The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1893-02-24
WARLIKE
A Serious Turn in the sTrozsoIe at
Topeka
EZepablIe7-ns Are Barred out OF the Hail
aud Forcs a. Entrance isy lirsakinG
Down the Doors Militia Gated
out-Ezsiting scenes

doris IN the west wing OF the state house
were thronged yVltla men early yester-
day morning Ehe7 were mostly dep
uty ergeants-at-arius of the populist
house and they we're There TO be as~
signed 7their stations by John ". Breid-
enthal, ehairguau of the populist state
central committee, who was in com
maz1d of the poPuiist forces At the
foot of the stairwuys leading t. RepPe-
sentative hall guards We're stationed,
and at each iaHding on both flights
pOpufist sentinels We're plaSed- At the
foot OF the rear stairway the SER
geant-at-aEuas stood distributing
passes TO those whom he considered
eligible TO admission to the haid There
We're represen tatives of the press, mem
bers Of the populist house, house en-
pioyes sJld assistants to ting sergeantz
alarms To these he gave tickets
Each person was Tequireoi to show his
passport to a man at the foot of the
stairs. ct the FIRST landing he was re-
quired to exhibit it again and at the
top of the flight young man with
red u1ustache sat in much the r8anner
of a ticket talzer at the entrance to
town halle who required the ticket to
be surrendered. At the door leading to
the haIl stood another stalwart guard.
He scanned the face of each person
who presented himself carefully, but
required no ticket to induce him to
open the door.
A number OF populist house officers
occupied the elOal1 ROOM through which
all persons entering Representative hall
by the front entrance have been in the
habit of passing. Probably 100 persons
were in the main hall behind the closed
doors at o'clock A few Struggling
republicans had applied for admission
at the doors and been refused In each
instance of this kind they retired with
out making noise.
The pOPulist agncmbers and Officers
were evidently labOriag under sup
pressed excitement At 0:15 Chairman
Breidenthal came up the back stairway,
ard entering the nall held a whispered
consultation with John +. Willets He
then WHISPERED to a member and Will
lets did the same to another The OBJ
ject of this was soon apparent, for the
mem bers at once began to leave the hall
by the back stairway, leasing only the
officers in the room It had occurred
TO MFR. Brsidenthat that it was incou-
sIstentent for Populist members to re
main in the hall while republican mem
hers wee denied aClEnissiOn. He told
the pOpulists privately that the cousti-
tutional house had taken a recess until
1880 60 clock, and that it would look
betteFdor pOpulist members to remain
away until that hour, inasmuch rs it
L
publicans. He explained that show
! of fairness would be made, and that all
/ mem bers, regardless OF party, should
| be treated alike. 1t required but n few
minutes for the mem bers to make their
| eXRsaud soon the hall was occupied by
the house o4icers, u few newspaper men
| and several ladies.
Abons $3.50 a shout IN the corridors
could be heard in Representative hall
It came from many voices and could be
/ heard but indistinctly through the
heavy barred doors In a moment the
| excitement that prevailed without was
| communicated to those within The
/ populist officers made a rush toward
/ the cloak room door Three of them
| carried Winchester rifles at present
4 arms in their double quick march to the
| scene OF the expected conflict A scuf-
/ fie was heard in the landing at the head
| of tac Stairs Then there was n scufIlg
! in the cloak room. Ihc pupulist
LCdsiccrs with the Winchcs tiers
rushed back through the cloak
room and retreatsI toward
looking to the right or left or 20 the
| rear. Directly behind them Juules A
/ Trou tmap a republican member from
this city, made mis- appearance an the
| doorway. An attempt was made by
| the dOorkeePer to prevent his entrance
but with biauchcd face he pushed for
ward and made his way through the
line At his back was Represcntativ,
Bennehels - Pratt county, in his shirt
| sleeves. Both were sa fely in and tn,
dOorlSeePeTs we're Juggling at the dOoi
to close it. J. Ware ButterfcId. secre
tary Of the republican league, wa
caught in the doorway. He was howl
ing like a ComanchG
stand back, " he shouted repeatedly
/ and tfsar8 he v-a1laH- fslnu"f shoot
He is a small man, but his pluck an.
| determination seemed to paEalyze tn
duslSy doorl1eeper,s for he forced hi
way through and was inside the bis
hall when the door closed with bang
Shouting aud scuHing in the cloa1
room could now be heard through tn
thick oaletsu panels.
Open The door, 6peR tbs door" VIZ
shouted. Open or .ywe will batter
down.
The door was not opened ana in 81
instant n heavy blow was heard Blu
/ the oak wassstrong and nothing CAV
2 way The popuiists were huddfe,
ahout GA the-inside. They were appaF
emily without a commanding officer
They did not know what to do. Will
they were hesitatislg the blows on tn
door rained heavy and fast and fiualI
a siedge hammer in the harft7s of Speak
er Douglass crashed through one of tn
I panels ! taen tle p0pullStS retEeate
in disorder. soon every panel in tn
door was smashed and the casing
formed francs for the excited, ashe
faces Of Speaker Dougiass, Speaker Pr
. TEN. HOeh, JOSEPH Rosenthals Col wal
neP, of Cherokee County John Sealer, c
Atchison, and 2 number of others On
more blow, and ttfs EXCITED crow
aurged IN.
When it was discovered taat the bal
riers had been battered away and tina
nothing remained to prevent their er
trance mighty shout went zip.
Representative hall had been cap
. ured, the enemy had been iguominoul
i'ly routed, the republicans were in con
plete possession The battle was shol
and sharp. 1t was won WITHOUT a gu
being fred or drop of Blood beiu
spilled Speaker Douglass and his liel
tenant, Speaker Pro TEN Hoeh, IA
quickly to the speakers stand Hoe
, picked up the gasel and Douglass I'll
gavel block. Both let their weapon
fail to the desk with a loud W-haciz an
both called loudly for order-
In less than i've minutes the machiI
cry of tbs. house was set ia motion an