The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-14
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F. 2. Lindsey's Effort in Com
mittee Comes TO Naught.

w w. Mills is chairman and Z. r.
Simon is secretary Of the Hughes cam
paign committee appointed Friday night
at SHINY attended meeting Of the
committee Of one hundred. held at the
United Presbyterian church.
Including three reporters, there We're
twenty-seven people in the church
Even this number seemed to be too
many for there was a feeble effort made
TO shut out the three reporters.
A pudgy little man named Hypes
who would look like Lon Townsend il
ne would massacre his auburn chin
Whiskers, acted as secretary of the
meeting. and seemed to feel that one Of
his duties was to make all the motions
Hence he made a motion early in the
meeting to exclude the newspaper re-
porters. He said
We have here a report of com
mittee suggesting a list of members for
the central committee to manage the
campaign. Now we may want to say
some things about this which we don't
want to get into the papers I don t
think we want it reported to the public
that we had any dispute about such
things. Therefore 1 move that we go
into executive session"
w. ii. Eastman. a First ward man.
seconded the motion. 1T was discussed
by several speakers, all of whom OPP
posed going into secret session. When
the vote was taken Hypes was the only
one who voted for it.
Il didn't want the Journal to hear
what we said" remarked Hypes to a
State Journal reporter after the meet
ing adjourned we don't care about
the other papers. but the Journal always
goes right ahead and prints everything
that happens, and some of the things
which happened here tonight ought to
be kept out of the papers"
One Of the things which Mr.. HvDes
would probably exclude from this report
lad
made. Mr.. Lindsey challenged the
right Of the committee of one hundred
TO proceed any further with the work
OF the campaign without reporting their
progress back to the bodies which ere
ated them.
We have done all that we were au.
thorized to do said Mr. Lindsey. I'VE
nave selected a candidate for mayor,
and have endorsed him. This plan to go
ahead and select a central committee to
manage the Hughes campaign is some
thing which does not concern u.s. We
nave no authority to make any such
move without securing it from the or
8aniza lions which brought the commit
tee Of one hundred into existence
Air- Lindsey suggestion was not IA
Forably received The members Of the
committee said it wouldn't do at all to
wait for any more authority that the
time before the primaries is only about
three weeks. and that il was necessary
70 take the bit in the teeth and complete
e4.1 ~ gan -4allyu lot tue campo gu.
Before the secretary was finally per-
mlttad to go ahead and read the list of
names suggested. one of the members
moved that the list be indorsed in full
without being read to the meeting. This
motion was designed to prevent any
possibility for friction In regard to tine
personnel of the proposed committee.
but before the time came to vote on the
motion 1t was withdrawn.
To fully understand the intricate and
aWe-lnspiring weight of authority which
is responsible for the creation Of the
Hughes central committee. the following
digest is submitted.
-Four temperance organizations each
appointed six delegates.
Twenty-four delegates thus appointed
authorized the selection of enough more
delegates to make a committee of 100
Committee of One Hundred appointed
steering committee composed of NJ r,
Mitchell ]. i. Snyder, John Alexander