The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-18
Charles p. Adams Chairman Of
Topeka Delegation.
MIR. LlNDEMAN HERE.
Delivers Address on Importance
Of Kansas City Meeting.
Delivers q Formal Invitation to
Local Club.

ABOUT tWO-ln1TuS OIL Tie HlcillpCio Va
the Topeka Ad Mems club sat down to
luncheon at noon today on the roof
garden of the National hotel and heard
the address of F. o. Lindeman of Kan
sas City and took part in the business
meeting that followed the talk
The invitation to come to Kansas
City next week to the national con-
vention of Ad Mems clubs was extend
ed In a spirit of hearty good Will that
was irresistible and was well received.
OF the forty members present all but
nine arose to their feet when the call
was made for volunteers for the in
yasion of the city at the kaW's mouth.
The following delegates were elected
to represent the local -Iub at the con-
vention:
]. L. Vincent, Frank p. MacLennan,
H. A. Heath, r. S. Brigham, Arthur
Capper, H. S. Street. E W. RANKIN
Alternates: Frank S. Savage. C. Z.
Morton, Albert Reid, H. L. Whiting, 4.
d. Graham, J. C. Emahizer, W. a..
Neiswanger.
Charles P. Adams, president of the
Topeka Advertising club. was selected
as delegate at large and named as
chairman of the Topeka delegation TO
the Kansas City convention.
Charles Adams, acting as chairman,
or POSTMASTER, introduced MI Lanoe-
man as a hustling and successful al
man and Kansas City booster, who had
spoken before the ad clubs of New
York city, Philadelphia and Chicago,
and who was an eloquent talker and
narrator of funny Irish stories.
Mr.. Lindeman denied most of the
allegations, claiming only to be KAN
sas City booster. He said he had been
selected to come to Topeka after all the
live and able members of the Kansas
City ad club had refused the call. His
invitation to Topeka ad men to come
to the big convention at Kansas City
was as warm and direct as a trolley
wire carrying 900 volts He gave
dozen logical reasons why the Kansas
capital city should send big relega-
ton to Kansas City. Il have visited in
the principal cities of the east he
said, "in the interest of this conven-
ton and found many men there who
think that Kansas City is a country
town on the western border. We want
the Topeka ad men to come over and
help US entertain our eastern visitors
in grand style. Working together we
can show them the fallacy of some OF
their opinions of western cities and
of the very best words in the English
language. -
Now, Kansas City has given up
her privilege. established by custom.
of naming the next president of the
Topeka folks get together and put for
ward candidate for president of the
association? Or for vice president, or
some other office? You may get beaten,
but at that you stand as good a chance
to land as Kansas City did at the
last meeting at Cincinnati when We
carried off the convention prize. Start
something and you don't know where
it will end. At a meeting of our ad
men the other night some one moved
that all the publications in Kansas City
be compelled to publish sworn state
ments of their circulation on the edi-
torial page and any false figures would
subject them to a fraud order from the
postoffice department. The next meet
ing night some one came back with
an amendment to this resolution COM
polling every department store to place
a tag containing a sworn affidavit on
ever piece of goods they sold stating
whether or not it contained any cotton
or wool, or exactly what it did con-
tain.
I'VE expect at least 800 delegates at
the convention next week. Buffalo, In
dianapolis and Louisville are all after
the 1909 convention and will send their
biggest and best men in large num-
bers to help land the plum. l hope that
Topeka will send her best men over to
our town. Best advertisement you can
haye-your best men abroad at big
gathering. We want Topeka to rep
resent the state of Kansas. You have
100 members, / am informed. Well,
I want to see 100 delegates at the
meetings next week as our. guests.
Among the attractions booked on
the programme for next week are:
Auto ride over the city. Dutch lunch
and vaudeville at Electric park. after
dinner speeches by the brightest and
most successful ad men of the coun-
try, band concerts. trip through the
packing house districts, trip to Elm
ridge along Cliff drive and good old
fashioned dinner in the country. field
events, address by Arthur Brisbane,
cafe luncheons, election OF officers
and selection of next meeting place.
Mr.. Lindeman laid special stress
upon an urgent invitation he gave, not
only to the members Of the Topeka
Ad club, but to all of the merchants
of Topeka who could take the time to
come to Kansas City on Wednesday
for the special purpose of hearing Ar
thur Brisbane, a noted New York
editor, who receives larger salary
than the president of the United
states. This one feature of the con-
vention alone" said Mr.. Lindeman.
Twill be worth all the time and ex-
pense that any Topeka man can give.
The convention will continue through
three days, beginning Wednesday, August
a6, and ending Friday evening at O'Clock
with the selection of a meeting place for
Topeka should be well represented %
repeated the speaker. Her moral support
it will pay all of you to get next to other
people and their ideas, and the westerners
have ideas that will be new and valuable
to the fasteners.
Nearly every delegation will have a
candidate for president Why not To-
peka? 1t will mean a fight, and good
fight is the prettiest thing in the world.
, 1t stirs NJ the blood and has a good effect
on the liver. Get candidate in the ring
for some office. Get Topeka advertised.
1t is your especial line of business. Ad-
vertise your. town as well as your own
wares. You have to be doing something
all the time these days and doing IT quick
to keep up with the procession. Our
grandfathers used to have the old fash
! Toned clocks that licked VS. slowly as the
tides of time. The clocks we use now go