The Sentinel=record., 1914-05-30
MAYOR M'CLENDoN PUTS OUT CHIEF OF POLICE AND PUTS
 JOHN KING AIKEN IN CHARGE
CONFLICT IS OVER TISDALE
Under the Ordinances Mayor Win Be
 Required to Report Matter to Coun- Gil with Charges Against Ellison to Be Either Sustained or Voted Down.

There was something started in the city administration yesterday morn ing, again, when Chief of Police Eli son was removed from office by Mayor McClendon and John King Aiken was made chief of police to take his place.
 The conflict is said to have been the outgrowth of the discharge by Chief Ellison of Detective Tisdale. For some time it has been an open secret in police circ es that Tisdale and Chief Ellison did not get along well together
 The affair between Tisdale as a sub ordinate of Ellison eliminated yester- day morning over an incident that had taken place Thursday evening. when Tisdale arrested one of two men who later lodged complaint with Chief Ellison, declaring that there had not been just cause for arrest. Chief Ellison made some personal in- yestigation, and yesterday when De- | Chief Ellison asked him for his badge,
 q told him I would not give it to him" Tisdale is quoted as having said to Chief E lison. "He said he had men enough to take it, and told .him l would give it to Mayor McClen- don or Mir Buchanan but that 1 would not give it to him. l then reported the matter to Mayor McClendon.'
 Mayor McClendon went to Chief FL Hson and informed him that when he had appointed Ellison chief of police it was with the understanding that whenever he (Mayor McClendon) wanted the resignation of the chief it wou'd be given in. q want the resis- nation now" Mayor McClendol told the chief.
 q have changed my mind about rendering the resignation, answered Chief Ellison, whereon the mayor in- formed him that he stood suspended, and Chief Ellison then took off his badge and withdrew.
 Mayor McClendon then sent for John King Aiken and appointed him to take the head of the police depart ment of the city.
 Under the ordinances the mayor has not the right to discharge, but may suspend the chief of police. The and the cause, will he re- ported to the city council at it's meet ing Monday night and then it is a matter for the council to consider as to whether the position of the mayor shall be sustained, or whether the council will vote to reinstate Chief Ellison.
 Some members of the council who discussed the matter yesterday indi- cated that from what they had heard of the situation there had not been sufficient cause for the suspension of Chief Ellison, since he must have had the right to remove subOrdinates in order to preserve discipline in the ranks of the department However, the council members were not disposed to announce their opinions definitely in ltlt iidttIl uIti liAtg idu hSdlQ Nltht the mayor might have to say in his communication to the council Monday night when he presents the matter
 Mayor McCendOn yesterday gave cut a statement in which he indicated that Tisdale had been the only officer who had given him the support ne de. sired in the fight on drumming, and for such activity Tisdale was the vic tim of those who wanted to get him out of the police department, and that he would not stand for his removal
 The incident is most likely to fur nish the topic for a very lively session of city council next Monday night. Chief of Police John Aiken had not made any changes in the department last night, and it is not anticipated that there vii be any made for the present.
 Tom Ellison, the deposed chief of police, was seen last night relative to the matter At first he said bz not care to make any SIT. 1.92
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