The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-10

The wedding in Kansas City was
very quiet and simple one. Only a few
of the immediate friends of the bridal
pair We're present. There was no music,
no decorations. nor anything of an os-
tentatiOus nature. Everything was sim
plicity as far as possible
The guests We're. Orlin and Vernon
Weed the two sons Of the bride; Mr..
John Albert of Seneca, her father. Mr..
and Mrs. i. n. Bailey, and Mr.. and Mrs
c. NJ. Cafery Of Baileyville-Mr Bailey
is the brother of the governor and Mrs
Caffery is his sister. Mrs. Ida .JOst and
Miss Laura Jost of Kansas City. Kan.
and MIR. and Mrs. NJ. A Potts of KAN
sas City Mo. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. J. F. Fifeld- A wedding
supper was served at the Midland hotel
at 7:30 in the evening.
1t had been the intention of the gov
ernor to take his bride on a wedding
trip to his old home in Illinois, but the
flood situation in Kansas. which may
necessitate an extra session Of the leg
islature. the calling out Of the militia
to suppress mob violence in northwest
ern Kansas and other cares OF state
compelled the giving up of the wedding
journey. and Governor Bailey and his
bride are now returning to Topeka.
Mrs. Baileys maiden name was Miss
Ida Albert. Her first husband, Mr.
Weed was interested in Colorado real
estate until the boom swept his prop
erty away. Prior to that they lived at
Yuma Colo. When the boom broke Mr..
Weed entered the employ of the Rock
Island He was conductor on that
road and was in charge of a train at
the time of his death from heart trou-
Bile five years ago
His widow was left with her two boys
to support and she went to Seneca.
Nemaha county. and engaged in the
millinery business. and it was there
that the future governor met her Sub
seduently she removed to Kansas City.
Then the future governor became a
frequent visitor to Kansas City, and
more than a year ago he secured a
promise from Mrs Weed to become his
wife The promise was fulfilled Tues
dav-
The wedding last night fur
nishes the key to Governor Baiiey's
many trips to his farm With great
regularity he has left Topeka on Satur-
day afternoon going to Kansas City and
telling the reporters that he had to 60
to Baileyville to look after his farm.
He was always back at his Office early
on Monday, however, and it has been
noticed on a number Of occasions that
he was Obliged to talk with BalleyVute
by long distance telephone almost i'm
nediateIy on his return. and his con-
versation sounded peculiar for man
who had just been to his farm" The
people about the state house understand
it now.
Although the governor was engaged
to Mrs Weed before the campaign last
fall he says that the story that he
promised to get married if elected was
a fiction invented by someone This
and the fact that no one knew Of his
engagement to Mrs Weed was the pri-
mary cause of the great number or
proposals which he has received from
women all over the country during the
past few months. In speaking Of the
matter Governor Bailey said:
Long before the election, Mrs Weed
and I were engaged to be married I
never made a promise with any one that
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governor Of Kansas. That was a story
started by some of my friends. They
meant it in a good natured way but I
really had the joke on them"