The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-14
NO PULLING BACK.
Topeka People viii Make Bryan
Visitors Feel at Home.

Much enthusiasm is manifested in the
movement inaugurated by the CONNER
ciaI club to make the Bryan notification
here August %, great non-partisan
demonstration. 1t is for the good of the
city to extend a most cordial welcome
to the distinguished guest and the hosts
of visitors that will be here to parttci-
pate in the exercises. Business men and
representative citizens, regardless of pO-
litical creeds, are joining heartily in the
plans proposed.
Major T. J. Anderson, secretary of the
Commercial club, is delighted with the
cordial manner in which the suggestion
has been taken up. 1T is progressing
admirably" he said, this morning land
Topeka's reputation for hospitality will
not be allowed to suffer. There will be
a big crowd in our city, of course And
no one will be able to go away and
call this a hog town. We won't allow
it,
A competent citizens committee has
already been created to look after the
city's part in the notification. The per-
sonnet of this committee attests the nom
partisan, or rather composite, character
of the movement. Its members are rep
resentativeS of Populfst, Democratic,
Silver Republican, along with RepubH-
can members of the Commercial club.
They will give all assistance in their
power to the Populist state central COM
mittee to perfect the details of the noti-
fication.
These plans were heartily entered into
held in the rooms of the Commercial
club this morning. The committee of
nine appointed by the club for this
meeting consisted of P. I. Bonebrake,
D. o. Crane, d. J. Greenwald, NJ. d.
Henderson, A. c. Babize, c. G. BIakley,
T. J. Coughlin, w. c. Stephenson, F. p
Mac Lehman.
This committee conferred with the
representatives of the several party or
CARNATIONS present. There was but one
thing in view-the making of the noti-
ficatiOn a huge success P. l. BOnebrake
presided over the meeting, which for
mulated the citizens joint committee
as follows:
George Wagner, ]. NJ. Padgett and
George Clark, representing the Popu-
lists.
T. NJ. Hanley, Frank Thomas and
David Overmyer, representing the
Democrats.
NJ G. Holman, A c. Babfze and Jas.
Larimer, Republicans, representing the
Commercial club.
D. o. McCray, T. M. James and S H.
Jones, representing the Silver Republi-
cans.
The citizens joint committee pro-
ceeded to business at once. George
Wagner was made chairman and F. 5
Thomas secretary. After appointing
q finance committee, adjournment was
taken until O'Clock this afternoon, af-
ter which the committee expects to
meet daily. The financiers who have
already started after the funds neces-
StdIy are H. ~ HEATH, CAie1lA AAAeAA, L y.
Coughlin, D. T. Greenwa1d, NJ. d. Hen
derson, Robert Semple, George Wagner
and John G. Waters
Members of the committee favor the
holding of the notification exercises at
a late hour in the afternoon The dis
position is to hold it off to nearly sun
down, when. 1t is conceded, the enor-
nous crowd that is expected would suf-
fer less from oppressive weather on the
state house grounds.
The Populist state central committee,
it was announced is working actively
in the surrounding counties to send in
big delegations to the notification.
At the meeting of the citizens joint
committee, this afternoon, sub-commit-
tees on transportation, programme, mu-
Sic printing, etc, are to be named.
Members of the Commercial club and
outside of the committee, are to be re-
QUESTIONED for these duties