The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-07
STREET CALLS ON BROWN.
Goes Over to See Him so He Won't
Get Lonesome


Did you ever see the preliminary con-
test for speaker OF the house, gentle
reader? las the old fashioned novelist
would ASK Here is the way part of
the fight is conducted:
A Journal man and r. w. Turner of
Mankato started out to visit the candi-
dates for speaker last evening They
knocked on the door of w. D. Streets
room. Mr.. Street opened the door and
cautiously looked out.
Just step into the next room, gentle
men, and I'll see you in a minute
Whom have you got in there?'' said
the journal man, who saw the smiling
countenance of ]. Mack Love through
the crack of the door, and knowing that
Mack had no votes to throw to any
candidate. he added: THAT man is
from my county; want to see him.
Come in then, come inr'
Inside We're ]. Mack Love and Ed
ward Jaquins, the Democratic repre-
sentative from Cowley, who, by the
way, scratched his name away up near
the top of the dome of the temple of
fame Gin Kansas legislation) by having
Howard county divided into the pres
ent counties of Elk and Chautauqua-
What are you fellows doing here ?"
asked Mack Love.
I'VE have just come down to see what
you are doing. Explain yourself"
After the usual 'joshing'' and laugh
ing, some one asked where w. F.
Browns headquarters were.
They are next door. Let's go over
for a CALL said one of the visitors.
The entire crowd filed out of the
room and marched down the hall sin
gle file, headed by the Journal man. He
raped on Browns door. 1t was opened
by j. J. Barnes of Pratt, Browns trust
ed lieutenant.
Come I'M Come in.r'
Mr.. Barnes, I want to introduce Mr.
Turner" How are you, Mr.. Brown
Mr.. Brown, are you acquainted with
Mr.. Turner?'' This is ]. Mack Love.
and of course you know Mr.. Street And
this is Mr.. JaQuins, member from Cow
ley"
Judge Bushore and two or three more
were in the room.
"Glad to see you, gentlemen, said
Brown, shaking hands.
Yes" put in Street, Mr.. Jaquins has
just come to me and said he was a can
didate for speaker, and told him he
ought to meet you"
Glad to see you: sit down. sit down. .
said Brown, pushing up two chairs, let
the leading candidate sit down"
Every one laughed No one sat
down.
Just thought I would bring you over
a crowd, Brown" said Street.
mo need of that. Street"
''Say, 1 was just telling Barnes here, "
put in Street, chow we were fixed up in
our country and he said he would come
UP there and open butcher shop. l
told him there was no use of doing that,
for he would not sell anything. a man
can't come down here TO Topeka and
fight me, and then settle up in my coun-
try"
Just then there was a knock on the
door and some one who had seen Street
come into the room asked to see him.
Excuse me, gentlemen, / Will sc
home I'll bring you a crowd again
sometime" said Street, starting for the
door,
Brown seized the opportunity to take
Jaquins into another room.
Barnes as he closed the door after
street. fired the parting shot;
Come over again sometime, Street
sometime, whenever you get lone
some.'
Street took the men that wanted MN
hack 10 his room. Brown labored with
Jaouins in the inner room and the
crowd in the outer room began telhns
stories.
So the speakership contest is earned