The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-25
Committee of Fifty, Voters and
Candidates Will Meet.
Grievances, Compliments and
Accusations to Be Exchanged.
WHAT ABOUT sREPORT'
Alleged Fraud Action of Sub
Committee to Be Investigated.
Candidates Will Have Chance to
Show Tn cir Metle.

There will be real live meeting at
the Auditorium tonight. From what
has been passed around among the
members of the committee of fifty and
others, it is likely that the meeting
will be a combination of embarrassing
| circumstances, startling revelations
and questionable politics.
The original intention of the meet
ing is to hear the candidates for posi-
tions under the commission form OF
government. 1t is proposed that every
| candidate shall be there and shall be
given a chance to make known his
| theories and his excuse for running the
| affairs of a $45.000,000 corporation
| like the city of Topeka.
That will be Exhibit A. But the real
exhibit of the evening will be the re-
port of the subcommittee of fifty
which published an "ofhcial report on
the candidates. last Monday morning.
The officials of the committee of fifty
who claim that the report was plain
and under what circumstances it was
gotten out.
Hurt the Candidates.
The report was very detrimental to
number of candidates and on the
other hand 1t handed some beautiful
bouquets to others. It has been limited
around that the whole purpose of the
report was to further the political am
billions of a number of the candidates
and drown the hopes of others. In
other words, the heads of the Commit
tee of Fifty claim that the whole deal
was a political move.
The meeting will be called to order
by G. E. Barnaby at 1880. After a
brief talk of the purpose of the meet
ing and the rights which the pub
lie will have in exposing. questioning,
criticising and complimentlng the can
didates, the Modoc's will be on deck
and will give a number of musical Sc
lections. 1t has been announced as
one selection but considering the i'm
pending war it is conceded that the
men will have to furnish a number of
extra battle HYMNS.
1t is expected that every candidate
will be present. The city council will
be in session at the time but it will I'M
doubtedly adjourn before the Audi
torium meeting is over and the coun-
cilmen and mayor will have a chance
to run the lines. It Is limited that some
of the council candidates are held up
for severe questioning by the people
especially if representative crowds
from Buchanan and Clay streets are
present.
Stories of various kinds have been
travelling over the city since the cam
paign opened and several of them have
not been denied There are voters all
over the CITY who are wondering how
much truth there is in what they have
heard and it will be their privilege to
ask the candidates a number of ques-
lions tonight. In some cases it is
tipped off, that there will be consid-
cradle "squi-ming.''
1t VIII Be Warm Affair.
If the candidates do not lose their
nerve and if all members of the COM
mittee are there tonight and if the vot
ers turn out as is their duty there is
no doubt as to the heat of the meet
ing. There will be enough doing to
ward off all sleepiness and drowsiness.
The committee of fifty will adjourn
after the meeting at the Auditorium
tonight feeling that they have done
their duty. They were organized some
time ago for the purpose of giving the
people all information possible about
the candidates. As this is Topeka
first experience with the commission
form of government it is important that
the officers should be of the right stuff
to make the new government a success.