The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-18
DIDN'T SHOW IT.
No Familiar Face in Topeka
Joint Pictures.
Speaker Explained That More
Would Be Shown Later.
MANY JOINT INTERIORS
Numerous Photographs Flash
ed on the Screen.
Effect MARRIED by Inefiiciency OF
Apparatus and Operator.
The Auditorium Was Packed TO
the Doors.
MANY JOINT INTERIORS

At least 5000 people crowded into the
Auditorium last night to see the MS
exhibition Of pictures of the interiors %
FONTS ever exhibited ana 10 near III
speakers of the INDEPENDENT campaign
Those whose curiosity to view the APP
pOintments of a well regulated JOINT hdu
never been satisfied found it very con-
venient to sit in front of the canvas anu
see the pictures and hear them eNplain-
cd. ..+
pictures. was nearly ruined by the stu
piditv or carelessness of the operator oI
the stereopticon He got the pictures
mixed and nearly made the whole tnlhS
ridiculous. But the pictures were tneIe
and they told a vivid and starting
story. 49,
AS a campaign attraction the meeting
was an UNQUALIFIED success. 1t may pc
said that not small Der ceA- Oh inc
men differed politically with the promo
tiers of the meeting and they were Hoe
converted that they were there out VI
curiosity some to see if they could rec
ognize the pictures of people 10 De
shown in the act of Quaffing the foam
ing beer and others to see II 70. oM Il
rict,1res happened to have been caught
by the snap shot camera. but after an
they were there and they heard what
the speakers had to say IN spite Oh
themselves. Therefore the meeting was
more successful than the ordinary point
ical gathering.
The canvas for the pictures was
stretched near the back of the stage be-
tween two poles after the fashion OF
the banners on the outside of a side
show The stereopticon was perched on
a pile OF dry goods boxes in the center
aisle of the first floor third OF the
way back from the stage The interest
centered about the lantern and the can
vas.
Considering the number of people
damned in the building the crowd was
quite orderly. There was an element IN
tent upon creating disturbance at the
first opportunity This element was
made uD for the most part of boys ana
characters of the Perly Atkinson type.
1t was expected that some organized et-
fort might be made by the vets to
break up the meeting but no such et-
fort was made.
PROCEEDINGS ARE OPENED.
1t was after O'Clock and the people
were still crOwding into the building
when DR. NJ. r. Mitchell called for or
der. J. e. Everett opened the meeting
with PRAYER There was a good deal of
noise and he could not be heard. Some
one II the crowd cried Louder" and
started a ripple of laughter.
A. H. Vance was the first speaker.
The crowd did not seem to care to hear
him. All seemed eager for the pictures
Mr. Vance said: Shawnee county at
the Srese. 1T time faces a condition. II
is in relation to this condition that the
Independent movement was started. The
executive arm of the law does not ex-
ecute the law. This is in the hands OF
the sheriff and the county attorney
When they were asked why they did not
perform their duty they said What are
you going to do about ito They'll fine
out if they are here tonight that there
Is something dom. Two men were urged
TO run on the Independent ticket. They
were Stahl and Stebbins. and they &C
cepted. That's what's doin' We are
about to place faithful men in the place
Of the servants of the people who have
been unfaithful. w. J. Bailey, the Re
publican candidate for governor. spoke
on this platform not long ago. I heart
him say that the mayor Of any city o.
TIE fret class could close the joints il
his city if he wished to, and so can tho
county attorney"
wv didn't you do it ven you vert
county attorney?" shouted Henry
Greuber, German, near the south en-
trance.
That's right, why didn't he?" shouted
another
Then there were cat calls. whistlinI
and a disturbance, mostly by the boy
in the audience. and the rest of Mr.
Vance's speech was lost to his hearers
He explained his contention that Luca
was never legally nominated by the Re
publleans as the candidate for sheriff.