Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-07
POLICE BOARDS ACTION
NOT To HALT MEETING
Committee in Charge Says There Is
More Occasion Than Ever
for Protest
TWO GATHERINGS PLANNED
Overflow From High School Audi
torium VIII Be Addressed at
Broad Street Methodist Church,
Judge Christian Presiding.
TWO GATHERINGS PLAN

Holding that public opinion would
be still further aroused as result Of
las, nights meeting of the Board Of
Police Commissioners when IL was
shown conclusiveiy that the action
taken by the board at the special
meeting OF September 80 was illegal.
the committee In charge Of the mass-
meeting scheduled TO be held tonight
nt the auditorium of the John Marshall
High School decided last night to hold
two meetings al the same time. in
order that the overflow expected at
the high school might he accommo-
dated.
The other meeting will be held in
the Broad street Methodist Church. nd
Judge George l. Christian will pre-
side 1t will be called simultaneously
with that at the high school where
Assistant Attorney General Garnett
Will preside, and the speakers will 20
from one meeting to the other
MORE REASON THAN EVER
FOR HOLDING MASS MEETING
when Mayor Ainsie las, night de-
cided that this action on the part of
tho board was Illegal and quoted the
opinion Of the City Attorney on The
subject II vas pointed out, a greater
reason than ever presented itself for
the meeting. Expecting the public TO
take this view Of the matter. the com
in!ttee decided that the high school
would not accommodate the large
gathering OF citizens and determined
upon the overflow meeting
II was pointed out at the meeting
OF the arrangements committee last
night that the matter is not a per-
sonal one. In other words i, was
stated, the cases OF Krcngel and Sho
maker are not the predominatinC
causes OF the meeting OF protest The
committee has in mind far greater
matter although it regards the cases
Of these two men as being OF con-
Sidera bile Importance.
The real attitude of those in charge
Of the meeting. the committee said, is
to prevent future conditions and cir
cumstances leading to situation SINH
lar 70 that which arose on September
80 in the Police Board. It is an effort
directed at better government the
need Of which has been shown clearly.
II is held by the conditions proved to
exist by the councilmanic investiga-
tion and the action taken by the Board
Of Police Commissioners at the special
meeting.
MEETING WILL ADOPT
RESOLUTIONS OF CENStRE
Resolutions which Will he offered TO
the meetings tonight by the chairmen,
after the speakers have addressed both
gatherings and which are expected TO
he adopted unanimously, will seek TO
prevent future possibilities of men in
public Office venting their personal
spites against those over whom they
WELD power In the words of those
who assisted in drawing up the reso-
lutions. Ito prevent a reoccurrcnce of
the disGraceful happening of September
80. and to arouse the citizens to the
necessity Of actively participating in
their government"
The fact that the Board of Police
Commissioners last night decided that
Krengel has not been off the force and
that Shoemaker Is still n sergeant. will
undoubtedly prevent the meetings of
tonight from going far into that mat
ter. However, 1t shows conclusively.
in the minds of the mass meeting COM
mittee. that the action OF the board
was illegal and that public opinion
should he directed to it more decidedly
than If the meeting OF last night had
not been held.
SAME SPEAKERS TO
ADDRESS BOTH MEETINGS
The meetings will he called to order
AT o'clock by Judge Christian and
Assistant Attorney General Garnctt.
The speakers at each of the meetings
will be: Pofcssor y. c. Anderson, of
Richmond College: John G. Easley. At
torney Murray NJ. Mcclure. Bishop
of he at
and Attorney George Bryan.
This is perhaps the most noteworthy
array of speakers on n public matter
who have been interested In mass
meeting held in Richmond in many
years. 1T is expected that several Of
them will vigorously assail tho local
city government, the methods in use
In electing the city officers and the re-
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