The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-18
FOR GOOD OF CITY
Rally to Be Held at Y. u. C. A.
Rooms Tuesday.
Purpose Is to Cement the Law
and Order Vote.
TALK OF THE COUNCIL
Expect a Lively Time Over the
Endorsements.
Foolish Campaign Stories Are
Being Circulated.
TALK OF THE COUNCIL

A good citizenship rally will be heio
Tuesday evening at the Y. M. c. A as
sembly room. The rally has been ar
ranged with special reference to the
spring municipal campaign and as an
attempt to bind the law and order vote
more strongly together.
All of the young peoples religious So
cieties of the various churches of the
city have had special and urgent invi-
tations to be present with large delega-
tions as the meeting is to be of special
interest to the younger element.
In addition to addresses which will be
made along the line of the calling of
the rally by pastors of the leading
churches report on the good citizen
ship committee will be submitted which
will form an, endorsement of certain
candidates for city offices.
among f the list OF zReaKer G,e aFea 0d
pastor of the Third Presbyterian
church, DR.. Thomas S. Young of the
First Baptist church, Dr. Frank Lynch
of the First Methodist church, DR..
Francis L. Hayes of the First Congre.
gational church, ana DIR. S. S. Estey of
the First Presbyterian church
DR.. Lynch will speak on good citizen
ship from the standpoint of the church,
DR.. Young will speak of 1t in relation
ship with education, Rev. G. E. Hol-
comb will handle its effect on the family
while Rev. ]. P. White Will discuss It's
relation with labor.
A contest of merry. proportions will
doubtless occur over the attempt to Sc
cure the good citizenship committees
endorsement by candidates for the city
council. ]. K. Schriver is the chairman
of this committee.
A complete census of the voting
strength of all the churches in the city
has just reached completion.
The census was taken with special
reference to the mayoralty fight at this
coming municipal election.
The sentiments of members of the
church were secured as to their choice OF
a nominee-betwen Councilman s. A.
Swendson and Councilman VIM. Green
for mayor. The poll shows that with
the exception of the Christian churches
in the CITY, to which denomination Mr..
Swendson belongs, all of the strength
which comes from the voters belonging
to the various denominations in the city
is lined up almost solidly for Green.
The main strength from S. A, Swend-
son has been the First Christian church
whose pastor Rev. c. A. Finch has been
very actively working for Mr.. Swend-
son. Swendson has been leading mem
Der of the First Christian church ana
occupied a number of, official positions
in connection with it,
The census simply clincheS the claims
that have been made. by supporters OF
Mr. Green, that he has the greatest
strength and should be the logical can
didate for that reason OF the law ana
order forces. However, campaign man
ayers of Swendson have not given up
the fight yet and are threatening to
spring something which is going to oc-
casion a surprise according to their cal
culations They say that Green has de-
veloped his strength, but that they
have not brought out theirs.
The abuse of Mr.. Green continues
apace. ~1 "a s,
The stand which Mr.. Green took with
reference to the East Sixth avenue. via
duct contract entered into by the coun-
ell last Monday evening which should
be more a matter of recommendation
than condemnation is being used by his
enemies in the Second ward to influence
voters.
Mr. Green was just as anxious as
anyone else to see the viaduct repaired
but he did not wish to enter into a
faulty agreement tying up the city for
the next 81 years to a maintenance. The
faults of this contract were clearly
pointed out in the State Journal of last
week Tuesday.
A number of other councilmen were
not entirely satisfied either with the
contract but they thought 1t was the
best that could be entered into at this
time but refused to try any further to
see If some other way could be solved
around the difficulty.
Another story calculated to injure IS
one which is being circulated in the
Fifth ward that Mr.. Green is man
in favor of labor at cheap wages.
There is not another grocery firm in
the city that pays higher wages than
always received the best pay and I
challenge any one to show that any
other grocery pays a higher scale than
is paid here. Aside from an apprentice
boy there is not anyone receiving less
than SO a week and from that up to