The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-14
WILL Be Big EVENT.
Kansas Democratic Banquet OF
Washington's Birthday.


The annual banquet of the Kansas
Democratic banquet club, which
taxes place yearly on the 22nd day
OF February will be one of the great
est meetings of a political nature held
IN this city during this campaign.
Ten thousand invitations have been
sent out to as many prominent Demo-
Gratis and the correspondence and the
interest manifested indicates tre-
mendous attendance. The banquet
Will be held at the auditorium and ar
rangements have been made for two
thousand plates, which from present
indications will be insufficient to ac-
commodate the great gathering. The
decoration of the auditorium is In
the hands of c. M. Hill, our well
known paper hanger and decorator.
and the auditorium will present
magnificent appearance when the
banquet tables are all arranged and
the decorations of the stage, etc., are
completed.
VIM. ]. Bryan will be the prin-
ctpal speaker and his address neces-
sarily at this time will be most in
teresting and will probably outline
his ideas and plans and principles up
on which will be fought a campaign
that will be one of the most memoir
able in the annals of politics. The
nomination Of Mr.. Bryan for the
Democratic candidate for the presi-
dency will probably be by acclama-
ton. Wisconsin has elected Bryan
delegates to the Democratic National
the 21st of this month at Hutchinson,
will be the second state to do likewise.
In recognition of the young demo-
cracy of Kansas the following young
men have been selected to make brief
addresses: Thomas H. Coughlin. Ed
Kan, and Henry Swan, Cottonwood
Fall, Kan.
Mr.. Bryan will be introduced by
Senator Geo. H. Hodges of Johnson
county. A specially prepared banquet
table will extend from the north to
the south end of the very large stage
or platform of the auditorium facing
the audience, Mr.. Bryan occupying
the center and the thirty Democratic
members of our legislature will oc-
cupy seats half of them to the right
and half of them to the left of Mr..
Bryan. The balance of the large stage
will be occupied by many of the la
dies and wives of the members of the
legislature and other leading Demo-
Gratis of the state. This great ban
quet has inaugurated a new feature
by extending an invitation to ladies
and the attendance promises to be
large. No wine or liquor will be
served as has been usual in the past.
Special trains will be run from Kan
sas City, also from the south and
WSSI, II DCih6 CApCClSd dI tIliS llItlc
Mr.. Bryan will enter Kansas from
Kansas City and will there be joined
by an immense crowd who will CEN
ter in at Kansas City and accompany
him to Topeka, 1t being arranged that
the railroads leading into Kansas City
from the north and south of eastern
Kansas will connect with his train
coming to Topeka. One of the larg-
est crowds coming to the convention
by special train Will be the trains
bearing the crowd from the Hutchin-
son convention. where the delegates
to the National convention at Denver
will be elected on the 21st of Febru-
airy and the convention then adjourn
and repair to Topeka to meet Mr..
Bryan personally It Is expected that
the auditorium's capacity will be test
ed as 1t is likely that five or six thou
sand people will attend. Mr.. Frank
8. Thomas, the treasurer of the ban
quet club has five clerks at work send
ing out tickets for the banquet to all
parts of the state and taking care of
the correspondence that is necessarily
very large. He desires to announce
that 1t is very important to order tick
cts at once SO that the caterers may
be assisted In making necessary ar
rangements to handle so large an at
fair. The music will be furnished by
band of twenty pieces and the oc-
casion will be one of the most enjoy
able and instructive political meetings
held in Kansas. W. H. Ryan, chair
| man of the Democratic State Central
committee and w H. L. Pepperell,
secretary, in behalf of the State Cen
trail committee are assisting in the
| work of making 1t one of the great
est political gatherings of this cam
| paign.