The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-01
OFF FOR MARION.
Senator Fairbanks Has Quiet
Time in Topeka.
An Informal Reception at Ma
tiomaI Hotel.

Charles w. Fairbanks, of Indiana
Republican nominee for vice president
of the United States, spent Wednesday
night in Topeka in his private car in
front of the Rock Island depot, and
left this morning at $3.50 for Marion,
where this afternoon at 2 O'Clock he
delivered the opening address of the
Republican campaign.
| Wednesday evening at $50, when
| Senator Fairbanks arrived in Topeka
he was met at the depot by w. r.
Stubbs, chairman of the Republican
state central committee, and Mayor
w. S. Bergundthal. With Mr.. Fair
banks on his trip were his private
secretary. Russell King, Thomas Daw-
son of the Associated Press, and A.
| H. Mccormick, an artist from the
Chicago Record Herald staff. Robert
Mather, general counsel of the Rock
! Island, escorted Mr.. Fairbanks from
Chicago to Kansas City. The special
train used the Rock Island line from
Chicago to Marion.
Carriages were waiting for the party
at the Rock Island depot, and they
were at once taken to the Topeka
club, where dinner was served. The
following were the guests: Senator
Fairbanks. w. r. Stubbs, w. S. Ber-
gundthal, c. S. Gleed, H. ]. Bone, Carr
Taylor, Clyde Miller, Thos. Dawson
and H. A. Mccormick.
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the Topeka club dinner party arrived at
the headquarters of the Republican
state central committee, and about 200
of the people had a chance to shake
hands with the man who is likely to be
the next vice president.
Somebody has said that Fairbanks is
an iceberg; that he chills the air of
the room in which he happens to be.
This must be mistake. At any rate,
the senator's refrigerating. plant was
not working last night. He has about
the best political nandShake that has
been seen in Topeka for long time.
He warns up beautifully. Nearly ev-
erybody received a personal introduce
tion to the senator.
This is Mr.. Jones, senator" said the
official introducer
VERY glad to see you, Mr.. JONES'
was the senator's invariable reply. as
he beamed down upon from his i'm
pressive height of six feet six.
Senator Fairbanks has ruddy snnil-
ing face, and small, twinkling eyes. But
the thing about him which no one can
overlook is his tremendous size. w. r.
Stubbs. chairman of the Republican
committee, is a big man, but he looks
gantic vice presidential candidate r.
b. Welch of this city is generally count
ed a pretty substantial specimen of
physical development, but the top of his
head would have fitted in very nicely
under Mr.. Fairbanks chin. Not only is
Fairba nks tall. but he has broad should
portion to his size.
Charles Sessions struck up quite
chummy relations with the senator On
the strength of the fact that Mr.. Ses-
sions, mother used to go to school with
Mr.. Fairbanks back in Indiana. Mr..
Sessions himself used to sit in Fair
banks seat in the school house. When
Mr. Sessions was back in Indiana not
long ago, he took a picture of the
school house made historic by himself
and Mr. Fairbanks.
Senator Fairbanks did not have any
thing to say about politics. He chat |
ted gaily with who ever happened to
want to talk to MIN, and told some |
funny stories in the course of his con-
versation. About two hundred Topeka |
people-all men-called during the
Fairbanks. Nothing was said about the |
function being a stag affair, but the |
ladies did not seem to think that they |
were invited.
After the reception, Senator Fairbanks |
to his private car. His pri- |
vate secretary, Russell King, was seen |
there about ten o'clock last night He |
said:
1--WE nave had a very long trip. but
t has been pleasant throughout. We
came here direct from White River
junction, VT, stopping at no 1ntermed-
ate points for any length of time. We
will return to Bath, Me, without any
stops except at Kansas City. The sem
itor will make a speech at Bath on
September 5. 1t keeps me busy looking
after the correspondence and getting
)ut copies of the senator's speeches. 1
lave a lot of work to do this evening
before 1 go to bed" Owing to rush of
work. Mr.. King was unable to attend
ne dinner at the Topeka club, or the
reception at Republican headquarters.
This morning at promptly $3.50 the
Fair banks special pulled out of the
Rock Island depot for Marion. Sem
ltor Fairbanks did not show himself
o the crowd on the platform until
ust as the train was pulling out. Then
he private car and waved his hat to
he crowd until the train went out of
light.
Besides Senator Fairbanks private
ar, there was one day coach and the
baggage car on the train. Among
hose who accompanied Mr.. Fairbanks
N the special were the following:
Chairman w. R. Stubbs, Senator
Chester 1. Long, Congressman Reeder,
Calderhead. Attorney
3urrow, Treasurer Kelly. Gen. S. H.
Kelsey, Insurance Commissioner Lu-
ing. Justice w R. Smith. ]. B. Belts,
\. T. Reid, Del Valentine, State Archi-
ect Stanton, Howell Jones, A. M.
FULLER, Clyde Miller, w. w. Mills, Del
<eizer, Chas Sessions, r. F. Hayden
nd ]. F. FARRELL.
Friday afternoon. it is announced
hat Senator Fairbanks will make a !
hort speech in Huron park, Kansas
peak at the Kansas City, Mo-, Zonven
ion hall.
At 8 o'clock a special excursion train
or Marion left over the Santa Fe and I
t O'Clock a special left over the Rock /
sland. +
THE FEVER SPREADING,