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

is room in the Taft bandwagon for
everybody"
Stubbs VIII Banquet the Club.
In Introducing W. r. Stubbs. Presi-
I dent Macdonald announced that the
Lawrence man was Just completing
mansion in Lawrence. and would in
| vite the club to dinner at his home
as soon as completed
The club accepted the invitation
Mr. Stubbs. when he arose to speak.
endorsed the action OF the club. and
said that he would provide the dinner.
A cartoon was displayed showing
Stubs in the role of Cfnciunatus,
blowing with an old raw-boned horse
Which is Stubbs?" inquired some
one.
Stubbs then undertook to give the
club some good solid advice about
What the people expect from
United States senator Some of the
fighting corps Of the club tried to butt
in, but Stubbs merely let out a few
more notches in his foghorn voice,
and no one could get any chips in the
game In that way he swept the decks
clean. and had everything to himself
1t was really an excellent speech. Sud
denly he discovered that Harry Lari-
mer had leaned back in his chair, and
was snoring with tremendous and i'm
pressive junction. Mr.. Stubbs paused
a moment, picked up a giaSsfuI or
water. and taking careful aim, tossed
the contents across about ten feet of
Intervening table space and landed
squarely in the face of the Snorer-
This was Just the kind Of stunt te
tickle the club
Telegram to Stubbs.
A messenger rushed in with a teIe-
gram for W. r. Stubs, and it was
read. Tt follows:
wv. R. Stubs:
Please see that my friend, Chester L
Long, gets a square deal in Kansas
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
Another telegram was also read. adj
dressed to Morton AIbaugh- It read
Chicago, Ill
Morton AIbaugh:
Why did you hand US that lemon
when we fixed up the Republican state
ticket in Kansas
e. P. RIPLEY. Pres. Santa Fe."
jackson Had a Hard Time.
When Attorney General Fred s. Jack
son spoke, the roasting brigade was
fresh, and eager for blood It did not
his beautiful address.
The Reid cartoon showed Jackson
chasing a beer keg across the state
line The subject of the speech was
The Big Stick
Dawson wrote that" said one Of
the club members, after General Jack
son had delivered a few sentences
Mr.. Jackson set about telling story
which he said Secretary of State Den
ton had told him
wen. let Denton tell his own story
insisted somebody We don't want any
old second hand stuff There were wild
calls for Denton
"A man must have courage to use
the big stick said Jackson. trying to
get back to his subject.
And the supreme court behind
him. interpolated a voice.
As Jackson reeIed Off a very beauti-
full climax, and paused for applause,
there was dearhlike silence, broken by
Il harsh voice which said
THAT stuff is in my encyclopedias"
annie Heizer'' Heard From
The following message by wire was
then read with the announcement that
it had Just come addressed to T. s
est. Louis, Mo.
IF. S. Jackson. Attorney General
Hasn't it occurred to you that this
Joke has gone far enough
.ANHEUSER-BUSCH BREWING AS
ISOLATION
Ioouis Distributed Free Passes.
n. H. LOOMS. general attorney for
the Union Pacific, was down for
speech on THE Passing Of the Pass"
He opened hts remarks by distributing
several bulky packages of free passes
on the Union Pacific
The pass bore a picture Of man
hitting the ties Of the Overland Route,
and it authorized the holder to walk
on the tracks OF Tie company at any /
time, provided he would assume al l
risk of damage to person or property |
stone" shouted somebody, have /
you returned yours YETI?
If your conscience does not permit 1
you to retain this pass. said Mr.. Loo |
mis-. Il want to assure you that you /
are at liberty to send it back. together
with an open letter to be printed in all /
the newspapers giving your opinion OF +
the pass evil. and other public ques-
tons You are permitted to hold this I
pass and crfticise the road, the equip
ment. and the officers all you please
1t involves absolutely no obligation on
your part
Mr.. LOOMS then told why the rail-
roads had opposed the antipass law at
the last session of the Legislature
The railroads found that by oppos-
ing a measure, they could secure its
passage, and consequently they op-
posed the auti-pass law, because they
wanted the state to help them stop
giving free transportation
Telegram to Hoch-
Governor Hoch was not present at
the banquet, but a telegram was delfv-
cred TO him and read, Just as though
he had been there TO receipt for IL
The telegram said:
''Leavenworth, Kan
Governor E W Hoch:
''Keg of beer has been detected at
tempting to cross the Missouri river In
to Leavenworth. Please send the militia
to protect our frontier
PETER EVERHARDY Mayor"
Trouble For Mr. Clark
o. s. Clark of Galveston. Texas. who
enjoys the distinction OF having once
been a member of the Saturday Night
club. sent the club fifty pound box Of