The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-07

pending upon the nine hepuDuCd4c IL
would have lost the advertising.
Out of the eleven members of the
council present last night, the Capital
received six votes. Three OF the votes
were the three Democrats. The other
three were S. r. Kutz of the First ward,
w. f. Weber of the Fourth ward. and
George Tincher of the Sixth ward. Three
out of the nine Republican members OF
the council supported the Capital.
Councilman Howe voted for the State
Journal and Councilmen Neal, Third
ward, Swendson, Fifth ward and Kutz,
First ward. voted for the Herald.
Dave Mulvane was present in person
at the council meeting and directed his
heutenants. The deal was all carefully
arranged late in the afternoon. Besides
Dave Mulvane, those present in active
charge of the campaign were Sheriff
Bert Lucas, Dick Hodgins. Fred Jewell.
Mark Mason and the quartette of mana
gers of the Capital-Arthur Capper. Har-
old L. Chase. r. L. Thomas and W. B.
Robey. This lobby was very active
throughout the entire evening. up to II
o'clock, when the council went into ex-
ecutive session for the purpose of choos-
ing the official city paper.
There was a caucus among the Re
publican members of the council just
before the meeting. One similar caucus
Swendson, Wolf Sinner and Neal voted
for the Herald, although it was claimed
by the friends of the Capital that Neal
had agreed to support it. Mr.. Weber and
Mr.. Kutz voted for the Capital and Mr..
Tincher for the State Journal Five was
necessary to conclusion which could
not be reached.
AT the second caucus Councilman
Weber would not go into it for the reas-
on that he thought Mr.. Howe ought to
be present and he knew that the train
upon which Mr.. Howe was coming was
several hours late. 1t was nearly s
O'Clock when the latter reached Topeka.
An effort was made to cast the vote of
Councilman Nellis who was absent from
the city by reason of proxy signed by
Nellis, but this failed to work Coun-
Gilman Howe was opposed to the meth
cd of settling the printing by caucus.
He believed it to be a matter which
should be settled by the whole council, a
plan which had been followed in nearly
every instance in the history of the city.
As the printing problem had to be
solved last night, because of the fact
that Councilman Howe and Councilman
Wolf were planning to leave town be-
fore the next meeting, it was decided by
the managers that it would have to
carry the fight onto the floor of the
courcil Although a Republican ma
chine, fighting for a radical partisan
Republican Organ" the lobby decided
that it could not safely trust it's case
in the hands of the Republican caucus.
1t needed the help of the three Demo-
Gratis, anu lnG IldCHluG dSISeQ 10 at
tend to that.
By a vote of to 5 the council voted
to go into executive session for the
selection of an official city paper
After the doors were closed, Council
man Swendson raised the point that
seven votes were necessary to name a
city paper. City Attorney Spencer was
called upon for the law, and spent half
an hour hunting up authorities to prove
that six votes, or a majority of the
eleven councilmen present, was suffi-
cient to pass the resolution 1t was
finally agreed that six was the legal
number required to do the business, as
only eleven councilmen were present.
1t was all over on the first ballot.
The three Republicans and the three
Democrats named the official city
paper.
1t should be noted that the machine
stands for the resubmissiOn element OF
the party, and that it can count on the
three Democrats to stand by it in nearly
all matters of Importance.
There was quite a fight on the motion
which Councilman Howe made that the
council go into executive session.
This is not the way to settle this
thing said Councilman SwendSon, ex-
citedly. There are nine Republican
members in this council. They ought 10
rule the proceedings of the council. the
Republicans should choose the official
CITY Daper and therefore l am opposed
ell AS most of you know, we had a
caucus of the Republican members Of
the council last week. and 1alled 10
agree We adjourned until this evening
at a quarter of an hour before council
meeting. and nothing was done at that
caucus either. We then adjourned until
Immediately after this council meeting
I believe we should vote down TINS mo-
ton to go into executive session. l move
that the motion to go into executive ses-
sion be laid on the table.
The Democrats were smiling during Mr.
Swendson's speech.
Il haven't heard anything about any eau
Gus" said Mr.. Griley. Tell us some more
about it
There are three Republican papers in
Topeka" said Mr.. Blossom. the First ward
Democrat. land it looks as though one of
them would get it. 1 don't see why the
Democrats should not be allowed to vote
in the proceedings. I'd like TO help choose
On the vote to lay the motion on the Ia
BILE Blossom. KutZ, Griley, Snyder. Weber
ond Howe voted no, and Neal Wolf, SWeld-
son. Sinner and Tincher voted yes. The
motion to go into executive session was
carried by the same vote reversed
A Topeka politician. who forms one OF
the cogs in the Republican machine, said
today L.
voting for the Capital? Wei, they got
some valuable friends. Isn't that enough
These people that they call the machine
may be able to be of service to them we
don't go back on our friends, but we are
going to run politics in this county and
/ CITY and don't you forget it,
And the GaPaii ect OF Rerf AND %e D T
and Otis. and the boys thought 1t would
be good plan to set a few pegs for that
Bert and Dick and otis are tbs
familiar names of the sheriff. the probate
| judge and the county attorney
So the Capital won the prize.
uUrETvCn uIC REWARD