The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-02-26
MANY PEOPLE ATTEHD
Sundays Mass Meeting More
Than Fills Auditorium.
RESOLUTIONS ARE ADOPTED
After Addresses Are Made by
Wichita Ministers.
RESOLUTIONS ARE ADOPTED

Standing room was at a premium Sun
day afternoon, when pursuant to a call
made by a number Of ministers Of
Wichita mass meeting was held in the
auditorium for the purpose Of discussing
the question Of prohibition. Women
wearing white ribbons predominated.
though the aisIes wore crowded to the
doors with men who were anxious to
hear anG-see all that was going on. Had
q larger hail been procured, it could also
have been crowded. for there were many
Unable % gain admission who were strain
ing their necl4s to get a glimpse Of the
stage from the front doors.
All in all considered, the audience was
a rather enthusiastic one, ana at all times
the spacious hall re-echoed with applause
at some remark Of the speaker that
CHANGED TO strike their fancy. One fact
however, was very noticeable, towit: the
people who composed the audience almost
invariably RETAINED from applause until
etage. If any one attended the meeting,
and no DOUBT many did, expecting to hear
some explosive remarks by the ministers,
they were greatly disappointed, for ex-
ceptRs some remarks upon the social evils
OF the day, which were rather pointed,
one might have thought shat the rev
erend gentlemen were addressing a re-
vival meeting upon some timely subject,
were it not for the large crowd present
The purport Of the meeting was u pass
a set Of resolutions that had been rev
iously drafted. requesting the mayer, the
Sheriff an6 the county attorney to see
that the letter Of the law is ooeyed.
These resolutions were passed at the
close Of the meeting. and after some
oratory had been expended, by a ris-
ing vote As fully one-haf the audience
was standing throughout the entire pro
ceedsngs it could not be determined in
the manner the vote was taken if the
sentiment in FAVOR of the adoption Of the
resolution was unanimous or not These
same people also stood when Rev.
Thayer called for the negative vote
on the proposition set forth in the reso-
buttons referred to. Some twenty-five
members Of the seated" audience arose
at the last call and protested they were
not in favor of the resolutions These
were Kissed by some women in their im-
mediate vicinity. They, however, were
commended by Rev. Thayer for being
manly enough to boldly express their SEN
tinents against so many opponents. In
referring to this fact, Rev. Thayer re-
marked that this is a free country and
that We all have a right to our opinions
and my maintain tie Same on all oc-
casions as long as no public violence is
done IN unfolding them
BY previous arrangement OF The min
listers. Rev. Thayer of the Plymouth Con-
gregational church acted in The capacity
Of chairman OF the meeIng. and without
question acted his part wen, as the single
instance related above win show Cath
cred about him on the stage We're Revs.
A e. Du5ber. T. y. Lynch. c. e. Bradt
W. V. Burns H. s. Humfeldt, w. a.
Bosworth. r. NJ. Cornelson. d. H. Swell
ter. A .. Phelps. j. A. Lawrence. A.
A. Parker Rudolph Caughey; Nessrs.
Hiram Inboden. N. ~ stuckey. Deacon