The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-21
TOUCH THE BUTTON.
Lafayette Young Is to Start
Things in Topeka.
Speaks Friday Noon Before the
Commercial Club.
A BRILLIANT SPEAKER
He Has National Reputation as
'Silver Tongue Orator.
Commission Form of Govern.
ment Main Topic.

At the meeting of the municipal leg
islation committee of the Commercial
club in the private lunch room today
the final plans for the Friday noon
meeting when Lafayette Young, of the
Des Moines Capital. will speak before
the club on the commission form of
government, were made.
AT II o'clock noon a large attendance
from the Commercial club will gather
in the big room and receive cold lunch
served by the club after which the ia
lies will be cleared away and Mr..
Young will be introduced. Vice Presi-
dent Stephenson. of the Commercial
club, will preside.
Lafayette Young will speak on the
commission form of government to the
members of the Commercial club. If
the club after this speech decides in
favor or the commission plan they will
issue petitions to the people of the city
and the fireworks for the preliminary
campaign will be touched off.
Lafayette Young is undoubtedly one
OF the greatest authorities in the coun-
try on this new revolution of municipal
governments. When the plan was still
ar unknown proposition and the cities
over the country were shaking their
heads. Lafayette Young fought for 1t
and supported it daily in his in1uen-
tial paper. the Des Moines Capital He
finally Won out and the government to-
DAY mas done more for Des Moines
than anything else in her history
MT. Young is not an unknown auth
orlty-nelther is he an unknown man of
affairs IN the United States today. For
IL years he served the state of Iowa
as senator in the state legislature. He
has always been prominent in state
and national affairs. His ideas on all
subjects are broad and clear and his
sheet, the Capital, is recognized all
over the central portion of the country
as being the leading daily in both cir
eulationl and thought. Its editor, Mr..
Young, has long list of distinctions
to his credit both locally and nation
ally.
1t was Lafayette Young who nomi-
mated Theodore Roosevelt as vice pres
ident of the United States in the ma
ticna1 convention at Philadelphia-and
TEDDY was nominated by the conven-
ton and elected by the people of the
United States.
1t was Lafayette Young who accom-
panied Secretary of. War Taft to the
Philippines when he took his famous
congressional party to investigate the
war situation. Mr.. Young was the only
man in. the party without a desk in
congress. He is a personal friend OF
L
o. the administration
Today it is Lafayette Young who is
doing wonders with his policies on
the commission form of government
| At the meeting in the Commercial
club rooms Friday noon he will give
| practical samples of the good of the
new system. Des Moines has pros
| pered under the new rule and Mr..
| Young will tell the Commercial club
boosters just what there is in the
| commission form that is beneficial to
a city-both in it's municipal and
| industrial affairs.
| Editor Young spoke in Topeka
| about five years ago when he acted
| as the main speaker before the Kan
| saS Day club. His speech at this
time won him a home in Topeka
| which will always be remembered.
He is forceful in his arguments, has
| a big commanding voice and Is s'sil-
yer tongued' in every respect. He
has spoken before the representatives
| in several states over the country and
| has a wide reputation a booster
| and worker for the good of cities.
Wednesday night Mr., Young will
| speak before the AID club in Atchison
and Thursday night he will speak be-
fore the big Auditorium banquet dur
| ing the jobberS and manufacturers
| celebration of Merchants week. He
! Will speak on ''The Progressive Mer-
| chant" at this banquet. 1t has been
| reported that he will speak on the
commission form of government at
the banquet but this is mistake.
| After the speech Friday noon at
| the Commercial club Mr.. Young will
| turn into a question box and answer
| all questions relative to the work of
| the commission plan. Topeka is es-
brilliant man before her audience.