The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-30
new STARS FOUND
Kansas Day Club Orators Prove
Their Worth.
Excellent Speeches Characterize
the Programme.
DIDN'T WANT TO GO.
BristOw, Stubs and Jackson
Called Out.
About 200 People Attend 18th
Annual Dinner.
DIDN'T WANT TO GO

Kansas Republicans turned out last
night in the teeth of a blizzard and
made the eighteenth annual banquet
of the Kansas Day club a success IN
spite of the elements The attend
ance, while not up to that of some
previous years, was sufficiently large
to inspire the speakers to their best
efforts, there being about two hun
bred present. The programme was
made up from home talent exclusive
1y, but was none the worse on that &C
count At least two new stars were
discovered by the astronomers pres
ent in the person of DIR. ]. B. Dykes
of Lebanon and B. H. Grigsby of Cha
mute E. E. Glasscock of Larned had
a brilliant speech, but a bad cold
prevented him from doing justice to
himself. The college boys, Brown of
Baker and Hull of K. U, had elo-
quent addresses and their delivery
was pleasing
s. B. Haskins, the retiring presi
warmly received. while w. D. Vance
of Belleview, the title of whose adj
dress was '"The Battle" spoke with
fire and feeling on that lively subject
The Baker university quartette fur
nished music between the courses.
They made such a hit that they had
to respond to many encores.
The new banquet hall of the
MaSons is a good one. Nine hundred
guests can be accommodated there
The menu was good and there was
plenty of it.
At the close of the regular pro-
gramme Frank P. MacLennan, who
was present at the organization of the
club seventeen years ago, and who has
attended every one of the annual BAN
Quets since, moved that President Has
kins be directed by the club to send
telegram to Harry w. Frost, Penobscot
building, Detroit, Michigan, voicing the
greetings and best wishes for the con-
tinued prosperity and happiness of the
clubs founder.
The motion was seconded by E. F.
Caldwell of Lawrence and Charles
Kirkland of Salina, who were the only
other members present who had at
tended all the yearly gatherings.
In making the motion the mover gave
n few "reminiscences, saying that the
Kansas Day club was the idea of Mr..
Frost; that he had issued the call for
the first meeting, was It's first presi-
dent, and although he had been gone
a warm spot in his heart for the state
and her people and was always pleased
to learn of the continued enthusiasm
and interest manifested in the club he
started on January 20, 1892; remarking
that Mr.. Frost, the newer members of
the organization would be pleased to
learn. was one of the most prosperous
citizens of Detroit.
LEST we forget" said the maker of
the motion, 81 am presenting this to-
night with the suggestion that there be
a rising vote"
The vote was responded to with
great enthusiasm, the POSTMASTER cali
ing first for a vote from those who had
been present at all the gatherings
when three arose; second, a vote of
those who had attended the first meet
ing and were there last night, where
upon seven responded; third, vote
from all present, when all stood up as
the last act of the eighteenth annual
gathering of the organization.
After the regular programme had
been finished the crowd called for
Senator Bristow. The tall man from
Salina was in a reminiscent mood
and told of the early days in Kansas
He had such a love for the state and
its early trials and glories that he ac-
tually welcomed the blizzard that was
bowling outside. He said it reminded
him of old times in Kansas
Governor Stubbs was next called on
and he responded with a regular old
fashioned Methodist camp meeting ex-
perience. His speech was full of ginger
and 1t made a big hit with the crowd
The governor declared that it was a
great treat to him to attend these Kan
sas Day banquets and hear the young
Republicans talk. He said that ''The
speeches tonight have paralyzed me
with their eloquence."
Attorney General jackson was also
prevailed upon to say a few words He
received an ovation when he arose to
speak and his wise and witty talk was
received with satisfaction by the de-
lighted guests.
Speaker ]. n. Dolley, speaker of the
house of representatives was called
from his place at one of the tables to
speak Mr. Dolley made one of his
characteristic, straight-from-the-s
der taIks-the kind that Kansans like
to hear in these days of real reform.
President Haskins' Address.
S. B. Haskins of Olathe. retiring
speech on Political independence"
as follows:
Everything which tends to weak
en- or demoralize party organization,
tends to weaken and demoralize
efficiency in governmental affairs,
and every effort toward compelling
parties to subserve the public will.
establishing their rights, defining
duct. is a step in advance. The
citizen and the state and must not be
broken.
at am proud to be the representa-
tive of a club which has furnished
Kansas with her entire quota of state
officials a club on whose roll can be
found the name of every member OF
the Kansas delegation to our national
congress: a. club that decided thai
there was an insufficient number OF