The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-09
WILSON MESSAGE
Delivered to Crowd Of 5000 at
Auditorium.
Is the Man Wilson
Is Fighting in the West.
THE MIXTURE IN KANSAS
New Jersey Governor Marvels
at Complexities.
How Can Kansas Voter Tell
Where He Is AT?

Governor woodrow Wilson. of New
Jersey, Democratic presidential nomi-
nee, spoke for 80 minutes yesterday
| evening to a crowd of more than 5000
people who crowded every inch OF
seating and standing space in the
Auditorium and waited patiently for
the Wilson special that was two hours
late In his message to kansans,
Wilson urged the voters not to be
misIed by the Third party program
which was labelled progressive, but
was not the genuine article. He urged
the voters to keep faith with them
selves. to investigate party promises
and to avoid a destruction of the
traditions of a state that was born to
set men free.
1t was nearly $50 when Wilson walk
ed to the front of the stage in the
Auditorium. He was greeted by
crowd as large as the Auditorium
crowd that met Roosevelt. And for
five minutes the crowd yelled and
cheered. There was another outburst
when Mayor J. B. Billiard arose to
introduce the presidential nominee and
again the crowd yelled when Wilson
advanced to the footlights and waited
for quiet that he might begin his
speech. That crowd had waited for
nearly three hours to hear this speech.
but the 5000 people who had waited to
see and hear the national party leader
were impatient and repeatedly made
known their wants. J. D. Botkin had
fayed the Republican state and ma
tionaI administration and had won
much applause. But the crowd wanted
to hear Wilson and not until the New
Jersey governor walked to the front
of the stage and bowed to his big
audience, was there an expression of
satisfaction and joy from the hun
dreds of men and women who crowd
ed the convention hall.
Message to Kansas.
Wilson's speech was a message to
Kansas and to free born Kansans. The
lent voice and in every part of the
big hail. he was easily heard. He be- |
gan at once by pointing out the |
varied brands of progressive teachings |
and urged Kansas to study with care |
the conditions that faced the country |
IN this campaign.
kansas has always been looked to
by the country for the real things
that are progressive said Wilson,
who opened his speech with praise for |
he sunf1ower state. But Kansas
should pick out at this time the genu-
inc breed. There are many breeds
presented in this campaign. In fact
he variety is positively shocking
And in this issue there are things
Kansas ought to discriminate about
IN the coming election. 1 have grave
1oubt whether the party that labels
Itself the only true and sincere pro-
sresSive party is really progressive at
Ill. And it would distress me to see
Kansas ally herself with a party |
which, with its present program, can
lot serve the progressive cause. 1
want to be perfectly frank when l tell
you that l think they mistake the
Kings they advocate for things that
ire really progressive
Then Wilson began his task of
howing Kansans that Roosevelt is not
nd can not be sincere. He told his
rowd that the man who represented
anne time represent Kansas interests.
he oratoricaI flights In his speech
we're none of the spectacular plat
orm demonstrations that marked the
Roosevelt speech. Wilson just hand
d his MESA ge over the footlights and
he crowd, which seemed to hang to
very word of it, often broke into the
peaking with a volley of applause.
here was applause when Wilson
Mentioned the name of Robert La
'ollette and declared that he had re-
used to be led astray by the bright
romises of a new party.
Case of IaFoIIette.
THAT redoubtable champion of the
movement, Robert La
'ollette, has Disseminated declared
wilson. He has not followed the
lew party. He has seen deeper into
his movement than some of you in