The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-25
This Is Anniversary of Birth of
Robert Burns.
SAILOR AND PRINTER.
Will Talk About Glory of Scotch
Pl0ughbOy.
But a Mans a Man for All
That.

In this section of the country the Ir-
ish are taking a prominent part in the
celebration of the birthday Of Robert
Burns, the famous Scotch poet. This
may sound strange to people who have
not heard Dave Leahy tell how Scot
land was discovered and colonized by
the Irish.
According 20 Governor Stubs pri-
vate secretary Scotland was an un-
known and uninhabited wilderness
when the Irish edventurers first landed
On that shore. Ireland was then called
Scotia Major and the first Irish set
tiers in Scotland called that country
Scotia Minor. Dave will probably go
further than that in his address to-
night before the Scottish society in
Topeka and tell how the Fitzmaurices
of Ireland settled Normandy in France
and later their descendants conquered
England under the banner of the Nor
man Duke William. He will connect
the frs. settlements of Germany, Italy.
Brazil South Carolina. Labrador and
Milwaukee with the enterprise of the
Irishmen of the old times.
The immortal Scotch poet is in as
good hands tonight as though John
Dawson himself had the handling of the
subject.
At Maple Hill. which was settled by
the Scotch. and boasts many families
of the highland and lowland clans, the
Hon. Joseph N. Dolley also Irish, will
pay tribute today before a distinguished
Scotch society to the memory of Burns.
Robert Burns was the son of a Dunn
fries ploughman and pitched hay be-
fore he wrote poetry, while Dolley was
a Glo'ster fisherman. descended from a
family of Galway fox hunters, and he
sailed around the cape of Good Hope
before he came to Kansas to become a
farmer
But a mans a man for a. that
Mr.. Dolley will tell what Burns did
not know about sailing ship and run
ming campaign, and the Scotch up at
Maple Hill will cheer the live sage in
their midst and honor the memory of
the dead poet. Here in Topeka Dave
Leahy will tell what Burns did not
know about running a newspaper and
the Scotch will be as happy as they
were on the day that William wallace
drove the English out of Sterling cas-
tie.
Dol1ey and Leahy stole a march on
the other politicians of the state, none
of whom are billed to speak today
about the idol OF all Scotch-Americans
William Wallace and Robert Bruce are
also Scotch heroes. but they were pat
ricians. Burns was q plebeian, man
of the common people. and his genius
and simplicity offer a theme for the
speaker as wide as the Solway at full
tide. The men who organize the Scotch
and the Irish into combination will
have things all their own way. When
Scotch and Irish blood is mixed there
is no better blood in the world. Wit
and enterprise and thrift and wisdom
and recklessness and stamina harness
ed together should carry elections by
overwhelming mdjOritieS.
The following candidates have an
nounced for the office of railroad COM
missioner. three places on the board
Charles Ryker, present members of
the board, and John S. White of OF
tawa, George Plumb cf Emporia, r.
t. Ward of Be1leview, Carr Taylor of
Reno county, w. L. Cunningham OF
Arkansas City, E. H. johnson of Atch-
ison, Sam Kimball of Saiina and Lem
A. Woods of Neosho county.
Arrangements are practically COM
pleted for the Kansas Day banquet to
be held at the Masonic hall in Topeka
on the night of January %. George
r. Allen of Kansas City, president of
the club, and w. p. Montgomery of
Topeka, secretary, have been working
for a month past to get everything in
readiness for the big spread. There
are many things to do in this connec-
ton, and these offices are not sinecures
by any means. The sale of tickets has
been good. Every section of the state
will be represented by q big delegation
Announcements of the candidates for
state and congressional offices will be
made after the regular program. This
is a campaign year and this banquet
has been regarded as the formal OPEN
ing of the campaign for nomination
for eighteen years past. The program
and the menu will be up to the stand
ard, and this Is saying a good DEAL
The vice presidents of the club are:
w. P. Lamberton, Fairview, First dis
trict; John r. Thorne, Olathe, Second
district; Robert I1oofbcurrow, Neode-
sha, Third district; A. R. Kinkel.
Council Grove. Fourth district: E. c.
Sweet, Minneapolis. Fifth district;
John M. Gray, Kirwin, Sixth district;
William H. Vernon, Larned, Seventh
district; Harold W. Herrick, yelling
ton, Eighth district.