The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-05
ALL GOOD M'KINLEY MEN.
Organization of a Mckinley Club
In Second Ward.
Made and Enrolment
Of Names Taken.
The Club Largely Composed Of Shop
men-Many of Them Believe
In Free Silver.


Under the oratorical influence Of w.
F. Schoch, the presiding ability of
Councilman Frank Stevens, and the
sustaining presence of A. K. Rodgers,
Republican enthusiasm bIossomed forth
in the Second ward last night and the
organization of the Second Ward Nc
KinIey club was perfected. The meet
ing was held in Saxon's grove at the
east end of the Sixth street viaduct,
and was attended by about 100 men.
Councilman Frank Stevens was cho-
sen temporary chairman and intro
duced James Morgan, an employe of
the Santa Fe carpenter department.
who made a short political talk along
local lines. He was followed by w. F.
Schoch who made the address of the
evening. Mr.. Schoch spoke for over an
hour on the money issue. and was ap-
plauded several times. During the
course of his address Mr.. Schoch ex-
cused the actions of past state and con-
gressional conventions in indorsing the
free coinage of silver in the following
manner:
But you ask me, didn't our state
convention indorse free silver? Yes
Didn't our congressional conventions
indorse free silver? Yes. We have a
peculiar set of political leaders in this
state. When they get into a conven-
ton they want to get up a move that
will swallow the opposition. When
Jim Hallowel1 was running against
Jerry Simpson in the Seventh district
they got up the free silver move in the
hope of swallowing the Populists. But
they didn't swallow very well. They
firted with the Populist girl but she
paid no attention to them. But still
for all this it can't be said that we
went back on the former principles of
the Republican party"
At the end of Mr.. Schoch's address,
Sherman Williams moved that a per-
manent organization be made, and S.
K Withers placed the name of James
Morgan in nomination for president.
Mr.. Morgan withdrew saying that his
duties would not allow him sufficient
time for club work. J. A Alexander
and s. K. Withers were nominated, but
Mr.. Withers also withdrew saying that
the club was practically a Santa Fe
shop organization, and that the presi-
dent should be a shop man. Mr. Alex
ander was elected unanimously.
The other officers of the club were
elected as follows: Vice president, A.
K. Rodgers: secretary, E. E. Lair;
treasurer, S. K. Withers; vice presi-
dents by precincts not represented by
the president or first vice president
Second precinct, Fred Stonestreet;
Third precinct. William Adamson
The next meeting of the club will be
held Monday evening at which ar
rangements will be made to take part
in the Republican ratification on Au-
gust 2 Before the motion for adjourn
ment was made, A. K. Rodgers said:
We must all remember that this club
has been organized for a purpose. That
purpose is to get men into line for Nc
kinley. In past campaigns the Second
ward has never been ashamed of it's
Republicanisn. We have sometimes
been turned down, but we always went
down fighting"
For the past ten days six petitions
have been in circulation among the vo-
tiers of the Second ward pledging the
signers to vote for Mckinley. Half of
this number have been circulated
among the shop men, and this has Gre
ated much comment and much uneasi-
ness. Although by far the majority of
Santa Fe shop men in this city are in
favor of free silver, the men do not like
to antagOnize the higher officials on the
road. They really want to please the
railroad management and also want to
remain true to their principles In
speaking about the matter a prominent
shop man expressed the general senti-
ment of the silver men when he said:
IF necessary to hold our positions,
we wifi join Mckinley clubs and sign
Mckinley pledges. This. however, will
in no way affect our views at the polls -
Up to last night, the following men
had enrolled themselves as members Of
the newly organized club:
P. r. Symmes, J. H Imbler Josiah
Ross, J. H. Nillinger, C. w. Adamson,
Thomas Nelson, S. Cooper, A. A. Adair,
P. T. Morgan, F. G. Ross, D. HodgSon,
S. K. Wfthers, Chauncey Irish. J. B.
Mills, W. E. Peters. F. S. JillsOn, r.
| Delay, w. N. Delay, Clyde Bigham. w.
H. Bigham, N. c. Montgomery, r. T.
Barnett, William Porter, James Porter,
W. p. Gililery, William Imbler, A. P.
Imbler, George earns, George Bigham,
s. H. Dixon. Jesse Dixon, John Mont
gOmery, w. H. Wallace, P. H. Preble,
G. H. Porter, NJ. L. Terrence, c. H
Hart. Melvern CaIderwOod, N. w. John
son, c. D. Watson, r. NJ. Armstrong,
G. A. Cox, J. Long, VIII Irish, John
Maxwell, W H. Williams, w. E Thomp-
son, G. c. White, c. P. Barnett, Will
liam Nelson, c. S. Stone, c. o. Cook,
Arthur Massey, E. A. McBee. W. A.
Lewis, William Swatwe1, F. N. Adds,
/ W. T. Lavender. R. NJ. Harris. Charles
Candy, B. F. Simmons, E. Symmes, w.
G. McCallen, Arthur May, Charlie Har-
ris James Harris, J. w Morgan. J.
Wilmont, Charles Johnson, NJ. G. Nc
Cor1nick Frank Harris, SiIas Wright
Eli Ulamper1, G. w Porter. R. S. Mont
gomery, Rush Spurlock, Sim Watts, J.
A. Alexander, J A Lowe, J. F. Hicks.
N c. Webster E. Jones, o. z. Irish,
w. H Fisher, John Maxwell, James
Keller, William Grubbs, J. D. Codding-
ton NJ. NJ. Bigham, E. c. Webb, J. S.
Young, LIE Roy Currier, l. G. Currier,
]. c. Muir.
A CENTRAL M'KINLEY CLUB
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