The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-08
IN CITY POLITICS.
A Large Meeting Saturday in
the Fifth Ward.
What Doctor Hibben Actually
Said to His Hearers.
Wishes They All Gould Have Work
All of the Time.

It is just as we'll for the opponents
of Dr. Hibben in the mayoralty contest
to be fair; better for the opposition, in
fact, for garbled reports make votes
for the one misrepresented.
DR.. Hibben's following is increasing
and his forces are growing stronger.
This is mere statement of things as
they are and the efforts to make the
opposition to Mayor Fellows appear as
simply ridiculous is senseless.
The church at the corner of Four
teenth and Washington streets in the
Firth ward was packed with people
on Saturday evening to listen to adj
dresses by DR.. J. B. Hibben, Colonel
A B. Jetmore and others. Rev. John
Price presided.
DR.. Hibben declared that if elected
mayor the interests of all classes would
be looked after all the year round He
would give employment to as large a
class of deserving poor as a safe and
businesslfke administration of affairs
will justify.
He repeated that he had not prom
4sed, and positively would not promise
a position to any individual to secure
support.
He said: ct wish I could give each
and every one of you a job, and that
you could all have work S65 days in
the year, but this is of course impos-
s1ble and not to be thought off,
A morning paper garbles the above
statement and says Dr. Hibben said:
w hen L am mayor 1 will give each
and every one of you a. job. You will
nave work 365 days in a year" This
is quite another story and absurd on
the face of it.
Referring to the employment of men
on the streets now, DR.. Hibben said:
Il believe the work should be distrib-
uted through the year and not massed
together just before the primaries
colonel A. B. JetmOre paid a high
tribute to the honesty, ability and man
illness OF DIR. Hibben, affirming that the
doctor is in every way worthy of the
confidence and support of the people of
Topeka And from the generous an
plause which greeted the address it was
apparent that the audience was almost
unanimously with him.
One of Dr. Hibben'S supporters said
today: THE morning paper also quotes
= member of the school board as say
ing that DR.. Hibben is promising 20
sitions in the city schools in exchange
for votes
Now, there is not a voter in Topeka
who does not know that the mayor has
absolutely nothing to say about who
shall have positions as teachers. If a
member of the school board made this
statement, the people should know his
name A man who would make such
q silly remark is utterly unworthy of
the confidence of the people.
There is another thing I want to
call attention to. DR.. Hibben has, to
the utmost of his ability, endeavored
to restrain his supporters from attack
ing the personal character of his OPP
ponent and the appointees of the pres
ent mayor. DR.. Hibben is making a
clean, manly fight for the nomination.
He has sternly forbid the use of liquor
to corrupt or influence voters. and not
one drop has been seen about his head
quarters
In fact, have not heard Of one sin
gle valid reason why DR.. Hibben should
not be nominated. The only argument