The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-18
Will People Permit Our Heroes
to Be Used by Politicians
Managers Measure Patriotism
by Its Effect on 'sthe Party"
THAT DAYLIGHT RIDE
Kansas City Raises a Vigorous
Protest.
Arrangements Would Be Seri-
Ously Crippled by Change.


Morgan and a few other Republican
,,o1iticians in telegraphing the officers
of the Twentieth Kansas to have the
soldiers vote in favor of a daylight rae
through Kansas threatens to cause ser
aous trouble and may, unless the plan
is changed, disarrange things ma
terially.
The plan to interfere with the ar
rangements of the committees III
charge of the reception is a pohtlcaI
one on the part of the Seventh con-
gressional district. They would dls-
arrange if possible the plans of the
rest of the state to give the boys
great entertainment at Topeka This
would interfere not by any means with
Topeka alone, but with the people OF
the entire state who are planning to
come here and spend the day-many Of
them can not conveniently be here all
night.
Since the politicians have discovered
that they are moving in the direction
of destruction of the plans for recep-
tfOns in Topeka, Ottawa, Lawrence,
LeavenwOrth, Kansas City, Girard,
Pittsburg, Winfield and other towns
represented in the Twentieth they seem
half convinced of the error and are
sorry that they spoke. For example,
publican state committee, said, while
discussing the action of the politicians:
I did not think at the time that the
plan to have the soldiers brought home
on a daylight ride through the western
part Of the state would interfere with
the arrangements being made by the
cities which desire to entertain their
soldiers after the Topeka reception
Had this fact been recognized / believe
the plans would not have been made -
X
hibited in the western part of the state
does not meet the approval of the cities
of the eastern part where elaborate
preparations are being made for re-
ceptiOn to their respective companies.
There seems to be an unfortunate dis
position among the politicians to have
their way about their own plans or else
destroy the reception being planned in
Topeka.
Gen. ]. K. Hudson, chairman of the
committee on arrangements has tele-
graphed Col Metcalf that the daylight
ride plan will disrupt the plan for re
ceptiOn in Topeka Gen Hudson has
not heard from the colonel.
Kansas City's committee has notified
by wire the 100 men from that town in
the regiment that an evening arrival at
Topeka will deprive them of the visit
in Topeka because it will disrupt the
plans for the Kansas City demOnStra-
ton. Long explanatory letters have al
50 been forwarded from Kansas City,
1eavenWOrth, Lawrence and Ottawa, in
QCaLlnS LnaL the pest plan IS TO come
through the western part of the state
at night
If the plan to take the daylight ride
is successful the Kansas City people
will not attend the Topeka reception
but Will meet their boys in Topeka,
transfer them to a special train on the
Union Pacific and hurry them home.
This train has been arranged for and q
committee has completed arrangements
with the Union Pacific hotel to feed
them at the expense of Kansas City.
If the soldiers come to Topeka in the
morning and spend the day and evening
here in accordance with the original
plan for the reception 1000 people from
the two cities expect to come to Topeka
with a band and help in the demonstra-
ton here After which they viii take
charge of the Kansas City soldiers ia Ike
them home in a special train and there
after entertain them The troops viii
land at the Union depot the next morn
ing and viii be loaded into talIyhos for
parade through the streets of Kansas
city, Mo, and Kansas City, Kan. A
tent accommodating 5000 people has
been secured for the banquet which will
be given by the people of Kansas CITY.
Kan The women of that city will have
charge of this feature which will be
enliVened by speeches and all the Kan
sas City bands viii keep up a continu-
Gus concert.
In the evening the soldiers will be ia
ken to the theater to see why Smith
Lett Home after which they viii go to
banquet at the Midland hotel.
Today A. L. Berger, DR.. J P. Root
ana J. 9. Horton, prominent Kansas
City, Kan, men, representing the gen
eraI committee, came to Topeka and
engaged quarters at the Hotel Throop
for 20 citizens of the town who will
constitute reception committee which
viii come to Topeka to meet the sold
iers from that town and to look after
their wants.
Mr.. Berger said: kansas Cfty is
with Topeka on the plan to have the
soldiers brought here in the morning.
Ihat Will give them time for the big
reception after which we viii take our
men home and entertain them The
plan of the politicians does not suit
state and have assurances that it
VIII be so arranged that the original
idea of the general committee will be
executed.
The towns of the eastern part of
the state are unanimous on this Dro-
Posluon, continued Mr.. Berger. '9and
lnere IS no reason why this daylight
pan should be forced upon those who
nave Planned to give their soldiers a
pig day and night reception af home
IN accordance with the plans made Inv,
tne general committee. The last scba,,,a
IS one OF political buncombe ana 7 40
not believe the towns win submit to
Kansas City has raised over 50 ooo
Inat city and is planning to make tbaf,.
snow as big as the Topeka show
Ihere is another thing" sai5 NJ
Berger upon reflection. ssIf fba ~.
first adopted by the general connrnitfaa -
Tor the reception committee is NOT 90
Eled out fear that the people of L-s1-
ses CITY Wsn not attend the reception.