The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-10
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o'clock were doing well to get within
hearing distance. A reporter who ar
rived at the latter time. was only able to
gain entrance by making a jump at the
main entrance over six-foOt fence that
guards the approach. Every chair in
the vast hall was filed, and the people
stood up all evening in the four corners
OF the room. Miss Jessie Lewelling, the
governors daughter, remained standing
by the south wall for three hours, while
an old man from Menoken with only one
eye and a big quid of tobacco. dozed in
a chair by her side.
The lady speakers had a great deal of
difficulty in making themselves heard all
over the hall, which is one in which A.
b. Campbell would have to shout in order
to command attention.
Decorations of the Hall.
The only decorations in the room were
some star-spangled bunting stretched
from the chandeliers, that we're left over
from the last ball. There were also
some banners of yellow cloth, on which
were painted the following lofty senti-
ments: "Give US the ballot for home pro-
lection; for the home is woman's
sphere;" Taxation without representa-
ton is tyranny aWoman's rights means
human progress" ssGlve woman the
happy privilege of voting if she will;
she gains and you lose nothing; she's
womanIy woman still"
The members of the local equal suf-
frage organizations sat on the rostrum
alongside of the big speakers aud wore
yellow badges and smiles of approval.
Mrs Laura NJ. Johns president of the
State Equal Suffrage association, was
mother, or rather mistress of ceremo-
MES After music by the AIhambra
Mandolin club and prayer by Rev. F. NJ
Porch of the Lutheran church, her first
act was to make those standing up to
"move along" towards the upper end of
the hall and give those by the entrance
more room.
Mrs. Emma Pack, matron of the state
insane asylum and editor of "The Farm
er's Wife. made the first address of well
come. There were two such addresses,
one by each branch of the human fam
lily; the other branch being represented
by James Willis GIeed. Mrs. Pack said
that while woman had not carried mus
kets in the wars of the world, the great
est battles were the silent ones, and those
are the kind women fight and win.
"a greater and wiser man
than Bishop Vincent once said
that woman was the moral half of the
world We care not for notoriety; what
we want is freedom for the wives and
mothers and sisters. WheR that is grant
ed us, woman will rise like an unfettered
bird, and soar above the four walls
where man made laws have confined
her"
5Ir. Gleed's Welcoming Speech.
Mr.. Gleed in welcoming the visitors
on behalf of the men of Shawnee county,
made a gallant and sarcastic speech. 81
PROPOSE he said, s'to welcome you from
a non-partisan standpoint, and in such a
way that nobody in this vast audience
will know how / stand.
his county is divided into two great
classes. the majority and the minority.
We of the minority welcome you with a
reservation. We don't want to break up
your meeting, but candor compels US to
say we don't believe you have got sense
enough to vote. One reason why we
don't want you to vote is because we
want harmony in the home. We have it
now. Qaughter). If the wives want tea
for dinner and we want coffee, we COM
promise on coffee and harmony is pre-
served. If women get into politics our