The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-13
Thomas 1. Parker Chairman of the Commissioned
 Secretary
M t WEIR IS MADE CHIEF
New Office of Assistant Desk Sergeant created-J. S. Johnson Captain and Tom Hagood Lieutenant.
 T. Shirley Desk Sergeant.

1 mission were sworn into office last night, and the annual election of police officers was held The entire force was re-eleet- ed with the exception of Chief c. w. Austin, in whose place Captain w. D. Wier was elected according to the nomi- nation made in the recent democratic pri- mary Desk Sergeant Eugene Chambers was left out on the regular vote, but af- rewards the place of assistant desk ser- geant was created, and he was given that place. Tom Shirley, former detective, was elected desk sergeant. The result of the election follows:
 Chief, William B. Wier. Captain, John S. Johnson.
 Lieutenant, Tom Hagood. Desk sergeant, Tom Shirley. Assistant desk sergeant, Eugene Cham bers.
 Detectives, Robert H. Patton, George Bodeker and Sam Hamilton.
 Patrol driver Jim Mingea.
 Patrolmen.
 The following patrolmen were elected according to their rank four votes hav- ing been required to elect and the num- Der each man received follows his name:
 A D. Brown 2. M Eagan | G. E. De- vine S. G. H. Bodeker 6, G. W. Arm 1 strong [ H. T. Culpepper 6, w J. Me- l Donald !, J. S. Oldham ', R. H. Mccall lum 4 J. M Nix ', R. H. Patton T, J. II. Mullin 1, s. A Hamilton 5, W. J. Thom- son '. F. P. Gray 5, J. H. Cunningham ,, J. D. Burke :, w. c. Veitch 6, J. H. I Whaley '. J. D. Bryans 6, J. N. Bryars | [ D,Ir IT 1 Fully ', F. L. Brizendine 1, w. E. Jor- dan 5, M. c. Vandiver ', R. H. Hawkins l ', R. G. Waldrop 6, J. K. Richardson ', l J. H. Jones 7 A. B. McMillan ', T. G. l Williams 7 E. K. Elledge 2, J. T. Phillips ', E. A. Penn 2. D. w. Maloney S. c. w. | Norrell 6. M. l.. Broom B. H. R. Hury 6, R. J. Givens 6, w. S. Patton D. J. D. Todd 5, J. c. Holman 5, c. w. Jackson | 6, A G. Matherson 6, J. P. Walker 5.
 The following are the six supernumer- aries, with their vote, who were elected:
 R. H. Stokes 6, K. K. Hickman 6, H. L.
 Murphy 6, T. L. Perkerson 4, B. w. Me- Collough 6, D. B. Brown 4.
 Parker Elected Chairman.
 The board consists of Thomas L. Par ker, who was last night elected chairman, l Eugene Fies, who was elected secretary, | J. H. McCrary, E. T. Rudulph, Dan Don- ohue, George G. Phillips and T. Henry Johnston. McCary, Rudulph and Johnston l belonged to the old board. As soon as the l old board met a motion was made that the regular order of business be dispensed with and that the new board be sworn in. The motion was carried and Secretary Strad- | ford of the old board administered the oath of office to the four new members. l Chairman Rudulph then stated that 1t | was in order to elect a chairman. Com- l raIce Johnston nf | Chairman Rudulph in nomination and 1 Commissioner Phillips nominated Com missioner Thomas L. Parker. The latter won by a vote of four to three. Unanimous for Fes. motion was then made that Eugene Fies be elected secretary which was unanimously done. Commissioner Me- | Cary moved that Captain Wier be elected chief, which was done by unanimous | vote.
 | Lieutenant Jonhson was placed in nomi- nation for captain by Commissioner Ru- | dulph and he was elected unanimously. | discussion then came up about the mode of electing; whether it should be | by ballot or by exclamation. The former was decided on, although Commissioner | Rudulph declared 1t was against the | new constitution.
 l J. H. McCary nominated A. D. Brown for lieutenant. He stated that he wore badge No. 1 and should be promoted. | Commissioner Fies nominated Tom Ha- good and on the ballot being taken the I latter won by vote Of 1 to g. 1 Tom Shirley was nominated by Com 1 missioner Phillips for sergeant and | Chambers was nominated by Commission | CT Ruduph. The former won by a vote l of to 5.
 l The election of patrolmen was then en- tered into with the result stated above.
 The Detectives. A motion was then made that the spe- cal men, or detectives, be elected, and 1 Commissioner Rudulph nominated Gull | pepper and Commissioner Phillips nomi- mated Robert H. Patton. A substitute motion was carried that all the force be 1 placed in nomination., and the commis- sioners vote for whom they please. The first ballot was as follows: l Patton 2, Culpepper B. Bodeker l. The second ballot was Patton 1, Culpepper l, Bodeker 1 and Baker 1. Patton was de- 1 clared elected.
 In the next ballot Bodeker received 4 votes Baker l. Waldrop l and Culpepper l. Bodeker was declared elected. In the next ballot Sam Hamilton re- ceived votes, and Culpepper, Waldrop and Jordan each received l. Hamilton was declared elected.
 Jim Mingea was elected patrol driver by votes. Chairman Parker stated that in his opinion there should be two patrol drivers but the matter was carried over to the next meeting. Commissioner Ru-