The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-02

Just here Mr.. Gilpatrick broke in to
announce that the excursion train leav-
ing in the morning would go at any time
from nine o'clock to eleven and there
were loud cries of ''eleven" which showed
conclusively that the Topeka people
knew a good thing when they had it.
Sang Old Shady.
This news sounded so good that Mr..
Rowley of the Modocs sung an original
song and the audience didn't even object,
and then Tom Anderson sang "Old
Shady"
Speaker Lobdell spoke next and COM
pared Senator Baker to a coyote in such
way that it was most fattering to the
coyote, and demonstrated Mr.. LobdelPs
innocent ignorance of the beast in lues-
ton.
David Overmyer was on the bill to tell
''How Democrat Looked At It"
1t will be remembered that Mr.. Over
myer had no small part in the recent
victory, and he had IA right to talk
sit looks to me very much" said he,
'slike it would look to man up tree.
At the present stage of the banquet it
looks very much like a Democratic BAN
quet (Laughter.) One touch of nature
makes the world akin We haven't been
drinking hydrant water.
81 am not the governor elect but / am
IN o matter what our position in the
| late campaign (he almost said cham
pagne) was, we are now all Democrats,
all Republicans all Populists-but all
Americans and all Kansans Qoud APP
| plause). We were the means of defeat
ing suffrage, however applause, just
little) We also helped along a little
toward defeating prohibition. You don't
care much about this, but you would like
fn PrOb hot 10
way it looks to a Democrat"
! Solon o. Thacher was in the audience
and during his speech gained applause
| by reference to Plumb
Lieutenant Governor Troutman was
| then called on and delivered one of his
spicy speeches.
Joe Ady made the happy hit of the
evening.
Il am one of the illustrious dead" he
| SAID, ''but it is a pleasure to know that
| though a man dies he shall live again.
Lucien Baker is the loved of fortune. l
had rather have Lucien Bakers luck
than a license to steal"
| There was loud applause and laughter
at this
Governor Smith of the Soldiers Home
then spoke and referred to Senator Ba-
ker as the friend of the soldier, at which
| there was more applause.
He seemed little out of place in such
a gathering, but John W. Breidenthal
was called upon for an address and COM
piled.
Breidenthal stood on chair in the au.
| dience.
81 do not know that I shall be able to
| stand on this chair" said Mr.. Breiden-
thai "The party | represent stands on
wider platform" In the course of his
] ~.
if Mr.. Baker did the right thing his par
| ty should do honor to Mr.. Baker.
Representative James NJ. Miller then
said good many nice things about Mr..
Baker in very fiowery way.
After he got through A. ]. Felt of
! Atchison spoke on "The Kansan at Wash
ingtCn" Mr.. Felt said there was moth
ing in his veins but hydraut water and
he hoped it would not be necessary to
file an affidavit that he was duly sober
He said he was proud of Kansas at Wash
ington. He spoke of John James Ingalls,.
"Old Glory and denounced the gold
standard and there was great applause
all through his speech
Senator Ed O'Bryan of Wichita was
very eloquent in his address and told
how the Wichita Democrat in the legis-
lican for senator.
Mr.. Cubbison of Kansas City was then
called to the floor and said some very
nice things about Mr.. Baker. He said
he had the eloquence of ingalls,, and the
sagacity of Plumb. He told the we'll
known story of the campaign and wound
up with the rather startling remark,
"But say. wasn't it a dandy?" He spoke
of Major Hood and there were cheers.
NIr. Fishback Pulled Down.
He then reviewed the other candidates
| <,fH ,<1l
the floor He was weak of voice anC
| soon gave way to Mr. Fishback of Win
| field, who did not realize the enormity OF
the offense, or he would not have persist.
ed in speaking. Several times during
his discourse he assured the audience
that he would not take up any more O.
their time (applausel but he kept on just
the same.
There are no ladies present-they are
all gone," he said, land / will tell you g
little story" This seemed the oDportunt
moment, fortunately, and somebody
pulled Mr.. Fishback down.
The guests then went out, and gather
ing what few of their wraps were left
went to their hotels and tried to sleep. 4
The train did not leave till clever
o'clock today, and as the company viii
stop for a couple of hours at the Soldiers
, home, it will probably not reach Topek;
: until late this afternoon.
1t is reported on good authority tha
$500 was spent for cham pagne to enter
l tain the banquetters, besides ''othel
t drinks"
BECKY SHARP" WAS THERE.
A Mems Banquet is Seen by Woman Re
a porter.
3 Imagine if you can ladies, room NOR
than fifty feet in length in which ar
seated four hundred people, all of then
. men except fifteen. The atmospher,
I thick with the smoke of many cigars
faces flushed with wine and happiness
| l sat at the press table on the stag
| Just back of the table at which Governo
Morrill,, Senator elect Baker, Lieutenau
Governor Troutman, Congressman -eleo
Chester l. Long. Chief Justice Horton. ,
3 R Burton and other distinguished citi
:. zens.
: At first when invited to sit at the pres
\ Of he %n11l 7 foI%