The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-08
NAMES, NAMES, NAMES.
Mckinley Men Leaving Their
Bryan Opponents in the Rear
In the Matter of Organization
In Topeka.
Three New Mckinley Clubs Organ
lied in the City Last Night in Ad-
dition to the Big Central Club
the Night Before.

The Mckinley Republicans of the
Third ward gathered together in the
club room of the Copeland hotel last
night and organized the Third Ward
Mckinley club" On account of the hot
night the attendance varied, not more
than 100 persons being in the room
at one time.
Howell Jones acted as temporary
chairman, and after calling the meet
ing to order appointed a committee,
composed of Oscar Swayze, Thomas
Rain, George Eagle, Charles Elliott
and John Guthrie to select the officers
OF the club. The committee reported
the following selections, and their cleo
ton was made unanimous.
President, DR.. A. B. WOolVertOn sec
rotary, +. J. Merrill; treasurer, F. NJ.
Bonebrake; vice presidents by pre-
clncts- First precinct, J. c. Packard;
Second precinct, Howell Jones; Third
precinct, E. L. Copeland; Fourth pre-
cinct, DR.. w. S. Lindsay.
S. B. Bradford introduced a motion
providing for. the appointment of a
committee of four from each precinct
to see that every Republican voter in
the ward became member of the
club. This matter was left to the
president and vice presidents, and at
ter the meeting adjourned the following
committees were appointed:
First precinct-C. w Wolf, Jno Rhodes,
Geo. Eagle, Ed Packard. Second pre-
cinet-Frank Merrill, c. S. Elliott, M.
c. Rice, G. E. Hawley. Third precinct
-. H Ebright, l. H. Greenwood, I. A.
Strauss, ]. T. Mitchell. Fourth pre-
cinct-Frank Edison, E. Gaylord, Thos.
Davis, R. H. Cav.
w. J. Stage, c. V. Wolf and J. c.
Carrard were appointed a committee
to arrange for the future meetings of
the club, and Chas. Elliott Thomas
Balm and G. E Sheldon a committee
on finance.
Following the election of officers
short speeches were made by Judge
Ellis, candidate for congressman from
the Sixth district, Judge A. H. HOr-
ton, Judge N. c. Mcfarland, S. B. Brad
ford and Frank Lindsay.
In his speech Mr.. Bradford said:
1.-The Third ward is the great Repub-
lican ward in this city, and we must
not lose our prestige in this campaign.
I don't think the silver craze is affect
ing the Third ward at all. Why, when
the professors of the silver question get
| out on the street corners and are met
by such men as Nick Chiles, the color
| ed politician, and done up, we have
nothing to fear"
meet at Gornly's band stand next
| Wednesday evening and take part in
| the Republican ratification. The meet
| ing adjourned to meet in the fambeau
club rooms one week from next Tues
/ day night.
Up 10 the time of adjournment last
night 269 voters had enrolled them
! selves as members of the club. The
| following is the list of names:
l. NJ. Jones. Thomas Balm, A. NJ.
| Callihan, ]. H. Enright, o. A. Holcomb,
! r. P. Day, s. A. Johnson, J. E. Du-
breiI, NeIs Mcconnell, ]. w. Going, H.
! P. Dillon, D. w. Mulvane, Joab Null
! vane, J. c.. Gordon, A. H. Horton, G.
| V. Wolf, Richard Shirk, W. S. Lindsay,
| o. K. Swayze, H. E. Overholt, A. B.
| Woolverton, o. G. Woolverton, James
Moore, E. L. Copeland, w. J. Healy,
| W. D. Beymer, W. Trautmann, G. H.
| Bowhay, o. Olney, w. D. Gossett, w
! "
son, J. L. Shepard, w. S. Charles, o. J.
| Wood, c. E. Gault, F. P. Lindsay, c. B.
! Tyler w. c. Whitton, w. L. Trump,
| W. B. Kingsley, w. c. Macferran, G.
! W. Chase, J. H. Beatty, John Guthrie
| Cary Johnson, A. M. Hoeney, A. B.
! Quinton, w. w. Manspeaker. J. P. Da-
Wis. S. B. Bradford, c. J. Brown, L. c.
Bailey, J. NJ. Miller, F. P. Edison,
! Charles Elliot, Howell Jones, T. S. Ly-
on, w. NJ. Weightman, Fred Well
| house, w. J. Stage, F. NJ. Bonebrake,
/ George Eagle, E. Wilder, J. D. McFar-
| land, H. Schmitt, w. Gibbs, Byron
! Roberts, Z. G. Perryman, H. S. Hous-
| ton, NJ. M Bailey, w. E. Culver, w
! Reeder, Fred johns, Charles McClin-
took D. c. Naylor, James Naylor, T.
M Bunner, A. B. Newcomb, J. T.
/ Campbell, J. B. Hibben, NJ. Weight
man, Henry Strong, G. W. Jackson, w.
B. Hamilton, H. w. billiard, F. s.
| Crane, T. Stafford, H. E. Wentworth
/ H. L. Tromp, James Chumos, Con Chu-
mos, w. B. Robey, Charles Rousen, A.
L. Rankin, c. G. CoIverson, w. J.
| Stewart, J. A. Nelly, r. H. Delahay,
A j. Wintrode, z. Scott, c. z. Botkin,
A. E. Strauss, W. w. Denison, J. E.
Novry, D. NJ. Adams, J. G. Stricken,
c. T. Lescher, E. S. Quinton, J. F.
Stanton, w. c. Hits, E. Gaylord, J. G.
Caldwell, C. w Crane, J. E. Davis, c.
/ w. Ryus, w. F. Ryus, H. D. Ryus, w.
TweeddaIe, H. NJ. WaShburn, A. F. Fish,
E. H. Phillips, J. B. Kungle, J. L. Cal
! Than, w. I. Shaffer, w. H. Brown, r.
c. Whiteker, George Whiteker, G. B.
Palmer, Mead Gill, A. Stafford, E. H.
Parker, w. o. Parker, c. N. Parker, J.
H. Benton, Arthur Lee, D. T. Long, J.
T. Mitchell, H. Pierce, John Craig, ].
C. Fletcher, c. z. Rogers, a. F. Robin
son, d. ]. Harding, L. S. Woolverton,
L. D. Roose, D. o. NcCray. ]. n. Gar
diner, F. P. Lindsay, W. E. Penning-
ton, Henry Ruth, NJ. G. Rice, r. d.
Garrard, B. W. Long, A. F. Faust, M.
o. Faust, D. 2. Grfswold, T. W. Peers,
I. A. Strauss, N. c. Mcfarland, w. H.
Johnston, F. J. Manspeaker, S. K Ber-
trand, F. c. Thompson, Edwin Knowles,
c. z. Hawley, o. L. Clarke, W. D. Nee
ley, w J. Radcliff, T. D. Hammatt,
Dan Crosby, S. c. Garrard, E. F. Nc
Donald, a. B. Jetmore, A. w. Dana, E.
D. NcKeever, F. J. Merrill, G. B. Man
ming, S. EttIinger. S. Sprague.
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