford.
 It IS understood that Captain w. D. Weir in charge of the force at night, is also a candidate in the event that there is a division when the new commission comes in to elect a chief.
 The Alder manic Race
 In the aldermanic race there are no "slates" Neither candidate for mayor is backed by ticket. In some wards there are several candidates for aldermen who are all supporting the same mayoralty as pirant. It is said that each candidate Is afraid to make out a ticket because of this fact.
 The liveiest episode in the aldermanic race yesterday was the news given out from Drennen headquarters that Alderman I.ynagh of the First ward, who had been supporting Smith, had turned over. It was also ntimated that Alderman Wheel CT of the same ward would likely soon be with the Drennen forces. The first is considered an important ward and the in fuence of its two aldermen amounts to something. The news spread fast and created much comment in political cir cles.
 Both aldermen were seen at Smith head quarters last night.
 ''I am with MT. Smith to the end,' said Alderman Lynagh. Amy report to the con- trary is absolutely false"
 Alderman Wheeler voiced the same sen timent.