The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-31
That is Question Now Troubling
Asylum Committee.
Fourteen Kansas Towns Have
Representatives in Topeka.
TO BE HEARD ORDER
Clay Center First and Newton
Last in List.
Each Delegation viii Be Al
lowed 20 Minutes.

Business today at the state house Is
practically suspended while the state
officers receive visitors who are here
70 urge upon the legislative COMMITTEES
in charge Of the location OF the new
state insane asylum the advantages q
the various towns aspiring 10 the com
mittee's favor-
The COMMITTEES at first intended u
meet in the Office OF the lieutenant gov
eruGr but the crowd was 50 large that
it was necessary TO secure the senate
chamber There the COMMITTEES Assem-
bIed at 10 O'Clock this morning and was
called TO order by Senator Jonn a Full
ton Chairman Secretary Tom A1dsr-
son read the minutes OF the previous
meetings Of the Committee which Eere
Guly approved
whom are present, are as follows
Senator John A Fulton (Repl, chair
man Brown county
Senator T = Anderson CRepJ. secre-
tzry. Shawnee county
Senator L D LeWeIIing CP0pJ. Ssdg-
wick county.
Senator Henry Zimner CDeu D WAN
Representative Bigham Repl. Nor
EIs county.
Repressntative Moore Rep-J. Mar
Representative Conrad CRep). Mont
g9mSry county
Representative Frank Resd=r Pop-J.
Oecatur county
Represeutatfve Wright CPopO. stew
ems county
The committee has decided 10 give
each place seeking the asylum twenty
minutes in which its representatives,
may present their claims fer recOgni-
tIou-
The question OF an executive session
Vas raised and COncOr1ia vas the only
EOwu which did not care 10 have IFS
rivals hear the reasons why tire asylum
should be located there : g WhAeIer
was tHe spokesman for the Gelega ton
lhr- Wheeler was g member of the state
board OF charities under Governor
Leedy's administration
When Newton was called jude 3
r Peters arose and said I hope tE=
committees sessions win Be open 70 al
the competitors am 50 sure that New
ton Is the right place that feel " hen
the other cities hear what We have 70
say. they viii join with the cotrn-irtee
III a unanimous vote TO give Us the in
stituti0u~
This sentiment was re-echoed IN the
minds Of the representztt ttEes OF the
thirteen remaining towns and the con-
nairtse- after 1Ir- Wheeler withdrew MS
objections 70 an open session. voted TO
hold public meetings
The committee then adjourned until
, O'Clock this afternoon WHEN the Vari-
Gus cities VIII present their claims The
committee viii hear the cities n The fol-
lowing order
Clay Center
Coueor1ia-
Sauua-
Junction City.
lola
Chanuts-
Parsons
Fort Scott
PitrsburE
Columbus
NeO6esha
Wellington
Lyons
Newton
Politicians ard business men repre-
senting these towns who had arrived
lows
FIttsburg-senator W H Ryan ard
o T Boaz
Clay Center-George Mccormick ex-
C w Hanna Dell VaIenr5ua and Pen
ressnrarIve HasEIus of Marshall county
C7ncordIa-W- W Caldwell c 4 At
vVo1d- } G Wheeler. Mayor John stew
Junction C1ty-George Mcknight.
John X Wright
We1ingtOu-Essp representative Ed Hack
nsy, R=pr5ssutative James I-zwreucss.
George D Pitts, " a Maxey Re1
Spr71auce- Sumner " VhIrsou- a. A Rich
ards
Newton. Judge : r Peters. ]. 2 Fu-
N W Walsh
Fert Seutr-Jake Shepherd- Newt Try.
J II Richards. W W Martin Repre-
sentative Dan Campbell John Crafa-
ChanuC-SeEat0r Hugh FarrzIIT
Represeutzrfvz L 3 EA@r=r
LyO1S-H- c Taylor
rnbus-SenatOr NJ a Hous=-
holder Ed Sa2p
Nsodesha-Thomas BIakssiee. J. W
Sutherland. A L Scott, Marion Cross,
Adolph Bsuuan
The committee hopes 70 BEGIN ballot
Ins TINS afternoon but % do this II WI
BE- necessary to hasten the work pend
IEE Immediately after dinner