The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-02
A new TAMMANY.
Topeka Now Has a Boss Croker
of It's Own.
City Council "Recommended'
How it Must Proceed.
PROTESTS UNHEEDED.
Conservative Republicans Utter
Most Earnest Warnings.
Voices Are Unheeded and City
Printing Resolution Adopted.

Topeka now has a Tammany hall and
a new Boss Croker in the person of o.
K Swayze. Mr.. Croker Swayze and
his lieutenant, H. NJ. Philips, rammed
their sentiments down the throat of the
club at the meeting last night held in
'Tammany Armory,'' in the old court
house
Congressman Charles Curtis had been
billed to speak although he had an
nounced that he would not speak on
account of his physician forbidding it,
but the word went out just the same.
When a crowd is wanted at Tammany
Hall it is always announced that Con-
gresham Curtis will be there. The
crowd was there last night and soon
after the meeting was called to order
the congressman appeared and was Civ
en- rousing cheer. A. K. Rodgers
trotted humbly at his heels and smiled
at the applause. John Dudley stopped
in the doorway to tell about the latest
scheme me and Dave fixed up, and
Dave Mulvane was there.
The usual routine business was gone
thu ough within about five minutes and
Lieutenant Philips announced general
business. There was a hush. The chair
man attempted to poke up the fire
by making the announcement the sec
ond time. Then Croker Swayze came
to the rescue. He announced that the
club is expecting something. 1 expect
something. / do not wish to create
any feeling, but 1 wish to introduce the
following resolutions" He then read a
short resolution recommending that the
city council give the morning paper the
city printing. At the meeting a week
ago SWayze wrote out a lengthy reso-
luton demanding that the council give
the morning paper the city printing.
Ia nd Introduce
it, but the club refused to adopt it.
Last night SWayZe had to introduce IL
himeslf and force it through himself,
for Maxwell refused to even vote for it
Mr.. Croker Swayze wrote the resolution
yesterday and then called Harold IL.
Chase, of the morning paper, In con-
Sultation. Mr.. Chase used his blue pen
Gil very freely and instructed his proof
reader Swayze how to introduce it. The
resolutions were modified and the de
mandS'' stricken out
w F. Schoch was recognized by the
chair. Il wish to offer a substitute to
that said Mr. Schoch- He then read
a resolution to the effect that the club
should not take part in any controVer-
sizes of that nature and that the origin
al resolution be laid on the table II
was voted that the substitute be laid
upon the table. That also lays the
original motion on the table said Mr..
Schoch The chairman was forced to
agree and Mr.. Croker Swayze jumped
to his feet and read the original motion
again.
THAT is the original resolution" said
Mr.. Schoch.
'Oh, no it isn't" said Croker Swayze.
IT changed two words"
There is only one Republican paper in
Topeka that is red hot for the party
ticket from Mckinley down to county
commissioner and that carries the
names of the presidential candidates at
the top of its column and stands by the
entire ticket said A. D. Bauer. THAT
in the Daily Market Review, am the
publisher and think that it ought to
have the city printing"
Il move that the resolution be referred
to the committee on political action"
said Mr.. Schoch.
Jigadier Brindle Hughes, councilman
from the Sixth ward and the hero of the
state house war, and an ignominious
court martial, laid down his cigarette
long enough to jump up. Il don't see
any use of lodging the question" roared
the councilman. 1T is pertinent and be-
fore the club. I have been a member
for II years and this is the first time 1
have seen the club back water. You
have a council of II Republicans and
Republican mayor. or at least he was