The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-02

elected by Republican votes. We don't
want any committee. let US setlle TINS. .
Mr.. Schoch then called the attention or
the club to the fact that the cluD Woulo
be made the dumping ground for SQUAD
bleS. That George Harrison ana Snerrn
Williamss plants had been carried there
and that they were quoted we nave
political action committee and that com
mittee can act intelligently, said MI.
Schoch
Councilman Swendson walked to the
front of the room and announced that he
had a few remarks to make and that he
had reduced them to writing. He
started his reading with the landing OF
the Pilgrim fathers, fought the ReYOlu-
ton and the Civil war charged UP San
Juan Hill, swan the harbor of Manila,
scoOted across the Philippines touched
up China and returned to Topeka long
enough to say that he voted for the Cap
ital and that the resolutions should be
adopted.
Councilman Myers asked the chair to
invite Capt. c. H. Titus to speak.
Hughes and Swayze were getting tired.
Capt. Titus does not belong to the club
but he can make a very loud tear stained
speech and he was imported for the oc-
caSiOn. He told his hearers just what to
do.
Congressman Curtis was called on. He
said his physician had forbidden him
making speeches but that he would say
a word. He said, IF I had a vote I
would vote in favor of a Republican pa
per-
Croker Swayze then announced that
he should Immediately ''call his council
men down" for not voting for the Capt.
tai IT,.
Il believe in Republicanism," said T.
F. Doran. II vote the Republican ticket
and if any man here doubts my Republic
canism let him stand up so L can look
at him. The council was elected by your
vote and mine. That resolution holds 4
club over the heads of the cOuncilmen.
Just that is what is breaking up the
Shawnee
straight talk as that did not suit Lieu
tenant Philips and he interrupted the
speaker and asked Croker Swayze to
read the resolutions again When the
interruption was over Mr.. Doran con-
tinued- THE fact is abroad in this town
and all the state that there is a fight in
shawnee county. 1t has gone out over
the state. [ ran for office. L was de-
feated but I am still a Republican and
am not a bolter. We have no right to
pass those resolutions. You can sugar
them all you want to but this club
should not pass them. If you have elect
ed men to the council that you can not
trust you have your remedy, but don't
furnish powder with which to shoot the
Republican party. I don't think any of
these papers are deeply vaccinated with
RepublicaniSm. If they were it didn't
take very we'll. am in the ranks for
the coming campaign but we have a
tight on here and it will be unwise for
this club to pass the resolutions"
Ex-Representative A. L. Brooke said:
This is the outgrowth of personal poll
tics and personal politics have done
more harm than anything in the county
If you can get a good Republican mayor
you can aid the Republican party of
Shawnee county,
J. Ware Butterfield said: ''This is I'M
wise to bring the council fights into
this club. The council has been elected
and should not be questioned. This club
is not organized for the purpose Of dis
tributing party spoils. The Journal has
as many or more Republican subscribers
in Topeka as the Capital This is no
place for US to fight city council mat
ters."
J. A. Alexander objected to the club
taking up fights now when it has al
ways be in the policy of the club to
avoid them.
This pill has been sugar-coated since
the last meeting" said w F. School,
Mckinley and Stanley have been talk
ed about but what argument has been
made about the resolutions?"
Croker Swayze7 then rushed to the
rescue by reading a few particular
bright and witty remarks Which he
beau Bulletin. He said they We're con-
elusive arguments and as he is the Boss
Croker of the club no one dared to ques
ton it.
The hero of the state house war again
took the floor. IF six councilmen will
not mind the dictation of this club put
them off the ticket shouted J. White F.
Hughes.
This is not a Tammany Hail." said
T. F. Doran, but you are establishing
a precedent to make it one, establishing
precedent to dictate who shall hold
Office
Croker Swayze again took the floor.
By this time the floor was showing evil
dence of WEAKNESS. AS usual he asked
the pardon of the club for doing so
much talking but he warmed up under
the collar and got real mad at the refer
ence to Tammany.
Mr.. Butterfield offered a substitute to
the effect that it would not be wise to
instruct the city council. 1t was voted
II move" said Mr.. Bauer, "that the
only Republican paper in the city that
carries the entire Republican ticket at
the top of it's editorial column and the
only daily Republican paper that sup
ports the entire ticket without boiling
any part of it, be endorsed as the pa