The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-01
Their BIC DAY.
Fusion State Campaign to Open
in Topeka August 23.
Mayor Reed of Kansas City, At
wood and Overmyer to Speak.
AN OLD TIME PICNIC.
There Will Be Parade on
Kansas Avenue.
Five Bands Are Already En-
gagged For the Occasion.

rive banOS Are Already Eli.
gagged For the Occasion.
The fusionists will open their state
campaign in Topeka on Saturday, Aug
ust 23. They are making preparations
to make it one of the biggest political
meetings ever held in the state of Kan
sas. They have already secured special
rates on the railroads and they propose
to have half dozen or more bands to
take part in proceedings.
The speakers who will furnish the po-
litical fireworks and do the oratorical
stunts are Mayor Craddock. candidate
for governor; Mayor James A. Reed, of
Kansas City, Mo-; John H. Atwood, of
Leavenworth, and David Overmyer of
Topeka.
1t is not only planned to make it a
big state event. but plans have also
been made to make it old time pic
mic such as were popular in the palmy
days of the Farmers Alliance. There
will be big procession of farmers in
wagons and on horseback and other fea~
lures. This parade will be at 10 o'clock
in the morning. At 2 o'clock in the af-
ternoon there will be political meet
ing in the Auditorium. at which Grad
dock and Reed will speak. and in the
evening Atwood and Overmyer will be
the stars.
If the fusion state central committee
can do it they propose to make this
meeting a record breaker. They will
have all of the fusion candidates for
state offices present to do minor stunts
of various kinds There will be re-
ception committee composed of 80 of the
most prominent members of the Popu-
list and Democratic parties of the state
Mayor Parker. of Topeka. will be
chairman of this committee. aud among
its members will be the eight fusion
congressional candidates.
One of the purposes of the meeting
will be to organize a state 'To-Do-
Right" league. ITO do right" is Mayor
ran for mayor of Kansas City, Kan,
and the one on which he is running for
governor. 1t is proposed to organize
a state league of political nature with
alton in opposition to the Kansas Day
club, the Republican organization, and
1t will hold annual banquets and other
celebration
is looked for from all over the state and
why excursion rates have been arranged
on the railroads. 1t is expected that
there will be nothing to interfere with
the people coming to Topeka at that
time. The summers work on the farm
will have been we'll disposed of and fall
plowing will not be pressing. 1t Is ex-
pected that the occasion will bring in
state.
Special railroad rates have also been
secured for the bands. Five bands have
been already secured. They are Mar
shaHs band of Topeka, and bands from
Leavenworth, Kansas City, Kan, Law
renee and Chanute, and others are be-
ing arranged for.
Shawnee county will probably furnish
| the big part of the procession. Ross
Vile, Dover and Wakarusa have ar
| ranged for wagon and mounted brig
ades, and other localities will be organ
| lied for the same purpose. Colonel H.
! c. Lindsay will be in charge of the pro-
cessiOn.
The afternoon meeting will be es-
| pecially for the farmers and those from
| over the state who wish to get awav
| will deliver his keynote speech at that
meeting. and will be followed by Mayor
| Reed of Kansas City, Mo-, who debated
| with Congressman Long at the Ottawa.
the meeting will be largely for those
| who cannot attend in the day time.
| Atwood and Overmyer, both of whom
| are recognized as among the best ora
| tors in the west, will make the speeches.
| The hot weather is a little tough on
some of the Republican statesmen. State
| Chairman Albaugh has been under
! the Wea ther for several days. but not
enough to keep him from his work.
| Wednesday Congressman Curtis was
| seized with a severe attac of stomach
trouble as a result of over-exertion and
heat combined. Some of his enemies
suggested that it might be nervous
prostration resulting from the action of
| the Pottawatomie county convention
| but this was refuted by the fact that
| Congressman Long was taken shortly
| afterwards in much the same way, but
| not SO violently. Mr.. Long was kept
| to his room all dav yesterday and was
unable to do much work.
| J. C. Stone, ex-state senator from
| LeavenWOrth county, was in Topeka
I, yesterday looking up some Leavenworth
assessment matters, and also filing an
| application for a new savings bank at
| Leavenworth, of which he is to be vice
president. Within the next few months
! a banking trust company, similar to the
one recently started by John w. Breid-
| enthal, will be organized by Leaven-
worth and Missouri parties in connection
with the bank, ana Senator Stone Will
| have charge of the trust company's af-
| fairs. The savings bank will be known
as the Kansas and Missouri Savings
| bank. and it will have a capital of ST.
! 000- The trust company will be capital
ized for 100000.
The First district Republican con
| gressional committee decided to formal
| ly open the congressional campaign IL
the First district about September Is
| Congressman Curtis will spend four OF
five days in each county in the district
Congressman Long last night endors
ed W. H. Mackey for United State.
marshal and sent telegram to tha
effect to the president at Oyster Bay
| Congressman Calderhead spent yester
day in Topeka helping along will
| Mackey's candidacy and after Mr.
Long was assured that the Fifth dis
trict had generally lined up for Macke,
4 he placed his o. K on Mackey's candi
| dacy. Yesterday afternoon Mr.. Calder
| head was trying to locate Congressman
Scott in order to secure his endorsement
also. Mr.. Scott was not at his home il
lola. and nobody in Topeka seemed t
know where to reach him. Mr.. Scott