The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-07

the council to prove that the action OF
the council at the last meeting was 1r-
regular.
Councilman Belts said that he was
not present at the last meeting but since
it's action had been declared irregular he
did not consider it binding and would
vote for the resolution.
Councilman Myers voted as he did at
the first meeting without explanation.
Councilman Morgan said that he con-
sidered the first meeting legal, but at
any rate whether legal or not, he con-
sidered his pledge sacred and was a
man who would stay by a, promise He
asked Councilman Hughes, who seemed
to know all about parliamentary law,
why he had not said the meeting was
contrary to parliamentary law at the
time it was held? Mr.. Hughes lodged
the question and Morgan voted against
Councilman Elliott said the Capital
had treated him wrongfully and they
had added insult to injury by sending
a Democrat to him to influence his vote
on the city printing question. 1.-The Cap.
ital claims to be a Republican paper,
he said; perhaps it is and perhaps 1t
isn't. am as good a Republican as
any man on the Capital or in the F'lam-
beau club
Councilman Snattinger voted for the
resolution without explanation.
Councilman Weber said as a Republ1-
can he would vote for the Capital.
Councilman Warner said: Il see the
Capital has it anyway, and there IS no
vote decided the matter they would not
get it. 1 vote no.
Councilman CLANCY said that he was
in favor of the State Journal at the
previous meeting. I am sent mere 70
represent the people of my ward" said
he, land so many of them have told me
that 1 made a mistake in my vote at the
last meeting that L will vote for the
resolution. I believe that in so doing
I am acting as 80 per cent of the people
of the ward desire. can not afford at
this time to have my Republicanism
questioned.
Councilman Roundtree said that when
it came to Republicanism he was as
good a Republican as anyone and con-
tinued: 81 will vote as my constitu-
ents desire regardless of the action OF
the previous meeting. I have voted
four times in the past six years for the
Capital and will do so now.
Councilman Swendson said that the
last meeting was not binding in any
way and threatened the members who
did not vote as he did with future po-
litical oblivion.
Councilman Hughes made another
fireworks speech and got very badly
ratified He said: Last year L was a
new member and was told that the city
printing rotated and that it was the
State Journals turn. I voted for 1t buI
I will never do so again In view OF
what has happened the State Journal
will never again ask for the city print
ing Why don't it ask for the state
printing? Because it has never had the
nerve and it will never have the nerve
to ask for anything from Republicans
again. I am a Republican and purpose
to vote for a Republican paper.
ssFIow about voting for Bryan and free
silver?'' interrupted Mr.. Elliott.
''Who did?" sputtered Hughes.
You did," responded Mr.. Elliott This
raised such a laugh in the lobby that 1t
was impossible to catch the words Mr.
Hughes was attempting to use except
a loud Il didn't I didn't, I didn't
He swelled up with righteous indigna-