The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-13

Mrs. Nation goes to housekeeping III
Topeka she will probably borrow and
lend washboards, soap and butter with
the very ,womer with whom she quarrel
ed last night, providing any Of the We
men happen to be neighbors to the cele-
brated Joint demolisher
It happened this way: Mrs Nation
and The Home Defenders had meeting
last night il Dr. Eva Harding's Office.
The object of the meeting seems to be
somewhat obscure. Mrs. Nation said
that the meeting was called for the plIr-
pose Of nominating the Rev. F. W. En-
erson for mayor, and some of the other
Home Defenders disagIe Ieed-they took
the stand that the meeting was called
for she purpose Of discussing what was
best to do regarding the nominations
mads by the Republican and Democrat L
ic parties.
There. were few of the Defenders pres
ent when the meeting arriVed-Adrs Ma
tion, Mrs. john White and q repol ter
Were the first to gather in DR.. Hard
ing'S office and during the evening but
13 more people dropped IN. 1t was
very informal affair and when the re-
porter asked Mrs. Nation what was to be
done at the meeting she said: oh, we
viii nominate man for mayor and he
will be elected
why don't you endorse one of the
men who We're nominated by the two
parties2' was asked.
My goCdnessi I reckon you are jnlx-
ing You don't think we would endorse
that man Hughes, do yOu2 ] examined
him and [ know what he is He smokes
cigarettes and drinks. We couldn't do
that Ard the other mani On MY Just
look a that platformi A man who viii
run On such a platform can not receive
Ss1e support Of any Christian one is 70
better than the other and we must put
up man Of cur own-the Lord VIII
help Us elect him. 7 wanl to elect MIR
Htrper-Gnn hcaa11eo q G of nd he.
is good man."
She talked along with Mrs White ami
the reporter until Mrs. Roudebush ca1na
in and then the fun started Mrs Rouele-
bush is for Hughes ard she was bound
TO nave the Home Defenders endorse
him. That put Mrs. Nation OF her met
tie and the way she went for Mrs.
Roudebush was worth going miles to see
Senator Tom Noftzger and Governor
Stanley got off easily il comparison.
Mrs. Roudebush couldn't see why the
temperance vote should be divided and
thus give the Democrats q chance To
elect their ticket. She held that Hughes
was righteous. honest. consistent
temperance man and said that the Rev.
Mr.. Emerson-Brother Emerson. she
called hin1-Would not run anyhow
I don't want anyone to come to this
meeting and ralk for Hughes . said Mrs
Nation, her eyes swapping, i know tne
man and we all know him ] won't have
anyone make speeches for Hughes If
that is what they are here for they had
better CO. and she looked over and ur-
der her glasses at Mrs. Roudebush
7 don't see how we can help the cause
by nominating a third man. said Mrs
Rou6ebush; If I did I would be in favor
of it F"
That's it. Help the devfFs man. came
back from Mrs Nation, and she
quoted from the Bible so rapidly thar il
was impossible to keep up with her. She
quotes from the Bible instead of swear
ing. as a man would do under like cir
cumStances.
While the row was going on between
Other women dropped in and the room
was pretty well filled All the women
who came in agreed with Mrs. Nation
in her estimate of Hughes and in the
general talk that followed they express
ed themselves freely. They did not like