The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-02
COMMITTEE OF FIFTY.
Names of Those Who VIII Act in ths
Enforcement Of Law.

Chairman j. w. Gleed of the commit
| tee of five appointed by the citizens tenn
perance conference in Topeka some
months ago, today announced the names
of the members of the committee of fifty
on law enforcement ordered selected by
the temperance conference.
Major l. o. Pickering. the Prohibition
member, and John W. Breidenthal, the
Populist member of the committee of
five. both refuse to serve, but the COM
inittee has now made public its report
prepared by the other three members,
Mr.. Gleed, A. 81. Vance and L R Elliott
of Manhattan.
II making public his report Chairman
Gleed said: 1.-THE committee of fifty was
selected several weeks ago, but we were
delayed in getting out the letters to them
so that we are only now ready to an
nounce the names. All the gentlemen
selected have not yet responded, but more
than two-thirds have agreed to act
and only two or three refusals have been
received. Answers are coming in every
day. All the members of the committee
most heartily approve the object aud the
plan. The responses have been very
couraging and indicate that the people
of Kansas have in no wise changed their
views as to tire prohibitOry policy.
1--WE think it proper that the public
should understand that this committee
was appointed by a convention of citi-
zens from all over the state interested in
the enforcement of law. 1t is not a crea-
ton of The State Temperance union,
but have doubt that
the two. can cooperate and be of
mutual aid. The committee is made up of
representative men from all political par
ties and from all parts of the state The
convenience of the various mem bers will
have to be consulted, but think the
committee will meet in Topeka within
the next two or three weeks"
Being asked what attitude he thought
this committee would take toward the
present administration, Mr.. GIeed said
81 have not the slightest ide. The CON-
mittee WIS selected without anv re ference
whatever to the state administration
Every member of the committee be-
lieves in the enforcement of the law
and the upholding of the consti-
tuition of the state. They are all level
headed men with no personal axes to
grind. Whatever action they take, what
ever policy they adopt, whatever adj
vice they give, will, l am satisfied, be
wise and unselfsh. and such as the
friends of law aud order ought to fol-
low"
The following are the members of the
have agreed to serve:
c. F. Scott. Allen county; A. ]. Felt,
Joshua Wheeler, Chas. p. Butler, Atchi-
son; E. T. Metcalf, Anderson; w. B.
Webster, Bourbon; Grant w. Har-
rington, Brown; Bruce Leydig,
George F. Fullinwider, Butler;
C. D. Ashley, Cherokee; T. A. SawhilI,
Cloud; Harrison Kelley, Coffey; r E
Carlton, j. D. Barker, Crawford; W. II.
Carruth. B. W. Woodward, J. G. Hask-
ell, Douglass J. W. Stewart, Stanford
Topping, Franklin; J. a. Easterly,
Greenwood; A. c. Pierce, Geary; l o.
Pick ering, j. W. Parker, johnson; Mel
son Case, Labette; James Brown, E. NJ.
Randall, Leavenworth; S. NJ. Scott, j. D.
| Hewett. c. B. Graves, Lyons; E. W.
Hoch, Marion; W. H. Smith, Marshall:
| c. A. Swenson, A. W. Smith, McPher-
son; W. T. Yoe, Montgomery; ]. NJ. Mil
Ter, Morris; w. T. T. Trueblood, Usage;
K ). Kicks, Pottawatomie; j. w. Rob
erts, Reno; J. E. Junkin, Rice; Il. L.
| Pestana, Russell; T. D. Fitzpat-
rick. Saline; H. w. Lewis,
Rudolph Hatfield, Sedgwick;
j. h. Hudson, s. T. Howe, Harold Chase.
]. B. Larimer A. B. Whiting, DR.. McLal-
lin, Shawnee: ]. W. Forney, Sumner:
s. s. Benedict. Wilson; Winfield Free
man, Edwin Taylor, R. B. Armstrong,
Wyandotte.