The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-18
First Session Being Held at
State House Today.
THEIDEAS EXPRESSED
Governor Morrill, Would Have a
Simple Patriotic Welcome.
Ex- Congressman Rroderick
Wants a Big Banquet.
Other Members of the Commit
tee Have Various Plans.

To prepare plans for a suitable re-
| ception to the Twentieth Kansas is the
| object of the meeting of the following
I committee, named by Governor Stan
! ley, at the executive office this after
! noon:
First District-Gen. ]. K. Hudson,
! Coloney H. c. Lindsey, Topeka; Case
Broderick. HoltOn.
| Second-E. H. Funston, Carlisle;
! Judge Manford Schoonover, Garnett;
| George w. Martin, Kansas City, Kan
Third-R. N. Allen, Chanute; colonel
| James Beck, Galena; J. Mack Love-
Fourth-E. w. Hoch. Marion; John
Madden, Emporia; ]. E. Watrous, Bur
Fifth. R. Burton. Abilene; Sam
/ KfmbIe, Manhattan; F. A. Stocks, Blue
| Rapids.
Sixth-Judge a. H. Ellis, Beloit;
| James F'il1e. Colby; n. B. Mccormick
Sew seVenthEA. -a11thA w. Smith. Mcpherson;
| Colonel T. G. Fitch, Wichita; Henry
| Mason, Garden City.
| The surviving ex-gOvernors of the
| state are honorary members OF the
! committee as follows: John P St
| John. Olathe; George w. Click, Atchi-
| son: L. .. Humphrey. Independence;
| L. D. Lewelling, Wichita; r. n. NOR
| rill, Hiawatha; John w Leedy, Law
| renee.
| The reception, according to the idea
/ and suggestion of Governor Stanley IS
\ to be held in Topeka. The contract
I made with the Santa Fe to transport
/ the troops to Kansas haSIOpeka as lhe
destination.
| The members of the committee come
| to this their first conference with rev
| we'll defined ideas as to the character
| of the proposed reception
| Make it big and grand IS the
| watchword of the members but none OF
1 them has a suggestion which is believed
/ by it's author to be worthy of the Occa-
sion Therefore, the members of the
committee are saying little but hope,
from among the membership, to arrive
at a plan which will be commensurate
| with the dignity and honor of the state
| Ex-Governor Morrill, who today said
! his physical condition is like soldier 5
/ broth hearty but weak" expressed
/ the idea that is also in the minds of the
| remaining members. The governor
] said:
/ THE difficulty is we have all talked
so much about this reception and the
| doing honor to the boys that I fear we
! shall fail to realize the expectations of
! the people. Something grand and glOr-
| ious has been the general idea but just
! how to arrive at that result is the ques-
| tiOn which will worry US. However, we
| hope to do something which viii re-
| fleet credit on the state and al the same
| time be entertaining for the boys.
| THE old veterans who came home
| from the ciTil war and went to work
| without other attention than was be-
| slowed upon them by members of their
| own families do not know just how to
| compass the reception to the Twentieth.
| While we desire to do all that can be
| done in honor of the occasion I sincere
| ly hope that plans viii not be made
! that will bore the men who are coming
/ home. A simple, patriotic welcome will
| please Them
| tee will accompany Governor Stanley
| and other state officers to San Fran
| cisco to greet the returning heroes but
| in what way the trip will be made is
a matter of uncertainty A special train
| has been talked of to accommodate the
| officials and the relatives of the boys
/ in the regiment who will go to the
! Golden Gate. 1t is believed that a low
| rate can be secured so that the trip
/ may be as inexpensive as possible. This
| will not be a junket Every man who
! goes will pay his own expenses includ-
| ing railroad fare.
''The state has no money TO send a
! reception committee or individuals to
! San Francisco said Governor Stanley
| today.
EN- Congressman Case Broderick
| thinks the regiment should be brought
TO Topeka for a banquet, tOasts and
| handshahnS. The governor in the
| opinion of Mr.. BrOderick, should deliver
/ the address of welcome home. Then
| each locality should give its boys a
John E. Watrous of Burlington says:
| Let US give the boys the best in the
| shop" Mr.. Watrous has no definite
| plan in his mind but he has the right
| idea.
Let Us welcome the boys so that
! there will be no doubt as to our appre-
| citation of their services - writes ex-
| Governor L u Humphrey. Mr.
! Humphrey wants the gold lace and
/ pOmp omitted from the ceremonies.
Col Thomas C. Fitch wants Cover
| nor Stanley and Ex-Governor Leedy to
head a committee to go to San Fra n
| cisco to welcome the boys to their ma
| tive land. Although a Wichita man,
Col. Fitch wants the reception held in
| Topeka.
George ". Martin of Kansas City is
here and wants the governor to pro-
claim the day of the arrival of the reg
! and urge all the people to cease their
Iabors to honor the fighters.
A. w. Smith of Mcpherson wants the
! biggest parade ever seen in the state
with all the civic societies and frater-
nal organizations in line with citizens.
This idea is meeting with some oppo-
| sition There are membes of the COM
mittee who want the parade limited to
the Twentieth Kansas. Smith wants
President Mckinley to be here.
| A H Ellis of Beloit wants so brass
Twentieth to march up Kansas avenue
to the music of "A Hot Time played
by all the bands at once.
f. w. HOch of Marion wants the
time card of the Twentieth's train so
arranged that the people in towns
along the Santa Fe may have an -op-
portunity to do the regiment honor.
J. n. Fike of Colby wants the re-