The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-07
Only Small Portion of First
Kansas Capitol Fund Raised.
Less Than One-Third Of That
Required.
OLDMEMBERSPRESENT
The Six Survivors Attend Last
Nights Meeting.
Geo. w. Veale New President
State Historical Society.

Thus far only 1876 has been secured
for the fund for the restoration ana
preservation of the old first state cap
itoP' at Pawnee flats, near FIT. Riley.
1t is estimated that it will take ABOUT
1850 to put the building In eooo con-
dition but il 81, 900 can be secured, IL
will be possible to make repairs Whlcb
will insure no further deterioration UNI
til the legislature can meet, at Wnlcn
time it is likely that the Historical SO
ciety will ask for an appropriation TO
con. plete the work and restore the
building to what it was whei the terri
torial bogus legislature met there;
The following are the donors to the
fund as far as reported to the state
Historical society meeting yesterday:
800 each-John R. Mulvane, Topeka;
Frank Stout, Salina; Fred Mann, Bos-
ton, Mass.
s2.5o-Dr. H. z. Hissenn, Ellsworth.
s3.5o-Mrs. E. A Coleman, Manhattan.
$500 each-M w Sutton. Dodge City;
John Q. A. Norton. Lawrence; M. A
Low, Topeka; Mark Tully. 1ndepend-
ence; A c. Jobes, Wichita; w. r.
Stubbs. Lawrence; George Plumb. En-
poria: B. P. Waggener. Atchison; 4.
w. Hoch. Marion: Barteldes Seed com
pany, Lawrence; Wilder s. MetcaH'
Lawrence; E. H. Madison, Dodge CITY;
J. s. Simmons, Hutchinson; ]. E. Hur-
ley. Topeka; C. A. Stannard. Emporia;
Father J. Henry Then, Wichita; r. c.
Wilson, WaKeeney; A. A Hurd. TO
peka; P. NJ. Hoisington, Newton; John
B. Vincent, Hutchinson; VIM. G. Hook,
Leavenworth; Grand Hornaday, Fl
Scott; Edwin Tucker, Eureka; d. r.
ANTHONY Leavenworth; Arthur Capper,
Topeka: Charles G. Cohn, wichita; L.
p Slower, lola; D. A. Valentine, To-
peka: r. A. Burch, Topeka; w. ]. Fitz-
gerald Dodge City; Arthur M. Mills,
Topeka; E. P. Harris, Lecompton; Carl
EngIe, Manhattan; E. N. Morrill,. Hia-
watha; F. H. Stannard, Ottawa; A.
Hudson, Atchison; Charles. B. Smith,
Topeka Samuel F. woodland, Wichita;
w Y Morgan, hutchinson. G. L.
Davidson. Wichita; Victor Murdoch,
wichita: Henry ]. Allen. Wichita; VIII
liam E Stanley, Wichita; N. H. Loomis,
Topeka; Scott Hopkins, Horton; D. P.
Houghland, Olathe; Geo. A. Rockwell.
Junction City; L. s. Pegues and Wright |
Co., Junction City; D. ]. Hanna, Hill
City: D. W. Mulvane. Topeka: John R. |
Mead. wichita; Archibald Miller, Cot |
tonwood Falls; VIM. II. Mackey, jr., |
Junction City; Harriet A. Parkerson, |
Manhattan; Thos. c. Wilson, Wichita; |
Chas S. Gleed, Topeka; Chas. S. Huff |
peka; Chas. S. Elliott, Topeka; John P. |
ST. John. Olathe; w. Leo Bockemohle, |
Ellinwood; Smith & Miller. Pittsburg; |
J. w. Creech, Heringto; w. R. Throck- |
morton; G. w. Kanavel; D. w. Blaine, |
Pratt.
"reminiscences by Old Timers.
In response to the address by Gov
ernor Hoch last night; on the fiftieth
anniversary of the first free state
legislature, the six surviving members.
all of whom were present at the meet
Ing, made short addresses
The six survivors are Ex-Governor
e. n. Morrill, of Hiawatha: Col o. E.
Learnard, Lawrence: H. Miles Moore,
Leavenworth; r. G. Elliott, Lawrence;
DIR. A T. Still. Kirksville, Mo-; Samuel
J. Stewart. humboldt.
Ex-Governor Morrill, said that just
nifty years ago yesterday he started out
on horseback to ride to Lecompton to |
attend the session of the legislature.
He added:
Speaking of riding to Lecompton
on horseback reminds me that when
present and there was no quorum for
two days. To my surprise the first
thing voted upon was a resolution to
unseat eight members and to seat
reason than that the second eight
and their friends wanted II. I did not
have a thorough understanding of the
matter and did not know that the
anti-slavery fellows who were asking
to be seated had been beaten out of
their seats by Missouri slave holders
I talked against the resolution and
voted against 1t and 1 have gone down
In history as having voted with the
faction. There was not a
quorum present as it afterwards de-
veloped so it made no difference any
way
DR.. A. T. Still, who was elected to I
the legislature while a resident of
Baldwin, is the founder of the {
osteopathic school of doctoring. He
said that he came to Kansas in 1853 1
when there were no white men here J
He talked some Indian language as a {
sample of what he learned to do while
living in Kansas. {
H. Miles Moore. who was elected I
from Leavenworth spoke.
THE question of slavery was a very
different thing in Topeka from what it
was in Leavenworth," he said. i
''Leavenworth was hotbed of slavery t
Ia hell. 1t was easy to be a free !
state man in topeka but it was just =
about suicide in Leavenworth. I bear '
the marks of it, too, thank God they +
are in front. I
at was a candidate for the legisla- t
ture in my district and thought I had I
4 pretty good chance of winning f
There never was a more vain hope On 6
eiection day I carried the free state +
vote and thought I had won but along
towards night we got word from two g