The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-18

bling Houses Driven Out of Business by
the New Administration-PecuI State
ment Said to be Made by Campbell
The vacancy caused by the resigna-
ton Of Mr.. Keck from the board of po-
lice commissioners has not been filed
yet and probably will not be for sever
al days. Governor Morroill is in no
hurry as he is amply satisfied no doubt
that things in Wichita are getting along
very we'll with two commissioners who
are working in harmony with one an
other.
His avowed object was TO better en-
force the law in Wichita than il was
under the former police administra-
ton and the figures show that within
the past four days fifteen joints and
seven gambling houses have been fore
ed out Of business and everybody will
admit that the previous administration
could not or would not do that much.
Figures have been made out to prove
this and are in the hands of Chief OF
Police Burt for any man to see. He
showed them 70 a reporter for the
Eagle last night.
But 10 return to the appointment OF
a SUCCESSOR for Mr.. KeclI- No name has
been definitely settled upon by the
governor although there are several of
them in his hands. The fact IS he has
been at his home at Hiawatha and only
returned yesterday Quite q good deal
OF other important business awaited
him which necessarily compelled him
to abstain from taking up the Wichita
matter, especially as there is no hurry
or necessity for 1t. Some gentlemen
who were up to see the governor yes
terday returned last night but they had
nothing to give out. They looked Sc
rene and happy. A great many things
have been said to reopen the wounds
and lashes inflicted on the Peerless
Princess during the past eight months.
For instance Judge Campbell went 10
Topeka and told reporter for the
Journal that when Dixie Lee of Kansas
City heard OF the change in the police
commission here that she Immediately
selected a dozen OF her kind and came
back TO Wichita The Journal has
that statement and it purports TO have
been given by Judge Campbell, but
even If his enemies here do not believe
that he said it for the statement is alb
soIutely untrue. Dixie Lee has not
been in Wichita since she left here last
spring, hong before Judge Campbell
was made assistant attorney general,
nor is she here now. The story Is
made out Of whole cloth by the clique
who are Icing like troopsrs for the pur-
pose of trying TO inaugurate another
disturbance. Judge Campbell has
some reasons TO know that the story
is not true and hence the belief that
he never made the statement and If he
did he was not serious about it,, The
local clique organ made a similar state
rnent last week. 1t is a VIGOROUSLY
false. There are a whole lot of people
who would rather believe a lie on one
side of a question than truth on the
other side and the people VINO are CIV
ing ufterance to this story know the
failing Of certain element whom they
nave worked before and hope to work
again. Happily the conditions are
such noy that people are not going 70
be hoodwinked any more 10 any great
extent
The people, regardless OF their views
on questions at issue, have confidence
n Mr. Smiths administra ton OF police
affairs and they viii not be disturbed
by every fiji that they hear going out
from irresponsible sources. Nine hum
dred and twenty-nine men in Wichita
out OF every 200 are satisfied with the
present situation Nine hundred and
rinety-nine people cannot very we'll be
wrong and only one right when IL
comes 10 a plain subject that every
man with an ounce OF sense and hon.
esty in proportion can easily under
stand and see is right.