The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-26
PACKED TO DOORS
Vice President Fairbanks Fills
Auditorium to Overlooking.
Makes a Brief Speech to Those
Outside.
AN EVENT OF YEAR.
Bands Played and There We're
Red Fire and Fireworks.
H.J. Allen Captures the Crowd
With His Speech.
AN EVENT OF YEAR.

the citizens Of Topeka, but hho
must have come to address all the peo-
pie OF Kansas" said Charles Warren
Fairbanks. vice president of the Unit
ed States, as he stepped out upon tne
platform of the auditorium Thursoay
evening and faced one of the most 81
Rantic audiences ever assembled IN the
city Of Topeka.
The vice president had just come IN
from the street, where the big auto
mobile in which he was riding hao
been captured by the crowd OF 5'ooV
enthusiastic citizens, who were unable
to jam themselves inside the building
To buy his liberty, Mr.. FAIRBANKS
climbed up on the back seat OF the au-
tomobile and made the crowd q
speech, which very few people could
hear on account of the explosion OF
fireworks and the ill-timed cheers OF
the multitude
Inside the auditorium, every seas
was taken and the crowd was packed
into all available corners where stand
ing room could be found. There were
probably close to 5000 people IN the
building. 1t is a conservative estimate
to say that at the two meetings last
night, Mr.. Fairbanks talked to up
wards Of 10000 people.
If the object OF the Republican
county committee was to completely
overshadow the big Democratic meet
ing held at the auditorium Wednesday
night it certainly accomplished It's OBJ
tect. The crowd which turned out to
the Republican meeting was big
enough to make three or four such
crowds as came to hear Folk and Har-
ris.
Everything had been arranged for
the purpose of getting out the people
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meeting. Fireworks and band music
in large quantities had been provided
preliminary to the meeting. The pa
rade started about 1880 from the corr
ner of Third and Kansas avenue, led
by MarshalPs band and the Lincoln
Post drum corps When one Of these
organizations played. the other rested
aud there was something doing in the
music line all the way. Back of the
band and drum corps marched large
delegation OF old soldiers. Then fol-
lowed the Republican Rifle brigade,
which is the noisiest aggregation ever
gathered under one roof. 1t consists or
only sixteen members. but each mem-
Der, armed with an old army rife and
q pocketful of blank cartridges. was
blazing away into the air "at will" all
the way up the avenue, and making
the buildings shake and the atmos-
phere open up in long cracks.
Then came the Washburn College
Republican club, so strong, the Re
publican Flambeau club, in uniform
several other marching clubs and the
Sons of Veterans drum corps.
The avenue from Third street to
Ninth was packed with people Prob
ably not less than 10000 were on hand
for the fireworks. When the parade
turned toward the auditorium on
Ninth, everybody made a rush to get
into the building. The streets became
jammed. and 1t was almost impossible
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torium- Most people became dis
couraged at the outlook, and con
eluded that they could not possibly get
into the Auditorium. They watched
the fambeau club shoot its fireworks
In front OF the Auditorium for time,
and then began to scatter. About that
time, Vice President Fairbanks and his
party came down Quincy street in D.
W Mulvane's automobile, and the vice
president had to make a speech before
he could get away. He was followed
with speeches by c. K Holiday
James H. Guy, Capt. Titus and others.
Meantime inside the building Mar
shalls band was playing, and the Lin
coin Post drum corps was filling in
the cracks. The Wash burn college
Republican club had reserved seats In
the middle Of the hail, and they took
advantage of one moment of silence
to break out with their sky-rOcket
veil The audience Cheered and everv-
body was in good humOr. General J.
w. r.. Hughes announced to the crowd
that Fairbanks had been captured by
the outdoor meeting, but would be in
as soon as he could plow his way
through the crowd.
When the tall figure Of the vice
& president entered at the stage door
the audience spotted him and the
cheering began
AS Fairbanks took his seat. the
Washburn college delegation let loose
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Fairbanksl iFolowed by long cheer )
FAIR R-B-A-N-K-S!" This was re-
peated several times. followed bv the
same thing with 'Washburn" substi-
1uted for Fairbanks" The vice presi-
dent recognized the greeting BY rails
ing his hand in salute
When Fairbanks was about hall
through speaking, General Hugh Cam.
eron. the Kansas Hermit. wearing his
army overCOat and well known stock
ing-Cap, came marching up the middle
aisle of the Auditorium. The crowd haf
been so dense he had been unable te
force his way into the building at ths
opening of the meeting. He walked
straight TO the organists seat in from
of the stage, and sat there drinking Ii
the vice Presidents remarks. Wher
Fairbanks finished speaking. he climbed
up on the stage and was the first II
shake the vice presidents hand ant
congratulate him.
Seated on the stage We're about 2o
we'll known politicians. old soldiers ans
coIored men. Reese VanZant called tn,
meeting to order. and introduced b. "
Mulvane, the chairman Mr. Mulvan,
made a few remarks, urging people t,
register. as Friday is the last day. Thei
ne introduced Mr.. Fairbanks. and tn
big meeting was on.
Fairbanks Speech.
Mr.. Fairbanks looks just like his pic
lures He is elongated to the exten
5f about six feet four inches. and tow
cred Up high above the bank of palm
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