The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1893-01-20
Two Mass Meetings.

Two Mass Meetings.
Win four houn notice. and with the
work of . few minutes In raising 500 BY in
dividual subscriptions among citizens to buy
OF the theatrical company who were to have
occupied tho Grand ope-a house ON Friday
night, . packed audience of citizens of al
polical parties jammed that house, tbs lar9-
est hall in Topeka, with such . mass Of
people - never before found room within
its walls.
This mass meeting was presided over BY
David Ovefmyer and was addressed, in tom
perate language in the main: by Senator b
W. Perkins, W. H Roesington, Speaker
George I. Douglass, ]. Z. Cubbison, A. A.
Harris. Eugene +. Ware. Joseph W. Ady.
REVOLUTIONS.
The following resolutions were reported
BY committee and adopted BY . unanimous
rising vote.
We. citizens Of Kansas. in mass meeting as
sembled under . public call, and without regard
to political affiliations or party relations, this
OF all just and AVA iding citizens OF Kansas TO
the deIlorable and threatening state OF edairs
nov exis iIe within TIE capital OF the stats.
That full understanding Of the existing con-
ditloA may b had, brief preliminary statement
OF the undi.puted facts il nee ssary.
1t will not. nor can it b denied that on the
tenth day of this m Mt u. at Il clock noon. BE-
ing tho usual hour for sreanization of the leRis-
latures of kansas. there assembled IN the hall OF
the house of repre- ., tatives, sixty -four pers rs
house, each no ding from the stats board Of
canvassers q Only authenticated certide to of
election ssued BY such boa d. Nor can it be de-
manner. these six y-fo1r members Organized the
house OF rei resentatives BY the election OF
gorge l.. Douglass IS speaker and the choice of
the other usual and necessary officers.
it is also a fact that prior to that time the
supreme court of tho state OF Kansas had in a
proper case before 1t dec ded that no person
not he, ding a cert fcate of lection was entitled
to participate in the organization If the house
OF representatives.
the same time there q sembled in the hall
ffty-eight persons, each holding q certificate of
election. who withdrew nd separated them elves
from the ma. ority of the hoase sbove cd
and re used to and did not participate in the
proceedings of 'rsani alton. hereupOn these
hfty-ei9ht person being q min. Tity OF the
hou Of representativ . unlawful ly introduc
among thei- own number ten pc sons who he
ed at thu polls in OPT osition TO ten of those
shutting the majority. The minority of the
legi1}atnr. EN- assum-d to pr due, and have
qualified these ten persons as members, and in
G injection with them assumed and pretended
to Organize the house Of representatives.
Tha thereu- on these fifty-ei&ht persons act
there respect ely usurped the Oh ices of repre-
sentatives. without any form of rial or right
thereto or wi bout submitting, their claims Of
pro ended TO organ % Yourselves the house
OF representatives OF the state of ansas and
from that time up to the present the revolution
tously sci ed an cid the hall of the house Of
representatives and has INSTRUCTED the lawfully
organi ed house of representatives In the trans
1t Furthermore true that ono H. H. Artz. re-
Gently ap o;ntet adjrtant general OF the state,
con piring with this levolu nary body to awo
nm n0N fkn ~ thA .tnsA 90
military arm ereof has Illegally and wrong
fully apo nted large number Of pretended
Gals. unknown to he law called deputy i'd
Iutant generals, and has placed representative
hall in the custody and power OF these sham
OIL GERS, who have for"ibly prevented tho law
fully ora i,ed house from Transact its iusi-
ness, and menaced the personal safely of these
representa-, o. and gOOo citizens of the state
WHO may have business here:
Up to the pr sent time the governor of the
state, instigated as We believe by evil advisers
has failed to recozni the lawful house Of rep
lawful intru ion Of this irresponsible military
once in violation Of the prerogative Of the
house md also in violation Of the constitution
and laws of the United States and state Of
kansas.
si1ty-three Of tho sixty-four members consti-
tutine the lawful house were chosen a. repub-
Ecan-. one as an indeI endent republican. Since
tn ee members of the legislature chos On as DEM
ocra t. after full elaboration and taking careful
cour sol, have joined and associated themselves
" tn the lawful house an have openly repudi-
ated the claims and pretenses Of those resisting
its control.
..scognizins tho gravity and peril OF tbs stu.
alton threate ing as 1t docs the continued
SUPP emacy of the laws and the integrity Of Or
ganized government in This state, we ha de-
termne1 o and hereby earnestly and respect
fully appeal to the patriotism of tbs governor
Of KANSAS. and earnestly and pectfu ~ a
him to do that which the constitut on requires
from him as the supreme secutive of the state,
namely: to see to the far and full execution of
the laws of ansas.
We also appeal to all good citizens Of Kansas,
in every part OF the commonwealth, to lawfully
assemble and to temporal 'ly discuss the stua-
ton. and mak' manifest by some publ: eS-
press on their recognition and support by all
lawf1l means of the lawful house of representa-
tive of Kansas.
inally. we extend to Hon. George l.. Douglass
and his fellow GERS of the house, and to tho
members of that body, the assn. ance of our
earnest and continued support n re mainte-
nance of their rights and the conse 1uent l. aim
ter ance and yindication of he laws D. hansas,
and We all UpOn them to stand firmly by those
rights, end to perform their public duty.
W. ~. ROSsINGTON,
ID. X. ANTHONY,
J. X. HUDSON,
DAVID OvERMYER,
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