The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-28
COMFY ISSUES A Def.
Kansas Dares Illinois to q G. A. r.
Contest.

''Our answer to Illinois is this: Come
on and beat us if you can"
This is the defy which Department
Commander P. H. Coney hands back to
the old soldiers of Illinois who have re-
Gently come forward with the claim that
they will have more old soldiers at the
Denver encampment than does the state
of Kansas.
kansas will head the list" said Capt.
Coney. I'VE are going to send the big
gest crowd to Denver that the state
ever sent, and bigger crowd than any
state in the Union. The only question:
is, how will the railroads take care of
them2'
state. of which number $4,000 are mem
bers of the G. A. r. 1t is estimated that
10000 will go to Denver.
1t is generally conceded that Illinois
is the only state which has any show
to beat Kansas in the race for the honor
of sending the biggest delegation. Illi-
nois of course has a vastly greater old
soldier population to draw from, but its
distance from the scene of the encamp-
ment somewhat equalizes the race. Ilii-
nois had 1856 regiments OF infantry ana
II of cavalry; Kansas had only Is of in
fantry and IS of cavalry.
The big parade in Denver this year
has been arranged so that the old sol
dierS can make the march without over
exertion. 1t is only two miles from the
starting point or the parade to the point
years, hundreds of old soldiers have
fallen out of line because Of exhaustion
on line of march six or eight miles in
| length.
| Coney that he will go to Denver on
| Monday, September 4, with the rest IL
the official party. 1t was thought at
first that the governor would not go
until Tuesday. His decision to start
Monday makes 1t impossible for him to
accept any invitations for Labor day
speeches. He will be on the train all
| day Labor day
| kansas will have plenty of music at
Denver. These Kansas bands, drum
corps and musical organizations have
arranged to go:
| Junction City band, twenty-four
Hays City band, thirty-fve pieces.
Smith Center band, twenty-five
Clay Center band. thirty-seven
Independence band, thirty pieces.
Modoc club. twenty-four pieces.
Douglass Veteran Drum corps, ten
Lincoln Post Drum corps, twenty
! three pieces.
Captain Mollinee family drum crepa
of State Soldiers home at Fort Dodge
Jim Mosher drum corps. ten pieces.
Lincoln Post Flambeau club, loo
strong.
arrange to go. and hope to do SO. They
| are:
Hiawatha Concert band. 20 pieces;
White City band, 20 pieces; yelling
ton band, rs pieces; Wichita band, IS
pieces; Winfield band, 20 pieces; Gar
den City band, % pieces; Herington
band, 80 pieces.
To keep alive the spirit of patriotism
and to inculcate the same in the minds
| of the youthful, committee on pat
riotic instruction has been appointed.
| 1t follows:
William T. Burgess, Wichita.
T. r. Hornaday, Burton.
Robert Henderson, Junction City.
D. w. Ryder. Parkvflle.
Frank A. Lyon, Fort Scott.
j. G. Johnston, Newton.
| J. C. Byington, Leavenworth.
S. NJ Young, Salina.
Harry Root, Beloit
This national nag committee has
been appointed to enforce the law
against the dissertation of the flag:
]. w. Priddy, North Topeka.
T. r. Oldham, Newton.
| ]. w. Rolf, Kingman.
Leroy Currier, Topeka. a
George r. Waters, Topeka.
NJ. v. Huffman, Belle Plaine.
J. G. Walkfnshaw, Leavenworth. ~
w. F. Hendry, Nickerson.
A. G. Reyburn, Wichita.
William T. Buckner, Wichita.
These new appointments have been
e. II. Funston, of lola, commander
| of Second division, with rank of major
general vice Horace J. Smith. re-
signed.
H H. Brown, of Parsons, comman-
der of Third congressional district di.
/ vision. vice w. T. Grierson, resigned.
Colonel J. S. Mcdowell, of Smith
| Center commander of Sixth congress
sionaI division, vice Andrew Jackson
resigned.
4 Colonel Charles A. Bush, of Salina,
now aide-de-camp, is promoted to
| com ma ndiflg general of the Fifth COM
gressional district division, vice w. II.
| johnson, resigned.
Comrade George Plumb, of Emporia,
commander of Fifth brigade. oonsiet-
ing of the counties of Lyon, Chase and
Corey, vice William NJ. Hickox, re-