The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-29
FEW HOURS LEFT.
Registration Books Will Close
Tomorrow Evening.
Don't Neglect an Important
Duty to Yourself and City.
''VOTE FOR PROGRESS.''
Rallying Cry'Of the Friends of
Greater Topeka.
State Journal Readers Opinions
on Coming Election.
''VOTE FOR PROGRESS >

The registration books for the elec-
ton for the city hall proposition close
tomorrow evening. If your name is not
on them by that time you cannot vote
for the upbuilding of your city.
People are beginning to wake up as
the last hours for registration draw
near. but there are not as many regis
tering as there should be. There are
now 7,4OO names on the books, which is
an increase of 27O since last Saturday
morning. Between now and tomorrow
night there should be at least 600 reg
istrations, bringing the total up to s.
600:
The books for the Sixth ward were
sent out to Auburndale this morning
and will be kept there for the benefit
of the people of that section until they
close.
Remember that the books are open
tonight until o'clock and if you have
not had time to register during the
daytime, go around tonight and see
that your name is properly enrolled.
Another thing: If you have moved
from one ward to another since you
last registered you must register again
or you Will lose your vote.
There are always a lot of people who
neglect to register and who are always
anxious to vote when election day
comes. Be sure that you are not among
these this time.
1t is a question of whether the people
of the city shall have a place where
they can assemble in large gatherings
absolutely free of cost or whether they
will be compelled to hire inadequate
halls for public meetings.
1t is a question whether Topeka shall
be prepared to entertain large cOnven-
rions and lodge meetings. which Will
bring people here from abroad to spend
their money in Topeka and to add to
the prosperity of the city, OF whether
all such gatherings shall be driven to
other towns which are progressive
enough to provide a hall large enough
to accommodate such gatherings
1t is a question as to whether Topeka
shall acquit herself as the capital of a
great state should, or whether she shall
bring upon herself the ridicule, not only
of the state of Kansas, but OF all Othsr
cities S well.
If you are interested in the solution
of any of these questions be sure that
you are registered before tomorrow
night, and then
Vote for Progress!
Some of the citizens of Topeka have
been given the idea that the proposed
city hall would only be called into use
on an average of two or three times
year for convention purposes, and they
are being told that Is cents year is
too much for each of the citizens of To-
peka to pay for such a building. This
is an erroneous idea. The hall would be
used more than any other public build
ing in Topeka
A prominent citizen and taxpayer, in
a. !, ,ie-
There seems to be an impression
among quite a number of voters thaC
the proposed convention hall IS intend
ed for political conventions only and
they express themselves as against the
proposition on the score that big politi-
cal conventions occurring only each al
ternate year would not justify the ex-
pense to the city. They entirely lose
sight of the large number of gatherings
of fraternal societies that take place
each year and that are made up very
largely of men that have money to
spend, money that would be expended
in Topeka among the business houses
and thereby increase the ability of the
business men to give employment to
additional help. Political conventions
are comparatively small item, though
a very essential one, in the whole.
Topeka today has no place in which
she can hold a meeting of any size
What was Hamilton hall is now a car
riage repository; Representative hall
at the state house is so small as to be
incapable of seating a thousand people
and our opera houses for purposes of
large meetings aside from not having
adequate seating capacity are entirely
unadapted to the purpose.
1T is hard to understand, with these
facts before them, how any voter can
cast his ballot other than favorable to
the proposition. 1t is not at all un-
reasonable to predict that a room with
a seating capacity of at least 1900
would be used on an average of once
each week at least throughout the
year"
Vote for ProgressI
The circular issued by the opponents
to progress to defeat the city hall pro-
position is proving a boomerang to
their cause. J. A. Davis, who was ap-
pointed as the free silver member of
diers home at Dodge City by Governor
Leedy.- writes the State Journal a let
ter in which he states that the circular
stirred him to action. Mr.. Davis says:
I have read the circular which has
been published by the opponents to the
city hall proposition, and it is a crack
er-jack. 1 felt very little interested
in the auditorium bond proposition un-
til after read the knockers side of the
case. I Immediately went and register
ed so can vote, and think now
shall vote for the bonds.
THE question every one should ask
himself is, do we need the city hall2
The people of Topeka are at this time
as much in need of that kind of a public
as the people of the state are
in need of the state house. The So
called obstructionists all say we need
it. The absence of large gatherings of