The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-19
HIGH ROLLERS READY.
They Organize Fer Carnival
Night at Hamilton Hall.
More Than 5000 Young Men
Try to Get In.
About $500 of Them Do, and the
Rest "stiok OUT of the Door
ways in Big Bunches
and "HolIer."

The W01InE men or IOpekd nave +e-kA~AA
things into their own hands and viii
-1alra Friday night of the Fall Festi-
val one of the most brilliant and hlIar-
dous occasions ever seen in Kansas At
the meeting last night at Hamilton hall
there We're over $500 men, and had
there been more room in the hall there
would have been 5000. As it was every
available spot was filed and the stair
ways damned full, while throng
reached clear across the sidewalk IN
front for q time
It was the most enthusiastic meeting
ever held in this city. Everybody went.
8IarshalI's band, the Modocs, the Com
1nittee of Fifteen and Pick Smith Occu-
pied seats on the platform. In front
of them there was an enthusiastic,
noisy crowd. All of the young blood
of the city was there and few bald
heads were to be seen. The reason for
this was that the invitation was ex-
tended to the young men"
Pick Smith was the master of cere-
monies and he raped with his gavel
at a little past o'clock.
VIII Haskell was called to the front
of the platform and he said: we want
TO make this one of the biggest times
ever seen in Kansas. Now we're not
going to ask you for any money but
we expect to raise money by the sale
of the official button of the High ROl-
lers. Here it is, it says: This is my
license to Roll High Karnival
Knight"
This was greeted with cheers and Mr..
Haskell retired. There were calls for
him again, but he would not go back
because he knew that they wanted to
know about LORNA, and that is to be
a dead secret until the night of the
KarnivaI-and perhaps afterwards.
THE gentlemanly ushers will pass
among you and supply you all with
badges said Pick Smith.
Then the ATodocs sang a song, the
words of which had been composed by
Captain a. A. RowIey. especially for
the occasion It was sung to the tune
of Every Day VIII Be Sunday By and
By"
We're going to the KarnivaI,
To see how loudly we can yell
You'll hear US shout for blocks and
Our cry - "Nighthawks - Jayhawks -
AIodocs."
We fought and died in sixty-two-
That's why we sing for boys in Blue,
Wed wade through fire for Major Tom,
That's why we're here with duck suits
on.
Wen beat the drum and loot the horn
And swear we won't go home till morn,
Wen pick our crowd to frolic with,
And in the pick Wen tooth Pick
Smith.
Were bound to c. K. Holiday,
And shake the stars from the milky
way,
We want to do the thing up right,
So Curfew viii not ring that night.
Wen make the swallows homeward
steal
and raise the hair on Tom NIcNeaI,
Wen set Topeka dead to rights,
With Willie HaskeIl's KarnivaI Knights.
o. Theren be one eve of pure delight,
With no Sixth street financial fight,
Wen cruelty the SOn-of-a-Gun,
Who talks Of gold or s'teen to one.
OF course the AIodocs were recalled.
They always are. A. K. Rodgers, on
behalf of the board of police commits
. sinOers promised the city to the High
o. Rollers. I'VE intend to hypnotic the
3 entire police force he said. Chief
Gardiner will be locked in the woman's
: ward at the city prison and that grand
; old Frenchman, Tim Donovan will be
8 Maid OF Orleans Our own Frank Eli
son viii lead the tin horn brigade,
Charley Holiday will lead the donkey
parade, and the rest of the police force
will as is generally the case be around
the corner fast asleep. We viii have a
3 foot race from Tenth street to the river
by Pick Smith and John Fiery. LORNA
will be Jake Smith on account of his
form and anybody who can't laugh will
be given chlorOfOrm by DR.. Mitchell at
o'clock that day. The town will be
yours. use it to the best of your ability
for the next day you will be 'sot' down
on"
Now boys. let her go" said Tom
DOrsn- The police judge is my part
ner and I will influence him in the
right way. Now I want to introduce a
resolution. It is this:
60 Whereas, Friday night, October .
1896 will be an occasion of joy which
will make the old young again and the
young and old. Therefore be it resolv-
cd, that this mass meeting respectfully
requests the city council of the city of
Topeka to defer the ringing of the cur
few until u o'clock midnight of said
date"
Such a unanimous aye vote in point
Of noise and volume has not been heard
an years.
Most august and robust chairman. -
said A W. Dana bowling low to Pick
Smith, Gentlemen. Carnival night will
be a time for live people, not dead ones
The lame, the blind and the halt had
pest be spectators. Every one who will
be on the street that night should have
eyes Hke-an owl, ears like donkey and
an open front like a political campaign
What viii our conduct be that night?
To be plain with you, there will be no
conduct There will be no vuIgarity
that night, but everyone's conduct will
be anything but in accordance with law
and order. Every man should appear
on Kansas avenue in full dress. That
Is. fully dressed. Turn night into day
and the slumber of a peaceable. people
and a quiet town into pandemOniun -
All this time Charlie Holiday was
f5veogsd in half way up the main stair
way to the hall and when he was call
ed for there vas a voice from the stair