The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-06
SILVER is SHAKY.
Friends of Free Coinage Six
teen to One
Fear, "Bimetaliism" Will Be
FOisted Upon Them.
AT HAMILTON HALL
The Big Republican Convention
Assemblies at Noon.
The Vast Hall Is Packed to
SuffOcatIOn.
PETERS is CHAIRMAN.
PETERS Is CHAIRMAN.
Delegates Name Him for the
Place by AcclamatiOn-
Committees Appointed and a
Recess is Taken.

"Protection and Prosperity" and "Death
to Populism" were the inspiring notices
that greeted the ribbon and tag bedecked
delegates to the Republican state con-
vention as they focked into Hamilton
hall like sweepstake entries at a state
fair.
Many delegate with cheek bulging
with an i'll concealed quid. let little of
the amber juice trickle silently down his
throat as his gaze met the polite request
"Piease do not spit on the heOr,' which
was posted cOnspicuOusly at different
places in the hall One of the sergeants-
at-arms remarked that he had hoped
there would not De petticOat in the hall
but if be really staked much on his hope
he got nothing but grievOus disappoint-
ment, for before there were more than a
dozen men in the building Mrs. Minnie
ID Morgan, president of the Woman's
Republican league, had seated herself
squarely in the middle of the platform
and surveyed the landscape DER.
Shortly afterward Susan b. Anthony,
Laura M Johns, anu Mrs. J. Ellen Foster
came in and walked up the lIrtIe I'M
painted ladder onto the rostrum.
Ushsrfng Them In.
George w. Crane was fitting about
with a badge marked "page," showing
delegates To their seats, and trying to
make them feei at ease. Major Hudson
ed every one with pleasant state rim
ter smile, that almost made Miss Antho-
ny forget that he wouldn't support suf-
frage.
just to make candidates and others for
get any trouble they may have had, one
of the members of the orchestra kept
tuning his fiddle, and ceased not until
the full orchestra began playing, at just
five minutes before twelve.
Col J. w. +. Hughes was around in
quiring for Susan B. Anthony as though
she had been the head of some delega-
ton, but in reality he only wanted to see
her for the first time in his life. Chester
l. Long and Joe Ady came in together
and took seats at the back of the stage
cut About the same time a tall men,
Der, with rusty silk tile and string
tie wandered aimlessly across in front
OF the stage, hunting for his delegation.
W hen Gen. Tim Mccarthy, with large
badge, which bore the picture of Major
Morrill, walked in, the death to Popu-
ism" streamer began to futter uneasily.
Ex-Governor Humphrey came in carry
ing cigar and took a seat with the
Montgomery county delegation, and was
closely followed by Billy Sterne with
Shawnee. Phil Campbell of Pittsburg
didn't get the nomination for congress in
the Third district, but he passed water
around to the ladies on the stage. Camp
bell carries water real we'll WI. Guthrie,
nightly up onto the platform and jauntily
tipped his hat to the friends he recog-
nlzed there. Charles Nj. Sheldon. presi-
dent Of the Republican clubs Of the
state, looked rosy and radiant as he
squeezed his form down through the all
too narrow aisle and found his place in
the convention
BY 1920 Mrs Johns began to get a
little impatient and tapped her cheek
nervously with her pencil, then wrote
something on slip of paper which Mrs.
Foster examined carefully through her
lorgnette and the band played Hail
Colum bia''
Governor McKinley's picture stood at
the right on the stage and that of Wm.
l. Sherman on the left, which ought to
nave made John Sherman and Thomas
D. Reed feel very badly. When the
band changed the tune to ''Star Spangled
Banner" the audience clapped heartily.
Wanted Music COntinuousIy
The convention didn't like it when the
band stopped and yells for the Coyotes
were given from the remote left. A half
started cry for the Modocs was drowned
out by the orchestra which kept on play
ing though Chairman j. NJ Simpson. Of
the Republican committee, had long
been az his table ready to call the con-
ventlon to order and was getting per-
ceptibly uneasy for which his moustache
and whiskers suffered
just at 1890, the band having
been suppressed by the yelIs Of
delegates on the left, who seemed
10 think business ought to begin.
chairman Simpson stepped forward and
called the house to order. He announced
that Rev. John A. Bright would invoke
tne divine blessing upon the S96 dele
gates and visitors, task that might have
frightened larger and more robust man.
rev Alr. Bright addressed the chairman
ana let the Lord wait till he explained
why there would be singing of America