The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-12
RATIFY The ACTION
Democrats Approve Caucus
Nominees For City Offices.
Recruit to the Cause of DemOc-
racy Creates Excitement.
HE WANTED TO KNOW.
Inquired If Democrats Favored
License of SulOOnS.
Said If They Did He Could Not
Vote With Them.

The Democratic caucus nominees for
city council and members of the school
board We're ratified last night at mass
convention
There was some excitement at the
Democratic mass meeting which was
held at the Democratic Flambeau hall
The hitch was caused by the speech
of E. D. Fay who is an employe in the
Ewart lumber yard. Following the rati-
fications good Democratic speeches.
were called for from all who 1eIt IT
their duty to talk. During lull IN the
speechmaking Mr. Fay arose and pre-
luded the remarks that caused Sucn
CONSERVATION with the statements that
he was a seeker after truth IN poIllcs.
He announced that he was a stranger
amongst those present; and that al
though he had lived in Topeka SIX years
he was sitting in his first Democrauc
meeting. He announced that ne nau
been born and raised a Republican, but
that about three years ago he deserted
the Republican ranks for the Popu1stS,
but that now when 1T seemed SO DARK
for the PopuliStS and that the party was
apparently sinking into oblivion, he had
no other alternative but to join forces
with the Democrats
Then came the climax 1t Woulo
seem from the remarks made during the
early part of the meeting, SAID MT.
Fay that the Democrats of the city
of Topeka are opposed to prohlb1tlon'
Democrats to license the saloons in 10
peka.
What 1 want to know is whether the
platform of the Democrats declares Tor
does then 1 am to be opposed to the
Democratic candidates, but if am mis-
taken in my conjectures, am TO De
found lined up with the Democrats
An ominous quiet reigned in the nail
The question of Mr.. Fay, so unexpect-
ed and so pointed, had been entirely I'M
looked for, and no one seemed anxious
to take the responsibility of answering
it.
Councilman Joseph Griley was the
one who rose to answer the seeker
after truth ct believe" he said, that
last year we had printed some copies
of our platform, and if the gentleman
will inquire of the secretary or David
OVermyer he can secure one From tnat
he may be able to determine whether
ne will be with or against US. None or
the members of the Democratic party
stand up in public places and advocate
mob law, which can't be said of some
other parties in Topeka: The Demo
Gratis stand for peace and good citizen
ship. The Democrats of Topeka are
what their name signifies, democrats.
The remarks of Chairman H. B.
Miller, that were perhaps responsible
for the outbreak, were along the sub
ject of prohibition He said:
I'VE have before us another city
campaign. There is not the interest
was last year, but nevertheless the
is just as important.
I'VE have been too inactive. We
showed what We could do last year by |
defeating the prohibition candidate for |
mayor. Our people didn't take interest |
in the proceedings because they didn't |
think there was any use, but we have |
demonstrated that there is some USE |
Now this year we have an excellent OPP |
portunity to elect two or three members !
of the council.
all the Democratic voters registered and |
see that they get out on election day in |
order to prevent the election of Prohi- |
bition candidates to the council which |
might embarrasS Mayor Parker.
The Democrats will make no effort to /
elect officers in the Fourth and Fifth |
wards of the city.
The other wards have nominated the I
following candidates for the places to |
be filled by the spring election and the
were ratified by the meeting
last night:
First ward: ]. W. Blossom for the
council and ]. B. Billiard for member of
the board of education.
Second ward: Z. B. Snyder for the
council and A. P. Benson for member
Of board of education.
Third ward: r. NJ. Spivey for the
council and J. NJ. Cleveland for member
Of board of education.
Sixth ward: w. W. Tucker for the
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