Cap Anson, Chicago city clerk, Park 2
By JohnW53
on Dec 11, 2020, 3:41am CST
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By May of 1906, Cap Anson had been Chicago's city clerk for a little over a year, during which he had become embroiled in a number of disputes.
One battle, over whether a friend whom Anson had appointed as chief clerk was a permanent or temporary hire, ended only when the city's Civil Service Commission froze the payroll for Anson's department.
But that was small potatoes compared to what came next.
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MERIT BOARD AFTER ANSON,
Charges Commission Thinks of Try-
ing to Get Him Before the Council.
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City Clerk "Cap" Anson's desire to "keep right, politically," which has led him to shield three "influential" city hall employees charged with drawing pay without rendering adequate service, may bring him before the city council for an explanation.