Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-16
SEEK To GUST We'll
FROM POLICE BOARD
Committee of Mass Meeting Sends
Out General Circular as to
Pitcher RcSoluti ion.
COMES UP THURSDAY NIGHT
Vote of Police Commissioner in liren-
gel Case CriticiZcd-Circuiar Says
Friends of We'll Are Attempting to
lruStratc Wishes of Citizens.

! truStratc Wishes of Citizens.
I Aggressive steps have been taken by
/ members of the committee named ut 4
| mass meeting held on october to
| bring influence To bear upon the Conn
i ell Committee OH Ordinances to secure
! approval of a resolution requesting tn"
| rcSienation of cliff We'll rs Il member
of the BOARD of Police Commissioners.
| y circular letter, signed by all members
or the committee, and issued from the
! Office OF Murray NJ. Mcclure. counsel
! for the Vice Commission. sets forth
the fact that the ordinance Committee
/ VIII meet on Thursday night and re-
quests citizens to write to councilmcn
asking that action he taken upon the
Pitcher resolution demanding Wells
resignation. which was referred to that
committee by the Common Council.
The circular. dated on November ~.
was received yesterday by many Of
| icials. business and professional men.
! TENT OF CIRCULAR
SENT our UN COMMITTEE
It's text follows:
Dear Sir.-AS YOU ar" proba bly,
aware, a m:.SS-nI"etiur of Tho citizens
of this city. held on October Z. adopted
resolutions calling for the resignation
Z from inc lbOdfu Vi l'ollcr commissions
crs OF Mr. clifford We'll We We're
appointed a committee of this meeting.
and at the first regular meeting of the
Common Council after our appointment
we presented to that body II commune
cntion with which we transmitted n
copy of the resolutions adopted at the
mass mcctinG. We inclose herewith a
copy OF :hc communication referred TO
At this same meeting OF the Council
held On November !, MIR. T. T.. Pitcher
introduced Il resolution calling for Mr.
WelIS resignation. and this, together
! Win our communication. was referred
to the Committee on Ordinances with
directions (" report TO either branch of
the Council. This committee will meet
on November Is 1T l.. NJ. when we
cX2e": hearing on the resolution
we incloSc herewith n list of the
committees, with the addresses Of the
members. w. feel sure that YOU are
Interested in dcccucy in public life in
itichnond. and Wn trust that YOU Will
lend your assistance in this matter by
wiring TO the members OF the comr:it-
tee. expressing your views and by b,-
ing present on the evening of Novem-
BIER is.
The activity OF Mr.. Wells supporters
since the Investigation of police mat
tcrS III this city last spring makes 1t
certain that they will 40 all they can
at this time They probably RELY on til.
lapse OF time as IN argument in their
favor. You are. therefore, asked to act
promptly
Yours very truly
! 'Sifhcdt .lCtEAH NJ. INQUIRE.
Chairman.
no. 5. cRUMp
III. w. ELLERSON
GEORGE BRYAN.
"cOLIINS DENNY"
RESOLUTIONS or MASS-MNI;TINt
ACCOMPANY CIRCULAR
Appended TO this letter is a list of
| IN" ni'mhcrs of the Council COMMITTEES
on ordinances. OF when Marx Gunst
: Is chairman. 'lihcr members OF the
. coihmittc" are rs follows: l.anedon T.
christian, Lawrence Paul, Ordway pul-
Ter Leonard j. cheatwood, Edgar Il.
English, Edgar II. Ferguson, Carter
I. Jones and Joseph Il. Welsh
Inc resolutions adopted by the mass
meeting. which was attended by 1900
people on rainy night. and which ac-
companicd the committees circular
lcttcr. set forth that the usefulness of
Mr. We'll as a member of the Police
Board was ended, and that the accused
commissioners had not been raised in
the estimation Of the citizens by rcyc-
iatiohs made III connection with the
investigation made by the special Couu-
| ell committee into the affairs of the
iolicc Department. 1t further saws
| mat His tMr. Wcirs) action In vot-
! ing 10 drop Detectives Sergeant krcnScl
IRON the rolls of the Police Department
ana to reduce Sergeant Shoemaker Ia
ranks was such as TO forfeit the
confidence of the community in the i'm
Partially of his actions as member
al the Police Board. and, of course
Such AN act must have utterly de-
stroycd all confidence on the part OF
inc members of the police force that
theS would receive fair treatment at
hiS hands. If their actions were at any
time contrary 10 his interest or
| wishes"
tRlriCIZES WELLS VOTE
On REMOVAL OF I<RESGEI
Further on the resolution states:
The reasons given by Mt We'll for