The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-03
WAS IT APOLOGY?
Mr. Myers Makes a Statement to
City Council.
$500
Tells Members He Didn't Believe
DerOgatcry Statements.
HAD SAID SO BEFORE.
Controversy Will Probably Now
Be Dropped.
Action on New Electrical Fran
chise Is Postponed.
lad SAID SO BEFORE.

L. E. Myers, president of the Topeka
Edison company, appeared at the coun-
ell chamber last evening, made a brief
statement to the council founded on 81
request of personal privilege and at once
left the council chamber. 1t was proba-
bly, intended as an apology to the coun-
ell for that body adopted resolutions
cOndemning Myers for introducing the
MolIer affidavit and stated that Myers
should not be allowed the floor until he
had made an apology-they granted him
the floor last evening and said nothing
in reply to Myers statement. Ergo, it
must have been an apology.
In the midst of the council session Mr.
Myers who was sitting back in the cen
trail part of the council chamber arose
and came forward and said that he de-
sired to address the council on a ques-
ton Of personal privilege. He told of
a horse trade in which a friend Of his
had got badly swindled and then
launched out on what the members of
the council expected was to be an apol-
ogy. They. settled comfortably back in
their chairs While they listened to Mr.
Myers who said:
Before the affidavit was read 7 sug-
gested that the names of the couneilmen
should be expurgated, but in talking it
over it seemed that if the affidavit was
to be an affidavit and represent any
thing it must go through untouched I
was pretty much Inundated when I
learned that a set of resolutions which
condemned the AFFIDAVIT had been pass
ed. I attempted TO make it plain at the
time that I never believed one instant
anything that was said in that affidavit
about the members of this council. My
association with YOU has always led
me to know and believe differently. I
had hoped and do hope that the people
win understand that these allegations
are not mine never made them
Mr.. Myers left the council chamber at
once. The members Of the council sat
up looked around at each other and
waited for some one to say something
But no one uttered a word. Finally the
mayor called them back to earth by
saying I'VE will not discuss this mat
ter tonight"
The statement which Mr.. Myers made
is almost identical to that which he
made to the streets and walks commit
tee Just before he read the affidavit
which caused all the trouble.
Now don't stir up any trouble. was
the mayors Injunction when he was
asked If he considered. the statement an
apology.
Il didn't wart TO start anything here
this evening h continued.
wait until Mr., Myers tried to appear
before the council when this franchise
comes up and tries to say something.
We can shut him off then If we desire to
do So said Councilman Montgomery,
who was chairman Of the committee
which drew up the resolutions calling
on Myers to apologize.
Search me. I don't know what to call
it, said Holiday with a smile.
A 1ul1 occurred in the council proceed
ings and the councilmen foeked togeth-
er and with smiles asked each other
what Myers had intended to say and
why. someone had not called Mr.. Myers
down. It seems that Mr.. Myers clearly
outwitted the members of the council
and got away without a scratch.
After wrangling over whether they
should adopt the majority or minority
report Of the streets and walks commit