The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-23
TO BE IN Topeka.
Capital City Captures One More
Convention.
Wichita Is Defeated Before the
Democratic Committee.
AN EARLY CONVENTION
It viii Be Held On April
TWenty-fifth.
Nearly Seven Hundred Dele
gates Provided For.

Wichita failed to make good before
the meeting of the Democratic state
central committee Thursday after
noon, in its fight for the holding of
the Democratic convention IN that
town. It found that the energetic
work of Mayor Davis and other To-
peka men had made the case hopeless
for Wichita, and so when the time
came for the test Wichita gracefully
retired from the contest. and the com
mittee voted to come TO Topeka on
April 25, just one week before the Re
publican state convention here
It was nearly $3.50 when the com
mittee assembled in the parlors of the
Throop hotel. L. NJ. Penwen, of To-
peka, treasurer of the committee,
wanted to go into executive session.
He seemed to think that the mysteries
Of Democracy wouldn't stand ex-
posure.
What's the use?" said Tom Nor
gan, of Ottawa.
Il don't see any need of an execu-
tive session said Taylor Riddle.
Mr- Penwell's proposition fell so
nat that he withdrew his motion to ex-
clude the public.
Mayor Davis of Topeka was the
nrst man to be called upon by Chair
man w +. Sapp, after Secretary
Billy Pepperin of Concordia had
called the roll and found about 25
proxy.
we want to extend to you said
Mayor Davis, "an invitation to hold
your convention in Topeka. We want
YOU 70 nave as good a start in your
campaign as the Republicans You
people can have anything YOU want
l understand that Judge Dale has
peen making a certain argument in
DehdlL OF Wichita. But I want to saw
that this argument Is very fin1sv 7
couldn't get Judge Dale to saw exact
" the nature Of his argument. but I
nave no doubt that whatever It is if
can be arranged for in Topeka lust
as nicely as in Wichita
Then Councilman. Charles X E4ol-
May took hand in the game. 81 was
alI49sI on the point of addressing YOU
as FELLOW Democrats - he said
GO. oure traitor remarked Bill
Sapp, grimly.
know" said Holiday good a+74raa-
", but you people have been . -, -
rom 1opeka so long that some of MS
stIayed away from the fold Just 2 few
lays ago good Democratic member of
lH5 Clly council walked up to the Re
PuDncan city central committee. and
paid his assessment to run on the Re-
publican ticket. And he is running
against another Democrat who is also
on the Republican ticket. You ought
10 come up here and prevent any more
hops. It is unnecessary to saw that we
nave the best accommodations for a
convention in the state; the only real
Auditorium; the best band, ana so
Did you say band or sbrand?," in
quired Judge Dale.
Both" replied Holiday promptly.
we viii give you anything you want
said Dale.
I'VE Will give you the free use of the
Auditorium: the free use of MarshalTs
band; we will see that you have all the
stationery and free advertising you
want; we will see that vOlJr defasa tasr
are met at the train, and taken up town
on free street cars. We have several
elegant clubs here in the CITY. and those
clubs viii keep open house for you. we
will give you free badges Y0I7 know
what Topeka did for the Semicentennial
delegates, don't you? Well we'll duDIi-
cate the entertainment for the Demo-
Gratis Kansas avenue will be blaze
Of glory from one end to the other
How about the holes in the Kansas
avenue pavement asked Dale
You people will be stepping so high
you won't notice the holes at all" said
Holiday.
assistant attorney general you have
now?" inquired Mr.. Dale
Yes. sir. the same one-perfectiy
harmless" assured Holiday.
Dale Withdraws Wichita From Race
Judge Dale then arose and said:
People have supposed that Wichita
was planning to make a big fight for
this convention, simply because we had
a mass convention down there in WIGHT
ia a few days ago, and decided to extend
an invitation
'As a mater of fact, I have onIv# one
objection IN coming n Tnnc1ra
is such a very sinful town. I under
stand that your district court juries are
SO corrupt that you can't convict any
body any more. Now If the Democrats
should come up here, and some of the
delegates should be attacked by foot
pads, We wouldn't feel right about it be-
cause your jury in the district court
would acquit the footpads.
Moreover, I understand that you
have several hundred candidates for al
derman, most Of whom are Democrats
running on the Republican ticket It
hardly seems as though It would be safe
to bring a lot Of Democrats here for the
convention. They might all turn Re
publicans before they could get away
Nevertheless, Wichita is not at all
hoggish. We are glad it got into the
newspapers that Wichita was after the
convention, because 1t made Topeka get
up and hustle itself. We want to Join
in with Mayor Davis and Councilman
A@OAAAeeAy AIN tAAeAb Xix Co4i -dit1OA Dt
brought to Topeka. We want to see If
Topeka win make good Two years
from now we will come around and ask
Topeka to do the same for US.
There was a case tried at Kansas
City a few days ago in which evidence
was introduced that the brand in To-
peka is not as good as the brand in
Wichita. But since 1Ir. Holiday as
sures US that he viii have the right
brand in Topeka durirg the Democratic
- A--E-
risk"
IT want to suggest that Mr. Holli-
dav give the committee p sample Of tn ,
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