The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-08
WILL JOLLIFY.
Republican Flambeau Club Ar
ranges For Ratification.
Big Parade to Be Held on Next
Monday Evening.


About thirty-fve members Of the To
uelxa Republican Fiambeau club met
last evening at the old court house TO
discuss plans for a ratification.
Chairman H NJ Philips opened the
meeting by saying I'VE have met the
enemy and they are ours. Mr. Mekin-
lev has been endorsed and the methods
of the administration have been pro-
uounced the best Since the time when
Abraham Lincoln was president have
never seen better At any time lit
tie mistake would have thrown TINS
country into war with any OF the Iafs
nations Now what viii this club DO TO
properly celebrate so notable VICTORY 3
The meeting is now open to sugges-
tons"
Mr.. Philips stated that he had con
suited with Mort Albaugh in regard 70
the matter. Albaugh told him that the
state central committee had decided not
to make any plans for general JONI
ficatiOn as the various IocallIles were
planning various things and 1t would De
hard TO get a concerted action All over
the state He advised the hambeau club
to follow out plans of their own
W. +. Schoch moved that the club
give a monster ratification jOllhcation
on next Monday evening, when there
would be a grand fireworks display on
the street and host Of five minute
talks by entertaining spellbinders at the
Auditorium.
Secretary o. K. Swayze said that ito
successfully carry out a project such as
was Just spoken Of would necesSltate the
energetic work of a number of commit
tees, one of the most important of which
would be the finance committee. An
other committee he said, would be
committee to secure the cooperation OF
the other fiambeau clubs. the Santa Fe
shop men and the offices. 1t should be
made a hummer and II should not De
sent out that it was a small affair
This will require about $500 to sue
cessfully carry out the plans. said
Chairman Philips. and does this club
want to shoulder the debt2"
At this juncture a man jumped up and
moved that Dave Mulvane be appointed
the finance committee
Secretary Swayze Immediately arose
and said: 4 do not believe in riding
one horse forever. Mr. Mulvane as
member of the national committee has
done a great deal for US, but 1 think we
should let up asking him for more for
some time"
It was finally decided that the enthu-
siasm of Topeka Republicans should
not be shown with other peoples money
funds among the merchants and citizens
who viii be liberal enough to give their
money TO burn
Special invitation will be issued to
the various marching clubs and the
fiambeau clubs of the neighboring cities
to participate MarshalPs band Jack
sons. Fences, the Reform school and
the Asylum bands vii be asked to join
in making the night wild
A motion was made that a special in
vitation be issued to the Holton soldier
cadets.
one member in particular desires that
the HoltOn soldier cadet club come to
Topeka He is the one who was finn
famed by pretty girl who is a mem
Der Of that organization.
The soldier cadet club is composed Of
young ladies, and they have been sell
badge and rendered a five dollar bill in
payment The girl of course did not
have the change. and went into a drug
store to secure it When she went in she
told the TOpekan to wait there until she
returned. And the man would have
been waiting still had it not been that
he had to return home on the evening
train. The girl went into the drug store
by the front door and out side door
without attempting to get the change.
The man thinks that if the cadets are
brought to Topeka he may find the girl
of the five dollar BILL
The following new members were
voted into the club: J. Z. Urban. Ohio
house; Joseph E Shelter, Oakland: L.
.. EsversOll. 325 Klein street; Frank @.
Deming. 521 Kansas avenue: Bert King.
1915 Kansas avenue; Otto B. Irlan. 1924
Lincoln, and 7. J. krauff. SIS Van Buren,
street.
The committees are:
On transparencies and comic floats
Geo W. Porter, Emery A. Bailey, and
C. F. Gahagen.
Finance committed. w Mulvane
c. s. Elliott, W. F. Schoch. Frank Gren-
ming and John Dudley.
Speakers cornmittee-Fred Jewell,
John Van Yechten, and J. F. Stanton.