The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-12
wyatt GRANTED
E|UR'|'l| ] ! ! U ASKED.
Police Board Will Allow Hin,
to Run for High Con-
AZ! stable.

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his own petition from midnight Of. SAT-
urday May goth, until Z A. NJ. June
21st, the day after the city Democratic
primary. He has thus been granted tacit
permission to be n candidate for high
constable OF this city, the purpose Of the
furlough being to give hin, time TO make
q canvass for votes.
This action was taken by the full board
at special meeting last night, after a
BRET but spirited discussion OF the ques-
ton, Commissioners Mccarthy and WHIT
tet alone voting In the negative. Both
these gentlemen took strong ground as
strict constructionlsts OF the police reg
ulation forbidding police officers to par.
ticpate'Ei In politics. IA
The resolution Of Mr.. Myers to grant.
the flirlough for he time stated was
adopted after the defeat of Mr.. .McCar-
officer Through, without specifying the
time Mr.. Il Mccarthy spoke with some
vigor and spirit in support of his substi4
Etute, declaring IN conclusion that IL we
are going to let the police force run the
board, we might as well all resign"
Before the vote was had Mr.. Whlttets
also made a statement of his position.
He said that the board. in granting the
ifurlough for the purpose. would be set
ting a dangerous precedent. after hav-8
Ing labored long and earnestly to sep
tarate the police force from politics
Il Mr.. Manning, 81 efrerson Ward, said: ~
II am opposed to this thing on principle,
like Mi. Whittet, but shall vote to-
night to give Mr.ttlvyatt this furlough.8
Later propose to offer regulation that
will settle thisA question definitely and
finally hereafter. 50 that 1t can never.
come up again in the board 3S
Mi. Duke believed the rule was not
intended to forbid q man aspiring 10
office, but to prohibit him from canvass
Ing for Office for Others or from partici-A
services asian officer. He did not be-
iieve that a man rights as q citizen
were intended to be taken away by the
regulntioniin question. gs;;s;Sf
s The oteEwAs then had on the tresolu-
ton Of Mr. yers, with the result as
Estated-the nd option Of the resolution bySs
ia vote Of s TO- g 2. s Sts II,
Forbid IL Hereafter. &.
n Mayor Mccarthy stated from the chair.
d that lie would %be willing TO prepare or
unite with any men Der IN preparing q
y rule applicable to uture cases, and lspeci-$
fioally forbidding member Of the force
running for politica q ice. Mr.. Manning
announced hat "a was his Intention to-
prepare and report Tf'such a rule to the
next meeting Of the board. At 's@
b n Mr. Myers moved "a to take from the !
table the question OF reopening the old
Second Station. The mot ION was put, 81
resulting in q Il svotat4 for and 4 against
! Mayor NJ Cart " broke the tie and de-
feated the Sresolu t on..s 4s
Clerk lock read a letter from Chief
Sof Polio elect Lo ilisE Werner. acknovl edg-
ing the honor done him by the board in
&electing him chi eff and pledglng his best:
efforts 4 ID discharge the duties OF the
the co-opera ton Of tFe board In his wor re-
ss Mr. Reed expressed y the opinion that
the board consumed much time unneces-F
sarily.sSlle believed. In hearing. trials Of
5polic enlen on charges which were an ma ny
cases & trivial and expressed THE belief /
that the chief wa $ competent to cope wit a.
most OF these cases. and could dispose Of
them himself without burdentng the
board X. s @ 93f s ,S
s Other members agreed with him and
one stated that the new chief had asked
/ for more authority int he enforcement Of
Sdisqipline: Without action { a formal
mature. 1T was gen&ally agreed that such
authority should be conferred. "a sgs .i5s
THE clerk read a petition from thesmenF
of the Second District asking for per-
mission 4 ID present to Acting Captain
gKerse a testimonial OF their esteem. e This
was granted, on motion Of Mr.. elsll. q
s7 Clerk George Pollock was granted a
hfurlough until Saturday. Mayor Me-
sCarthy laughingly accused the clerk of
sentertaining matrimonial Intentions, but
the officer hlnshingly denied the soft inl-
3peachment, and others youched for IT
that he had no such prospects.