The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-09
CARVER CALLED DOWN.
Hutchinson Commercial Club Sends
Verified Copy of Resolutions.


The State Journal has received the
following communication from c. N.
Sentney, president of the Hutchinson
Commercial club, relative to the state
ment made by Senator Thad c. Car
yer:
'I note in your Wednesday evening
issue of March 6. 1907, the article
headed. Mr.. Carver Explains
II wish to take exceptions to the
second paragraph relative to the
Hutchinson Commercial clubs action
in the matter of resolutions forward
ed to Mr.. Carver and that you may
know the exact proceedings, l here
with enclose you verified copy of the
resolutions to which is attached the
signatures of Sc members of the Com
mercial club who were in attendance
at that meeting. Had there been any
effort made whatever to secure sigma
lures outside of the attendance at the
Commercial club, most any number as
compared with the citizens, could have
been secured within a very short time,
and 1 will venture to say his phone
phone call by Mr.. Carver, is about the
only one who would endorse the sena-
tors action, and it is a question wheth-
er he would.
"As you have given Mr.. Carver's
side of it, I presume there will be no
objections to extending the same cour-
tesy to his constituents and your pat
rons. Yours truly,
&C. N. SENIN Ely,
president Commercial club.
Then follows this sworn statement
Resolutions adopted at a meeting OF
the Hutchinson Commercial club anG
endorsed by the following members
present:
70 Hon. Thad c. Carver, Senate Cham
ber, Topeka, Kan.
Whereas, We believe all power dele
gated to a member of the legislature
should be used according to the ex-
iT1in of
that no honorable man would knowing
ly act or vote otherwise; and,
Whereas, 1t is the unanimous senti-
meat of the people of Reno county that
the pending house bills relating to pri-
mary elections, maximum freight rates,
antipass ard two cent fares, should be
enacted into laws by the present legis-
lature;
club of Hutchinson, in behalf of this
community and county, demand and
insist that you, our senator, Thad c.
Carver, supper. these measures.
Furthermore, it is the sense of this
club that the conference committee of
both houses should use every effort -
agree on the above measures, consist
ent with the preservation of the cardf-
nal features of the above bills
c. N. Sentney, L. A. Beebe, Emerson
Carey. Chester O'Neal, ]. H. Glasscock,
Pet Nation, K. z. Sentney. S. NJ. Johns,
L. s. Davis, J. F. McMurray. M. F.
Balm, D. A. Cr1Sp1, sam . Grayblll'
Guy Glasscock. A. E. Asher, v. Beav-
ers, L. A. Bunker, W. S. Thompson,
d. L. Thompson, Arthur Severance, e.
TilIeux, H G.. Welsh, ]. L. Ball, S.
Mathews, l. E. Fontron, H. S. Lewis.
70. N. Sapp, c. w. Oswald. B. Cohen,
1T. Miller, H, E Wolff, w. r. Gone,
w. c. Haines, F. w. Cooter, A. l..
Sponsler, G. L. McLane.
This is to certify that the above is
exact resolution as adopted by a com
nittee of this club and unanimously
endorsed by the club on its regular
meeting tonight, March 5, 1907 with the
voluntary signatures of those present
with the bare exception of one, who Is
an ex-politician from Meade county
that wished to air his knowledge of the