The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-31
CHILES AND HORNADAY.
Topeka Negro Claims Credit for
GubernatoriaI Boom.

The following is from the Kansas
City Journal:
WHO peached ON dat Hornaday
scheme?" asked Nick Chiles, the To-
peka negro politician, as he rushed
into the Journal bureau today. He
was painting like dog in fly time. He
saw the story while on the train, and
upon his arrival here made a dash to
find out about it.
Dat was meant fer a secret" said
week yit. An here 1t is, all out an
published. I'd like ter know who gave
it away. I hab been workin' fer a
month quietly in de rural districts on
de proposition, and jest as l get things
about ter a focus some white man
springs up an gives the whole thing
away. White men hab no sense no
how"
WHO is writing all these letters
around over the state lining things up
for Hornaday % he was asked.
81 don't know zactly." said he.
fSome of EN- are goin' out from Ter
peka, and I understand some from
Leavenworth, Hutcherson and Fort
Scott. I don't think Cy er Mort has
sent any out. Dey are too slick fer
dat. Dey don't want ter get caught"
Where have you operated mostly ?"
Mostly in de Fust, Second and
down in the Third. The postmaster at
Weir City says dey are already organ
izin' down dat way, writin' letters ter
Hornaday and whoopin' things up in
general. You knows what dat means
/ No postmastah is Eein' ter jine any
revolution of dat kind unless it's all
right wild his congressman. l amt
maxim de charge direct dat Phil
Campbell has jined US, but he hain't
probably taken no side airy way, an is
leavin' his pestmastahs free to do as
''Al1 de Shawnee push knows all
about it, an some of dem is writin''
| lettehs. Dey see de handwritin' an
| want ter git inter de band wagon"
Then, stopping long enough to draw
| a long breath, Chiles continued: 81
wish you would put me right on dis
thing. It has serter gone out dat dis
| is a Burton-Leland-Chiles move. De
| fact is dat is an injustice ter me. 1
fust 'rfginated it. You know Use a
originator. 1 don't perpose ter let Bur-
ton an Leland steal my thunder.
When Grant Hornaday is inaugurated,
1 wants him ter know just who started
his boom. No division of honors goes
wild me. I'm entitled ter all of it, and
wants it.
7"De lfnkin' of Burton and Leland
up wild me is liable ter hurt de cause"
Chiles went on. Oars Burton. He's
got troubles of his own. Cy has been
| through so many fights dat he's load
| ed up wild enemies all over de state.
So Burton and Cy must keep in de
-
| layin' de preliminary ground, dey are
liable to kick de whole pot of soup
ovah. All 1 wants of Burton is fer
him ter lay low and pull some wires
| on de quiet. AS to Leland-aH L asks
of him is ter swing dem Devlin miners
| in Crawford and Cherokee counties
and dem subjects f his in Doniphan
county in line at der proper time.
OATS all 1 ask. I'll enlist some young
feIlers who amt all full of political
scars to do de fghtin' dis time. Youse
got ter have young men to 'complish
| things desc days. Besides, it takes
new faces to work up a revolution.
Can't ever do it with Burton and Cy
runnin' things. AS I said befo-dis
amt no Burton-Leland-Chil deal.
Dis is a Chiles deal. Burton and Cy
and all der friends can come in at de
right time. But dey can't run de ting
now. Nicholas Chiles fust thought of
| Hornaday fer governah and he amt
goin' to let no white man steal de
credit OF cease, dey are tryin' ter do
it by writin' lettehs around and such
like but dey have got ter take back
| seat fer me dis time. Grant Hornaday
| is goin' ter be de next govenah of
| Kansas. sab, and Nick Chiles must
hab de credit of bringin' him out"