The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-04

1scans heat him. They beat him, and
-a+ thev. come out here and say to US,
Sxou folks must support the straight
Republican ticket. For Gods sake,
1ve us a little show. For Gods sake,
give US at least half loafi
L. Jackson said in part: I am a Re
publican all the way through, but I
m Opposed to Wolf. He kept me
colored people. tell you people right
" that [ am going to vote for VIII
liam Green"
some things I don't like about Wolf.
He ought to be a servant of the peo-
Pile He ought to give some attention
to other people in his ward besides
those who helped him get the nominal
ton. 1t seems that everybody is for
Wolf; even the Fourth ward speakers
here tonight tell US they are for Wolf.
suppose we might as well all be for
Wolf / have about decided to vote
for him because he is the Republican
Party Threats.
The Saturday night meeting was for
the purpose of soaring the colored peo-
pie into line by the crack of the party
whip though it is not by any means a
party fight. The speeches made by w
I. Jamison, Doc Newman, Dick Hayden
and all the rest might have been cut
out and mixed up, no man would nave
been able to pick out his own
They have got to be Republicans.
When you vote at a Republican pri-
mary you are bound to support the
nominee 1t don't make any difference
what your personal views are. You
must vote for Wolf because he is the
nominee. Who cares whether Wolf
drinks? That's his own business, not
yours. You won't be good Republl-
can unless you vote Tor the RepuDll-
can nominee" None of them said any
thing about Mr.. Green being a Repub-
This is a fair sample of the burden
of every speech. OF course there was
more or less abuse and mud throwing
at the State Journal, but the speakers
seemed to have been instructed to tame
down on that line little bit They
were not quite so fierce as they were al
the Central church meeting Friday
night. They have probably discovered
that there are quite a number OF people
in the Third ward who knew that the
State Journal is telling the truth be-
cause the people are entitled to the
truth.
TT. G. Larimer made one announce
ment which will be of interest. especially
to the friends of Mr.. Green, who have
probably not heard of it. He says that
John Jones, Dan Grimes and R. J. Blaze
are the committee which is managing
William Green's campaign. LarimeT
also declared that George Hanley, own
er of the building occupied by the hoyal
billiard nail, IS supporting SIeSu ne
forgot to mention the fact that Mike
Thompson, who runs gambling house
in the building, is supporting Wolf;
also Lon Townsend, who supplies the
JOINT with beer.
Dr.. RICHTER, who seems to have taken
chips in the game on behalf of Wolf
attended the meeting. Fighter appears
to have some personal grievance against
Green.
Dr. Fighter was called upon for 8
en- ooh
Il don't thinks that Wolf is to blame
for getting the business the way he did
during the flood relief work. A man has
a right to get all the business he can
He did just as I would have done. Be
sides that Green got about as much out
of it as Wolf. I understand. Green had
a right to get all he could, and the other
grocers didn't kick. If Wolf wants tC
take a drink, whose business is it?
believe that every man has a right t.
do as he pleases."
The facts are that the firm of William
Green & Sons sold just s369.04 worth OF
groceries to the flood relief committee
c. Y. Wolf sold the committee SO, Al
worth of hardware.