Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-09
sTATE POLICE COMMISSION.
No Appointments Made at the Session
 Held Yesterday.

aeid Yesterday.
 HArtfOrd, July 9--The notion pre- vailed yesterday that Captain H. B. Garter Of Waterbury and Deputy Sher- III Thomas K. Egan of Southington would be appointed at the head of the state police force by the police com mission Of the nine men who ap- phed for the position of superintendent and assistant superintendent, they only were called before the commissioners at the meeting which was held in the state capitol yesterday. The commits sioners met at II o'clock a. m. and sat until 5:15 p. m., with the exception of the time taken tor lunch. Then they adjourned until II o'clock Monday morning at the comptroHer's office.
 After adjournment yesterday after noon one of the commissioners was asked If any of the applicants in addi- tion to the two who were before the board yesterday, would be requested to appear at the next meeting He an- swered negatively and when the re- porter asked if they would be notified to appear at some future meeting of the board, he said he thought not, as about all of the applicants were known personally to the members of the board. Captain Carter and Mir Egan made application for first place and also have asked that they be consid- cred for second place if not appointed superintendent.
 The board went into session at ii o'clock behind closed doors and at 1 80 o'clock Judge Holcomb. the clerk of the board, came from the room. He found Captadn Garter, who was in the capitol, and the captain was invited before the commissioners He was before the commissioners about twen- ty-five minutes. When he came from the room he told the reporters that no promises were made to him by the commissioners and that no secrecy was imposed upon him, but he preferred to say nothing as to the character of the interview. A few ndnutes later Judge Holcomb again came from the room and called up the town clerk office in SorthingtOn While the connection was being made Judge Holcomb told the reporters that he desired to get in comm unication with MT Egan. MT Egan was reported to be in this city and Judge Hoiconnb called up Sheriff Smfth's office and told the attendant there that MT Egan was wanted at the comptroller's office in the capitol At 2:3O o'clock the commissioners took a recess and went to the Heuhiein hotel Tor lunch. MT Egan went before the board when 1t met after lunch. He was in the room with them for more than an hour. At the close of the ses- sion yesterday the commissioners an- nounced that no appointments had been decided upon.
 It was learned that all of the appli- cants and their endorsements were considered by the board yesterday. While the opinion was general among spectators that the commissioners were likely to agree on the two men named. one member of the board said positive ly that they had decided upon nothing and that he believed the people were not so anxious to have the appoint nlents made now as to have them made right. He suggested that 1t might be that the board would not take final ac- tion until fall
 Rules for the new police force ana the policy to be pursued by it were dis cussed, but as the commissioners were not ready to make them public they were not given to the reporters.