The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-09
CHAIRMAN GARRETT NAMES COMMITTEE
TO CARRY OUT PEOPLES EXPRESSED WILL
Councilman Pitcher Seeks Advice Of City Attorney As To
Move Against Well and Mr.. Pollard Will Give Opinion
Menday-Weil Says He Is Willing To Resign
IF Council Asks Him To.

Steps were taken yesterday to make
effective the resolutions adopted at the
mass-meeting in John Marshall High
School auditorium Thursday night and
endorsed everywhere in the city by
citizens generally yesterday.
Assistant Attorney-General G. b.
Garrett. chairman of the citizens
mass-meeting. announced the appoint
ment of committee of five citizens,
twho are instructed by the meeting $
resolutions to see that the will ex-
pressed is carried out This commit
tee is made up of John c. Easley.
chairman, and Bishop Collins Denny
Murray Mcclure. Robert S. Crump
and II. Watkins Ellerson.
1t win be the duty Of this body to
take such steps as may be practi-
cable for the immediate elimination
of Cliff Well from the affairs of the
Richmond Police Department.: 10 sec
that the laws and ordinances OF tho
city are enforced without discrimina-
ton Or excef ton. to provide a better
form of government for the city, one
In which the public servants can be
checked and to arouse the people to
their duty as citizens.
Alive TO the Issues.
Judging from the temper of the
people of Richmond during the last
week, the committee will find little
difficulty In accomplishing the latter
portion OF their task, for the people
are awake. They are more thorough
~ aroused than ever in the history of
the city. To them have been brought
forcibly the evils of indifference and
apathy In civic affairs.
Everywhere in Richmond yesterday
the resolutions Of the mass-meeting
were a topic of discussion: everywhere
they are given most hearty approval,
and everywhere citizens declared II
their purpose to live up to the senti-
ments expressed by those citizens who
braved the weather and attended
Thursday nights meeting.
The developments of the later days
of this week are regarded as decided
victories for good citizenship and for
the forces OF law and order. Since
the action of the Police Commissioners
little more than a week ago in wreak-
ing vengeance upon those members OF
the Police Department who testined
under oath of the evil done by them
things have happened rapidly. The
victories came fast
There was the reinstatement Of the
discharged and denoted officers, there
was the resignation of Police Commas
sioner Goode after more than a week
there was the awakening of the peo-
pie themselves--the arousing of pub
lie conscience in such way that the
/. future will be cleaner ana better than
has been the past. This latest vic
tory IL regarded by thinking people.
people who have the best interests of
the city at heart, as the greatest vic
tory OF them all.
There are other victories to. he won.
and the ground work over which the
battle will be conducted was laid Mt
Thursdays meeting Of citizens
Though all the citizens of Richmond
were not In attendance. though all
could not attend. those who did attend
were representative OF all the people
of Richmond Leaders In every phase
OF life Ia Richmond were either in
the audience or among the speakersl
The speakers were but the spokesmen
Of those Who listened and applaudsd.
and Of theee Who, AftAe The meeting,