The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-12
HIBBEN MEETING HELD.
Two Hundred Gather at the Hibben
Headquarters Last Night

The supporters of Dr. Hibben gathered
at his headquarters last night to the num-
Der of 200. 1t seemed to be a final love
feast and while the executive committee
made the last arrangements for work al
the primary the rest talked about the
ba tile of tomorrow and discussed the sit
uation.
S. F. Grosch was chairman of the meet
ing and L. G. Currier acted as secretary.
The principal speech was made by DR..
You are in this fight" said the doctor
because you are fighting for principle
You believe you are right; and right, my
friends. backed up by earnest effort is
almost always sure to prevail. I am here
to say to you that if elected to the office
of mayor 1 shall do my very best to give
you a good, clean and business-like adj
ministration If l fail, or if l betray the
confidence which you have so generously
repOsed in me, you will have Opportun>
ity in two years to turn me down, Just as
You 70 "a are going to turn down the present
incumbent of the office on Saturday:
"One thing more. my friends: If am
nominated as l expect to be- l want it to
and square. and if by chance the other
fellow should win I want him to be able
to say the same. You know that in times
made. and established to the satisfaction
of many These methods for carrying a
LOOK LOOK Out eA for this Let every man and
woman entitled to vote, vote just once
no more. Then the best man will win at
the primaries and at the ensuing election.
l am a Republican first, last and all the
time and l want to see Republican in
right that it should be so. Do your duty,
and it will be SO. bid you good night"
The meeting was then turned into an
experience meeting and many short talks
were made.
ploye of the Santa Fe shops. said: Mr.
Fellows came down to the shops wearing
with hook the end OF it. We have
| decided he is little too rich for our blood
and we do not need him any longer in the
office of mayor. He knows US only just
about ELECTION time.
is thick. but thank God my head is not so
| thick (Cheers9 1 think 1 can see what
DR.. Hibben because 1 am in favor Of
| good city government, well as good
state. and national government. I am
| and l believe DR.. Hibben will win on gem
erai principles" . GApplkause =, heard
that. Charley McCabe and Kirk Pink,
| them that if Hibben was elected he would
not allow any of them to keep a hog in
| side the city limits Some of them were
| fooled at first. but now they all under
| stand it. and it has made lots of votes for
| DIR. Hibben. 1t is only in the outer edges
of the city that hogs have ever been kept.
and say that DR.. Hibben will let the hogs
| told US the truth about it; that he VIII
long as it interferes With no one else
| David Carrington: Fellows will fall
awful hard. I have been keeping still be-
| cause | have had a job under Jim Ram
sey. and 1 have seen some of the fellows
| who opened their mouths get it where the
| chicken got the axe. But can't keep
| still any longer. l for DR.. Hfbben
open and above board from now on. They
| tried to get into the Ramsey labor un-
| ion, but 1 was on to that game"
Geo. ShumWay: IF men vote as they
| talk Mr.. Fellows will be badly beaten
man. 1 have talked with men in all oc~
| equations, and 1 tell YOU Fellows is not
| in it,
George Weaver: 81 have been employed
on the street force and guess 1 will lose
my job for saying this: but am for DR..
| Hibben. I can't go back on him because
| needed a friend, and when friends were
e F. A Clark: 1.-The stone cutters and
| building trades in general going
strongly for DR.. Hibben. 1 have not the
| slightest doubt of his election"
Alex McNair: IF it is all over the city
! like it down at the shops, Fellows will be
! beaten two to one"
Dave Woodail: THE west end of the
| Third ward will give DR.. Hibben 500 ma
! jority."
! Leroy Currier: 1--WE will snow Mr.. Eel
lows under deep he will not know he
was in the race
| T. w. Israel: II have been a long, long
| l never before the men SO nearly
| unanimous for a man as they are now for
DR.. Hibben. They all love him because of
his kind treatment of them when he was
! in charge of the dispensary some years
| ago. I will say without exaggeration
| that so per cent of the shop men are for
| Dr. Hibben.