The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-17
WILL RECEIVE LEEDY.
POpulists Complete Their Ar
rangements for the Reception
Mistake Made In Not Accepting
Offer Of Commercial Club.
a Great Opportunity offered to Create
a Cordial Feeling Neglected BY
Populist Local Managers

If there is one thing more than an
other that the state Populist admins
tration needs 1T is the friendly backing
and support Of the business interests Of
the cities. 1t already has majority Of
the farmers and wOrkingmen-
From the standpoint OF the POpulists
the friendliness recently manifested by
business men of Topeka. toward GOV.
I.eedyfs incoming administration would
have been utilized by wise managers
i'm making the new administration more
stable and more firmly established The
complaint has been made by PopulISI
officials at Topeka that they were not
treated with the social consideration
that they were entitled to-
If Topeka had been derelict in the
past, it had determined to leave no
room for complaint in the future. one
Of its leading organizations had taken
up the project to give the new admin
istratiOn a suitable welcome. by lead
Ing Republicans. Democrats and Fopu-
lists. representative citizens
If there ever was an opportunity Tor
the PopulIsts to gain distinct adVan-
tage from the enemy this was IT,
But d few short-sig hted persons who
make trouble wherever they are have
stirred UP strife and choked off the
friendliness Of Republicans
The state administration can thank
their radical and foolish friends for
preventing what was to be most cor
dial reception by citizens of Topeka
who differed from them in political be-
lief 1T was a great opportunity to
break down that social line that Popu-
lists have complained of and 1T was not
utilized Nevertheless. the citizens OF
Topeka viii manifest the Indliest
feelings for the individual members Of
the administration notwithstanding the
misguided action OF certain partisan
POpulists TO crowd them cut and ignore
them.
The general arrangements for the re-
ceprion to be rendered Governor Leedy
and other officers of the new admins
tration have been completed by the
Popuist committee that IS now IN
held at the Free Silver headquarters
last night, the different committees
were announced
Last nights meeting was an adjourn
ed meeting from Monday night AT
the meeting Monday night, F- W-Leach
was elected as chairman and authOriz-
ed to appoint executive and reception
committees and committees on music
and finance, and TO report Wednesday
night. The report of the committees
as made by AIr.Leach, was unanimous
ly adopted last night. and TO changes
were made with the exception that sew
eral names were added to the recep-
ton committee by request
The meeting was harmonious, ana
the only expression of feeling INDUCED
in was made by G.. c. Lee q mem Der
of the Populist league. After the read
ing Of the names placed on the differ
ent committees, Charlie Holiday took
the floor and stated that he had not
heard the names of Mr. and Mrs e. A
Fellows read as members of the recep-
ton committee He said that, as the
city Of Topeka was arranging the
reception. ii would be no more than
proper to place the names of Mayor
Fellows and Mrs Fellows on that COM
mittee
Chairman Leach explained to Mr.
Holiday that the names of Mayor Eel
lows and Mrs. Fellows had been left
off the committee simply through an
oversight. and Immediately wrote the
names at the head of the list 1t was
then that AR. Lee found he had some
Mr. Chairman" said he. lin order
to make this thing thoroughly Repub-
lean move that the entire city coun-
gu pe invited TO serve on this commit
tee And another thing. Mr.. Chairman.
be sure and don't put the name OF
Pop in town on that committee"
Mr. J. A. Davis stood up and said;
Mr. Chairman want TO ask if any
arrangements have been made to have
Governor Morrill, present az the recep-
Here the matter was dropped and the
meeting adjourned
The four committees. as announced by
Chairman Leach are as follows
Executive committee. D. c. IillOtson.
Geo Wagner. James A. Troutman T.
NJ Hanley. Charles K Holiday, G. c.
Clemens. and J. NJ Hart.
Finance committee. Furman Baker
Arthur Capper and William Drans-
field.
Committee on music. NJ ID. Hender-
son. Joe Griley, and J. E Anderson
Reception committee Mr. and Mrs
, c. A. Fellows. Mr.. and Mrs John Mar
tin. Mr.. and Mrs John @. Otis Mr.. and
Mrs. John w BreidenthaI, Mr.. and Mrs
James A. TrOutman, Mr.. and Mrs. W
H. 1terne. Mr. and Mrs u s. Morse
I Mr.. and MIS-. w. Il. Pence, AIr. and Mrs
/ T. NJ Newland. Mr.. and Mrs. +. s.
/ Stevens, Mr.. and Mrs T. J. Anderson,
/ Mr.. and Mrs. J. 3. McAfee, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. H. Vance. Mr.. and Mrs. R.
Wake. Mr. and Mrs. Otto kuehne AR
and Mrs. Calvin Brewer. Mr.. and Mrs
I j. o. Wood, Mr.. and Mrs A. ~ CovIlle
4 MT and Mrs L- a. 5tebbins Alr. and
I Mrs. Al. G. Moore. Mr. and Mrs Arthur
I AcCabe, Mr.. and Mrs Geo. w. Crane
] Mr. and Mrs Samuel A Ezingman, Mr.
and Mrs. John T. Morton Mr.. and Mrs
/ G. G. Gage. Mr.. and Mrs L. T. Yount.
+ Mr. and Mrs Frank P MacLeunan Mr.
/ and Mrs A. NJ Edison. Mr.. and Mrs. L
/ N. Dalton. Mr.. and Mrs Samuel Kerr.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Lucas. MIR. and
( Mrs. j. II Humbert Mr. and Mrs w. c..
I Webb, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Leach. AIr
and Mrs VIM. Sims Mr.. and Mrs. p
I T. BOnebrake. Mr. and Mrs David over
myer Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Wolfe Mr..
I and hrs. A. j. Arnold, Mr.. and Mrs
I F'urman Baker. Mr.. and Mrs Geo. Wag-
ner. Mr.. and Mrs T. NJ. Hanley Mr.
I and Mrs q H. Holiday Mr. and Mrs.
I Charles x Holiday AR and Mrs @. g.
J Clemens. Mr.. and Mrs. j. M Hart and
I Miss Grace Hart, Mr. and Mrs VIM
J DL1All7l-7lf4 SIT ana -ftlt7 ~ L. RENDER
son. Alr- and Mrs. Peter Rucker. Mr.
/ and Mrs. Frank Whitaker. Air- and
/ Mrs. Joseph Griley. Mr.. and Mrs. J. n
I Padgatt, 1Ir and Mrs. ]. II. Anderson
I MT and Mrs FL. AT. James, MIR. and Mrs
! IT. il Close. Mr. and Mrs W. H Coultfs
Mt and Mrs. c. +. Purviance. Mr. and
/ Mrs J. H. Stevens. Mr. and Mrs. D. NJ
Howard. ny and Mrs Geo w NeaIe
ST.. Mr. and MIS- Geo w Veale Jr-
I Alr. and Mrs r. L. Cofran AR and Mrs
A kuykendal. Mr.. and Mrs Frank
4 Herald. Mr.. and Mrs IL. B. kepley, Mr.
Z and Mrs. W. r. Hazen Mr. and Mrs j
Y u Hit, MT and Mrs. e. j. Stanley. Mr.
and Mrs J. O. Butler. Br. and Mrs Geo.
] Neil. NJ. and Ms Charlas Eush NJ