The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-08
HUGHES IN topeka
New York Governor Makes a
Brief Speech.
Is Taken From Rock Island
Train to City Park
HAS BIG AUDIENCE.
Three Thousand People Hear
Distinguished Visitor.
Train Reaches Topeka Over an
Hour Late.
TALKS OF CIRCULARS.
Says His Record Will Speak for
Itself.
TALKS OF CIRCULARS.
Says His Record Will Speak for
Itself.
Show Whether He Is Influenced
by Campaign Contributions.

In spite of the fact that the special
train bearing Governor Charles E.
Hughes of New York was an hour and
five minutes late in reaching Topeka,
due to slow running from st. Joseph,
there was a crowd of about 5000 peo-
pie at the City park this afternoon to
listen to the % minute speech of the
celebrated New Yorker.
The Hughes train arrived at 1:20
D. m, being over an hour late. About
500 people were assembled at the de-
pot to greet the New York governor
while a much larger crowd had gath
cred at the City park where he was
scheduled to speak.
The train had hardly stopped NOV
Ing when the governor stepped orlsKly
out the door of the rear Pullman and
darted down the steps. He made his
way quickly through the crowd 10
the waiting auto. He stood up in the
machine for a second and bowed his
Acknowledgements to the cheers OF his
assembled admirers and then was
driven rapidly to the park.
The governor was dressed in brown
travelling suit and wore black
fedora hat. His whiskers are not as
black as they have been painted in his
pictures and the written descriptions
of the man. They are brown. thickly
sprinkled with gray. Hughes is quite
bald-on top of his head.
The governor is a long ways from
home today, but he never got warm
er reception at the depot of any town
in New York state than he did this
afternoon in Topeka at the hands OF
the Kansans assembled to greet him:
The crowd surrounded his auto all
the way to the park. running to keep
up with the machine.
Rush a Socialist.
An alleged Socialist attempted to
make a speech on the platform of the
Rock Island depot at lis today,
while a large crowd was waiting for
the Hughes special train. The man.
whose name could not be learned,
owing to the gleesome gang which
surrounded and confounded him,
cleared a space with his long arms in
front of the waitingroom door, and
shouted: Brothers, 1 am a Socialist
and 1 know the group of New York
capitalists of Wall street came here
to meet Hughes and expose him.
i"
Wow. Whoop,-Was-a-a-as
shrieked some leader of the Ichabod
flock, and before the speaker could
proceed further. he was surrounded by
about so Washburn students, members
of the COMMITTEE of Peace" which
had arrived in a body to welcome
Hughes with the college yell. The So
cialist waved his arms and shrieked,
to no purpose. Above his howls rose
the yell, "Waa-a-a-sh-burn," in tones
suitable to any college football game.
Without abusing or mishandling the
crowded each other against him, and
he made run for the waiting room,
evidently intending to appear at anoth-
err door and continue his harangue. 1t
was useless. The good natured bunch
was onto his curves. and remained
around him, seemingly by accident. He
was forced out onto Kansas avenue
and started south. When last heard
hos
failed to impart his information in re-
gard to the popular Republican speak
er.
A reporter who was on the spot, at
tempted to reach the socialist, for the
purpose of learning his name and mis-
sion. The college boys, all "heavies. -
blocked the passage, and the reporter
failed. The speaker was tall, gaunt
man, dressed in black. He looks like
Joe Bristow." said the reporter over
the telephone.
Members of Governors Party.
The following were the people on
the special train with Governor
Hughes, which was in charge of D. c.
owen of Milwaukee:
Gov. Chas. f. Hughes of New York.
Col. Geo. Curtis Treadwen OF Al
bany.
DIR. L. d. Alexander of New York.
T. w. steep of Chicago, (Associated
Frederick w. Crone of New York.
(Tribune.)
]. II. Aubere and boy.
James C. Marriott of New York.
w. A. Jones of New York.
frederick d. Elmer of New York.
s. Bryerton of New York.
F. ]. Wilkum OF Chicago.
IN. Dolley. chairman OF the Repub-
lican state central committee, Joined
Governor Hughes at st. Joseph. w. r.
Stubbs. Robert Stone. H. G.. Larimer
and a few others Joined the train at
Topeka. They are to be dropped off
along the line to make speeches.
Governor Hughes made a speech at
o o'clock this morning at the opera
by a crowded house. The special train
left st. Joseph about on time, but ran
very slowly. and was losing time all
the way to Topeka
Stops were made for speeches at
TROY. Horton and Holton. Other towns
which were expecting to hear the gov
ernor were cut off the schedule.
The list of rear platform speeches
between Topeka and Wichita was en-
tlreiv cut to pieces by the lateness OF
the train. and the intention was, after
leaving Topeka, to make no moro
speeches except at Herington and
Marion
arnor Hughes was rushed back to
his train, and climbed aboard. He