The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-09
WOMAN'S LEAGUE MEETS.
y. W. Gleed Announces His DecIina-
ton and Hughes rs Endorsed.

AT the meeting Of the Womanss League
ct the ". w. G. A. rooms Friday after
noon Mr.. y. w. Gleed made q short ad-
dress in which he announced that he
would have to decline to enter the race
for mayor and gave his reasons for his
n0n-acceptance. after which he made a
strong plea in favor OF Colonel Hughes.
He said. II am here today, ladies' to
urge you to endorse Colonel Hughes for
mayor; he Is strong for law and order
and his pledges have been all that could
you do not like Colonel Hughes and dur
ing the campaign all sorts Of stories will
be circulated about him, but do not put
any confidence in them for it would be
the same with almost any candidate.
Personally / am as strongly in favor of
Colonel Hughes for mayor as 1 would
be for Rev G. NJ Sheldon, because IN
der the circumstances it is the best we
can do.
Ladies. If you intend to take a part
in the spring election, let me beg of you
to go into it with force and elect your
candidate with such an overwhelming
majority that the politicians will ever
after be afraid Of you, then you can rest
on your laurels for eight or ten years"
After Mr.. Gleed left it was voted to
endorse Colonel Hughes for mayor, and
as he was in the building he was sent
for to make a speech without being
notified that he had already been en-
dorsed. He was embarrassed and made
hut a few remarks as he had not ex-
pected to be called upon He saids
Ladies. it Is a great surprise to me to
be here and have little to say except
that if YOU do me the honor to endorse
me, / will, to the best of my ability, en-
force the laws but need cooperation.
A captain cannot have a, first class COM
pany unless he has the cooperation of
the men under him, and it is the same in
the case OF mayor The women of To-
pelSa have before this demonstrated
what they can do when they put their
shoulders to the wheel, and I wish to
say that If the women of Topeka en-
dorse me. I feel almost sure OF being
elected" At the close OF his speech
Colonel Hughes was told that he had
been endorsed before he had been sent
for and he expressed his appreciation
in a few words.
The question of having women on
the school board came Up for discussion
and though all We're in favor of it no
definite action was taken.
Several of the ward leaders gave fav-
orable reports on the subject Of can
wasting the city and various other un-
important matters came up for consid-
Grafton.
Mrs. Noble Prentis was present and
made a few remarks cOngrat u1ating the
women Of Topeka on the stand they are
taking in the temperance cause, and
compared them very favorably with the
women of other Kansas towns.
Mr.. Gleed sent up a number Of copies
OF the petition to be sent to Mr. GODDARD
asking for the appointment of an assist
ant attorney general, which we're sign
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pedite matters q copy will be given to
the president Of each club for the mem
bers to sign as II is desired that all the
women in the city sign the petition.
It was decided that the Woman's
League should have a voice in the mass
meeting to be held at the Auditorium
Sunday and Mrs T. +. Carver was ap-
pointed to confer with the men asking
that a member Of the league have a
place on the programme Mrs Harry 0.
Garvey was chosen to represent the
league and tell the men what the wo-
men Of Topeka are doing. The meeting
then adjourned to meet next Thursday
afternoon at two O'clock