The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-07
Action Of Police Board in Re-
instationg Men Not to Fore
stall Meeting
RICHMOND DETERMINED
ON COMPLETE REMEDY
Men Who Have Shown Unfit
ness for Public Office Must
Retire - Many Prominent
Speakers Tonight

That the action of the Board of
Police Commissioners last night in re-
Installing Detective Sergeant Fred l.
krengel and Police Sergeant r. l.
Shoemaker has merely added fuel to
the flame IL the sense Of the commit
tee in charge Of the mass meeting to
be held tonight in the auditorium OF
John Marshall High School and
Broad Street Methodist Church.
A prominent member of the COM
mittee aserted last night, when told Of
what the board had done. that this az
Hravated the matter. and that 1t should
thoroughly arouse tho people of Rich
mond, and incidentally double the at
tendance At the mass meetings to-
night He said that II should arouse
the local populAce to the necessity OF
taking a part in their own government
to prevent q repetition of the dis
graceful act Of last week. when De-
tectivs Sergeant Kreneel was dropped
from the police force and Sergeant
Shoemaker denoted to the ranks.
The committee, which comprises
TazewelI NJ. Darlington. W. r.. Mere
dith. c. b. Garnett, %. A. Hawkins.
Robert NJ. Kent, u, Murray Nc
Guire, John e. EAsley. Rev. b. H.
elton and Judge George L crrts-
y1kn, held Z meoSinG last might and
made final Arrangements for the mass
meetings. From all indications tho
auditorium In John Marshall High
school will not DO large enough to
accommodate the crowd, and the au-
ditorium Of Broa d-Street Methodist
Church will be pressed into service to
handle the overflow. Attorney c. B.
Garnet Will preside at the John Mar
shall meeting. while Judge Christian
will be in charge OF the meeting In
the church.
Last OF Speakers.
Those who will deliver addresses
at the two meetings are; John c.
EAsley. Murray NJ. Mcclure. DR.. g.
r. Anderson, Bishop Collins Denny
and George Bryan. Those attending
both meetings will be rendered oppor-
for they will 90 from one meeting to
the other.
At the meeting last night OF the
committee, resolutions were drafted
and they will be offered at the meet
ings tonight. They were not complet-
ed last night and the resolution COM
mittee will hold meeting today at
noon to get them in good shape. Just
what the resolutions are will not be
known until they are offered at the
meetings tonight. but it Is understood
Mayor George Ainslie. asking that he
remove Commissioners Well and Goode
from the Board Of Police Commits
sioners. It will be brought out at the
,neeting tonight that the Mayor has
such power. conferred by the consti-
tuition and confirmed by statute. Legal
experts base expressed opinions to the
effect that the Mayor could suspend
the men and then remove them later.
after holding an investigation.
Foremost Lawyers Agree.
1t was learned last night that men,
bers Of the committee have held con-
situations with some of the foremo st
lawyers Of Richmond and the major
ity Of them. It Is said. are OF the
opinion that the executive has more
power than ne 1. credited with. They
believe that ne could take the inttia-
tive in the matter and then let those
who desire contest his action. There
will be two or three resolutions Of