The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-26

| I'm all seriousness concluded Mr.
| Hagan. 'the action of the department
| at Washington is certainly unfair to
| the people of Kansas and I approve of
the protests which are being forwarded
| against it,
| Captain ]. G. Waters went to his office
| this morning and examined law books un-
| til Governor Leedy reached the executive
| upon him and joined the great body of
| Topeka and Kansas citizens who urg-
| is regarded injustice by the war de-
partment. Mr.. Waters said to a Journal
f'There is every railroad facility in To-
peka that there is in Kansas City. There
| are fifty, per cent better camping grounds
here. There are not here the attractions
| which distract the attention of the men
tions of saloons and that which is much
1T would cost no more to mobilize the
| troops here. 1t has always been usual
to encamp the troops at the capitals of
fnH fnf1ey states at we can ! pump the volunteers G
| hnally. the worst place on earth to camp
1onnded b% soldier YOU'D be in Missouri sur
Judge Albert H. Horton said: ct do
not IH}p kn9W tS what the reasons are for mobii-
seems to me that Fort Leavenworth
S1d you'd be far :; better place On the other,
6a4sas City tby If it is proposed to con-
should say that no objection could be Of
fered to the action of the war department.
However, if the intention is to encamp
and drill! the volunteers, then the Kansas
troops should be mobilized in Kansas
Sixty-fVe Topeka business men as
sembled at the Commercial club rooms
at 10 o'clock this morning to make
formal protest against the action of the
secretary of war in naming Kansas City
as a point for the mobilization of Kan
sas troops.
Those present were: r. S. Brigham,
F. G. Willard, NJ. A. Bailey, Geo. Burg
hart, G. M. Chase, W.>O. Rigby, ]. T.
CLANCY, M. Snattinger, T. J. Anderson,
F. P. MacLennan, D. o. McCray, Fred
Freeman, c. K. Holiday, jr., John M.
Wright, Fred Snow, NJ. D. Henderson,
E. H. Crosby. E. w. Poindexter. John
F. McManus, ]. S. Coe, G. p Adams,
Dell Keizer. Seymour Heyman, Frank
Bacon, D. ]. Greenwald, J. r. Hankla,
G. c. Baker, J. S. SprOat, L. S. Wool
verton, S. S. McFadden, w. C. Stephen
son, a. B. Quinton, J. S. Collins, P. 1.
Bonebrake, Charles Adams, ]. P. Row
ley, w. I. Miller, A. W. Dana, D. o.
Squires, B. F. Sim, z. r. Brown, II. A.
Heath, D. P. Paxton, Edward Wilder,
T: F. Doran. G. A Fellows; John
Ott P. Heinze, Abe Steinberg, A. A.
GODDARD, James B. Hayden, S. B. Brett,
N. F. Conkle, J. M Wallace, j. w.
Hardt
There was no time lost in preliminar-
les for everyone realized that what was
done had to be done quickly and r. S.
Brigham, vice president of the CONNER
Dell Keizer said that it would be a
good plan to consult the passenger
agents. ''It is evident" said he, that
when this order was made the depart
ment had in view the railroad terminals
and if the passenger agents of the rail
roads would assure the department that
everything would be all right in the
event that Topeka is named I believe
the order would be changed" sss4s
Major T. J. Anderson-It might be
good plan to consult the passenger
J1,1+ +Inxr in GIInt
that they would not want to offend
Kansas City by asking to have the or
der changed.
T. P. MacLennan-It seems to me
that it is a mistake to suppose that the
question of railroad terminals is the
important one in naming the place for
and Mt. Gretna, Pennsylvania have
been selected and in many states the
state capitals have been chosen. So
it seems to me that there are other con-
siderations We should show the de-
partment that Topeka, the capital of
the state, is in a position to furnish
camping grounds and other conVen-
fences lacking elsewhere.
P. I. Bonebrake then offered two tele-
grams which were adopted without op-
position. They are as follows:
Topeka, Kan, April 26, 1898.
To Honorables W. A. Harris, Lucien
Baker Chas. Curtis, Case Broderick,
J; T. Botkin; Jerry Simpson, n D.
MeCoTmiek Corn y p Petayi Vincent iG ntre E HoR r.
Chas. Curtis:
We notice that the rendezvous for
Kansas soldiers is placed at Kansas
City. This is gross injustice. Tope-
ka is the capital of the state, we'll sup
piled with railroads and has fair
grounds equipped for barracks, water, !
drill grounds and everything necessa-
ry for 5000 troops. Call Secretary AL
gers attention to the matter.
'Hon. R. A. Alger, Secretary of War,
Washington, D c.:
1--WE beg to call your attention to the
great mistake in placing the rendezvous
for Kansas troops at Kansas City. To-
pel1a is the capital of the state, well sup
has a fair grounds equipped with bar
racks. water, drill grounds and everything
necessary for the accommodation of 1900
troops. Please make the change to To-
peka and thereby accommodate the state
at large
On motion of Mr.. MacLennan the fol-
lowing committee was named to confer
with Governor Leedy, make known the
result of this meeting, sign the kilograms
and take necessary action: P. 1. Bonebrake.
II. J. Anderson, R. S Brigham. c. A. Eel
lows, c. J. Devlin, Edward Wilder and f.
G. Willard.
Mr.. Devlin suggested that kilograms be
sent to President Gable of the Rock Island
and President Ripley and Vice President
Morton of the Santa Fe, and the sugges-
ton was adopted
The meeting assembled on a few mo-
ment'S notice was remarkable for it's
size, enthusiasm and prompt and point
ed action.
HIS DISPATCH TO ALGER.
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