The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-28

man he had never seen and would not
know if he met him on the street.
'I desire to waive all personal re-
sponsibility," he said, ''in carrying out
the will of the people. I vote for Will
lam Howard Thompson"
Keene said he was glad to vote for
man he has known intimately for, 2O
years, voting for Thompson. Lane SAID
he did not sign statement No. 1, but
that he had promised to vote for
Democrat. Mahurin said he was glad
the country was coming back to JEFF
ferSonian simplicity. McDannald, who
voted for Stubs, declared he was gov
erned by the people of his district,
who gave a large majority to Stubbs
Both Miller, of Cherokee, and Wilson
of Crawford, Socialist members, eX-
planned their votes by saying they con-
formed to the will of the majority of
the people in voting for a man who
was not the choice of their party.
Mulroy said he wanted to give
Thompson one unpledged vote. Reit-
eel said he had said in his campaign
that he would never vote for Thomp-
son, but that he hoped it might never
be too late to take it back. He voted
| for Thompson Todd said he took no
pleasure in voting for Thompson, but
| had signed statement No. 1, and felt
bound by his pledge. Turner said he,
I too, was a victim of statement No 1
and cast his vote for Thompson. He
said he came to the legislature to ''de-
liver the goods and meant to keep
| his word.
Voiland said that in a moment of
temporary mental alteration he
signed statement No. I, and in voting
| for Thompson declared he was the
first Democrat he ever voted for.
Moorhead's Speech.
At noon today the house took up the
special order of business in the cleo
ton of a United States senator Judge
ThompSonS name was presented to the
house by Representative r. w Moor
head, of Sabetha, Nemaha county.
In making the nomination Mr.. Moor
head recounted some history in connec.
ton with his acquaintance with Judge
Thompson. He declared he was the
first man Judge Thompson met a score
of years ago when the judge was a
boy. Mr. Moorhead said:
"Mr. Speaker-On account of the
close personal relations that have al
ways existed between myself and the
man whom the people by their vote,
chose for United States senator last
fall. I desire to say a few words at
this time. Being a plain everyday
farmer, and not used to public speak
ing, I ask your indulgence for a short
time only. realize that there are
many members in this great assembly
who might present his name with more
e1oquence than myself, but certainly no
man present could present it with a
greater amount of sincerity. Our ac-
quaintance dates back from his boy
hood and he is now and was before the
primaries my first choice, of all the
persons in Kansas for this office.
''Thirty-t three years ago today, all
most to the hour, we first met at my
fathers house, on a farm six miles
north of Sabetha, Nemaha county,
Kansas. He and his father were on
foot, enroute to his fathers newly pur-
chased farm, mile further north and
adjoining the Nebraska line. After
partaking of dinner they resumed their
journey to their new home, where they
lived the life of a farmer for several
years. The boy, for boy he was,
only eight years old, attended school
during the winter months only, as sum-
mer schools We're not in fashion at that
time His father being elected pro-
bate judge of Nemaha county, the
county clerk wrote in his certificate of
election, greatly to the surprise of him
self and his constituency.
THE family removed to Seneca, the
county seat. where the young son fin
ished his school in record time. At
the age of 16 years he began public
life and held the offices of deputy reg