The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-13
ANOTHER MASS MEETING.

There has been lull in the Wednesday
night mass meetings for some time, which
can be attributed TO lack of interest or 20
the hot weather, or both, just as the reader
may put it, At the last meeting, which
was held some weeks ago very little intel
est was manifested, but last night the
meeting was very well attended. OF course
the entire congregation were not reform
ers nor grumblers, but was divided be-
tween the curious, the Indifferent and the
moral minded who have been keeping up
the meetin IS up TO this time. Posters
ammo uneing the meeting in attractive
lines of large type, such as mass meet
ing, the police commissioners have
failed to show up" and startling facts
Will be p resented, " etc, were posted in
conspicu Gus places all over town. OF
course this attracted a large crowd who
wanted TO hear the startling facts. At an
early hour the hall of the Y. ". c. A.
building was well filed Circulars con-
tanning scriptural quotations and appeals
TO the voter, were distributed among the
audience who were entertained read
ing them before the meeting opened.
Rev. Van Cleeve opened the meeting and
playing a good knowledge during the
evening of parliamentary tactics. After
the usual exercises a collection was taken.
The report of the committee who were
appointed to again call on the police COM
missioners, was presented by Mr.. Monroe
who asked Mr.. Montague to read the re-
port This was that part of the program
where the startling facts were to be made
known. Mr.. Montague made speech of
considerable length, in which be stated
that the laws were not enforced by the Of
ficers. He had examined the records
of the police court and of the
United States Internalrevenue collector and
had compared them and asserted that
places contrary to law were maintained
and encouraged by the authorities. He
made some other rather broad assertions.
He quoted the scriptures in regard to 'fol-
lowing the multitude in evil'' and was
afraid the people of Wichita were in that
fix. To close with he asserted that
well known institution to which the
people of Wichita contributed large sums
to have located here had been turned into
a joint and house of i'll fame-that the
manage RS were in partnership with such
houses. Upon being urged he named
the institution. This brought a
number to their feet and Mr.. Wilson, who
was recognized stated that if such accusa-
lions were true to the positive knowledge
of the accuser, that it was the duty of the
accuser to at once file complaint against
the said institution a very hot war of
words ensued for short time. Mr.. Mon
tague named the source from which he had
received his information. During the heat
of the debate, there was cheering and ap-
whenever one of to speakers
made point. Nicholas Bird followed in
a lengthy speech upon the policy to be pur-
sued. in obtaining the desired results.
Upon motion it was decided to appoint
another committee, consisting of five, to
formulate plan of action and determine
what TODD in furtherance of their views. |
A committee consisting OF w. b. Smith, |
r. i. Marsh, Montague, G. w. Larimer /
and r. T. Lawrence, was appointed by the !
chair. MIR. II. h. fuller and Rev Bick- !
nell made short talks touching upon the |
plan to be pursued and made some valua- |
BILE suggestions. As the hour was then /
quite late, the meeting adjourned to be |
called as soon as the committee had some |
thing TO report.