The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-12
TODD THE Right THING
Commercial Club Decides to
C0urteOusly Receive
The Incoming State Admins
tratiOn With a Reception.
Voted Unanimously That Topeka
Shall Not be Found Backward in
Cordially and Politeness.

There will be a reception and ball in
honor OF the new state officers and
members of the state legislature and it
viii be given by citizens of Topeka
The Topeka Commercial club took
the initial steps in that direction at the
meeting last night and a committee
was appointed to make the preliminary
arrangements and call a meeting of
citizens to carry out the plans.
The Populist state officers had in
tended to take their seats without any
demonstration whatever, but when the
Commercial club decides that they
must be received as other state admin
istrations have been received there is
nothing to do but submit.
out of Difference to the wishes of the
officers themselves the committee ap-
pointed last night viii confer with
Chairman Breidenthal Of the Populist
state central committee and his wishes
viii be followed
Assistant Attorney General A. A
GODDARD brought the matter up at the
meeting last night and there was no
one to protest. Every one present said
it was just the thing to do and Mr..
Godard's proposition was accepted by
a unanimous vote.
We have just had an election" said
Mr.. GODDARD, and some OF us heard
something drop but the men elected to
Office in this state have been elected by
a majority vote of the people and we
should make them feel at home when
they come here. We should do every
thing in our power to welcome these
people to our city and show them that
we are not blinded by prejudice.
II heard sometime ago that a mem
Der of the last POpuliSt admins tratiOn
moved his family to Topeka. and in the
two years that he was here but four
ladies called upon his wife and one of
them was the teacher of the Sunday
a w
longed. I learned by inquiry after
ward in the county from which these
people came that they were among the
most respected citizens of the county.
The gentleman was one of the state Of
hcers and he must have left Topeka
with very poor opinion of our people.
With little care we can see to it
that such a thing does not happen
again and this club can do nothing bet
ter than to take the initial steps in
Offering public reception to the Off
GERS and members Of the state legisla-
ture"
r. s. Brigham-A timely suggestion
and one that should be acted on by this
club.
E. H. Crosby-That sounds like bust
ness. Tt is an excellent thing to do
Samuel IT, HOwe-I am in hearty ac-
cord with this statement
J. p. Davis have been talking along
this same line for some time. 1t is Ger
tainly the thing to do.
Some one suggested that perhaps the
new state OflcerS would object to ball
being given in their honor and that
probably a simple reception would be
better.
we had that four years ago. said
Mr.. GODDARD, ''and it was not satisfacto-
~. The offices were thrown open and
the new state officers received the Wis
itors but there was a terrible crush,
and on the whole the result was not
what it should have been. I think that
whatever is given should be in Repre-
sentative hall"
MT Howe suggested that the commit
tee to be named might call meeting Of
citizens to consider the matter and the
club might turn the matter over to them
to complete the arrangements.
1t was agreed that the form of enter
tainment should be left subject to con-
sultatiOn with Mr.. BreidenthaI and the
action of the citizens meeting, which is
to be called by the following committee
named last night, to look after the pre-
Hminary arrangements for the recep-
ton: A. A GODDARD. R. S. Brigham, A.
w. Dana, s. T. Howe, @. P Adams
The following resolution was adopted.
Resolved, That a committee of five be
appointed to wait upon John w. Breid-
enthal, chairman of the Populist state
central committee, and confer with him
in regard to a public reception to be
given to the incoming state officers and
members of the legislature, and said
committee call for the cooperation of
the citizens of Topeka