The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-05-09

with instructions to see that the Prohib-
:tory law be enforced.
II am IL favor Of using force to eradi-
cate tile saloon" ne said.
Major j. K. Hudson was the next
speaker. He took issue with PETER
about the use Of force 81 do not believe
in lawlessness meeting iawlessness," he
said. the fault IN this matter Is with
US rather than with the officers. We are
luke-warin. The people have less re-
spect for prohibition than they had
twelve years ago. The Republicans quit
putting prohibition in their platform be-
cause they wanted the whisky vote. The
Populists did not put prohibition in TIER
Platform because they wanted the Dem
ocrat-c vote, which, in Kansas, always
is for whisky. Each party has acted the
part OF coward. The enforcement Of
the prohfbitory law must be an individ-
uai matter. We must put I'D the right
kind of men and instruct them. Don,
oi2me an officer for not doing his duty
Wnen you neglect to tell him what you
want him to do. To show that I am
not making a partisan Republican
speech. will say that Judge John Mar
fin' Democrat, enforced the prohibit
tory law when he was on the bench
County Attorney Aaron Jetmore was
called for. He defended himself against
the charges Of certain prohibitionists
that he had not done his duty. He de-
clared ne had done his duty faithfully,
and called his traducers colossal lars.
Jetnore's speech was epplaudej.
Chairman Troutman said he noticed
that the most Of this applause came from
a group Of men led by the Hon Nicka-
dennus Childs, colored hoel keeper and
jointist. Childs took exception to the re-
mark and mounted the platform and
tried to get into an alteration with
TroutInan. Secretary Spencer, a large
man, took Childs by the coat collar and
slack Of the trousers and threw him off
the platform. The audience was not IN
a huncr to trifie with such persons as
Chiids. and several angry-looking men
grabbed the now thoroughly frightened
negro and things did not look we'll for
nim- The Rev II. D. Fisher rescued
Ch'lds and led him out of the building.
After the Childs incident the Rev. A. S.
Embree, Judge Lew Hanback, and the
Rev. DR.. Sweeney Of Columbus, Ind,
lately minister to Turkey, and visitor
in Topeka. spoke.
The following named gentlemen were
appointed committee on resolutions:
j. B. Larinner CRep), NJ. T. Campbell
10
bins Pop), D. c. Tillotson Pop.), S. T.
Howe (Rep.) and c. B. Dalton Rep.).
The resolutions which had been prepared
cary in the day were lengthy. covering
five typewriter pages. They called up
on Governor Leedy TO change the Tope-
ka police commissioners; demanded that
the city council pass a nuisance ordin-
ance; that County Attorney Je:n1ore and
Sheriff Robert kepley proceed to get evil
dence and prosecute law violators. and
authorizing the chairman TO appoint a
committee Of fifteen to see that the de-
mands be compiled with.
The chairman will name the commit
tee later. Then the meeting adjourned
Governor Leedy did no. attend the meet
ing. Asked why, he said that he lad
lot been invited. He said ne would
have attended had he been invited
F GLOWING is a list of the vice pres.-
dents who occupied positions on the
platform: Joab Mulvane, P. 1. Bone,
brake. p G. Noel, John R. Mulvane,
William SIMS, Jonathan Thomas, War
rem NJ. Crosby, D. H. Forbes, S. S. OFT,
Thomas Page S. c.. Miller. j. H. FOUGHT,
A. B. Whiting. D. c. Tillotson, L. T.
Yornt. w. R Hazen. W. c. Webb. Ed
ward Wilder, John Brier, A. L. Brooke.
II. G. Larimer. Ed McKeever. w. E.
SternA, NJ T. Campbell. F. NJ Stahl.
Harold T. Chase, F. p MacLennan. Ar
thur Capper, r A. McNeal, John Mac
Donald. A. H. Vance. A. Wardall, J. w.
Thurston, F. NJ. Newland. Frank Leach,
more. a. K. Rodgers, C. F. Spencer. H.
c. Bowman, E. B. Merriam, T. B. Sweet,
F. P. Linsey, S. T. Howe, NJ. c. Hol-
man. George NJ. Hammei H NJ Phil
fps. E. w. Poindexter, T. o. Popenoe, J.
P. Davis. J. w Gleed. w NJ Welcome.
J. W. Priddy, W. s. Furn1an. DR.. c. F.
c. S. Elliott, DR. L. NJ. Pow
III. DR.. W. NJ Swan, George E. Lerrigo,
DR.. S. G. Stewart. DR.. T. W. Peers. A
Fl. Thompson, j. H. Mcbride, J. w.
Stout, j. l.. Williams. J. D. Patterson,
". c. Stephenson, Charles H. Nettels.
John Elliott, c. ]. Drew. P. W. Griggs,
Rev. George D. Olden, J. S. Warner,
Peter He'll. Uriah earle. W. G. Brooks,
5. G. Watkins. Albert Watkins, A. A.
GODDARD. D. ". Valentine, J. D. McFar-
and, ". c. Campbell, T. S. Lyons. Dr. |
r. S. Magee. F. H. Foster. J. G. Wat
rs. X. B Welch, c. ". Douglass, G. II.
Stricken. Dr.. H. W. Roby. Judge u. A. |
Huron. ]. H. Stevens. n. A. Warner. ]. |
Z. Shellabarger, II. W. Parker. a. P. |
Wider. William Green. Thomas II. |
Sain. Dr.. R. S. Plummer. H. o. Heath, /
T. NJ. Hanley. E. B. Cowgirl. George |
Wagner. Albert Griffin, l. 4. Steboins |
md II. c. Fellow.