The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-30
GOLD STANDARD SPECIAL.
Arrives in the City but no One to
Meets It-L.iterature Distributed.

Topeka was visited this morning by one
of the delegations of members of the
Sound Money clubs of St Louis, five of
which left St. Louis last Wednesday on
special trains for tours over the western
country with the purpose of distributing
gold standard literature at all towns
along the five different railroad lines, and
making speeches. The delegation con
sisted of Is men. the majority commercial
travellers, and arrived IN a special train
over the Missouri Pacific at 1880.
No one in Topeka. not even the men at
the Republican headquarters. knew of the
arrival of the delegation The men left
the train a the Missouri Pacific depot,
inquired the way to the Republican head
quarters and marched in q body to the
Copeland hotel where they We're directed.
The Missouri Pacific agent had in the
committee, ana George Findlay met the
party al the Copeland.
We were not disappointed at our re
ceDtion in this city, said Mr. George p.
Heckel, captain of the delegation 1T
was due to the fact that no one knew we
We're coming teiesraphed Mr. Leland
yesterday that we would come to Topeka.
but he probably did not receive my tele-
to meet US at the depot, but the fact that
the state central committee did not know
OF eur coming explains the matter
The delegation remained at the Cope
land while i'm the city, taking dinner there
ana ieIl shortly aIlef Y O CLOCK Tor Sa-
lima where they expect to arrive this
evening. Stops are made at all stations
and short speeches delivered, and twen-
ty-five different kinds of literature dis
tribated. The party viii so no farther
point over the Missouri Pacific as a mum
Der of Missouri points are to be taken in
tomorrow. The delegation will return to
St Louis early Sunday morning.
No speeches were made here or liter
ature distributed and Mr. Heckel said
that the visit to Topeka was simply to
arrange with the state central committee
for the trip through Kansas this after
was no intention of doing any work here,
as the field had been thoroughly worked.
is. ion =- TTfe--
said Mr.. Heckel AT all small towns we
stop and distribute literature. We have
three speakers with us, and the rest OF
the party are dlstribu1ofs- 50 far We
have been greeted with good crowds both
in Missouri and Kansas. as we telegraph
from St. Louis on Wednesday at noon
spent that afternoon and part Of Thurs
Gay IN missouri: ana ran through Osa-
watomie last night From Osawatomie
II find one thing at the towns in this
state which is rather surprising. and that
is that our literature seems to be new to
tne people 4 dOn Z mean 10 say lhaI the
state central committee has not distribut-
ed sufficient literature. but it appears
that they nave given more attention to
the larger places than to the smaller
what is your opinion of the situation
in Missouri was asked
Missouri will undoubtedly give McKin-
ley a big majority" replied Mr.. Heckel
or at least 35 900. At all the towns in the
state at which we stopped the people
Kinley-"
Mr.. Heckel said that the expense of the
five special trains came out of the Sound
Money club fund. and that the statement
that it was scheme of Mark Hanna's
was wholly false.
The three speakers who are with the
party are s j. Wheeler. William H. Os-
mer and Myron Westover Mr.. Wheeler
is accompanied by his little 4-year-old
daughter Olive, who sings a Mckinley
song.
The other twenty-five members of the
delegation are the following;
Geo r. Heckel, S. E Carothers,
T. ID. Rice. Harry Hotze.
II. c. Gray r. II. ROhrkasse,
H. r. Broerman, J. c. Punch
c. L. Robinson. O. p. ROIns