Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-03-06
SHOW
nun MUNICIPAL LEAGUE COULD
MT AGREE ON CANDIDATES.
part Of Members Wanted 90 Limit
Nominations 70 Members Of
Lcague---Others Wouldn't
stand for DcsI.

The farce comedy staged ~ tho
Municipal League at Anderson hall
last night was without question the
best show IN It's line which ever ex-
hibited under cover in Abilene. me
subject OF the production as had
previously been announced was "tns
Nomination Of a commissioner ana
members Of the board Of education
for the city of Abilene" starring
John sauer in heavy comedy. Inc
curtain rang up promptly ct 8 o'clock
revealing AZ once the entire cast OF
80 members lounging around In
placid mood, intent in the discussion
Of the problems OF the city.
one OF the members OF the cast
took his place in the presidents
chair and from that time on every
minute sparkled with the. unraveling
Of the plot. The real fireworks be-
gan early in the first act when John
sauer, who played the part OF an
avowed candidate for commissioner
attracted the attention Of the chair
land moved that the meeting NOM
Innate q candidate for Commissioners
placing upon the said candidate the
Ionly requirement that he be MEM
Iber of the league. Several members
Iof the cast seemed to object to this
luroceedure giving az their reasons
That the league had In its member
lship only one twentieth Of the vot-
lers 81 the city and could hardly pre-
Isume to demand Of the nineteen
ltwentieths the election Of man on
1.-The simple platform that ne 10 9
member OF the league" They also
pointed out the fact that not a wo-
man in the city was a member Of
1.-The league while two-fifths OF tine
voters OF the city we're women and
were eligible to election as commits
r sioner. II could hardly be expected
4 these dissenters said, that these wo'
! men would line up for an organiza'
. Itlon that had taken from them theil
. rights Of office. A standing vote wal
l taken and the secretary announced
|. that the motion to exclude from tn
a running all citizens OF the town whit
{ were not members Of the league hal
! carried 14-13. Then two member
4 who had not voted cast their bal
" lots in favor of the excluded citi
4 zens throwing the vote to 1b-l4 Il
Q flavor of rights for all. AT this poin
1.-THE secretary remembered that a.
had forgotten to vote and ne cas-
his ballot against general suffrag'
and the game was tied 1915. Thes'
/ we're intense moments and the spec
9 tators were glad when the curtain
9 rang down on the first act.
The second act opened with
monologue by John Sauer, veteral
Iof many political battles, in which
Ihe recalled the victories Of the pas
and incidentally put Demosthenes y
the shade IN. the forensic line. I'm
I mediately after the closing Of tn
J. lmonologue the chairman ruled tina
i 1.-THE whole business was out Of ordel
\ land that the meeting could not nom
. Innate . candidate for commissions
\ Isince the law specifically stated tina
Iall candidates must be nominated b.
/ petition, Several members ~ th'
least got sarcastic over the situation
A general slaughter Of the Englisl
language followed and several mo
Itions were made and withdrawn uou
bic quick. The second act closed Il
4 speech by Snider shaped yer!
much after the fashion Of funera
Iorations.
The third act opened with a mo
ltion that the league endorse to
might a member OF the league 70
city commissioner" One Of the mem
lbers got cold feet and moved tina
tine ballot be secret. The secretar
announced the vote 1915. Speak
ling gently--it was heck. The play
ers had muddled up their parts an
had forgotten their lines. II locke
like the whole show would bust v
In total failure when someone ha
the presence OF mind to move q
adjournment. The vote was TO
adjournment and I against. TIL
Ishow was over. The parts we're vel
Iacted and with little stronger plc
and a little more coaching the pla
might have been much stronger. n
candidates were nominated and non
Endorsed. Several members Of th
cast said after the performance wa
lover that the show had disbande