The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-10
H0ENSCHEIDT!
That Magic Name, Now Strains
the Kansas Trump Of Fame.
On Fair Topeka Marches He,
For Whisky Straight
AND WHISKY FREE.
Filings Out INSTRUMENTATION
to Lead the Whisky
Forces on, For Resubmission-
Good Old Times,-
BEER FOR NICKELS.
'Skey for Dimes. Poor PrOhibi-
tiOn'S in For Fuss"
For He Won't Do a Thing
Filings Out HisCrimsonGonfalon
to Lead the Whisky
Forces on, For Resubmission-
Good Old Times
BEER FOR NICKELS.
'Skey for Dimes. Poor Prohibi-
tion's in For Fuss"
For He Won't Do a Thing
to Us.

Topeka is to have a Mystic Brother
hood. This city has been left for the
last, ana the organizer says that he has
organizations in every city of the first
class in Kansas. The organization has
started out with grips, signs and pass
words to overthrow prohibition in Kan
sas, and, as might De guessed, it origina-
ted in Wichita.
An organization is to be made in
Topeka tomorrow night Police Com
missioner Charles K. Holiday is
looking after the organization in
Topeka, and has been circulating
petitions to be signed calling
a meeting to organize, but the support
he has received has not been of the hur-
ricane order and prominent Topeka re-
submlSsionist says he has not more than
dozen names. But Charlie is hopeful.
He says that Topeka will have an or
ganization with 1000 members.
John E. Hoenscheidf, who is the state
organizer and one of the founders of the
organization, was in Topeka yesterday.
lie came unheralded and he did not stop
at one of the big hotels. He canvassed
the situation and gave instructions TO the
leaders here to get move on them
selves" He said he would return to To-
peka Saturday night and he wanted a
a good showing made in this "hotbed of
cranks," he called it.
Mr. Hoenscheidt, as might be guessed
from his name. is a German. Long
years ago he lived in Topeka and pub
lished German paper. He went to
Wichita and published the Wichita
Journal, which was run as a daily paper
through the boom. He is harmless
looking individual, with blonde mustache
and blue eyes. Like all Wichita people,
- hA if0v- I.,r-
''farce" and an infringement on civil
rights.
1--WE do not say anything about our
mem mbership" said Mr.. Hoenscheidt to
JOURNAL reporter. "That is we do not
tell who our members are but you had
better join US and you will find out all
| you want to know"
"dow many members have you in the
| state?"
~ am not able to say now"
"Is it true that you have $4,000 mem
bers as is reported from Wichita?"
| mo, it is not true But We expect to
| have 125, 900 members in the spring. In
| Wichita we now have ZOO mem bers and
| l expect TO see the number raised to o.
900 in the city alone. We have twenty
odges in Sedgwick county and almost
| 5000 members IN the county now"
Then you expect to organize in the
| country, too?"
Yes sir; we are going to organize in
the country as we'll as the city, in every
| school district, but so far we have organ
lied only in one county, Sedgwick.
| We intend to have sub organizers do
| that. 1t is my business to organize
! in the cities, and that is what l am doing
| now. We have organizations now in
| every city of the first class in Kansas. l
| understand that there is a very large
N EN- bership in Kansas City, Kansas, but
| do not know much about any lodge
| but that to which l belong in Wichita" !"
How many organizers have yon in
the state?"
1--WE have seven. One for every con-
gressional district, besides myself. 1
| am supposed to look after the work in
! the cities and the other organizers will
| look after the business in the outlying
! portions of the state"
"Who is the organizer in this dis
| tricI?"
He has not yet been appointed That
| will be done after the organization is
| made here"
"How many members of the next leg
islature do you expect TO secure?"
'At least a. We will get enough to
| secure a resubmission of the prohibitory
| amendment That is what we are after"
| "Will you take hand in the election
| of state officers?"
| "Yes of course. When we elect our
| men tO lA0 County COAN SAbAOA5 2o UC ga
pect to do, it is natural to suppose that
they will elect delegates to she state con-
vontein who will vote for mon opposed
to the prohibitory law. In that sense we
will have something to say about the
| election of state officers. We will look
after things way back at the beginning,
and will see to it that the right men are
selected as delegates to the county con-
ventions."
Mr.. Hoenscheidt said this with an
easy confident air as if he apprehended
no trouble whatever in his secret organ
ization capturing the primaries of all
| parties.
"Our organization will be a power"
continued the organizer. 1--WE are not
troubling about the Germans. They are
| with US, anyhow The order is being
| organized among the Americans. We
want to get the people who are doubtful
| We do not care about the men who have
been for resubmission all along because
| they are safely on our side.
1--WE carried one election in the state
by an organization like this and we can
i succeed again." continued Mr.. Honen-
| sohiadr oon6daDfIv stTha vyaa in 1890