The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-17

and big residence on the highest point
in town. He says he built the house up
there to keep out of the foods. From
the main street in Eudora it is easy to
see Lawrence eight miles away.
There was an air of preparation on
the main street. Farmers wagons, the
occupants dressed up in their best, We're
arriving in a more or less continuous
procession Up in the office OF the Eu-
dora News, a staunch Kelly organ, the
foreman was working himself into
lather of perspiration trying to make
column of bent plate matter fit into the
forms so that he could get off his last
side and close up at noon for the pic
mic. On the shady side of main street
big lazy negro boys were loahng about,
making passes" of the bones at each
other.
Il got into little game UP to de city
las Sunday" said one, land won $3.50
all in quarters and halves My gal
thought l wuZ a millionaire when she
seen dat pile OBJ coin."
Il shot wild Big Joe yestiddy." said
another, AN had only a nickel, and
won tree dolIahs. An den 1 los cherry
doggon cent"
you oughter quit when you had de
tree dolIahs,' advised the first, sagely.
You can't expec' to win more dan 60
nicl1els wild one nickel. 70 mustn't ovah-
wuk nickel, else 1t will go back on
20, shore"
There are no joints in sight on the
main street of Eudora, but it is easy to
find a place on one of the side
streets.
Everybody UP this way is Dutch"
said one of the residents of the place.
They can always get their beer. The
county officers are not as strict as they
used to be. either
Business houses generally closed up
at noon. There's one thing about Eu-
dora. 1t has a hotel where you can
get the biggest 25-cent meal that is
served anywhere in the United States.
Kelly Came in Late.
Over at Durr's grove there was moth
ing much doing until about noon.
Stands were being fixed up, and the
band was playing few selections. A
contortionist from a Kansas City vau-
deville theater amused the crowd a
while, and then a pair of clowns at
tempted a turning stunt, which was
very fierce. Neither of the performers
seemed to be able to get over the top
of the bar Whether this was due to
too much liquidation on the part of the
performers, or to hot weather, it is diff
ficult to say.
A lot of athletic events were pulled off
and the prizes were real cash. And,
moreover. the money was right there In
a bag, and was paid out as won.
At about o'clock it was announced
that Tom Kelly was about to arrive,
and with much shouting and scurrying,
the members of the County Protective
association were lined up at the gate to
receive him. With Kelly came Senator
Henley, Charles Finch, a number of
other Lawrence politicians, and some
Topeka newspaper men.
o. A. Coleman, president of the as
ISOLATION, introduced Kelly. Coleman
is the most inoffensive looking little
man in the state. He doesn't look much
like a man who would like to hang a
horse thief. Kelly said in part:
II have been accused of almost
everything by the newspapers, but so
far I have not been accused of horse
stealing. I suppose it is an oversight
on their part"
Kelly then told about how he used
to live near Eudora and said he used
to bring barley to the distillery which
was then in operation near there.
Then he began to reel out statistics
about Kansas. and proved beyond
shadow of doubt that this is the
greatest state in the Union. Finally,
however, he got down to business, and
said:
80 far as L am concerned person.
ally, have had some little experience
in politics, as you probably have no
ticed in the newspapers. The 'schooF
of politics to which it is alleged be-
| long has been asSailed- A short time
ago the Capital said that Kelly's kind
of politics is to first serve his party
and then his friends.
Through two administrations the
axe of a state accountant has been
held over me. Before this accountant
! gets through, he will say one thing
more about me, and unless he says it
1 will compel him to say it through
| the courts and that is that Tom Kelly
! has served the state with fidelity. 1
am willing to subscribe to that sort of
| a political platform.
| 81 believe in party organization. If
| was hunting for a commander for
an army, 1 would try to locate a man
| big, brave and courageous. 1 would
furnish a rank and file for him that
would go out and get shot if necessary.
I would require that he never lead his
soldiers into an ambush if he could
possibly avoid it.
at is the same in politics. I would
ascertain if a political leader is big,
brave and courageous. I would try to
waited to his high position, he would
not unmask his batteries and train
them on the people who made him
what he is.
'I have no patience with those who
make an assault on those who elevate
them to power. I have no patience
with an officer of the state who finds it
necessary to raise the black flag to his
enemies and the white flag to his
friends. And I make the prediction
that if any such man is elevated to
such a position, the first time the rank
and file gets a punch at him, they will
courtmartial him and dismiss him from
the service"
There was some little applause at
this conclusion of the speech, which
was drowned out by the chairman's
announcement that Mrs. Agnes Holmes
had lost a gold watch somewhere on
the grounds.
w. c. Langdon of Lawrence, the new
physical director at the State univer-
sity, was called upon for a speech. He
said he had lived in Kansas all his life.
He accused Kelly of being a SPELL
binder and said he would have to
plead guilty to that accusation.
Charley Finch. editor of the Law
renee Gazette. was called out for a
lspeech. Finch said that what he want
ed to see was fair play for everybody,
and that he would stand up for the
man who wasn't getting fair play.
Senator Henley was then called for