The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-13
GROOM FOR Them
State Officers Can't Be Inaugur-
ated in Auditorium.
But the Kansas Day Club Is
Favored.
COMPROMISE is MADE.
Midwinter Exposition Dates Are
Moved Ahead.
Will Get Out of Way for Repub-
lican CeIebraters.


The Inauguration of the state off
Gals who will step into Office next
January on the 18th and the cere-
mony attending which was arranged
for the Auditorium has had its toes
trampled upon. In compromising the
Midwinter exposition and the Kansas
Day club on their conflicting dates for
the use of the Auditorium, the COM
mittee gave away the date of the in
auguration ceremony.
incidentally the latch string does not
hang out for the chicken show which
has been held annually in Topeka and
they will move on from Topeka either
to Wichita or Hutchinson. The loca-
ton has not been decided upon yet
The date for the Inauguration was
withdrawn by Mr.. Griley.'' said Coun-
Gilman Nipps of the public buildings
committee in explanation. HE said
that Harris was going to be the next
governor anyway and that the Demo-
Gratis We're not particular about having
the Auditorium"
The Midwinter exposition gets the
Auditorium from the 18th of January
to the 29th, though the actual. time
consumed by the exposition is the two
( weeks running from the 14th to the
! Goth. The time from the Z tn to the
/ 14th is consumed IN erecting the
booths for the exposition and as the
! 18th has been fixed for the Inaugural
ton the Auditorium will be partially
torn up.
4 don't see Why Griley withdrew
the date" said T. J. Anderson. Il APP
piled for the date upon the expressed
/ wishes and request of the state ON
/ Gals They fled letters with me ask
/ ing for the Auditorium and they are
strong letters, too. They say it is i'm
possible to handle the crowds at the
state house People come from hum
dreds of miles around and then are
forced to stand up and they can't hear
or see anything.
But probabIy we can arrange. The
! balcony seats several thousand people
and won be disturbed in the least ana
there viii be some space on the ground
floor of the Auditorium where we can
1 place chairs so that we can accom-
4 modate from 1000 to $500 people. the
! home people can stay away and lei
! those from out of town have their
4 places. If the state house people VIII
I accept this arrangement I think that
the crowds can be taken care OF ana
I the Inauguration take place without
/ any conflict"
I'VE had to cut som ebody cut and I
/ thought that we could give up the in
auguration date better than any 9th
err" said Mr.. Griley- It's been bad
1 business at best and we thought that
we had made the best arrangement by
! giving dates to both the Midwinter
! and the Kansas Day club. Next time.
we want the council to let us strictly
alone. That's what started this con-
! fusion
Il saw that the dates have been
given away" said Thomas Owens, sec
! rotary Of the Kansas Poultry associa-
/ ton Il guess that means we dom
/ hold any show here next year. Either
/ Wichita or Hutchinson Will get It.
| Hutchinson has already taken away
! the state fair from Topeka. We made
/ application for the Auditorium away
last year, but were held in allegiance un-
/ til this squabble over dates could be
i threshed out. We gave away our 1lrst
dates for the Inauguration and put II
a week later
Both the Kansas Day club and the
Midwinter management are Well
pleased with the result of the com
4 promise which has been effected The
/ kansas Day club gets the use of the
building for the goth. while the ex-
position runs from the Ito the 18th OF
January.
The date is little early, closer
after holidays than [ woNld like, sald
r. S. Brigham, manager of the Mid
winter. 'sbut it is the best solution out
of the difficulty. We viii have to
hustle to get the Auditorium IN shape
/ for the banquet on the 18th, but 1
think we can clear out everything IN
the two days and a half that we have
The application properly signed UP
by the public buildings committee ana
| the management of the exposition was
I placed on file with the mayor THIS
/ morning.