The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-08-07
WANT REILLY OUT
POLITICIANS AFTER sUPERINTEND-
ENT OF POLICE.
GARFUNKEL THEIR CHOICE.
CLAIM THAT HE is THE MAN TO
MANAGE THE CONsTABULARY.

Waiting for Mayor Myers 10 Request
Supt. ReiIIy's ResignatiOn-Gar-
funkeI Says He Has Nothing TO Do
with the Matter, but His Friends
Say He Is WiIIing-AIdermen APP
preached. but So Far ms Known
None of Them FavOrs the Move and
Failure Predicted for the Coup d.
Etat.
A move Is on foot with
some of the politicians to
have Superintendent of Police owen
Reilly tender his resignation. and
Counsel elect Charles Garfunkel to fill
the vacancy. The plan is to make Su-
perintendent Reilly lieutenant of po-
lice in the event that he tenders his
resignation, and probably allow his
salary remain the same as it Is now.
The fight for ordinary is also said to
figure in the deal.
Mr.. Garfunkel denies that he is be-
hind the move and says that he has
had nothing to do with any of the talk
that is going the rounds of the politi-
clans. He says he has not asked any
members of the Board of Aldermen to
push the scheme, and neither has he
any idea of doing so.
Those who are anxious to put Supt.
Reilly on the shelf charge that the po-
lice force is demoralized. They say
that the department needs reorganiza-
ton, and that the only way to bring
about harmony at this juncture is to
put some one else in charge. They
claim that at present the members of
the department are pulling against
each other, and that with such a con-
dition of affairs there can be but one
result.
1t is contended by those who are
agitating the change that Garfun-
KEEL would make a first rate chief and
would be able to bring about harmony
in the ranks There would be no
trinity" they say and the department
would be conducted on a different and
much more satisfactory basis. The
politicians who are dissatisfied
at the way they say things
have been going, have not
confined themselves solely to talking
and more than one member of Coun-
ell has heard of the plan to railroad
Supt. Reilly into his old place, with an
increased salary.
About everything possible has been
done thus far, and it is understood that
the return of Mayor Myers is being
anxiously waited for. 1t is the inten-
tion to show to the Mayor that there
Is much dissatisfaction in the police
department, and that matters are not
progressing as they should. The pol
iticians will point out that the men are
not the only ones who are kicking but
that there are those outside of the de-
partment who do not consider Supt.
Reilly the man for the place. They will
argue to the Mayor that unless some
thing is done at once the plan for a
reorganization of affairs will be put
into execution too late to do any good.
They will suggest that the Mayor ask
the superintendent for his resignation,
with the understanding that he will get
his old place back. In the event that
the Mayor makes such a request, and
it is not complied with, ii is proposed
TO bring about some legislative enact
ment that would abolish the Office of
superintendent of police. and thus leave
Supt. Reilly out. In the event that the
matter should be taken to Atlanta it is
threatened that he would not be pro-
Vided for at all
The entire plan will be put up to the
Mayor upon his return to the city. 1t
is understood that strong pressure will
be brought to bear upon him to show
that things are not as they should be
by any means. In the event that he
refuses to act the plan will end. 1t is
realized that nothing can be done with
out the Mayors sanction.
Acting Mayor Dixon said yester-
day that he knows of no proposed
change in the police department, but
would not say that he had not heard
the street talk concerning the proposed
railroarding of superintendent Reilly.
None of the members of the board had
any official information on the sub
ject, but some of them have been
sounded by friends of Mr.. Garfunkel.
In the event that Mayor Myers
should ask the superintendent for his
resignation, and it should be forth
coming, il is not probable that Gar
funkel would take his place without
a fight.
1t is said that the contest for ordi-
nary is figuring in some way in the
deal.
Most of the aldermen, it Is under
stood, have been talked to in the in
terest of Mr.. Garfunkel, but so far as
could be learned, they are opposed to
any change of superintendents. Mayor
Myers friends say that he will not mix
up with the move.