The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-30
ENTHUSIASM GROWING.
Big Meeting of Commercial
Club and Citizens Last Night.
Work Likely to Begin on Audi
forum on May 1.
All Efforts Now to Be Made to Carry
the Auditorium Proposition at the
Election by an Immense
Majority.

There was an enthusiastic meeting of
citizens at the Commercial club rooms
last night to make the preliminary ar
rangements for carrying the auditorium
proposition at the coming election
The plan of r. S. Brigham to appoint
committees in the various wards to
have supervision of the work on cleo
rion day was adopted and the follow
ing committees were named for the
five wards:
First ward-M. c. Holman. VIM
Green, E C. Arnold. A NJ. Baird, o. D.
Skinner, w c. Stewart.
Second ward-A- x Rodgers, G. w
Neale, w. C Stephenson, F. L. Stevens,
F. NJ Newland, Rev. NJ. c. Long.
Third wards. W, Crane, ". NJ
Cabe, Frank Merrill, F. P. Edison, w.
7. Mcknight. O. K. Swayze.
Fourth ward-H NJ. Phillips. D. c.
TillotsOn. Arthur Capper. Fred Waters,
c. P Adams. A V. Linden, s. P. Haw-
kins.
Fifth ward-C. H. Titus.P. W. Griggs.
T. A Beck. Chas. Swanson, S. T. Howe,
Ed Keith, Dennis Hope. Chas- Smith.
The Second ward committee at once
selected the following Subcommittee to
have charge of the work a the polling
places in the ward:
First precinct. Second ward-Ed
Halves, NJ. Hurz, Ernest Muller, Rob
ert COwdry. Joe Jones.
Second precinct. Second ward-Geo.
Gerbrick, Peter Cart. John Allen, Bert
Whittelsey. Otto Larson.
Third precinct. Second ward-L. B.
Pechner II. s. Warner VIM. Parker,
G. w. AdamsOr. L. G. Curriar.
Fourth precinct, Second ward-T. S.
Williams, John A Alexander. Jesse
Shaw, James Holt. w. H. SaXtOn-
Fifth precinct, Second ward-C. K.
Holiday, Jr. Frank Ellison, A A.
Rodgers. Rufus Frazier, E. E. Etrait-
The names of the ward committees
We're presented by Mr.. Brigham and
adopted without discussion.
The purpose of the committees is to
provide against any possible defeat of
the proposition &c Use the coal hole
money in building the auditorium. The
question of the site is to be settled in
the future.
Speeches were made at the meeting
last night by supporters of the auditO-
rum. There was no opposition. All
those present said that an auditorium
is an imperative necessity and prom
ised to help the proposition all they
can
Short talks were made by Captain c.
II. Titus OF the Fifth ward, W. G.
Brooks Of the First ward. D. C Tillot-
son. A X Rodgers. Rev NJ. c. Long.
s J. Prescott. James Morgan, candi-
date for councilman in the Second
ward: City Attorney Bird. Councilman
Skinner. A NJ. Baird, c. J. Evans, Ma
jor T. J. Anderson and others.
The posters to encourage the voters
were discussed and the secretary of the
Commercial club was ordered to place
them in windows of business houses.
Secretary Linden went from Sixth to
Ninth street on the west side of Kan
sas avenue last evening and every mer-
chant offered the use of his windows
for the cards. No opposition was en-
countered, which proves that the busi-
ness men of Topeka are awake to the
situation and propose to see that To-
peka has what has been SO much need
ed for years-an auditorium large
enough for any gathering which may
come TO Topeka.
After the proposition has been car
rfed at the election next Tuesday, the
Commercial club will devise plans for
raising all the money that will be nee
essary The club win try to have
everything arranged so that work may
commence not later than May 1 and
the building can then be completed
and equipped for Festival week, when
it will be used for the big musical festi-
val by the united musical organizations
of Topeka.
L NJ. Wood. who sent out the invita-
lions for the societies to participate in
the musical jubilee, says he has receiv-
ed favorable replies from nearly all the
organizations and he is satisfied that
there win be no difficulty in having the
largest cnUruS ever seen in Topeka.