The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-30

concerned. but he could not prevent
General Wood and General Funston
from wearing spike tails They brought
them with them from their respective
stations and they would wear them.
But Whitel He wore the same suit
that he wears when he edits the Elm
poria Gazette and wher4 he comes TO
Topeka to dip into politics a little. His
hair was ruffled and he was as happy,
Just as happy as "Mealy Jones, of Boy
Vile"
General Funston was the smallest
man at the speakers, table but he made
/ the. record on the famous steaks. When
! General Funston had finished his first
steak. like a first class fighting man
he was ready for another There was
no waiter close by and President White
went for it himself. When White
emerged from the buffers pantry he
was bearing alOft a big, white dinner
plate On it was lucious steak so
1 large ard long that the ends hung over
ard the juice dripped on Whites coat
sleeve. The steak was placed before
the general who Immediately went to
work on it.
Governor Bailey smiled, scratched his
ear. and said something to General
/ Wood. but the intrepid Funston was not
to be daunted by remarks. He finished
the steak
Promptly at o'clock the cigars were
/ passed and President White arose 10
lcall the club to order Mrs White was
sittins with a group eff ladies' at the
I rear Of the hall. She must have been as
/ pleased al Whites appearance as he was
frustrated at the ovation he received In
fact he was so illustrated that he forgot
/ to call ON the Jayhawker uuartette.
which was prepared to sing, and the
4 singers sat through the banquet with
out ever a chance of being heard
THE first business on the programme
is the election of officers" said Presi-
dent White If anyone but Cy Leland
wants to make a nomination for aresi-
dent of this club I Will hear him.
Mr. President shouted Congress-
man Phil Campbell. Of Pittsburg.
"N ait till I look at the slate" said
White. and his thrust al the recent sem
atorial arrangements was greeted with
shouts of laughter. You are the one
4 according to the slate" said White
Campbell nominated Victor Murdock,
/ Of Wichita.
las there are no further nominations
we viii now have an open ballot" said
White. Who was running the election
/ according to machine rules. Those in
favor of Victor Murdock say aye
There was a shout of ave" "TherG
win be no minority report 3" said White.
7 am overwhelmed said MurdOck
THE Seventh district usually is"
Now we viii look after the First dis
trict, as the Seventh district has been
taken care Of" said President White.
Luther Nellis. of Topeka, was nomf-
mated. THE secretary viii cast the
unanimous ballot of the club for Mr..
Nellis," said President White.
T A COrdry of Hutchinson. nominated
I George st Patrick" Hayden. of Ne
maha county. for first vice president.
and w. Y Morgan nominated Clarence
4 AtchisOn. Of Columbus, for second vice
! president This is a brace game and
there is a cold deck somewhere" said
White as the machine went easily along.
How many has the Seventh district
got2" asked Senator Noftzger.
More than it deserves and not as
Ter &c 70
and the laughter at this sally came
from politicians from every district.
Senator Noftzger nominated w. z.
Davis. Of the Seventh district. for third
vice president. In order to put down
the Murdock rebellion 7 viii put his
name said White and he, with the rest
/ was elected.
Mr.. White then delivered his address
+ as tOastmaster and retiring president OF
the club. He said:
Address of the President.
Sitting here watching the crowd
come in tonight, checking off the famil-
lar faces, and considering what fortune
/ has done for US all since we first assem-
bled at the Kansas Day banquet, it
strikes me that this is q curious organ
ization. 1t would be startling to tell
the story of this club inVerSely, begin
ming at this end, and going backward
showing what offices It's charter mem
! bers have grabbed IN the eleven years
last past revealing what power they
now WELD in Kansas politics, standing
together, and comparing that with their
insignificance in 1892 If that story
could be told, instead OF being com
mended for the high ideals they cham
piOned then, the OriginatOrs of the club
might well be indicted for high handed
unlawful conspiracy to steal, gobble
+ cabbage and otherwise Illegally corral
roundup and hog all the offices, emolu-
ments, perquisites, sop, pap, velvet and
~-r1 7.d NV
tion and the statutes of the state OF
Kansas, Oklahoma and the Indian Ter
ritOry. Sixty-fve young men sat down
a this table eleven years ago tonight
Twelve men furnished the Oratory; II
it was not a conspiracy how do you ac-
count for the facts that shall follow
Two of those twelve orators are United
States senators from Kansas, J. r. Bur
ton, who spoke on Political Con
tracts" and Chester ]. Long, whose sub
ject was "McFlimsey for Congress;
two others Of these orators are members
of congress from Kansas, Charles +.
Scott, who discussed Newspapers, anc
Phil P Campbell. who dilated on Poll
tics and Patriotism" two others are
holding federal Office. Ed P Greer
postmaster at Winfield. who told US OF
Mystic Societies. and T. b Wall OF
Wichita, referee in bankruptcy, VINO IN
formed us What Are We Here For
Frank G. Croweu of Atchison, who re-
sponded to the toast of Kansas, Is
regent of the State university, ana mas
been. since the early cretaceouS perIOC
of Kansas politics; ]. K. Cubbison oi
Wyandotte county. who served three
terms in the legislature and is now (
senator, and has broken his finger nails
on the end gate of every Senat tOTla
bandwagOn that has passed down the
road for ten years. held forth that night
on Kansas and the Republican Party,
George L. Douglass, speaker of tht
house in 49, who had to leave Kansas
keen of n0Iiffrc defined -tF OIng
Republcanism, and Ed c. Little the
only one of the sheep who is now 'Ou
on the hills away, away from the gates
Of gold" gave US list of Some Young
Fellows and since has been consu
general to Egypt private secretary Il
the governor, and lieutenant colonel o.
one of the best volunteer regiments tha'
carried the flag in the war with Spain
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