The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-13
ARE NOT GOOD PkERIFISANS
Philadelphia Policemen to Be Dis
charged by Wholesale.
Rumored Great Shnke-Up in the
Force to Secure Efficient Repub-
iican Ward workers-Hayor Ash
bridge and the Machine Dissatis-
fed With the Apathy OF BIueconts.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 13.-There is
much talk in political circles here of a
contemplated great shake-up in the police
force for It's political effect. and in order
to secure men who viii help the Repub-
SAID that a large number of important
changes are pending
The chief managers for the admiEistra-
ton in factionaI political affairs admit that
some changes arc necessary for the good
of the service but the smaller fry among
the leaders make &c attempt to conceal
their belief that most of the contemplated
changes are desired for political expedien-
cy- In other words, only men who can
make good" politically are wanted in of
fetal positions, and those who hold on
must be able to assist in establishing and
maintaining the close corporation that the
present administration leaders ardently de-
sire.
Years OF efficient work count for moth
ing if they have 1een served by men who
cannot deliver coz ention delegates in the
bitter fight that Is now on for control OF
the next delegation from Philadelphia to
the State Legislature. Their places have
been promised as rewards to men who can
either deliver delegates or are willing to
neglect their duty in trying to please the
politicians. The same place has in some
instances been promised to haIs q dozen
men. and the plan needs only the sanction
OF Mayor Ashbridge to become operative.
Should the mayor. on his return. agree
to redeem the pledges made in his name
the police pension roll will soon contain
several new names. One of these, accord
ing TO persistent ruInor, is that of Captain
nf Pct xr-pac MI i
wanted by some powerful politicians for
their faYOri1eg-
1t is said that Detective James / Dora
ghy is booked for promotion. with The sup
port of Select Councilman McNichoI and
some other politicians, who seem to have
a strong pull with the Administration just
now. DoDaghy is regarded as an able de-
tective. but MiiIer's friends will not per-
nit him TO be turned down without a hight
and the mayor viii have trcuole is this
change is insisted on.
Police Capt. Edward ". Mslin, who has
served nearly a quarter Of q century and
was until a few years ago lieutenant CT
reserves. is said to have been told to pre-
pare to go on the pension rolf unless he is
Wiling tc again become lieutenant &fa
lin is proud CT his record and don't want
to retire or be denoted while he Is physi-
caHy able to perform his duties and he has
some friends who viii stand up for him.
Capt. Thomas Brown IS another whose
name is on the lips of those talking about
the "shake-up.'' but the politicians are
carefully guarding tire identity Of the men
booked for the captaircies. The promo
lions may depe I'D largely on the result CT
the factional fights in the legislative dis
tricts
There are several IieUtenants who are
said to bG slated for retirement, rr:nci-
pally to make room for sergeants, who in
turn must give place to patrolmen who can
win their spurs at the coming delegate
elections. Two new districts will soon be
organized but more places are needed il
promises of reward for factional work are
TO be kept.
Quite number of old and trusty SER
gsants will be retired if the politicians
have their way, but these men wir prob
ably not be bothered until after the pIi-
maries. if at all. In the meantime Iromo-
ton IS the tempting bait that is being dan
gIed before their eyes, and they are strain
ing every nerve in the effort to capture
convention delegates who will Do tae bid
ding of the Administration managers
This police "shaks-up' is ress cnably Ger
tain TO be one of the first matters called
TO the attention Of Mayor Ashb-idSe after
he has again gotten into official harness,
and it looks as though he will have hard
work in untangling seine OF the sn3Tls that
his too Impetuous heRchmCn have p-ePar-
81 for him
Another matter that is likely to make
trouble is the openly admitted fact laat
the vacant mercantile appraiseTship has
been promised to al least four men as
reward for fealty 20 the machine The
vacancy was caused by the recent death
of William IN Pollock aud the list of
men after the Nice plum includes Select
Councilman Triiner, Third ward; Select
Councilman Mcdoach. Thirtf5Sh ward; ex-
Representative George Sterr, jr-. Twenty
eighth ward. and ex-Magistrate Riley,
Twenty-ninth ward
Trainer has been promised the place be
cause the machine Managers especially de-
sire the election OF a Quay legislator from
the Third ward, where Trainer controls
the organization, and are anxious For his
help in the Second Senatorial district tight.
1t is likely that the promise to Trainer
was not made to be kept but the Third
ward leader is not an amateur in politics
and he is not buying gold bricks that in
clude the turning down of Representative
Reed, who helped very materially in max
ing the Third ward Republican. The other
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