The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-18
POLICE STILL AT WORK
OPPOSED OFFICERS AWAIT AC-
 TON OF COUNCIL.
Committee May Have Public Session to Consider Confirmation of the Appointments by
 Chief Gerald.

LHC uiftC 1kOhtSOAiCfy BdthOhAhCu 6li0 Police Sergeant. J. G. Thomas who were left of, the Montgomery police force by Chief A. S. Gerald. will serve until the City Council confirms the appointments of their successors.
 It is probable no action will be taken by the Council on the appointments until its next regular meeting two weeks hence.
 Chief Gerald. 1t will be remembered, sent to the Council for confirmation Monday night list of g. patrolmen nominated by him. Among these were the following new ones: T. E. William son. P. l.. Carrigan. J. M. Sanders. w. W. Bailey. Oscar McDade. Henry Smith. Henry Patrick, E. M. Duke. c. c. Rus sell. E. B. Curbow. They are to suc- ceed the following patrolmen s. B. Mat thews. W. H. Taylor. J D. worthing- ton. H. J. Fabel. H. c. Mckee, J. W. Taylor. c. A. shealley. E. E. HilI, M. c. Storey.
 The Council declined to confirm any of the appointments some of the Aldermen holding that men had been left off the force without sufficient reason. The ap- pointments were referred to the Police Committee consisting of Aldermen w. ]. Ryan, c. L. Ruth and c. B. Coins for in- vestigation.
 The appointment of Gladden. Harrison, formerly Private Secretary to Police Chief Gerald as Day Desk Sergeant 10 succeed H. M. Bowling was confirmed by the Council but the successor to Night Desk Sergeant J. c. Thomas is still Iil- settled.
 The appointment of. E. ". Graham. a plain clothes man. to be night desk ser geant was held up by the Council two weeks ago. Some surprise was created Monday night when Chief Gerald with drew the name of Graham, and an- bounced the appointment of Mounteu Patrolman J. Miles Smith to be successor to Sergeant Thomas saying that Gra- ham had declined the place.
 Now Sergeant Thomas is popular of- ficer having served IS years on the force and 1t is broadly intimated that few of the officers desired to step into the place he held so long.
 It Is known that the place was first offered to Patrolman John McDdde, who promptly declined 1t. Then Graham de- clined it. Now Miles Smith, as well as the Council, has 1t under consideration.
 At Police Headquarters it Is said that the reason given by McDade and Gra- ham for declining the place Is that it does not pay sufficient salary for the Ie- sponsibility imposed. The salary is $9UO a year.
 The matter of political influences eIi- tering into police appointments will not down. Men who are opposed politically to Chief Gerald aver that seven of tho nine patrolmen removed voted against Mayor Carr, which was equivalent to vot- ing against the Police Chief. As the de- posed officers are still at work and seem to think they have a chance to stay un the force, they will not discuss the mat ter. More than one of them intimated. however, that when he had lost his shield beyond recall he could tell some inter- esting stories.
 It is said that when one of the old patrolmen who was removed insisted on reason for his dismissal from the ser vice he was informed that he had be2n i'll two months. To this statement the patroiman Is said to have retorted that during the Joseph administration Chief Gerald was confined to his home by lli- ness nearly six months.
 Chief Gerald denies that politics has entered into his appointments, although Mayor Carr and the Chief admit that Patrolman H. c. McRee. who has bean on the force thirteen years. was removed because he was "an offensive partisan"
 Chairman w. J. Ryan of the Police Committee, said yesterday that his Com mittee had not fixed a day to consider