The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-22
ONE MORE NOVELTY.
The Product of Charlie Holiday and
John Waters Fertile Brains.

Mr. Charles K. Holiday came down
town bright and early this morning and
with a fitting smile Of content and
peace with all his fellow men. After
a good nights Sleep" said John Waters,
the Ratchet has been buried and we
will all now smoke the pipe of peace"
John Waters and Charlie Holiday
are now arranging for a doll party" to
be given by Mr.. Waters and invitations
will be issued for all the hackers of
Hagan and other candidates and for the
Hot Feet to attend in a body. 1t
will be thoroughly a stag party and all
who go must wear either little girls or
little boys costumes and must bring
doll of some kind. Inc time ana place
of the party will be announced later
but when it takes place it will be one
of the most novel affairs ever held in
Topeka or anywhere else. Prepare
lions will be made for about 200 guests
and several things of a novel nature are
promised in the way of entertainment.
It's a good thing" said Mr.. Waters,
that there wasn't any girls in this doll
contest. If there had been nobody
knows what blood might have been
she'd"
waiian doll contest. The contest was
carried on in a humorous and burlesque
sort of way in imitation of a regular
election. The candidates We're an
nOunced in humorous circulars. me re-
porter who wrote the account of the
outcome for the Journal did not wish to
misrepresent anyone but to state the
facts. In the morning paper Mr.. Hol-
Hday has a letter which shows that he
has taken a much more serious view of
the affair than would be expected. AT
the close of the contest there was
heated discussion between the hackers
of the different candidates and an effort
was made to give the views of all.
In his letter Mr.. Holiday says:
LAS a matter of fact 1 was not the
Judge of the doll contest, and had never
received any authority to so act by the
ladies of the Kindergarten association,
nor did I at any time usurp any such
authority I was there solely and alone
in the interest of Mr. Waters. There
was some talk of a dark vote, but 1t
was never definitely decided by any
body to make a change"
It has not been stated that Mr. Hol-
liday was judge of the contest. He was
not but it appeared to those not posted
that he had the contest in charge, for
the ladies who were in charge OF the
doll show referred all questions to Mr..
Holiday and when the point of an open
or a dark ballot was raised the matter
was left in Mr.. Holidays hands with
the instructions that the balloting be
done in the way that would bring tbs
kindergarten the most money and not
be carried on in the interests OF any one
candidate. Mr. Fred Popenoe carried
the message from the ladies to Mr.. Hol-
Mr., Holiday did not wish to decide the
ager. to change the form of balloting.
When Prof. Samuels and others went to
vote they were Informed that Mr. Holli-
day would decide all such questions AS
was said in the Journal, the mistake was
made in not having three disint erested
parties to act as judges and decide such
Question, instead of leaving Mr.. Holiday
in an embarrassing situation
After the contest was over the outcome
was in doubt. Mr.. Moore could not please
all, and there had been such a rush at the
close. and both the hackers OF Waters
and Hagan claimed victory. Mr.. Moore
left it to a popular vote The vote was
that Waters should have the doll After
that the hackers of Hagan and 14artmer
were anxious for the balloting TO continue
for a stipulated time and be in the dark.
This point was left to Mr.. Popenoe, and
he decided that matters stood the con-
test could not be reopened without the
consent of Mr.. Waters and his followers.