The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-11
DAVIS is SORRY.
Disappointed at Action Of Tim
Donovan.
Wanted Popular officer on the
Force.
MIND NOT MADE UP.
Doesn't Know WhOWiu Be Given
the Place.
Contest for Street Commissioner
Goes Merrily On.
MIND NOT MADE UP.

Mayor Davis was very much disap-
pointed at the refusal Of Tim Donovan
to accept the job Of police sergeant. He
said this morning:
"It spoils all the arrangements which
had been made, and don't know how
it will be hxed up. I have not selected
anybody for MI. Donovan's place. I
refuse to accept. Before being offered
the job he had agreed, with apparent
willingness. to accept the position OF
first sergeant. L don't know why he
should change his mind so completely"
"When viii you appoint Donovan's
guccessOr?'
II don't know; have not had time to
think about that replied the mayor.
Charles X. Holiday, who was n of
Tim DOnoVan's strongest hackers for
the position of first sergeant under
Goodwin, said:
Donovan stated to me clearly and
definitely that he would accept this
position. If he had not agreed to accept
#, L would certainly not have endorsed
him and urged his appointment. L don't
know who is likely to be chosen to sue
coed him"
Large black clouds have been hover
ing over the mayors Office today. There
IS a storm in progress. The cOlored peo-
pie of Topeka are highly indignant be-
cause DR.. o.. A. Taylor, their pet an
didate, did not get a job in connection
with the health department of the city.
Taylor wanted to be city physician,
but was willing to take a place on the
board Of health. When he was by acct
dent crowded off the board, it was a
hard blow for him.
Today the prominent colored citizens
are concentrating their batteries on
Mayor Davis for the purpose of forcing
him to appoint P. c. Thomas as assist
ant city attorney, over the objections of
City Attorney Dreaming. It puts the
mayor in an awkward position.
Dreaming wants W. H. England for
mis- police court assistant. England is
a young white man who until recently
was n of Del Valentines assistants
in the. supreme court. 1t was Mavor
Davis plan to give Taylor a place on
b board of health, and allow Dren-
ming to name England But now that
Taylor was pushed aside by a peculiar
mistake, the mayor may be obliged to
give P @. Thomas or James n. Guy
the job of assistant attorney.
AS between Thomas and Guy, the
chances are that Thomas will get the
place. He is endorsed by most of the
prominent colored people, III seems to
be more popular than Guy with his
own race.
Mayor Davis said this morning: q
am very sorry that I made that mistake
about the number of doctors on the
board of health. I certainly intended
that DR.. Taylor should have a place on
the board, n had I understood that I
had only two doctors to appoint. DR..
Taylor would have been one of the
two.
colored people who think it was all a
deep laid plot on the part Of the poll
ticians to beat them out of an office.
In order to square himself with this eIe-
ment, Mayor JAWS will have to hunt
up something Just as good The as
BlsLant city attOrneyshiD seems to he
the only thing in sight at present.
There is more interest right now in
b question of who will be street com
missioner Il in any other contest.
Frank Snyder's chances have
frightened up some in the past as
hours. Last Saturday it was prac-
ucally settled chat James Ramse
would be appointed to succeed SNYDER.
George H Griggs IS a candidate who
IS being urged upon the mayor bv
some. but he does not come with verv
high endorsements from the CITY Off
ciais who were familiar with his work
under Mayor Parker. He had not the
advantage Of much experience in the
class of work demanded of a street
commissioner in a city of the size OF
Topeka.
Snyder and Ramsey have both ha6
experience; Ramsey has been a paw,
ing contractor for a number of years
and has also served two terms a,
street commissioner.
There IS a hard political fight beins
made on Mr.. Snyder because he wa.
one of the strong supporters of Der.
gundthaI- Were it not for this fact
Snyder would in all probability b'
chosen without much opposition. Il
Is also very active in politics.
Or. H. B. Hogeboom called at tbs
city hall this morning, and arranged