Evening journal., 1914-09-15
Democrats GET
FIVE OF EIGHT
NEW policemen
MeSSrS. Bowers and StaytOn
Combine to Appoint
Men for Force
TRAFFIC SQUAD TO come
FROM present RANKS

With Commissioner /. P. Wickersham
refusing 20 vote on the motion Police
Commissioners w. II. Bowers and
Thomas n StaytOn, at a special meet
ing this morning appointed seven men
TO replace men from the force who will
be chosen later for the traffic squad.
Commissioner Stayton also had appoint
ed his choice to fiji the vacancy by the
death of Patrolman Andrew J. Sherry.
The refusal of Commissioner Wicker
sham TO vote on the appointment of the
men was in line with his opposition
voiced at the meeting of the commits
sioners last Tuesday. At that time and
again TODAY Commissioner Wickcrsham
contended that tho applicants should
be lined up before the commissioners
and given a preliminary examination
and should be appointed according to
their fitness.
Those who were named by Presi-
dent Bowers and whose names were
approved by Mr.. Stayton, the Demo-
cratic and minority member Of the
commission, were: Joseph A. Davis,
No. 10 East Fifteenth street; +. J. Le-
Fashion. No. 511 Delamore Place;
Charles F. McCloskey, No 412 Pine
street; Fred Swarter. No. II Cedar
street; f. Ford Phillips. No. 1916 West
Seventh street; John F. Holland, No.
81 West Second street. and Francis
X. Tierney, No. 81 South Van Buren
street Joseph F. Kempski. Of No.
701 South Van Buren street. was sug-
gested by Commissioner Stayton to
fill the vacancy caused by the death
of Patrolman Sherry, and was ap-
pointed.
or the eight men appointed, five are
classified as Democrats while the COM
mission has a supposed Republican
majority. This caused much talk in
the ranks OF the Republican workers
this morning They could not under
stand why a majority OF Democrats
should be named.
In addition 70 naming the men to-
day. President Bowers presented a
resolution, empowering Chief of Police
Black to select from the ranks OF
tho police force the seven men who
will constitute the traffic squad. This
motion was opposed by Commissioner
Wickersham. as was that naming
Kempski as a successor to Patrolman
Sherry.
The meeting was held at 10 o'clock
The motion adopted by Council was
reed, after which President Bowers
announced the appointment of the
men whose names appear above
Commissioner Wickersham. After the
motion had been seconded by Com
missioner Stayton, said: "Mr. Presi-
dent, / would like TO amend that mo-
ton TO read so that all applicants for
positions on the force would get to-
gether and undergo a competitive eX'
animation That is in line with the
statement | made here before Com.
missioner Stayton called for vote
on the motion to appoint the men
named by President Bowers and
which he had seconded.
General Nickersham resumed his ar
gument. saying: 1T is well understood
tht | appeared before City Council by
the authority of this board and stateC
that the additional men would be ap
pointed IN a businesslike manner an'
thcv would be men who would assist II
bringing the department mp in ELI
cheney. don't say that these men arr
not the best men on the list. but ii d
not the best way TO appoint them
President Bowers asked Mr. Wicker
sham, "Did you tell Council that tn
new men would be picked in the man
ner you Just speak OFF,
General Wickersham replied: u di'
not; you heard what | told them. \
that time I said the men would Ire 81
picked that the department would b
benefited"
Mr. Bowers. addressing General W lek
ersham. remarked: "1hen il is simply
matter of opinion between you and tn
remainder Of the commission, is 1t ntt =!
"Yes," replied Mr. Wiekershan
President Bowers asked: "Ihere IS n
law to prohibit the men from being az
pointed this way. is there" Nj
Wickersham said "No.' and a call fo
The vote was made by COMMISSIONS
Stayton. The motion was then adopted
General Wickersham refused TO vot
on the motion. Commissioner Stayto
then presented the name Of kempsk
and again Mr.. Wickersham refused
vote Mr.. Stayton remarked; "Nou car
not name three better men on that li'
than did" Mr. Wickersham e'
planned that while he did not conten
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