The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-30

w arner ne would be on the platform to
help the meeting. He said that he was
a Republican and that he stood before
the audience as & Republican represen-
tative of law There was some talk be-
fore the primary. ne said, @to the effect
that if Mr.. Warner had been nominated
another ticket would have been put up
by the law and order people. There
was no truth in the report The day
after the primary all contest faded and
the Hughes and Warner forces were
united
He made the oft heard remark about
the eyes of the country being on To-
peixa and on the election.
I'VE hear talk that there should be
no partisanshfp in municipal campaigns.
BE that as it may, there is not a can
didate in the field who claims to be nom
partisan Mr.. Parker claims to be the
nominee of the Democratic party.
deny this. The Democrats held no pri-
mary They held meeting in a small
hall. and only q few Democrats knew
that the meeting was to be held. Not
one hundred Democrats are bound by
the result of the convention It was
only the fag end of the Democrats who
attended the conventions Mr.. Parker
was nominated by a lot of bushwhack-
ers."
He said the only Republicans who
would support Mr.. Parker were Nick
Chiles and Crook Wright, and that only
the fag ends of the Democratic and
Populist parties would vote against Mr..
f1uSneS- he u1Qn't like the platform
which was written by Mr.. Overmyer,
and said that although the platform
consisted Of 5000 words six would ex
plain it all. THAT platform amounts
to this" he said: Resolved, whatever
IS, IS wrong.
He closed by assuring the audience
that there would be great Republican
victory recorded at the polls Tuesday,
but advised all people who were inter
ested in good government to get out and
vote.
THE PARKER MEETING.
carrie Nation was responsible for tFe
non~ination of Col Hughes for mayor of
Topeka" said David Overmyer in his
speech at the Democratic meeting last
night at the Democratic F'lambeau cluD
rooms. And after making the statement
ne proceeded to give a logical proof.
For, he said. lit will be admitted by
all hat the nomina ton of the Repubt;-
can ticket was brought about by soma-
thing very unusual What happened2
Why Carrie Nation was imported II
here from some town IN southern Kar-
sas and Immediately instituted a form of
mob rule And the nomination of Hughes
was brought about through this unit
ural excitement Of this unfortunate W.
man. for she is crazy ON this one sub
ject- l have nothing to say against her,
believe she is sincere in her motives but
she is to say the least just a trifle fanat-
ic at the same time.
zone half the people who enlisted in
her crusade did not believe in her meth
cd but went into the thing with the De
lief that it could be turned to partisan
uses "
The Democratic meeting was well at
tended All the available space in the
hall was used while a great many ha1
to stand up in the rear Of the room and
in the hallway leadfag & the club room
J. w Blossom. ex-councilman from
41., <.l,,
meeting and the speakers were Albert
Parker, w E Atchison, Michael Heery,
and David Overmyer.
Continuing Mr.. Overmyer said that
you could hear a great deal said con-
corning the election next Tuesday "A
great effort is being made by one party
to draw the party line very close. It is
really pitiful to read the morning paper
and watch its efforts to whip the Re-
publcans into lire. 1t has evidently for
gotten to say anything about the Demo-
Gratis and Populists for the moment The
trouble is evidently in their own party.
But what causes it?
"In the history of the rule of one party
for considerable length of time abuses
arise. The candidates begin to Learn
tha+ a nomination means an election and
it Is taken advantage of by unworthy
1ner to make unworthy uses of it. When
the primaries came there was great
excitement, and something unusual oc-
urfed. Warner had a majority of ih.-
male vote of the city, and had a major
ity IN every precinct in the city but ore.
But by hauling women and others
who have no right to vote to the polls
the balance was turned the other way
The one faction voted young girls from
Washburn college; they voted young
girls from Bethany college, and above
all, girls were taken from the theater,
actresses. and voted. And it was by
such methods that the nomination was
secured.
There was secret organization
made up in this city of about l. 600 mem
bers. 1t must have been a thousand for
one minister said to me that he knew
that there were that many members
Of it, And it is a fact that one day
three dozen revOlvers were sold at
Thompson's hardware store, and at an
other five dozen were sold. And it is
safe to say that at least 500 or 600 re-
volvers were sold in this city at that
time.
''And what was this for?
WAS II to carry forward the work of
God? To do the will of Christi" he
asked in awed whispers
There was a day and a night when
we did not know whether our property
was safe or not. Now the people pro-
pose to vote for Parker and good gov
eminent instead of folly and hypoc-
-isy-
Now Colonel Hughes is a good fell
Ow," but here he was interrupted by
shuts Of dissent Il said good fellow,
and ! meant good fellow reiterated
Mr. Overmyer in stentorian tones, and
t went at shat But you will remem-
Der the old adage of our ia theirs about
re sesl to i- being paved with good
n enJiJ Jns."
Here he switched off to the water
works question He said: There has
seen some attempt 10 show that our
platform did not mention the water
works question. I am right here to tell
you it did and it did not mention it in
/ half hearted way, either.
Colonel Hughes and Mayor Drew
were elected on a warerworlxs platform
.wo years ago. and what have thew
sone? They took the wind out of our
iails by adopting a waterwor.1s plat |
orm before we had the opportunity. |
Two years have slipped by and the |
Taterworl1sg plant, that is assessed at a
ralue Of S100 600. and for which $500. 900 |