The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-21
THOUSANDS SPEAK.
A Mass Meeting of $500 People
at Hamilton Hall,
Adopt Resolutions DenOuncing
J. R. Burton.
RED HOT SERMONS
Preached in Three Churches
AGAINST His Selection.
Pet.- IS Full of Names and
Still Circulating.
OLD SOLDIERS ACT.
Lincoln Post Adopts a Set of
Resolutions
Censuring Mr.. BurtOn's jeff
Davis Speech.
OLD SOLDIERS ACT
Lincoln Post Adopts a Set OF
Resolutions
Censuring Mr.. BurtOn's jeff
Davis Speech.
Col. Veale Defends His Course in
Supporting Burton.

There can no longer be any doubt as to
the sentiment of this community in ref
erence TO the candidacy of J. r Burton
to represent Kansas as United States SEN
ator for the next six years
Topeka people do not want Mr.. Burton
and they plainly say so.
Although yesterday was Sunday it was
an anti-Burton day ID Topeka. The
preachers preached against Mr.. Burton
and people talked against him and re-
solved against him.
Wherever two or three people were
gathered together there they held an
anti Burton meeting
The greatest anti Burton demonstra-
tion was that held in Hamilton hall last
night.
The hall was crowded to its utmost
capacity and hpndreds of people were
turned away. Every one of the 1900
chairs was occupied, there were about
15Q- people on the stage and all the avail
able standing room was occupied. 1t is
estimated that fully $500 people we're
present.
LIS lnGGltuR WAS ASl0 unQCE LH0 III
rection of the Topeka Ministerial union,
and at the conclusion of the temperance
address by DR.. Tracey, DR.. Linus Blakes-
ley as the representative of the Minis
terial Union, introduced the anti Burton
resolutions which were read, while every
person in the vast audience listened at
tentively.
AS soon as the resolutions were read
some one moved their adoption by ris-
ing vote.
The motion for their adoption was put
and as far as could be seen from the
platform every person in the audience
stood up and those who were standing in
the aisles and back part of the hall raised
their hands in token of their endorse
ment OF the resolutions
The resolutions adopted are as fol-
lows:
Whereas, during the coming week a
man is to be elected by the Kansas Iepis-
lature to represent our state for six years
to come in the senate of the United
States,
Resolved, that we, residents of Shaw
nee comfy In mass meeting assembled,
irrespective of all party lines, in the in :
terest Of no candidate, and with all rever
ence for the sanctities of the Sabbath.
yet as representing, we believe, the
decent, temperance, moral element of
the county and the state, do with mighty
emphasis protest against the election of
any man to that high office whose public
and private career has been profiigate
aud whose promotion would be a re-
proach to our fair state
Resolved, That we do earnestly pray
our Legislators to protect us from the
possibility of such disgrace; and that
we demand of the senator and represen-
tatives of this COUNTY, who are more di-
rectly our servants. that they vote for nc
man whose reputation is tarnished by
debauchery, or whose record is not hon
orable, clean and pure.
Resolved, That copies of this action be
sent to our shawnee county representa-
tives and furnished to the press.