The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-19
LEFT TO TOPEKA.
Burden of Reception TO TWen-
tieth Kansas Placed.
Capital City Will Be Responsible
For Entertainment.
is NO TIME TO LOSE.
People Must Bpstir Themselves
at Once.
Grandest Event In History of
State Promised.
A SHINING EXAMPLE.
State Must BE Shown That To-
peka Knows How.
Arrangements In Charge of
A SHINING EXAMPLE.
State Must BE Shown That To-
peka Knows How.
Arrangements In Charge of
Executive Committee.

The general committee appointed by
Governor Stanley met in the executive
Office yesterday afternoon at O'Clock
and after two hours work adjourned,
having completed, as far as possible,
the arrangements for a magnificent re-
ception for the returning fighters.
Ex-Governors Humphrey. Lewelling
and Leedy were not present. All mem
bers of the committee were present ex-
cept E. w. Hoch of Marion and ]. E.
Watrous of Burlington, representing
the Fourth district, and Colonel T. G.
Fitch of Wichita, representing the Sew
enth district.
The committee adopted resolutions
commencing the heroism of the volun-
teers who have re-enlisted; discussed
details for the reception and referred
the details Of the preparation to an eX-
ecutive committee. It was first decid-
ed that the reception be held in To-
Leka and an executive committee COM
posed of one member from each district
was appointed by the governor as fol-
lows:
First-GeneraI J. K. Hudson, Topeka,
Second-G w Martin. Kansas City.
Third-R. N. Allen, Chanute.
Fourth-John Madden, Emporia.
Fifth-Sam Kimble Manhattan.
Sixth-James Fixe, Colby.
Seventh-A. w. Smith, Mcpherson.
The only incident of the meeting was
afforded by James Beck of Galena, who
went out as lieutenant colonel Of the
Twenty third Kansas volunteers, the
coIored regiment. Beck was explaining
that when the volunteers are mustered
out in San Francisco they will i'm
mediately get into citizens clothes and
come home. Every one of them will
be captain or a general. There will be
no discipline on the train. The men will
be citizens and do as they please. 1t
will be difficult unless some unusual eff
fort is Ia fn he Gri a.
gether."
Col. Beck deprecated the fact that the
other regiments had come. home with
out recognition attention and said:
They were just as good soldiers, the
Twenty-third, as the Twentieth. They
We're well drilled and disciplined. We
had the commentator of the regular
army officers everywhere We served.
Yet we came home and were mustered
out at Leavenworth-that was all we
had, commendation-
Mr.. Beck, who is a Populist. then
talked anti-expanston and caused some
little excitement, but the incident clos
ed with Beck's speech No attention
was paid to the criticism of the war in
the Philippines and the plans for a re-
ception for the Twentieth were COM
pIeted. When the resolution presented
by J. r. Burton was under considera-
ton, Beck talked politics again, but
was ignored.
The committee was called to order
by Governor Stanley.
Upon motion of Congressman
Broderick, Governor Stanley was elect
ed chairman of the committee.
Senator Fred A. Stocks of Blue
Rapids was chosen secretary.
Judge Broderick made a short speech
favoring Topeka, and authorized Judge
A H. Ellis to cast his vote for Topeka.
Judge Frederick was then compelled to
| leave.
Governor Stanley explained the ap-
/ pointment of the committee, saying:
! 4 have assumed the authority to name
and call the committee together. I want
the committee to now take charge"
ITO begin properly. I suggest we draft
a motion to give the regiment recep-
ton" said ex-Congressman n. B. Nc
Cormick of PhiIlipsburg.
This motion was adopted by a unani-
Ex-Governor Morrill, spoke for To-
pelza and made motion that Topeka
| be selected.
Pending consideration, I suggest
General Hudson and the members Of
the local committee representing the
Commercial club, be heard said the
governor.
Pm for Topeka" said Judge A H
Ellis of Beloit, IF Topeka is for her
SELF
General J. K. Hudson. chairman of
the local committee, said:
IF you will give US this reception
| Topeka will fly higher and spread her
wings broader than ever before.
Give US possession of the capitol and
grounds we Will IIu1aIIldlG the Two
SO they can be seen in Colorado and the
Indian Territory.
I'VE will have the F'lambeau club on
top of the dome, shooting fireworks
into Manila"
P. I. Bonebrake said: Topeka has
never failed in an undertaking of this
kind and we will not fail to give the
Twentieth a royal reception
Major Tom Anderson of Topeka
said: We have sent to Lincoln, Oma-
ha and Denver for the programs of
their demonstrations and we viii take
the cream of those programs for our
reception and demonstration"
The vote was then taken and was
unanimous in favor of Topeka.
Judge Manford Schoonover of Gar
nett suggested that the trains bearing
the Kansans be stopped at the prin-
cipal towns in the western part of the
state to give the people in that part
of the state an opportunity to see the
fighters.
A. W. Smith of Mcpherson thought the
soldiers would be in two or three perhaps
four trains, and suggested that these
trains be run to Topeka, one via Wichita
another via Mcpherson, and one over the
main line. thereby giving as many people
as possible a chance to see them
Judge A ii. Ellis opposed this plan. He
said: L think the men would leave the
train and not come to Topeka where We
Sam Kfmble of Manhattan wants the
committee to make an effort to get the
Kansans to come home in uniform
We want to see the boys in uniform;
we are proud Of the boys in uniform, and
so we want to see them"
Col. James Beck of the TWenty-tl
Kansas had explained that the soldiers
zens' clothes and come home as private
citizens.