The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-20
OUR HISTORIANS.
They Will Meet in Topeka on
December 6.
F1ftieth Anniversary of Free
State Legislature.
EXPECT A BIG TIME.
Survivors of the Assembly Viii
Be Present.
Old Time Kansans Have Places
on Programme.

George W. Martin, secretary of the
state historical society, today issued
the programmes for the 32nd annual
meeting of the state historical society,
to be held at Topeka on Friday, Dec.
6, 1907, and for the fiftieth anniver-
sary of the first Free state legislative
assembly, which will be held at Law
renee, Kan, on Saturday, Dec. Z.
The surviving members of the first
Free state legislature are as follows:
Oscar E. Learnard. member of the
council (senate), representing the
remaining seventeen counties" There
were twenty-five, as follows: Wash
ington, Clay, Dickinson, Davis
(Geary), Wabaunsee, Shawnee, Well
er (Osage), Breckenridge Gyon),
Morris, Chase. Madison (absorbed in
Lyon and Greenwood). Coffey, Bour-
bon, Allen, Woodson, Greenwood,
Butler, Hunter (Cowley), Godfrey
(Chautauqua), Wilson. Dorm Ga
bette), MCGEE; H. Miles Moore and r.
G. Elliott, representing Leavenworth
in the house; E. N. Morrill,. represent
ing Brown and Nemaha; A. T. Still,
representing Douglas and Johnson;
Samuel J. Stewart, representing the
eighteen remaining counties" or
about the same as Colonel Learnard
represented in the council.
The presidents address this year, by
James r. Mead of Wichita, will be on
the subject ''The Little Arkansas.
The programme of the evening meet
ing at representative hall is as fol-
lows:
Observation-Disclosures M. Sheldon.
Music-K. U. Quartette.
1.-THE First State Legislature'-D.
E. Ballard, Washington county.
Music-Mr. Teall.
"The Measure of a State"-Mrs.
Margaret Hill McCarter.
Anniversary ceremonies, introduced
by Governor E. w. Hoch.
Five minute responses by Col: y. +.
Learnard, Lawrence; H. Miles Moore,
Leavenworth; r. G. Elliott. Law
renee; Governor E. N. Morrill,. Hia-
watha; DR.. A. T. Still. Kirksville,
Mo-; Samuel J. Stewart, Humboldt.
This is to be followed by social
half hour, conducted by the women
of the Kansas Day club.
The cerem onieS at Lawrence on Sat
urday, December Z, will be of great in
terest to the old settlers. At 1880 a. m.
there is to be "joint meeting of the
two houses of the First Free State leg
islature. Reports will be received from
members, and reports in relation to
members who, are now dead. At 1880
there will be a luncheon served, after
which the visitors will be taken on
ride to Haskell institute, the State uni
versity and other points of interest in
Lawrence At $3.50 there Will be din
ner, followed by a social reunion.
Names of the Members.
The following list of the members of
the First Free State legislature which
met in 1857-1S5S, has been compiled by
Geo. w. Martin, secretary of the State
Historical society.
The Council.
John Adams Halderman. Lost his
seat by contest December IL, 1857. Born |
in Kentucky in 1888; lives at the Met |
ropoIitan club, Washington, D. c.
Alison c. Davis. Lost his seat by con- |
test December II, 1857. Died in New |
York in 1881.
John Wright. Seated December II, |
1857. Born about 1926 in Indiana; died |
some time previous to 1883 at his home |
in Leavenworth county.
Rober Crozier. Seated December IL, |
1857. Born at Cadiz, Ohio, October 10, |
1928; died at Leavenworth October 2, |
1895. |
Joseph Pomeroy Root. Born at |
4reenWich. Mass, April %, 1926; died at |
Kansas City, Kan, July 20, 1885.
Oscar E. Learnard. Born in Fairfax, |
Vt. November IA, 1882. Lives in Law |
renee.
Albert G. Patrick. Born at Salem, |
Ind. May e. 1924; died February 10, |
1903, at Oskaloosa, Kan.
sylvania April 8, 1926; died in Topeka
March 80, 1900. Il
Benjamin Harding. Born in Exeter, |
otsego county New York, November |
IS. 1915; died at Wathena, Kan, jan
larry 49, 1904.
Carmi William Babcock. Born in
Vermont April 81, 1880; died in st.
Louis October %, 1882
Joseph P. Carr. Resigned without