The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-18

and. read aloud by Secretary O. P. M.
McCiintock. These were the teIe-
grams.
Indianapolis. Ind
Hon. Chester I-Long.
Understand you are supporting
Taft Have you forgotten your last
conversation with me7
r.CHAs. W. FAIRBANKS"
The other telegram follows.
Cincinnati. Ohio.
Senator Chester L Long
Understand you deny that you ever
agreed to support me, and are BOOM
ing Taft Please explain at once.
j. B. FORAKER
Got His Irish Up.
". ]. Fitzgerald. Lieutenant COVER
nor Of Kansas and chairman Of the
state board or railroad assessment, is
irish, and the club battered away at
him in vain
Il can stay here as long as you can"
he said This Is my time. and I pro-
pose to use it,
oh. you're certainly mistaken
about that" commented one of the
ruasters.
It have attended the round up on
the plains" said Governor Fitzger-
aid, I have helped to corral the frac-
uouS steer I have heard the encour-
agement OF the drunken cowboys but
1 want to say that all that was peace
and quiet compared with this"
Fitzgerald tried to talk about his
subject, which was 1.-THE Assessment
OF Railroad Property
II might cite you a few examples"
he commenced
No matter-we'u take your word
for it. was the reply
The speaker made some casual re-
mark about coal supply Of railroads
What's he talking about now2' in
quired somebody.
Alfalfa" said another
When you get through, I'll finish
my speech about railroad assessment"
said Fitzgerald.
Il thought you were talking about
agriculture, remarked someone else
Fitzgerald gave a few statistics
about railroad valuations
we read all that in the uewspa-
pers." said one. of the cIubnen Are
you a candidate for GOVERNOR
Another Telegram
Another telegram having been
Drought IN by a messenger bow it was
1t was addressed to Mr.. Fitzgerald.
and said:
Wv ]. Fitzgerald.
What did my man Loomis mean by
saying that you were all rfght2
HARRIfAN."
Scott Was Not Interrupted.
Congressman Charles f Scott was
the only member not Interrupted dur
ing his speech. The reason was that
he finished before the bauaueters had
sized him up. His toast was HOrr
Little Brown Brother" He said. over
IN the Philippines the soldiers have a
song they sing which is in part as fol-
lows
" He may be a brother of William II.
Taft
81 But he amt no brother of mine
Gentlemen. the less said about the
a F1-fzr
fore will close my remarks
Telegram for Scott.
The following telegram addressed To
Charles F. Scott was then read to rf,a
club It was
"DanviIle. IH-Hon- Charles F.
Scott: Understand you are for Taft.
played n when I gave you that
Joe Canncnf'A
Grand Spectacular Production Of
Julius Caesar Down to Date.
Sandwfched in between the speeches
came the big thing of the evening. in
its way
1t was a modern version Of the
Caesar episode. In which Caesar plays
the part OF a dead one.
In this case. the bier contains the re-
mains of the Stubs primary BILL
John Swftzer. in Roman costume to |
represent Brutus 'F'ftzpatrfkus,' told I
the assembled popuIace why he had
killed the primary bill
T. A McNea1. also in Roman cos
tune; then entered. and in the role Of
Mark Anthony "Stubbicus proceeded
to explain how it happened. and tear
Fitzpatrikus to fine shreds.
A dry goods box at the end Of the /
banquet hall served as the rostrum /
for the Roman forum. and the Roman I
senator's. members OF congress and |
ward politicians. on foot and on horse
back. were represented bv other menu
bers of the Saturday Night club.
Refused to Give Away Secrets.
w s Fitzpatrick, senator from
county, was displayed on
the cartoon exhibit as outer guard of
was Pointers on the Organization Of
Il Lodge"
IF you expect me-" he said. ito give
away the secret wrok OF the lodge
must decline Fred Dumout Smith Is
already under charges of disclosing
the secret work.
There was an unusual amount of
peace and quiet while Fitzpatrick
spoke. and he utilized the opportunity
Of doing what few men are able to do:
he lit and smoked a whole cigar while
making his speech
THE purpose Of a lodge he said.
lis to do things. and to do those things
TO the other fellow. The other fell
low in politics is the man who wants
the office that you are after.
ct hold that It is not wrong to get
A few heads together and work in
unison. II it is wrong, then the whole
system Of government is wrong. II
the lodge Of which I am supposed to
be the organizer has its way it will in
rIude every Republican in Kansas.
There ought to be no quarreIing about
who is the original Taft man There