The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-30
OUR NEW BOSS.
Topeka Police Commissioners
Fire Nick Chiles.
Chiles Marshals a Delegation Of
His COlOred Henchmen
Goes to the Governor and Is
Restored
TO HIS FORMER JOB.
Commissioners Come Before
Gov. Morrill, About 1t
And Humbly Accept His Orders
In the Matter.
And Humbly Accept His Orders
In the Matter.
1 DISGUSTING AFFAIR.
A Dispute AbOnt Foul Meat For
Prisoners
Lugged Clear Up to the Gov
ernOr's Office.

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of Kansas. He is in grave danger Of
being superseded. There is a power
behind the throne. exercising greater
authority even than he is possessed of.
Nick Chids, the colored pot-house
politician of Topeka rides the wave Of
popularity.
Men like a. K. Rodgers and Charles
X Holiday and DR.. 1IcCabe propose
but Nick disposes.
The Negro ex-jointist and law
breaker sets his foot down, and white
respectability bows the knee Topeka
worships at the shrine of this Negro
boss.
Below is given one of the most dis
gusting episodes in local Topeka poll
ties
When tIfe board of police commits
siOners met Saturday night and took
from Nick Childs the contract for fur
nishing food to the city prisoners, they
did something which they hurried to
rescind. Nick Childs had had the con
tract for eleven months. His contract
price was 10 cents per meal.
At the meeting Saturday night the
police commissioners heard the story
of Chiles, and also of Police Matron
Thorpe. who inspects the food for the
prisoners. Mrs. Thorpe said the food
was decayeu and spoiled and this hsad
happened several times The result
was the contract was annulled with
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been awarded the contract a the price
he had agreed upon-9 cents Chiles
Immediately set about TO get things his
way. Chiles pretends that he controls
the whole Negro vote in Topeka and
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Yesterday afternoon ne ana large
delegation of colored men went before
Governor Morrill, and demanded that
the contract should still continue with
him. There were about twenty coIored
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ne result OF the conference was that
Police Commissioners A. K. Rodgers
and Chas Holiday met about 4:3O in
the afternoon and rescinded the order
to Frank Long and gave back to
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