Show SLATE PAUL FOR CHIEF RUMOR THAT HE WAS tun THE PLACE the Cap captain tavin makes hakes a technical denial atrial anial of the story Originate 1 with the mayor mayor clendinning was waa quoted realy freely as stating that capt samuel paul would soon be clift charf f of it police A few days daya ago tite the tribune stated slated on the authority of V a member of the fire ire and police Comm llon that the office loftice of chief had been offered to capt paul three of 0 the commissioners having agreed to vote for him but that the captain alter after considering the iho offer had decided not to take the position according to the story circulated yesterday capt paul has been prevailed pic upon to reconsider his big declination the mcm liera of the commission who have been planning to mako make a thane change in tire office odice have been unable to ogre e an n anybody else and the mayor having AV ng coll continued linued to urge ui re paul to to accept tho the oliue off it Is said that hat t hf lit yesterday ye berday ilela 3 beld edana agreed to serve if chosen cart capt paul was afkend ar last rvin 9 if tile report that hat lie he had accey accepted te d the offer waa true he replied tit that t no orter offer had been made mad ili him in and d t that bat therefore he could not hove accepted one but bill it Is believed that the captains latan s reply laa as technical ile doub t 3 acsa meant that the office had bad not ilot been tendered tend tood pred him bv official action of the commission bete Is no doubt but that he was made what A h a t was wa s in berfect an offett offer and that that he w was as told t that h at lie he could have lave the 0 votes of if ahr three e e commissioners ners it if lie he would accept the office it pit not certain that the three commissio commissioners neis who nere willing to vote for him when lie was mas pounded founded on the dininny grant and noble Nob leare atrie still to him it may lie be that they are yet desirous of nf paol pant hut but sin since cc lie he the position a few days day ago aco they hey have been considering consider lne the merits of other men and may a Y have oisen that thai ren render ler elt at least least rot one ne of them dit dis inclined tn ill carry out tile hie promise to paul nut it if he be it has an rna made I 1 c one 1 as aa reported |