Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-02-24
CAMPAIGN FOR MAYORALTY Nou-
NATION OPENED LAST NIGHT.
MUSIC HALL WAS CROWDED.
JUDGE JOHN II. STONE PRESIDED AT
THE MEETING.
Features of the Meeting Were the
Atincks OF Judge stone and
Colonel Waters Upon John
j. Green for Alleged
Party Treachcry.

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rousing meeting. AT which Colonel John Il.
Stone, presiding judge of the county court,
presided. and the principal speech was
made by Colonel l.. II. Waters. The hall
was tlled. fully 500 persons being present.
The features of the meeting were the
speeches of Judge Stone and Colo
mel Waters, both of whom savagely
attacked John J.. Green. Few refer
ences were made to Mayor Jones. and they
were only indirectly. The principal charge
made against Mr.. Green was that he had
voted against Judge Stone and Charles y.
Crandall four years ago.
Mr.. Bishop made a short, straightforward
speech, devoid of personalities. He was
given a very hearty reception. Colonel a.
a. Jones. the colored orator, made a
straight Republican speech, without in
dorsing either of the four candidates. Mr..
j. L. Lindbloom, a yuong Swedish newspa-
per man, made a strong speech for Mr..
Bishop without attacking any other cam
didate.
Colonel L. II. Waters called the meeting
10 order and introduced Judge John B.
Stone as the presiding chairman.
kansas City has outgrown its swaddling
clothes" said Judge Stone. in opening. and
is destined TO be the leading city in the
West. To realize this destiny we must
have the right man for mayor. We have
outgrown the peanut politician. We need
business men at the head of our govern
ment. We need no dollhouse politician as
mayor. but a man in whom the people have
confidence There are four candidates be-
fore you. II is not a question of political
principles. IT matters not whether the
nominee believes in silver or gold. but We
want an economical. honest and progressive
ADMINISTRATION. The man himself must be
the platform.
One of these four candidates is John
G. Bishop.a Republican always. He has an
nounced his platform. Who is John J.
Green? When / read Green's platform 1
seeking to lead. There are gangs within
gangs. There is a Democratic and a Re-
publican gang. They stand together. They
are not composed of the better clement OF
citizens. They are banded together for
spoils. Mr.. Green belongs to the Republic
an gang. Mr.. o. II. Queal and John ~
Smith revolted against the regular Rspub-
lican county ticket four years ago. Mr..
Queai is now Green's sponsor. You don't
want a Republican who votes the Demo-
cratic ticket.
WHO is the head of the gang element
in Kansas City? Joe Shannon. You don't
want him TO nominate both candidates. He
will control both. IL Green is nominated.
There will be an election commissioner APP
pointed by the mayor who should be above
SUSPICION Is Green aDONe suspicion as a
Republican? There Is no A. p. A. ism, no
clan or religion. in this fight. Mr.. Green
during his canvass for treasurer visited
the A. p. A. councils and Endorsed their
principles and went back upon the ticket.
He did as the Spaniard did in Havana har-
bor the other day. He put a torpedo under
The ticket. He led the A. 2. AS to believe
he voted for me. but when Murphy con-
tested the election we got "A look at his
ballot. He betrayed one man, and he will
betray another. He hasn't the slightest
chance of election. No American can afford
10 vote for him. You can't trust n man
who goes back on his ticket.
1T is excusable TO put one or two rela-
tives in office, but when you put the whole
family on the pay roll | believe, in draw
Ing the line; II Green is elected. another
own a foot OF real estate in his W
Mr.. Bishop has been true to his prom
against Green, but he isn't fit for the
place TO which he aspires: He won't do:
He ought 10 retire in the interest of good
government and harmony. I have seen
an awful lot of gangism in the past three
years. IL may have been good for the
tsnpayers. but 1t has been hard on me-
Judge Stone told a rather risque story
- illustrate how he feels among the gang
Democrats. He discussed Mr.. Bishops
platform plank by plank. OF the one term
greatest humbug in the world.
Many men go into office honest" he
pies money. AS to franchises. 1 believe
kansas City should build a street railway
TO Swope pork and charge 5 cents a rouno
NO man should be appointed to office
who is not a citizen of Kansas city That
shuts out the next shipload. Mr.. Bishop
and no other candidate will combine so
many clements of strength or poll the full
Republican vote"
Colonel Waters Speaks.
Colonel J.. II. Waters was the next
speaker. He hit out from the shoulder
from the start.
Il have always believed that a Repub-
lican mayor and council could run the
affairs of this city," said the colonel. Il
believe that II we should try the expert
ment just once-we havn't had such an adj
Tinistration for years-it would take the
breath away from many of those who are
pretending 10 be Republicans. Let's try
the experiment.
under him in office. He never sent TO Ire
land. Germany or Oshkosh for Democratic
mans heifer and voted the Democratic
ticket. lie never flashed I'm the pan. The
same Influences that elected Bishop elected
Green, and the same obligation rested upon
both. In 1894 when we were counted out
by thugs. every vote cast by May was cast
for Murphy and against Stone. Green voted
for Murphy against Stone. and for O'NeiIl
against Charley Crandall. an old soldier
who WAS fighting for his country when
Green was IN Ireland. ] never will sup-
port a traitor TO my country or TO nv
party. ] love "A loyal man. Green and his
gang bolted the nomination of ISake and
elected Marsh county Judge two years ago.
turning this county over to the Democratic
gang. He declared for free silver and then
denied he had said 1t. He told me not
three weeks ago he wasn't n candidate and
never had been. How did he get into this
campaign? a few fellows met up here or
Quality Hill. Old man Patterson presided
q man who hasn't voted two successive Re.
publican tickets in ten years. ! am for
Bishop against the world. the flesh and the
devil. 7 count Jones as tho world. Slower
the flesh and Green as the devil. / haven
anything against Slower. hut he wrote a
letter promising 10 let a private assoCia.
ton name a city board. lie ought TO get
that letter and burn IL up There are 4
great many good things in Jimmy Jones.
Hike him for his pretty tin cans. No one
else would have thought OF providing paint
ed tin cans for Missouri Democrats to spi,
in.
Bishop believes In a non-partisan board
Of public works. where there will be two
Democrats and two Republicans and nc
was a tiptop Republican. and ] wish al
Democrats were as good Republicans n:
Yeoman and Hardesty.
"T don't want a candidate nominated by
any u~n-Rcpuhlican paper. I never knew
the Kansas City Star TO advocate any mar
who succeeded. It's n great paper, enter.
prising and all that, but Il IS like an en-,
CINE that ran into n claybank. II run.
like h. but never gets anywhere. II
favored Warner. and he isn't governor vet
Two years ago il opposed Jones. and III
was elected. Let's nominate our candidat,
ourselves"
Candidate bishops Talk.
MIR. Bishop was greeted with cheers a.
he arose 10 speak.