The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-13

horns that were long and tin cans with
a rOsined string through one end that
were not horns at all but made as much
noise There were Punch and Judy whis-
ties and dish pans for drums, police
whistles and rattle bones. Boys who
could not find a dog to ''can" took one
end of a string which had a wash boiler
or lard can on the other end and raced
up and down the street. One crowd of
boys used what was once a large tin
pail for a football. They bucked the
centre through the crowd, went around
the ends and rushed the cam from
Sixth to Eighth avenue and back Then
the parace started.
The crowd at Eighth avenue knew it
had started for a couple of men went
ahead two blocks, like the advance men
for show, and started the red fire in
the center OF the street car tracks, The
crowd rushed from the sidewalk to the
street The parade was led by the To-
pelka City Troop. The crowd knew the
troop was passing Tor the red and white
guidon could be seen.
Then those who stood on the side
walk and in the rear of the front rank
of the crowd had an idea that Mar
faint strain of music could be heard
above the din and through the crowd
Then the old soldiers with big paper
ROSTERS on their hats and then drum
corps, ward clubs and the Twenty third
Regiment band in front Of the Flambeau
club.
One man was standing in the dark
ness Of q doorway, his hat pulled down
and his coat collar turned up. He peek
ed out from under his hat brim and
watched the fireworks. Another man
made a sneak and lodged into the door.
way.
..Howdy," said the first.
.'Howdy," said the second.
.'Ratifying?" asked the first.
No answered the second I'm a
Democrat
shake" said the first, $50 am l."
At Sixth and Kansas avenue a battery
of mortars and a couple of rocket pans
were kept at work. The bombs and
rockets whizzed through the wires,
around the building tops and went up
When the Flambeau club reached Sixth
street the shooting Of Roman candles
commenced. 'S-i-s-p-o-p''-went one
in the front rank as a signal and in %
seconds the BON bardment had com
menced in earnest. Suddenly fireworks
were shooting in every direction right
in the midst Of the 1ambeaus. The shots
from candles went straight up and
straight down, to the right and to the
left, to the north and the south the
east and the west There was some
lively lodging by all but one man. J. F.
Maxwell His sack of Roman candles
slung across his shoulder had gotten
on fire. He was the center of a walking
volcano. He could not dodge. Then he
was heroically rescued. He was hurt
but not seriously.
Then the crowd made a rush for the
Auditorium. where the love feast OF
eloquence was to be held. It was 9
o'clock before an attempt was made to
call the meeting to order. The Audito-
rum was well filled on the first floor
and the gallery half filed. H NJ Phil
1ps stepped to the table and raped for
order. He was greeted with the screech
Of whistles, the blare of horns and the
rattle Of tin pans. He raped for order
No one heard what he said He made
a few motions and pointed to a man who
sat on the platform behind him. The
man stepped to the front It was Dave
Mulvane. Republican national commit
teeInan from Kansas, and the man who
was footing the bills for the nights en-
tertainment- The applause and rattle
of horns commenced The din in the
building was terrific. AIulvane stood
looking at the crowd He neither bowed
nor budged- The crowd kept on yelling.
Still the committeeman stood there IN
one minute and SO seconds but he was
not Illustrated in the least. He raped
a few times on the table. The din did
not subside- He made a few motions
from the dumb alphabet and pointed his
finger at Attorney General A. A God
ard
M GODDARD stepped to the front. The
noise did not subside.
Ladies and gentlemen" said the
speaker.
Bur-r-r-r-r rah. rahi rahl Mckinley
Has been fulfilled
Toot-toot-toet.
Shawnee county has