The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-27
City Attorney Dreaming Apollo.
gizes to the Council
For Losing His Temper ant
Then Loses It Again.
WANT IT IN WRITING
The Cool Apology Not the Warm
Temper.
Advises Council TO Go to Warmer
Cline, Though It's Warm Here.

City Attorney Dreaming apolOgized to
the council last night for losing his tenn
per on a former occasion and then i'm
mediately proceeded to lose it again.
Dreaming is energetic but his temper
needs tempering and his language needs
tempering too. He was prodded last
night and prodding stirred him to wrath
rather than to soft answers.
you can go to h. first" said F. G.
Dreaming, city attorney, last evening at
the council meeting to Councilman Horn
in lively tilt which occurred between
the two over question of Mr.. Dren-
ning's apology to the city council for
his participation in the session of that
body Friday evening. The attempted
reconciliation was deferred.
Mr.. Dreaming made a manly apology
to the council as it opened for business
last evening. After he was through
Councilman Horn proposed that Mr..
Dreaming should make a further writ
ten apology. The city attorney felt that
he had been goaded to the limit, when
he flashed out his startling and forcible
retort.
Councilman Nipps said, In intro
ducing the city attorney, Il believe Mr.
to the council
"A few members of the council are at
outs. I believe said Mr.. Dreaming, "be-
cause of some statements made by me
through the papers Saturday regarding
a little quarrel which I had with the
mayor. At the time I think we were all
Iaboring under considerable feeling and
misunderstanding A few Of my friends
have come to me since and in talking
it over with them I have agreed that it
was possibly not exactly the right thing
to do. In the heat of passion though, I
say a good many things that I ought
not to say I am sorry that such is the
case but 1 am man and sometimes
break cut I would like, however, for
the members of the council to get over
this idea that I am bucking against
them on this paving question and that
we are bucking one another 1 would
like to have this idea removed.
"This quarrel with the mayor was
simply the result of some words which
passed between us in his private Office.
I hope that the mayor and council viii
not take this as a personal afront- L
recognize that I was somewhat hasty IN
saving what I did at the time and for
leaving the council chamber as did
81 don't think that there is any rea-
son why we the council and myself
sition I think Mr.. Davis was laboring
under Misrepresentation when he said
had promised these property owners
that the repaving would be done with a
municipal plant. I have nothing 10
promise: that matter of a municipal
plant is something for the taxpayers to
settle As far as the personal quarrel
between Mr.. Davis and myself IS con-
cerued that is a private matter and if 1
have anything to say to him / will say
II in q private manner
Mr.. Dreaming sat down.
al think that Mr. Dreaming has made
g. manly statement of his position" said
Councilman Nipps, and 1 think We
ought to accept it and proceed to do
business
Councilman Griley. Ct would like
to hear further from MI Dreaming
about his published statement about
this Meade case, where ne salc ne mao
to fight the mayor and council and
whole outfit"
II think" said Mr.. Dreaming. THAT
I have said all that I ought to say
You understand that it IS pretty hard
TO keep these things down when they
come crowding up
RIr. Simms. This strikes me as il
the person most offended was the
mayor. and that if he had anything to
say to Mr. Dreaming he should have
said it when Mr.. Drenn1ng was pres
ent. This strikes me as if it is some
thing which lies between the city at
torney and the mayor, rather than the
council"
Mr.. Green: ct know AR Davis well
and have known him for many years
AMI 7 know that as far as he is con
cerned whatever action the council
may take viii be heartily approved by
him"
Then the fireworks began. ct think
that the attitude Mr.. Dreaming took
said Councilman Horn, "was very in
sulung and / think that he should
make a written public apology"
Turning in his chair part way
around to face Mr.. Horn, Mr.. Dren-
ming said with heat; ct win never
never do that. You can go to -
first before [ viii do that"
There was brief spell of broOdine
silence as Mr.. Dreaming concluded
then Councilman Horn shot up from
his seat and exclaimed: CT move yol
that Mr.. Dreaming be not granted the
floor of this council until he writes
public apology"
''This matter has taken turn" in
terposed Councilman Green, (which
am very sorry it has taken. I thinl
that Mr.. Drenning's manly statemen
should be accepted. I believe ant
move that further consideration b.
postponed until the mayor returns"
Mr. Horn. fright while we are her
IN legislative session a man gets III
and tells us to go 70 I thini
that some dignity should be main
tanned. I think that this should no
be g. roustabout meeting"
Councilman Griley: ''I agree witt
Mr. Green. I believe we should defe
action. We haven't fun representa-
tiou of the council here this evening.
The motion to defer was put am
carried with but one dissenting vote
cast by Councilman Horn. The at
tempt at a happy and speedy consum
nation of peace was dragged in tn
nnire and the attempted reconciliation
ended in confusion.
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