The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-19
Hamilton Hall Crowded With
Republicans Saturday Night.
The Flambeau Club With RO-
man Candles
AND MARSHALL'S BAND
Lead the Way to Hamilton
Hall.
Stanley, Curtis, Baker and
Others Make Speeches.

The Republicans of Topeka came to
the bat Saturday night and scored.
They hit the ball hard and aroused
more enthusiasm than they had even
hoped for.
1t was a home run so far as the size
of the crowd was concerned. Hamilton
hall was packed and the standing-room-
only sign would have had to have been
taken in If there had been one to take
in Every allusion to the outcome of
the war brought forth rounds of ap-
plause.
At a little before 8 o'clock the BOYS
.bugle corps and fifty members of the
Flambeau clubs marched up Kansas
avenue, headed by MarshalPs band. In
the midst of the torches carried by the
the inscription:
ION, Stanley, on!
While these lights hold out to burn
The Vilest Pop may yet return!"
The procession marched south to
Ninth street.. then countermarched to
sixth avenue and from there to Quincy,
where for ten minutes the Flamb beau
clubs sent up a brilliant display of
Roman candles.
Meanwhile the crowd had been as
sembling in Hamilton hall and those
who waited uniIt the fireworks were
over found seats with difficulty. The
members of the F1ambeau clubs pushed
in and the aisles filled rapidly On the
stage with the speakers sat a hundred
persons, among whom were several
state eandidates-George Cole, candi-
date for auditor; A A. GODDARD, Candi-
date for attorney general, and Frank
Grimes, candidate for state treasurer.
As soon as order was secured John
T. Clancy, chairman of the Shawnee
county Republican central committee,
introduced Congressman Charles Cur
tbs, who presided over the meeting. Mr..
Curtis was greeted enthusiastically but
GnRRCh G
audience would prefer to hear the next
governor of Kansas" Senator Baker
and PrO& Nelson. AS this was his first
appearance before a Repu blican gath
ering here since his denomination for
congressman, Mr.. Curtis took occasion,
however, to thank his Shawnee county
constituency, whose loyalty made it
possible for him to be Ominated in the
First district. And if the reports I
hear of that convention are true con-
tinued Mr.. Curtis, L think the Republi-
can state committee could with profit
hire the same delegation that went to
Horton in my behalf, to go around over
the state and do a little singing for the
state ticket"
The principal interest centered in w. !
E. Stanley, and when he was introduced |
the Flambeau club broke out with;
rip. rah, reel
Who are We2
Stanley men from
Old ShaWnee!"
The underlying thread of Mr. Stan
ley's speech was that the people of
Kansas ought to turn down the present /
state administration because the people /
of other states had no faith in POpu- !
lists. He followed in the path that all |
Republican speakers had trOd in past /
years by denOuncing POpulism as syn /
OnymOus with calamity, and all the |
other terms which Republicans applied |
to the POpulist party ever since its in |
ception.
Mr.. Stanley began by saying that this |
was the first time he had ever appeared !
before a political meeting in Topeka, !
but he hoped to become better ac- /
quainted with Topeka people after next |
January. Il first came to Topeka % !
years ago." said the speaker 4 got off |
the train at the Union Pacific depot /
over to the North side, and as I came |
across the river noticed a few strag- |
Cling houses in the bottoms and a little |
town up here on the HILL
The speaker then described the de- !
velopment of the state and how it had |
been advertised as the greatest state !
in the Union. But" he said, I'VE over |
In our enthusiasm we mortgaged what /
we had in order to buy more. Then /
came hot winds and crop failures to /
scourge the state, and out of hot winds [
and crop failures came the POpuliSt |
party, the worst blight of all.
See your school houses on every |
hillside; see your 1900 school teachers,
and your 100000 trOoping children on |
their way to school, and realize that /
this magnificent school system is
founded upon a permanent school fund |
which was provided for years ago by the
Republican party, and then think how
insignificant it seems to boast of saving
so cents on a school book
This and a similar Illusion to the saw
ing on feed at the Kansas City stock
yards were the only references made by
Mr.. Stanley to the issues discussed by
the Populists. He then read quotations
from the contributions of Governor Lee
dy and eX-GOvernOrs Lewelling, ST.
John and Click to the advertising hand
book. What's the Matter With Kan !