The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-14
SHE IS FOR EMERSON.
Mrs. Nation Announces Her
Choice For Governor.

A great demonstration of approval
followed Mrs. Carrie Nations reference
to Judge z. T. Hazen when she spoke Of
him in uncomplimentary terms at
meeting which she addressed at the
First Christian church Sunday after
noon.
Three sensations were sprung at the
meeting Sunday by the redoubtable
joint srnasher, of which the Hazen dec
laration may be counted as one. II
addition Mrs Nation asserted that while
she was in Chanute recently she visited
a Mrs. Grubbs who is prominent in W.
c. T. U. work who volunteered to under
take to prove that the campaign funds
which elected Governor Stanley were
furnished by brewers and liquor men,
which she asserted was the reason he
refused to take an active part in the
effort to suppress the liquor traffic and
uphold the prohibition law.
The third sensation was the nomina-
ton of Rev. F. W. Emerson for COVER
nor to head the prohibition ticket. The
nomination of Rev. Emerson followed
the regular meeting. Mrs. Nation was
very severe in her criticism of the three
stronger political parties in Kansas and
declared none was willing to take q
stand for the enforcement of the pro-
hibitOry law. Consequently she declarSd
it became the duty of all those who be-
lieved in the cause of prohibition, to be
for prohibition candidates on a prohibit
ton ticket regardless of what had here
tofore been their political affiliation.
The nomination of Rev. Mr.. Emerson
for governor made by Mrs Nation was
greeted with a round of applause.
Mrs. Nation reviewed the manner in
which she became engaged in the work
Of smashing joints that is familiar to
an. She laws claim to the assertion that
she was directed to do what she did
by the voice of God. The days of
miracles have not passed, she said.
'and the voice of the Lord came to me
saving Go to KioWa and smash, and
will stand by you. "
She followed this declaration with an
other that her instructions did not come
to her through visions but by actual
word of mouth. I do not want to take
the credit of doing what I did, but want
it known that it belongs to the Lord"
Mrs. Nation read number of Bible
passages and referred to many others
to prove she had Bible authority to
smash joints.
Mrs Nation leaves Topeka today to
start on an extended lecture tour and
she announced at the meeting yesterday
that she did not know how soon she
might have another opportunity Of see
ing her Topeka friends again. I may
never see you all again. she said, and
then it may be a year before l come to
Topeka again"
Mrs. Nations candidate for governor
is Rev F. W. Emerson, ex-Home De-
! fender. IN communication TO tue
State Journal on the subject of Repub-
lican politics, Mrs. Nation says:
MRS. NATIONS LETTER.
I'm going over Kansas see that
Troutman is laying his plans to step
in the shoes of Stanley OF course
Troutrnan endorses the administration
Of Stanley-so does every dive keeper in
Kansas; so does every. brewer in the
United States; so does every man In
the Republican party that wants the
LIQUOR traffic licensed; so does the rot
ten riotouS, rum-SOaked, ruinOus an
archy. But what about the law-abid-
ing citizens, the people who notice the
prohibition of criminals Do you en-
dorse a politician belonging to a party
that is an enemy of the law YOU placed
on the statute books? No Republican
has a right to any Office in Kansas
People of our prohibition state are IN
true to their principles to. elect to Office
a man CLAIMING. to belong to any party
but the Prohibition party. We can
never in the nature Of things settle this
question or do justice to our law till
the men we have to enforce the law en-
dorse it. I hear such contradictions as
prohibition Republican, The ignor-
ant only can use such term. Just as
we'll say mOcrat-Republican or
'Populist-P Prohibition or any other con-
tradiction of terms. Could one belong
to a party that licenses the traffic and
one that denounces it as crime to license
it? oh. people of Kansas. do not be
fooled longeri Turn such devils in gar
AieHtS u hSdl Jul u LIE politicdA AiSt1'
they have no part or lot with US. Be
true to yourself and elect a Prohibition
governor and rid the state of anarchy
in the shape of other parties.
"The best timber for such a governor
is Emerson of Topeka. We began other
good fights. and let US be true to the
last and outwit the devices of Satan
Let the Republican anarchists emigra te
to state where laws Will tolerate their
anarchy, and the Populists and Demo-
Gratis do the same thing.
(Signed) CARRIE NATION.
"a Prohibitfonist or Defender