The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-27
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CHANGE IN THE,
POLICE SYSTEM 1
The Assistant Sup't Plan Will Not
Be Maintained Under Mayor +.
....s Haynes.
The New Mayor Will Assume His
Duties Without an An
nounced Policy. a:
His Tour of Inquiry Among Other
Cities Will Help Shape
His Action.

When ]. c. Haynes becomes mayor Of
Minneapolis. Ed J. Conroy " be chief
Of police. What is more. Mr.. e. 10Y VIII
be the whole thing in the police DEPART
ment. The reorganization Of the force
will not be sweeping, but it 3 II alter
the present system, under which an as
sistant superintendent Is over the uni
formed men, and chief Of detectives SUI
pervises the plain clothes detail. 1t Is
said on good authority that the incoming
mayor and chief have decided to abolish
these positions, and return to the old syS-
tenn The chief will be the sole respon-
sible head, and all reports will be made
to him in person. = :, = = 49, .,-, g..
1t is recognized that the new chief is
not a man of experience in dealing with
criminals, and in work of this character
he will have to lean largely on such a
man as James G.. Doyle, but the chief
himself will take full responsibility for
the work of the detective department.
Captain GetcneH will doubtless retire to
his old post as head Of the fifth precinct
station, and Chief Conroy will personally
see to the disciplin, of the uniformed
officers. 80. 1,tt-t,ss...:F :: u. .s.-.,. t..,
Conservative, Middle Course. -.
Mayor Haynes is not going into office
with an announced policy. Since election
he has been absorbing all the information
possible, and has visited several other
large cities to learn new ideas about mu
nicipal administration. Generally speak
ing, he will steer along a conservative,
middle course. He will avoid the wide
open'' Ames policy, and will be, possibly,
somewhat less exacting in his enforcement
Of the ordinances than Mayor Jones. He
has not determined the precise method
of dealing with this or that problem, and
will not solve any situation until he comes
to it. From the experience Of other may
ors he knows that he will have trouble
enough from day to day, without borrow
ing any in advance. 2.- =
In his short tour Of inquiry the new
mayor found some interesting facts. For
instance no large city he visited prac-
ticed the system of fines for disorderly
houses, so long in vogue in Minneapolis.
Mayor Jones made an innovation here
when he abolished the fines. The change
was not only supported by general Gus
tom in other cities, but by the sentiment
Of many leading people in Minneapolis,
who did not believe in. recognizing. the
existence Of vice in such a systematic
way. Mayor Haynes may return to the
old system of fines, Sbut the experience
and example OF other cities weighs strong
ly against 1t. /. Many taxpayers want the
fines continued as a, large source OF rev
enue to the city, but the strongest argu-
ment for them is that they reduce the
possibilities Of graft in the police de-
partment When fine is paid, the pro-
pr1etor is assured Of immunity for a
month, and cannot be blackmailed. With
out the fne, proprietors of such places
may be bled by INSCRIPTIONS men, as oc
Cured in New York under Tammany rule.
The Wine Room. Problem.
The wine room ordinance presents an
other problem which it Is likely the new
mayor will solve, by taking a middle
ground. The ordinance was first enforced
under Mayor Gray Under Dr. Ames it
lapsed, but Mayor Jones has revived the
enforcement Of the regulate Of which
he Is the father. 1t Is believed that the
Haynes administration will see that wine
rooms, strictly speaking are not main
tanned. 1t is common, however, in sa-
looms with restaurants attached, to per
init sort of half privacy by means of
low wooden partitions, with a curtain
across the front. This gives a chance for
a tete-a-tete conversation, without tho
| Objectionable possibilities of the tightly
enclosed Partition. These booths. wifi
probably be permitted in carefully CON
Quoted places. s.s. ! .,@> .'@f. -
With regard to gambling, the Haynes
administration will probably follow close
| ly IN the, lines Of Mayor Jones' present
policy, which strives to keep the evil
within the narrowest possible bounds.