The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-19
TOPEKA STOOD NEUTRAL.
Refused to Take Sides on the r1etro-
poIitan Police Law.
OUR DELEGATION At WICHITA

Voted Six For and Six Against the
Retention of the Law-TOpek0 Shut
out ON All Offices.
The Topeka delegation to the meeting
of representatives of cities of the first
class, held at Wichita, returned last even
ing. Those who attended the meeting
from Topeka were Mayor c. A Fellows
City Clerk s s McFadden, City Attorney
W. A s. Bird, City Treasurer Charles s.
Elliott, Councilmen James Burgess, s
B. Bradford, c. J. Drew, John Elliott, j.
T. Fulton, J. D. Pattison, Fred Round
tree, F. L Stevens, w. C. Stephenson,
o. D. Skinner, City Assessor George D.
Hale. Representative George W. Veale,
County Commissioner T. P. Rodgers, ex-
County Commissioner ]. Lee Knight
The Topeka representatives found that
they we're almost stunned because they
came from city where the prohibitory
law is enforced but in spite of that fact
they came home and reported that they
had an excel ent time.
Though Topeka had the largest dele
cation of any city outside of Wichita
they were not given a single Office and
the places on the committees were given
~ JULIET E6Dl6oSnldhAfCS al A1AoNA az ROo-
sible. This is the penalty they pay for
being elected to Office in city where
the people believe in the enforcement of
the law.
Labor Commissioner Bird was at the
meeting and succeeded in securing the
adoption of a resolution favoring the en-
forcement of the eight hour Law.
Councilman Skinner secured the
adoption of a resolution abollshlng the
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similar resolution was adopted at the
meeting last year and the legislature did
not act in accordance with the request of
the association, The office furnishes the
politicians an opportunity TO reward the
workers and SO it will not be abolished.
The committee on legislation was in
structed to work for the passage of a
law for the establishment of work houses.
This is another measure sat down upon
by the last legislature.
There was a banquet to close the meet
ing.
The following officers were elected:
Presideut-D. A. Hook. Leavenworth.
Secretary-C. s. Smith, Wichita.
Treasurer-C. A Wright, Atch. son.
Vice Presidents-F w. Oliver, Nich-
tia; George Meyers Fort Scott; J. G.
Brewster, Leavenwnrth; W. Y. Wedner,
Kansas City; ]. T. Fulton, Topeka.
The next meeting Is 10 be nelQ IN
November of next year at Leaveuworth.
The recorded vote of the Topeka dele
cation at Wichita on the Metropolitan
police system does not mean anything.
according to City Clerk McFadden and
other members of the delegation. The
vote as announced stood six for and six
against the resolution in favor of abolish
ing the system.
City Clerk McFadden made the follow
ing explanation of the attitude of To-
pekas representatives: 1.-THE vote
only means one thing, and that
is that we were determined to
keep out of the fight. There
was no poll made of the delegation and
so there was really no sentiment ex-
pressed. The whole crowd was agains
Topeka and we did not want TO get in the
fight, so when the resolution came up
we decided that we would take neutral
action by casting six votes either way
and that is what was done without even
taking a poll of the delegation"