The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-11
WILL ABIDE BY RESULT.
Prominent Citizens of North Topeka
Take Sensible View.

The sentiment today in North To-
peka is to allow the city hall and audi
torium TO be built without further op-
position in accordance with the general
will OF the people as expressed at the
polls on Saturday.
While many of the opposition still
feel dissatisfied they are willing to
abide by the result of the election
Archie NJ. Baird and John Wilkerson.
two of the strongest opponents of the
proposition, today announced that they
would make no further fight. J. B.
Billiard, who was instrumental in bring
ing the injunction suit, is still disposed
at this time to cause further trouble,
but will probably allow himself to be
Influenced by the sentiment of other
residents of the First ward and refrain
from again taking up the fight.
Ex-Sherim WilkersOn, who probably
did more personal work against the
auditorium proposition than any man
in North Topeka, says that it would
now be wrong for the citizens of that
ward to further emharrass the council
in the building Of an auditorium and
city hall for Topeka.
The band wagon passed over me but
did not hurt me in the least" said Mr..
Wilkerson today we did the best we
could on this side of the river to de-
feat the proposition, and I believe that
if we had the carriages that We're used
on the south side, I believe we could
have prevented a two-thirds vote in
its favor. But let that be as it may
the election is over and the majority
of the people have spoken for an audi
torium and city hall on the site selected
by the council 1 have always been a
good Republican, and one of the best
Republican principles is to abide by the
will of the majority That is just what
l propose to do in this case We have
had our fight and the other fellows
have come out ahead. The only reason
able thing to do now is to let the mat
ter drop.
Mr. Baird feels the same wav as
WilkersOn. He is very much dissatis-
fed that the election should have gone
the way it did, but now that it is over
he IS willing to let the matter drop. I
understand that Mr.. Billiard is at pres
ent in favor of carrying the fight farth-
er but L believe his better judgment
viii prevail and nothing will be done"
Mr.. Ed Arnold, the head of the Ar
mold Drug company and one of the
heaviest taxpayers, who worked and
voted against the bonds. takes the same
stand Mr.. Wilkerson.
4 am satisfied to let the thing drop
where is it, said he today. 4 don't
believe the council is taking the right
course, but the majority of the people
seem to look at it in a different light
and I am willing to let it go at that [
think the general sentiment on the
North side is in favor of abiding by
the result of the election
Mr.. NJ. g. Holman, the well known
furniture dealer of North Topeka, has
been opposed to the opposition mani
Tested in the First ward since it's start
He is in favor of building of the audi
torium and city hall, and thinks there
viii be no further fight made on the
proposition. He said today:
4 think the men who made the fight
on the auditorium bonds made it from
principle. but now that the matter has
been decided at the polls, the maj ajority
1 believe. are in favor of dropping
it. We need an auditorium in Topeka,
and personally I don't think any steps
should be taken to prevent such action
on the part of the council"
J. A. and G. w. Lukens. of the firm
of Luxens Bros, while expressing
themselves as very dissatisfied over the
result of the election, are in favor of
abiding by it.
we are beat. and there's nothing
more to say" said Mr. J. A. Lukens to-
day.
Mr. w d Lacey. who is associated
with his brother. A w. Lacey in the
drug business on North Kansas avenue,
said:
L voted against the bonds, but now
that they have carried I am personally
in favor of letting the thing drop. The
North Topeka people showed their dis
approval of the proposition at the
polls, and I think the majority are will
ing TO let it go at that
Mr.. E D. Small, president of the
American bank says that he is not sat
built at the corner of Seventh and
Quincy streets, but expresses the opin-
ion that no further fight will be made