The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-05
Membership Campaign of Com
mercial Club Starts.
Sixty-Three New Members Add
ed to the Rolls.
AT THE COURT HOUSE
Several of. the Officers TakeI
into the Fold.
These Who Have Joined the
Elect Today.

Sixty three new members for the
Commercial club. This was the record
for the morning.
At an early hour the 40 hustlers''
of the Commercial club began to con-
gregate preparatory to starting on their
half day rapid-f1re membership cam
paign. 1t includes Governor Stubs.
Some time was taken up in making
preliminary arrangements and it was
$3.50 o'clock when the first of eight au-
tomobiles made a start. The personnel
of this band Of campaigners was: Geo.
w. Crane, H. w. McAfee, w. j. Rick
enbacher, Clarence Skinner and
State Journal representative
With a hunk, hunk" the party
made its departure from the vicinity
o the Commercial club. the auto soon
slowing up in front of the county
building. Frank Leach. patrol driver,
who CHANGED to be walking down West
Sixth street, was the first man accost-
ed by rhe Commercial club aggregation.
He seemed to smell a rat and i'm
mediateiy began to quicken his pace.
He was not fast enough however, and
was finally brough: to standstln.
that was offered. and he was allowed
to wend his way.
William c. Peyton, deputy county
clerk, was given the glad hand by the
''hustlers,' but exclaimed, mo, sir,
can't do nothing for you" with such
emphasis that the campaigners did not
stop to argue the matter
Medlicott Stanley, county treasurer,
at first had the deputation firmly con-
WINGED that there was nothing doing.
''See you later. Go after them Henry
go after them. Can't do anything for
you A little later-'You talk like the
Goddess Of Liberty. Where shall I
sign?''
]. ]. Schenck did not give his ac-
costers a great deal of encouragement
when the attack was first made. III
try to get up" said he. mo, not to-
day The deputation would not be
put off and eventually secured an en-
thuKastic prospective member of the
club. I'll see you later, L have several
ether things I have to pay first" was
among those called upon. The judge
was a charter member of the club and
was a member of the organization for
six years, but could not be persuaded
to rejoin at the present time.
Col. H. c. Lindsay, ex-chief of police,
and Chief Eaton were easy victims.
County Attorney Schenck came to the
assistance of the membership party
quick order. John M. Wright was an |
other signer at the county building.
DIR. T. c. Biddle superintendent of
the state insane asylum, was called |
upon and quickly put down his name as
a member of the club. Several other
calls were made and at eleven o'clock
the machine pulled up in front of the
quarters of the Commercial club with
six new names to be added to the clubs
list, and ready to start out
again with a fresh list of names of
persons who should be members of the
organization.
The people of the residence districts
were well aware that there was some
thing of an unusual nature transpir
ing, for the automobiles carried re-
cruiting parties into outlying sections
of the city. The business section was
not touched with the exception of the
county building and the state house.
Another campaign will be conducted
the last of the month which will take in
the business districts. The club MEM
berslip is now $50 in round numbers.
New members are: F. P. Ed
wards. F. P. Gilmore. H H. Bair. NJ.
F. SOuthwick. A. V. LindeIl, w. H.
Rutter, Chas. E. Lytle, Floyd J.
Evans, c. w. Armstrong, A. Fassler,
Fred Voi1and. Geo. Knoll, r. W.
Eaton, J. ]. Schenck. T. c. Biddle,
Stanley Medlicot, John NJ. Wright, L.
F. Seller, Harry Miller, F. NJ. Reagen.
F. c. Bowen, Seward A. Jones. Geo.
A. Kline, A. B. Lawless, Abe Jacob
son, J. G. Wood, F. J. Grubbs, F. l..
A. M. Fuller, H. c. Lind
sey, ]. Chubb, w. L. Bean, Purdum &
Knox. c. Marsh, Topeka Rug fac
tory. H. NJ. Powell, Geo. L. Pauly. S.