Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-08
M|SGOVERNMENT
IS |SDENOUNCEDAT
NASSAU
1,500 People Pack Audito-
rum of High School De-
spite Stormy Weather.
RESOLUTIONS CALL FOR
WELLS RESIGNATION
Police Boards Action in Krengel
Case Meets Sharp Con-
demnation.
STRONG RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
Judge Christian Blamcs Those Who
Fail to Qualify and
Vote.
.It is eunrise in Rlchmond to-day!"

Vote.
1T Ia sunrise In Richmond to-day"
Bishop Collins Denny. of the Mctho-
dist Episcopal Church. South. shouted
II exultincly to 1000 men and women
gathered last night in the auditorium
of John Marshall High School in re-
Epouse 10 cali for mass meeting 10
protest against recent Instances Of
misgovernment in the Board Of Police
Commissioners. Such an assembly Of
citizens come together. in spite OF tho
downpour of rain, no said. auyurcd
we'll for the better government OF the
city In the future II marked the City's
sunrise politically.
Before him spoke speakers in tho
same tenor. Some OF them were biticr
in tho denunciation OF Police Commis-
sioners Well and Goode All Of them
agreed that at the bottom Of the re-
Gently uncovered shame OF the Police
Department lay the apathy OF a Cit
.zenship that permitted such men as
,hope under frc TO hold office
MAss-MEETING UNANIMOUSLY
ADOPTS STRONG REsOLUTIONs
And when every one of the speakers
had had their say-thc last one was
ittorrey-Gencral John Garland Pol
lard-thc mass-mcetiuE, without "A dis
sent!ng voice, adopted a set of reso!u-
lions submitted b. committee Of
which T. NJ Darlington was chairman:
Calling upon the City Council to do
irand tho resignation Of Commissioner
Cl!r Well and, II such resignation is
no, forthcoming. 10 take such legal
steps as may be necessary TO cffec. his
Immediate removal
Demanding that the SUCCESSORS Of
Commissioners Boykin and Well shall
be men whose personal lives are above
reproach
Condemning the contempt for public
opinion and the disregard for justice
and fair play displayed by voting
majority OF the Police BOARD at the
meeting OF September go at which Ser
Gcant krengcl was dropped and Ser
Eeant shoemaker denoted
Urging upon the voters Of the city
the necessity FOR Participating in the
affairs OF government. In order that the
disSraCcs Of recent memory may not be
repeated
Directing the chairman OF the meet
ing 10 appoint a committee OF hve 10
take the necessary steps 10 enforce the
Views expressed in the resolutions
DEAFESING ROAR
GREETS CALI. FOR "AYESr
The paper was read 10 the gathering
by Rev B. II. Melton. a member Of the
wee Commission. Vho acted as score
tary OF the meeting. II was presented.
after secondine speeches bv Judge
George l. Christian. Attorney George
Bryan and Attorney-General Pollard
by Chairman Christopher 3. Garnett
and was adopted with a deafeninp roar
or ayes" The call for the noes"
found the big hail silent.
In spite of the steady downpour thar
mad Kept up all day, the large audi
torium or the High School was filed to
me doors On the ground floor prac-
uca!ly every seat was taken. and three
fourths or the balcony was full. The
overflow meeting which had been
planned for Broad Street Methodist
Church was abandoned because or rho
'nclement weather. Had the weather
heen fair, il was freely conceded tho
High School auditorium would not hava
been large enough TO hold the crowd.
NO MISTAKING DEEP
EARNESTNESS OF MEETISc.
There was no mstaking the meet
ing's earnestness. The crowd en-
oraced representatives from every walk
or Ire. There were middle-aged busi-
ness men In large numbers merchants.
lawyers, doctors and citizens of every
other trade and calling There were
between 100 and 200 women The
crowd followed closely the speakers of
the evening, and applauded iberal1v
the oft-repcated appeal for wider
participation in public affairs as the
surest safeguard against misgovern-
ment.
Among those who occupied seats ON
the platform were Murray NJ. Mcclure.
Ref. w. Russell Bowie D. D.; Chris
topher B. Garnett, Judge George l..
ohTistihn' George Bryan. Rev. w. A.
cooper John {. Easley, Dr. D. r. An
derson. Rev. Frank T. McFaden, D. D.;
Kew B. H. Melton. Bishop Collins
Denny and Attorney General John Chr
land Pollard.
MEN Products OF SYSTEM
SAYS JOHN G. EAsLEY
Mr.. Easiey, who followed Chairman
Garnett on the speaking program told
the mass-meeting that, while the recent
police Developments were diseraceful
and in degree traceable to tho ner
sonal acts of certain commissioners
ihese men are the product of n sys.er,
for which the voters are primarily re-
sponsible.
we have these disgracefuI condi-
tions because the city Of Richmond has
not attended to it's own business" do
clared Mr.. Easley. I'VE have s,cn+
while our servants have become our
masters Disgrace and shame have re-
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