Show I The Stock Men I I I ST Louis November lAt a special I meeting of the board of police commissioners I commis-sioners tonight to consider petitions I signe by a number of reputable citizens I citi-zens asking that the police force be increased r in-creased to preserve order on election I day a resolution was adopted instructing the vicepresident ol the board to appoint a special force iiotio exceed GOO j men to be used as he may direct The petition stated that this artlon grows out of the appprehension that there will be trouble on election day in consequence of the appointment 1 of deputy United States marshals and U e alleged intention of Republican lenders to attempt to force the election Judges to receive ballots for Presidential olectors and Congressmen of men whose I names have been stricken from the registration re-gistration lists of the board of revision |