The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-10

yours The giving out of tickets was
simply an outrage and I think it was
done to make money on the side. This
man Collins made us lots of trouble
and he kept sticking his nose into
everything
Major Anderson said: 1--WE author
lied no tickets and gave none, and in
all my life I have never seen tickets
given to an inaugural reception"
There seems to be great confusion
in explaining just what was intended
by the use of the cards of admission
which were printed with the name of
Collins, custodian, on them.
A reporter for the State Jouranl
who asked Collins. custodian, about
them. met with a long rambling ex-
PLANTATION of the history of the inside
petty personal clashes of authority
among those who were delegated to
the various branches of the work of
making the inaugural reception a sue
cess.
Collins, custodian, enphatically re-
pudiated any knowledge of the tickets
was being made the object of a vicious
wrong; that the tickets must have
been printed by someone, he did not
know who, without his knowledge and
consent.
ST came into my Office here" he
said, land fhInd the tickets all print
ed and neatly done up in a bundle
Mr.. Stanton and Mr.. Dudley, the other
members of the committee, took them
away from my Office"
1t seems that plans were made to
station the citizen soldiers at the vari-
Gus stairways and entrance halls to
instruct the plain common people IN
which direction to move.~ 1t was plan
ned to have every one use the stair
ways in the south entrance hall to
reach the floor on which the reception
line stood. After passing the recep-
ton line the plan was to give the peo-
pie the liberty of the building. They
could go through all the other rooms
on that floor, including the senate
chamber. representative hall, the SUI
preme court room, or the library, or
in fact any place they chose, and
after wandering around to hearts
content use any of the other stairWays
in the building to descend
It was an admirable plan. There
would be no confusion The people
would have a clear way up stairs with
no crowd descending, and on the other
hand those who wished to descend
would seek the other stairWays ana
there would be no crowd trying TO get
upstairs The plan would make every
hing lovely and the movement of the
crowd would be free and easy along
natural channels.
But it didn't work out. 1t seems to
40 irnpossible to find out who is ex-
actly responsible for this failure. EV-
.r-vone disclaims blame in the mater, !
md it would seem from inquiry among
he various people in charge of the ar
-angements, that every one did just the
light thing, and that the blame should
est upon some one else
state Architect Stanton said; 1T was
decided that it would not be best to
allow the people to run loose upon the
upper floors of the building. There
would be no occasion for the general
,ublic to go on the floors above the leg
sIative halls, and the tickets We're pro-
Jided for the purpose of allowing those
Who had business in the offices above
n for a few who might be permitted
q 90 to the balconies above and look
Iovvr nm the scene below. That was the
main object of, the tickets" -,
Mr. Stanton was informed that Col |
ms. custodian, disclaimed any know
edge of the tickets. ''That is mis- |
- >, saws Mr.. stanton 1.-The tickets,
Suppose we're ordered by the COM
,7ittee and Mr. Collins was member
If the committee"