The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-19
COMPLETED. TELLS HIS STORY
tie Plans for the In Col. Taylor Star Witness in
guraI Ceremonies. Night Rider Trial
ernOr Stanley Will Was the Companion the MUIR
Presiding Officer. dered Captain Rankin.
JTOMOBILE TRIP. A THRILLING ESCAPE.
9s at Auditorium Will Eluded the Outlaws by SWIM
Be Lengthy ming Under Water.
IN House at Judge Jones Asks Clergy Not to
1.-THE Committees. Refer to Case in Sermons.
Elaborate Plans for the In
augural Ceremonies.
Ex-Governor Stanley Will Be
Presiding Officer.
AN AUTOMOBILE TRIP.
Exercises at Auditorium Will
Be Lengthy.
Reception at State House at
Night-The Committees.

The various committees in charge
of the Inauguration ceremonies of the
new coming administration on jan
uary IL, last night met together al
the rooms of the state Republican
central committee and for the first
time got down to brass tacks. The
main incidents relative to the in
auguration were discussed and de-
cided upon.
The ceremony as is now planned
will be the most elaborate ever ceIe-
brated here and will be in no way CO.
incident with the proverbial Quaker
tendencies of the new governor. The
ceremonies will start at IL o'clock
and will continue until late at night.
maybe passing into the wee small
hours of the next morning.
William E. Stanley of Wichita, and
for two terms a Kansas governor, will
preside And that the ex-governor
will make good presiding officer
goes without saying. Mr.. Stanley
made his last appearance before a
Topeka audience in 1903 when he
turned over the reins of state to his
successor, Hon. w. J. Bailey. On
this occasion Governor Stanley made
his farewell speech as a Kansas chief
executive. He experienced an unusual
amount of trouble on this occasion by
his collar making frequent attempts to
come off, and most of the time during
his farewell remarks he was engaged
in fixing the front anchor of his col
lar This will however not bother him
on January IL.
Promptly at IL o'clock, the good
people of Topeka who own auto
mobiles and "choo-choo wagons will
gather at the auditorium and the
state officials and members of the
legislature together with their better
halves and quarters (meaning chill
dren), will be loaded in and shown
over beautiful Topeka.
After this is all over the sight
seers will return to the auditorium.
There they will await the blowing of
the big Santa Fe shop whistle, when
the big doings will start.
Hon. J. n. Dolley, of Wabaunsee
county, will open the meeting, in his
capacity as state Republican chair
man. His remarks will be prefaced
by some patriotic music from Mar
shalIs band. Following Mr.. Dolley,
Edwin Locke, presiding elder of the
Methodist Episcopal church, will pro-
nounce the invocation. The Meth
odists seem to have this part of the
programme cornered. Then Governor
Stanley will take charge as chairman
of the meeting. The ex-governor will
make short address and the Modocs
viii follow with music. Governor
Hoch, the only retiring state official
will make his farewell address and
then Stubs will be introduced. At
the conclusion of the address he will
take his oath of office. Chief Justice
Johnston will administer the oath.
The other officials will follow in order.
The ceremonies will be concluded
by the playing of America by the band
and pipe organ, and doubtless the pa
triotic people will be allowed to sing
the national air.
In the evening a reception will be
given in the state house. but no inaug-
ural ball. Governor Hoch will be at
the head of the receiving line, follow
ed by Governor Stubs and the other |
state officers. This reception will be |
open to the public
J. w. F. Hughes, state adjutant gen
eral, is chairman of the committee on |
arrangements and his appointment |
stance. T. A. McNeal is secretary of |
the committee and the following sub |
committees have been appointed:
Finance committee-A. B. Poole, |
DIR. w. s. Lindsey, H. a. Auerbach, |
Charles Sampson, S. z. Lux, Charles |
and H. G. Larimer.
Music committee-ThOs Anderson, |
NJ. c. Holman, w. H. Roehr
Decoration committee-AIbert T. |
Reid, Captain c. H. Titus. John STAN /
ton. Ralph Squires, NJ. w. Saxon, A. B.
Automobile committee NJ. Pad |
gett, W. T. Southwick. Lee Monroe, E. ]
y. Osborne, Don Mulvane.
Reception committeeman. Green,
Arthur Capper and wife, Frank p
and wife, H. T. Case and
wife, D. W. Mulvane and wife, NJ A
Low and wife. s. G. Zimmerman and
wife. ]. D. Norton and wife, Dr. w A. i
McCarter and wife, H. o. Garvey and
wife, w. W. Mills, p. I. Bonebrake,
Judge \. w. Dana and wife, w S /
Bergundthal and wife, Thomas Page
and wife, Robert Pierce and wife, w.
R. Smith and wife. S. Hodgins and
wife, Robert Blair, DR.. G. P Ashton
and wife. Otto Keuhne and wife.