The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-11
Dr.M'FARLAND TALKS
Believes an Army Of 1000
Should Be Formed.
Chief Of Police Stah1 Reads
List of Joints.

It was a great mems mass meeting
that was held Sunday afternoon in the
Topeka Auditorium for the purpose Of
taking further steps to drive out the
joints Fully 1000 business and profes-
sional men poured in through the doors
Of the big audience room and filed
nearly every seat on the first floor 1t
l. doubtful if such temperance meet
ing ever was held in Topeka Enthu-
siasm touched a high mark When in
the opening prayer reference was made
favorable to the enforcement of law, a
chorus Of earnest "amens" rose from all
over the room. and when the assembly
by a rising vote that was practically
unanimous passed a set Of resolutions
demanding immediate enforcement Of
law. then men jumped to their feet. ap-
plauded waved hats and yelled Ger
tainly the effects of the meeting upon
the temperance cause in Topeka are not
to be overrated. The sense of it as ex-
pressed in the resolutions adopted was
strongly against the violation of the
prohibitory law. The slogan saThe
Joints must 60" printed on the admis-
sion tickets. was the animus of the
meeting. declared over and over in
speeches and resolutions and applauded
and approved Of time after time by the
audience. The unanimity Of action all
the way through was remarkab bic. Pro-
tracted debates OF parliamentary
wrangles. occasionally so evident in
bodies OF this kind. did not arise.
NEARLY MOBBED A BARKEEPER.
The fmpatence Of the assembly to at
tain its object was too great for such.
I'm fact, it seemed at one time as
though the unanimity might cause the
audience to resolve itself into a com
mittee Of 1000 bent upon forcibly eject
Ing one Barney McMann, a bartender,
from the room. AIcMann had dissented
from the otherwise unanimous opinion
that the resolutions be adopted. And
when the audience heard his negative
vote on the proposition. there was great
commotion and cries of Put him outP'
were heard. and hundreds of men were
on their feet shouting. lTcAIann, how
ever, retired and trouble was averted.
1t was after 3 O'clock when Tempo
rary Chairman T. p. Lindsay took the
platform and with an empty tlsnDler
raped the meeting to order. Immedi-
ately he introduced Rev. F. W. Emer-
son. pastor of the First Christian
church. who, invoking Divine guidance
prayed that, since the time had come
waen patience had ceased to be n vlr-
tue. men might have the courage and
gtrength TO DO the right. THE laws have
peen violated he continued. "and the
constitution has been trampied under
foot. Help us in all things n. - ,,1o5-
3rallon. Dur help us now o Lord taat
we may nave the strength not to daily
AIter the prayer Chairman lindsay in
g snort speech prepared the yvav for
the action which was to follow
Mr.. LINDSAY TALKS
He said. Violation Of law has run
rampant IN some localities, and the law
mas been violated here in TopejSa
AAoLner Nation came here with a harcbef
and tapped "A great volcano IT II the
pieces thrown up by this volcano that
80 mere today IT is because all classes
say Inat this thing can no LONGER "a
indulged that this meeting is haid 49,
TINS afternoon The officers Of the law
nave not performed their duty. thew
nave NOT performed their duty as fbl
people think they have We are here to
consider ways and means Of abolfsbfns-
this violation Of law
AT the close Of Mr.. Lindsay's re-
marks ne called for nominations for
permanent chairman
- - vance nominated Dr.. Samuel
81 stewart and his election was irnrne-
dlately made unanimous.
DR. STEWART CHAIRMAN
In taking the chairmansbin ~ tho
meeting Dr. Stewart said This solemn
occasion seems to me as being sienifi
cant OF q revival Of interest in the e,r
ecutlon Of the prohibitorv law We
should nave ourselves in line all the