The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-18

he is the 'swhitest officer" in Topeka
She says If he had the proper support
he would enforce the law, she thinks
After the arrest of the leader the re-
mainder of the little band .ried to gain
entrance to the premises, but were un-
successful and after Miss Southard led
them in singing the doxology they dis
ARRESTED IN CHURCH
Mrs Nation was released from jail a
little after ten o'clock and went at once
to the Free Methodist church on the east
side, where she spoke. She was accom-
panied by Mrs. Rose Crist and after the
service was over an officer appeared
with a warrant for both Of the women
They promised to appear at the jail al
ter dinner and did So
Mrs Nation had announced that she
would speak at the First Christian
church at 8 o'clock The crowd gathered
in the church, but Mrs. Nation did not
appear. Shortly after the time for the
meeting to begin Rev F. ". Emerson
announced that Mrs Nation and Mrs
Crist were detained at the Jail, there
being no bondsmen for them He called
for volunteers to go down and sign the
bond in order that Mrs. Nation might
be able to address the meeting, but no
one responded BOndSmen were secured,
however, and in half an hour Mrs Ma
ton entered the church. AS she came IN
the audience stood up, cheered and yell
ed until she reached the platform.
In the meantime Miss Eva Marshall
Shontz of Chicago, president Of the Ma
tional Young Peoples Temperance union,
was speaking She said the eyes of the
whole country were on Kansas She
predicted that other states would enact
prohibitory laws before long
MRS. NATION SPEAKS.
Mrs Nation was introduced and read
from the Bible. Then she said: TT re-
mains for few little women with their
little hatchets to do the work Of the
Lord" She repeated in substance the
interview with Col J. W. IT. Hughes on
Saturday afternoon and advised the
people not to vote for him Il am go
ing to stay right here in Topeka until
after the election of mayor" she de
clared.
of the Lord this very afternoon. We
want to leave this place and go out to
smash the last solitary thing in To-
pelza."
minutes, denying the report in the Cap
ital that the livery barn on East Sixth
avenue belonged to DeMoss & PenweIl,
who he said had had no connection with
it for over a year.
Then the following resolutions were
presented by J. NJ Dumenil and were
Whereas, The elections committee of
the house of representatives of the leg
islature OF the state of Kansas has re-
ported to the said house for passage a
resolution designed to resubmit the pro-
hibitory amendment to the constitution;
therefore be 1t
Resolved That as citizens of Shawnee
county in the state Of Kansas in mass
convention assembled, we do protest
against the action of said committee.
that we believe such resubmission
would entail upon the state an election
contest fought with corrupt methods
and unholy prostitution of manhood; !;
that vie believe said amendment as it
now stands will eventually prove a
safeguard to our firesides and q bless
ing to the coming men and women of
Kansas
That we most earnestly and vigorous
" appeal to the members of our leg
islature to stand solidly for the moral
welfare Of their constituents. and to de-
feat all measures looking toward saloon
ascendancy.
That we endorse senate bills Nos 21s.
220 and 221 now pending, and urge their
speedy enactment into law
That these resolutions be furnished to
the various newspapers for publication,
and that citizens in every part OF the
state be urged to promptly protest to
their representatives through personal
letter, petition or resolution against
such .esubmission-
Then the audience was dismissed. As
Mrs. Nation passed out into the vesti-
bule Of the church she was met by