The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-02
DOOR TO DOOR.
Young Men Chosen to Circulate
Petitions
To Travel Up and Down Kansas
Avenue.
ALL GIVEN A CHANCE.
Report That ColOred People
Fear Outcome.
Every Citizen Benefited by Com
mission Form.
Ii GIVEN A CHANCE.

The active circulation of petitions for
the commission form of government
commences next week when the II
| young men of the Commercial club Sc
lected by George Badders, secretary, go
Up and down Kansas avenue with the
petitions, explaining the advantages
OF the new system of municipal govern
rlent to the business men and secur-
ling all of the signatures possible.
/ The y men selected for this work
are Judge Ernest Raymond Simon or
the court of Topeka, County Commits
sioner Ed O'NeiI Clerk of the Court
of Topeka Rad NJ. Lee, Assistant Coun-
| ty Attorney A. J. Bolinger, Jas. Mcclure,
! Clay Hamilton, Assistant City Attorney
James Clarke, P. c. Wilson, Harold
Tice, o. G. Richie and Frank Curry.
The first eight men are lawyers IN
this city.
These young men Will be given
course of Instructions Thursday after
noon by J. B. Larimer and Clad Ham
ilton. assisted by others of the com
mfttee They will give to the solicitors
OF signatures a large number OF the
finer points of the new system ana
they will be transferred thus to the
business men and all those who come
into contact with the hustling sup
porters of the reform movements. BY
cry person has question or series
OF questions to ask about the new form
of municipal government and II IS en-
tirely necessary that the committee be
we'll informed. The business houses
along Kansas avenue. the more import
ant Just off from the avenue and the
larger office buildings Will be canvass
G. f. Jordan, councilman from the
First ward is of the opinion that
every man who could find time shoulo
carry a petition in his pocket and re
ceiVe signatures in this manner. MT.
Jordan has circulated number OF
petitions in North Topeka and in spite
~, lob Orip1e a nd
the colored men would be opposed TO
it. Mr. Jordan says that they are
docking to the support of the commits
sion form.
around the city concerning the atti-
tude of the co1ored people on the COM
mission plan. They really do have an
idea that they will not be properly
represented but a number of them
have dropped into the State Journal
office and have seemed very favorably
inclined to the proposed reform.
However, there are still few color !
ed people who are dubious as to their
chances and their rights in case the
commissioners were elected.
There is no need for fear of non
representation. In case five commits |
sioners and a mayor were elected the !
co1ored people of Topeka would re- |
ceive just as much representation as
they do at the present time. Positions
and places under the city government |
are not given with respect to color, |
nationality or political inclinations. |
The Topeka city government is not |
''man who delivers the goods is the |
imam who delivers the goods is the |
man who wins a place under the ad- |
ministration and with the commission |
form the rights and rewards of a ca
pable, honest man are honored with |
even more attention.
The commission form of government |
is good for the whole city of Topeka |
and every citizen within the gates 1t |
can be and will be proven.