The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-01

Silver Loving Cup Presented to Sen
BAN
large silver loving cup was passed to
all the guests by the gentleman from
Oregon, Frank P. MacLennan, and
each guest drank, rose and responding
frequently with a toast to the words
of introduction from the passer of the
cup. This beautiful custom of pledg-
ing all the guests to each other and
making them acquainted warmed the
heart to the occasion.
Ewing Herbert, editor of the Brown
County World, was introduced as the
first speaker on the programme and
the brilliant young editor acquitted
himself well under the fire of the
clubs batteries. He was to speak on
reform, but was not allowed to dwell
on that subject uninterruptedly for
more than five seconds at a time. He
started to tell a story of a man who
had repudiated a bill, but the club
fastened that OffenSe on the speaker
and begged him to tell them how he
accomplished the feat. Mr. Herbert
finally got started on a story of a, re-
vival meeting that was once held in
his town. but unfortunately he re
ferred during that recital to a dog
show and the club members got the
two events mixed up and the storm
descended on his head. He gave up
the story business and spoke eloquent
~ of statuary, bringing in J. L. Bris-
tow as a comparison for his remarks,
but his hearers called him back to the
dog story and the revival meeting. 1t
was so even to the end. But the
speaker could not explain the two in
cidents so that they would dovetaiI to-
gether. He closed in despair with
the words, '"This is a horrible re-
ception for the high broWs of the state
capital to give an unsophisticated
guest from the country, but only to
be expected when a man with the
fresh breath of the open fields cling
ing to him comes into a wicked city
and cries repent. Babylon treated the
prophet in the same way
Judge Dana's Address.
Judge Dana, the next speaker, re-
ceived a wild reception. He was to
have spoken on the law and the tieing
and untieing of knots, but declined to
talk shop. He referred to McNeal and
SIM" and they trained all their guns
upon him. At this point the speaker
was unfortunate enough to place con-
siderable accent on the word but" in
the course of his remarks and the
club members took up the word and
chanted it like rooters at a baseball
game at the end of every sentence for
punctuation. Judge Dana continued
unruffled for some time under this
CALLING fire. but finally he turned on
word but at the beginning of a
sentence. 1t was we'll done, and like
the charge of the old guard at Fried
land, won the battle against odds.
Henry Allen Elected Senator.
After Judge Dana had sat down the
club resolved itself into the state
legislature and elected j. n. Dolley as
speaker Judge Dana. in the absence
of the sage of Maple Hill. assumed
the place of speaker pro tenn and
called the assemblage to order to vote
on United States senator. Judge
Ferry. representing Quincy of Saline
started the revolt by declaring that he
was sore on Bristow. the choice of the
primary, for the reason that the tall
editor had been caught here in To-
peka wearing a dress suit and con
sorting with railroad men "a dozen
Santa Fe officials We're present at the
banquet) and therefore, being in
touch with the simple and honest
cast his vote for the most gifted
orator. the little giant of Kansas,
Henry J. Allen of Wichita
The rebellion. once started could not
be checked. Tom McNeal as Mercer
of Chase county, perpetrated the bright
est gem in the evenings collection of
jokes When he declared that
While the sentiment of his constituents
had at first been strong for Bristow, yet
the latter's actions lately had changed
that loyalty into disaffection. He
(Bristow) is raising garden. He al
ready has a bill prepared for the next
session of congress in which he propos-
ed to cross the bull nettle with the cow
slip. I believe he will vet be capable of
a vegetable dairy. 1 cast my
vote for Henry Allen
The guests cast themselves upon the
floor and rolled over in merriment
E w. Thompson. acting for Amrine
of Morris, got off a real pun when he
gave his objections to BrtStow as fol-
lows: II saw Bristow and Robert Stone
Of Shawnee walking down the street the
other day when they passed beauti-
full lady wearing a directoire gown
Bristow turned to Stone CWoof) and
they both turned to rubber" The house
caught on to this double barreled shot
and held its sides while Thompson vo-|
ted for Allen.
Harry Bone was next on the roll call
and he asked to be excused from vot-
ing but the house could not see it that
way He then accused the legislature
Of treason to the people and their pri-
mary law. No matter how bitter the
dose the legislature should swal-