The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-28
A GOOD PLAN.
Is That Devised by Commercial
Club Committee
To. Have School Children Write
Essays ON Commission Plan.
THEN UP TO PARENTS
THEN UP TO PARENTS
TIE Answer Questions Of Little
Ones About the Plan.
Arrangements to Entertain
Teachers of the State.

A meeting of the municipal legisla-
ton committee ofsthe Commercial club
| was held at noon today when a; general
discussion in regard to the campaign to
be waged for commission rule took
place.
| The suggestion was made that the
school children in all grades above the
fifth grade be asked to write compost
lions in regard to commission form of
municipal rule. 1t was thought that
the children would go home and ask
| their parents for an explanation of the
commission plan. and this would cause
/ the latter to make an effort to become
/ better informed upon the subject. The
/ idea was considered an excellent one
| and If it can be carried out prizes may
/ be offered for the best compositions in
each grade.
| In connection with the proposition of
| holding a public meeting at the Audi
tOriuIn in the course of a few days,
! with possibly Henry Allen as a speak
| er, if he can be secured, Mayor Green
| had the following to say: Il think that
there should be a public meeting at the
Auditorium to start enthusiasm. Every
! day some one comes to my office and
| asks about that commission PLAN In
my judgment the committee should
plan for meeting at the earliest posi-
bic moment.
1T would be good idea to have
| some means of entertainment, such as
| MarShalPs band. There would be no
| doubt of being able to get crowd at
| the Auditorium
The committee from now on until
election day will be extremely busy ar
ranging for meetings, the printing and
distribution Of printed matter, the Sc
curing of funds to meet all necessary
expenses, and seeing to it that the peo-
Il 0Tn rot - 4-fA Io%A %
vote at the polls on election day.
The following were the members of
the committee present: Mayor Will
lam Green, H. Ward Page. c. E. Jor-
A. A. GODDARD. City Attorney Ralston.
]. F. Snyder and j. w. Newell.
The election on November will be
the most important event in the
happened in many a long day, and
the voters should turn out in a body
to show their loyalty to their city.
Many good causes have been lost
mass of voters have failed to call at
the polls on election day. A man
often thinks that his vote will not
make much difference after all. but it
hundreds of others thinking the same
way. The opposition forces often
get busy in a quiet way and steal
march on the unsuspecting persons
who do not think that their vote will
make much difference one way or
the other
The following are the sub com
mittees of the municipal legislation
committee of the Commercial club as
appointed by the chairman, ]. B.
Finance committee: Dr. W. S.
Lindsay. chairman: James a Trout
man, and j. w. Robinson.
Publicity committee; Harold +
Kiene. w. S. Bergunthal, and E. Rid
ley.
Public meetings committee: (Chair-
man not selected); ]. F. Snyder and
S. G. Watkins.
Committee on registration: G. E.
Jordan, First ward; Frank Curry.
Second ward; w. C. Falston, Third
ward; John j. Schenck. Fourth ward;
James C. Sinner, Fifth ward, and H.
Ward Page, Sixth ward.
The entertainment and advertising
committee of the Commercial club
further plans for the accommodation
of the teachers who will attend the
meeting during the first week In NO
vember of the State Teachers asso-
1t was decided to send out 5000
cards to the homes in Topeka in order
to ascertain how many of these fami-
lies will be able to entertain teachers
charge. The cards are to be. sent in
to the secretary of the Commercial
club. The committee Is also arranging
to have 1900 programs printed inn
mediately and sent out to the teachers
over the state. Three or four thousand
of these teachers are expected to at
end the conveotinn.
eff we don't make a success of the
National Good Roads congress in To-
peka then my name isn't McAfee,"
exclaimed H. w. McAfee this noon.
Mr.. McAffee has been recently APP
pointed as a member of the board Of
directors of the National Good Roads
congress and is great enthusiast.
Arthur c. Jackson, president of the
National congress, and Mr.: McAfee
called upon Governor w. R. Stubs
this afternoon and he agreed to ask
every mayor and body of county COM
rnissioners to send a delegate to the
convention to be held in Topeka, Tues
day and Wednesday, December 14-15.
Mayor Green will issue an invitation
to every mayor in the United States to
send a delegate to the convention.
Governor Stubs and President
Jackson left for Kansas City this
afternoon.