The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-22
)OSEVELT WILL BE NOMINATED SAYS HUI


the men that petitions for the referen-
dunn would be circulated at once and
for them to get busy among their
friends with the petitions.
]. o. Stevic advised the men ito
stand together. Get out and work and
within Sc days the question would be
decided one way or the other
The city clerk was instructed by the
mayor to read the ordinance secuoh
by section, which was done, and the
commissioners voted on each section
as read and the final, and test vote dlo
not come until after all of the sections
had been read.
In Effect in 0 Days.
After the passage of the ordinance
the MAYOR advised those present that
the ordinance would be held up Tor
reasonable length of time In oroeI
with the commissioners and thresh the
matter out section by section. Att1r-
ney Green asked on behalf or the Jlt,
ney men that 80 days time be allowed
before publication and the ENFORCE
ment of the ordinance. Commissioner
Wasson moved that this request be
granted and Commissioner Tandy Oh
fered a substitute to the erect tnal
June be the limit of time SET; Wneh
the matter was voted on Tandy's SUP
stitute motion was lost and the was
son motion was carried with Ianoy
voting no, while Wasson, Porter ana
Newland voted in faVor OF tbe lohSei
time.
AS the reading of the ordinance pro-
crossed Commissioner Tandy offered
a resolution to the erect that an
streets named in the ordinance pc
struck out and that as substitute, an
streets east of the west line OF jack
son street be included, as affecting the
iitney with reference to this part OF
The citv" Attorney Green offered and
read a protest of citizens living IN TINS
district against the proposed actlon
of the commissioners and in conJunc-
tion with this protest presented
huge mass of petitions carrying over
1000 names of citizens VINO .. Wce
against the efforts to drive the Jitney
from the streets now occupl' py lhe
street car company.
The petitions were recelvd ana or
dered filed but permission was given
the jitney men to retain possession OF
them until the commissioners called
for them.
Contract Broken?
When the section referring to the
time limit of the licenses was read
Attorney Green called the attention OF
the commissioners to the fact that the
citv had already made a contract with
the iitney men and now they proposed
TO break it, The real reason when
Law behind this protest, it was learned
afterwards, was that it was sim ply lay
ing the foundatlon lot lutu iSSai
action.
| :. when the time came for the test
vote, those in the rear of the hall
mounted chairs in order that they
might obtain a full and clear view of
all that was going on.
Porter Voted YES"
Intense silence prevailed as the
clerk began to call the roll. The first
name called was that of Newland'
who voted mo" in loud voice 80
that there was no misunderstood
on the stand he was taking. Tandy
came next and he voted yes" Por-
ter. on whom the laboring class had
placed hope. voted against the Jitney
men by voting yes" Wasson voted
mo"
/ Immediately after the vote was an
/ nounced a Mrs Avery asked permis
sion to say a word, which the mayor
readily granted, and raised a rousing
cheer and caused a big laugh by
stating Mr. Mayor and commission
ers, I wish to call the attention of
the commissioners that they have
omitted to legislate the jitney off all
of the paved alleys in the city of To-
peka. They must have forgotten this y
Jitney Men Are Mad.
To say that the jitney men are dis
appointed a the action of the commits
sion is expressing it mildly for as sew
eral of them stated on the steps of the
city hall, the election next year be-
gins from this moment and organized
labor will fight this matter to a
finish"
That organized labor intends to call
on the city commissioners to begin an
| immediate investigation of the various
statements which the street car COM
pany and the Topeka Edison company
have offered the city in which they
show their condition with reference to
their tax is the statement of many of
! the men who attended the city hall
today.
IF they pay such a huge lump of
the city's taxes we want to know it and
will ask the commissioners to get busy
and have their books audited to see
just how much back tax they really
owe" was the statement of S. K. Nc
Grew.
Referendum Petitions.
In any event the action of the city
commissioners today throws the ques-
tion wide open and all of the citizens
will have an opportunity to express
their opinion at a coming election
which, it is stated, will be held just as
soon as the referendum petitions can
be obtained and the publication of the
election take place, after June 10.
The meeting was orderly through
out, there being no disturbance of any
kind by any of the men to mar the
proceedings. They were deadly Sc
rious
Meeting This Afternoon.
meeting was held in Industrial
Council hall at ) o'clock this after
noon by the jitney men. at which
time plans were formulated for con-
sideration of the new ordinance.
1t is stated that there will be no
petitions for the referendum until after
the publication OF the ordinance.
which will MAJ it effective, and as
this will not take place until after
. June 19 there will be no agitation
for the submission of the question a:
this time.
In the meantime a committee from
the Jitney mems union will be organ
lied and will meet with the city COM
, misSicners to iron out the various
kinks in ha