The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-05
SYNOD ALSO
SPEAKS OUT.
Presbyterian Synod in Session
In This City
Is Also Opposed to Coz. Nor
riIl's Methods
WITH PROHIBITION.
A Poll, It Is Said, Shows Not
One Minister
Who VIII Cast His Vote For
the Governor.
They Are Going to Vote Large
" For Brant.
A Poll, It Is Said, Shows Not
One Minister
Who VIII Cast His Vote For
the Governor.
They Are Going to Vote Large
" For Brant.


The Independent ticket that was
nominated in this city last week and
headed by Rev J. E. Brant for govern
or, is likely to receive more support
than was first supposed.
1t was freely prophesied when Horace
Hurry and the straight out Prohibition
lists refused to unite with the other
temperance elements in the state and
put up a ticket that should be voted by
all, that the movement would be a fat
failure Elder Brant himself is report
ed to have said that he would not head
the ticket unless there could be a union
OF the forces. The Nationalist wing of
the party have siguified their willing
ness to withdraw their candidates from
the field and negotiations are yet be-
ing carried on with the straight outs to
induce them to reconsider their stand
and come into the mbine
Rev j. E. Brant has decided that he
viii run and has so announced his in
tentions- He and the mana gers of the
Independent ticket have evidently come
to the conclusion that the vote of the
straight outs will not be large IN the
state If they persist in running their
ticket. and so the Independent ticket
campaign viii be pushed along as fast
as possible A well posted prohibition
lst who is going to support the hide
pendent ticket has taken the trouble to
sound the delegates to the state synod
OF the Presbyterian church which is
now IN session IN this city, and he says
that he yet has to find the first one that
will support the present administration
at the polls this fall They are either
going to scratch the head of the ticket
or they VIII vote for one of the Prohibi-
tiOn candidates.
If this be true it will be in the nature
of a surprise to the managers of fba
other state tickets. the ministers of the
Presbyterian church being as a rule
little inclined to mix in politics
The synod adopted resolutions that
commend the enforcement of the pro
hibitory law They are as follows:
Il Resolved, That we do not regard
the prohibition law of this state a fail
ure; but viii continue to work for its
maintenance and enforcement;a we
urge upon all our church members and
the temperance people Of the state to
do the same.
2 Resolved That we deprecate the
effort, by secret organization or other
wise, to undermine the present pTOhib-
itory law; and We call upon all the
nemosr nfdlu nh hrolu m1Wyp pWW
members Of our churches and the tenn
peranee people throughout the state
as they value the welfare of the state
resist all efforts to entangle them in
any secret order that seeks a return to
a licensed liquor traffic.
g. Resolved. That the synod of kan
sas as a temperance body hereby af-
firm its continued adherence to cOnstf-
tutiOnal prohibition. We favor and
urge a persistent enforcement OF the
law and sternly condemn any and ev-
cry effort to weaken its operation or
resubmit the question
The above resolutions We're not the
ones that were presented to the assem-
bly, by the committee on resolutions
The committee reported a resolution in
place of the one adopted as the third
as follows
tThird-Resolved. that we urge upon
the members of our churches. and all
temperance people. to weigh well their
duty in this hour of our states need
and whether they ought to vote for
candidate known to favor and work for
the repeal of the prOhibitory law"
The managers of the Independents
feel quite jubilant over the resolutions
and say that the minister's mean what
they say, and that many of them will
support their ticket.
Neither of the Prohibition candidates
for governor has as yet Withdrawn from
the race.
A leader quite prominent in the man
agement of the Independents affairs
said today that they had the assurance
from MI. Douthard that he was will
ing at any time TO withdraw and that
they hoped yet to prevail on Hurley to
do the same. However, - he added
IF the straightouts refuse to do this
we viii keep right along, as their vote
will nearly all come to us anyway"