The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-23
Committee of 200 Fails to En-
dOrse Candidate.
F. r. Lindsay Makes Bitter At
tack on Mr.. Green.
RULED OUT OF ORDER.
Subcommittee Recommended
Endorsement of Mr.. Green.
Meeting Adjourned Without
Voting on Question.

| With nothing better at hand than per-
sonal abuse, enemies to the candidacy
of William Green for mayor, are using
this as weapon in order to hurt his
| candidacy. This was made evident at
meeting held last night.
"A tippler and half way man." with
these words hurled in excited terms did
Frank Lindsay attorney, attempt to
describe William Green, candidate for
mayor.
Here, here, We cannot allow any
personalities broke in DR.. w. S. Lind
say, who was acting as chairman of the
committee of 200. This is only a taste
of the ferment.
The waves of trouble swept over the
meeting of the committee of 200 in great
pillows last evening and went awasn
of the walls of the assembly room at
the Y. NJ. c. A. until the members of
the Y. M. c. A. who were sitting about
In the other rooms pricked up their ears
and wondered what was going on.
The committee met in an endeavor TO
endorse one of the two law and order
candidates, William Green and S. A.
Swendson. ~~i
A committee. consisting of j. P. Davis.
James c. Smith and John Alexander
was appointed a. week previous to can
VaSS the sentiment and report their
findings together with a Recommended
>tion. Last evening this committee re-
ported IaNOTdDly InaI sentiment among
business men was all for William Green
and gave it as the expression of the
committee, with John Alexander, dis
senting, that the committee of 200 should
unqaalifiedly support Green for mayor.
The report Immediately split the
meeting in two camps-the Green and
Swendson factions.
When it came to a vote upon an en-
dorsement those, opposing were in the
majority and the motion to accept the
recommendation of the committee that
the endorsement be given to William
Green failed to carry. A motion to ad-
journ until next week Monday was then
put and carried.
No endorsement was given to either
Mr.. Green or Mr.. Swendson. Supporters
of Mr.. Green claim that last nights
meeting was packed by campaign man
ayers for Swendson and the indications
are that this claim is correct. Both
motions which were made and carried
smacked strongly of the plans made
by friends for Swendson.
Rev. G. A. Finch, of the First Chris
tian church, Swendson's pastor, and
who is actively fighting for Swendson,
endeavored to have the motion to adj
journ come before the committee He
was one of the staunchest supporters.
This indicates that the adjournment is
thought by friends of Swendson to
him to stave off an endorse
ment of Green.
As a plausible excuse for this mo-
ton it was pleaded that it would be
IOlly u endorse one man TO the oXclu-
sion of the other at this time, before
the wet" candidate had come out and
been announced.
1--WE don't want to force any man
out until we find out who the VETS
are going to run for Office" said one
of the men. by Monday at noon we
will find out who is going to come out.
The entries will close at that time.
They will have to come out and an
nounce themselves"
j. p Davis in making the report as
a member of the executive committee
which was appointed to discover the
most available candidate of the two.
Green or Swendson, stated that the |
leading men of the city, taxpayers, |
business men were all for Green, that
the percentage exceeded five to one
We talked with the most repre- |
sentative men h of the CITY," he said. |
we tried to get what was actually the |
wishes of the people. We thought we |
could get at that better by talking /
with the people than by any other /
way We talked with the heads of the /
leading business men and every one of /
them told us that they were for Mr..
Green as against Mr.. Swendson.
This is the time to look into the |
welfare and interests of the city.
ct want you to tell where we can
get a man to poll a larger vote than
Mr.. Green. Five out of every one
hat we talked with, yes, more than
with the information that we have
low I think we will make a mistake
o select Mr. Swendson-"
Bristling With Indignation, one club
secu1 ed the eye of the chair
nan and said vehemently with great |
;corn: Business, business. 1 am
mighty tired of hearing this talk of
business administration. We have had
for one am through with that sort of
hing. Mr.. Swendson was the first of
III the councilmen to declare himself
or closing the joints. We clubwomen
nave endorsed his candidacy and we
ire a factor in politics"
Two OF three other clubwomen who
we're present clapped their hands
lightly.
we want prohibition. We
want prohibition, total abstinence,
hats what we want"
Neither one Of the two candidates
riends of Mr.. Green offered to bring
lin before the meeting last night and
lave him state his position on the en-
orcement of the law, this privilege
vas refused
Rev. ]. S. Glendenning scorched
;wendson in a motion which he at
empted to have adopted. Mr..
;wendson is attempting to force him
elf upon you. His persistent attempt
o secure a position on the ticket
whether 1t meets the approval of the
arger number of people or not is at
a rance with the spirit that he pro-
asses His action tends to divide the
aw and order vote. He is attempting
o force himself on on the plea that
Ie is a Republican and on no other.
lie does not come before in any
III er way. He says that he is a Re
,ublican and that's all his announce
nent calls for"
The whole meeting showed that the
ommittee of 200 is badly at sea- Each
ne wants to steer the committee and
s a result 1t is drifting along without
IRVING anywhere.