Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-18
TOPEKA COLORFUL
AS CROWDS ARRIVE
F0R CURTIS SPEECH
Senator JovialIy GreetS Old
Friends Who Come
for Ceremony.
KANSANS AND INDIANS
ARE PROUD OF NOMINEE
Acceptance Address Will Be Made
on Lawn of Statehouse
Grounds.
Sy the Associated Press.

Sy the Associated Press.
TOPEKA. Kans., August 1s.-The i'm
posing State House. standing in spa
cious park Of this city in the richl,
laden farm lands. was the mecca o
Republicans today. Here late in tn
afternoon Senator Curtis, son of Topeka
snd for a third OF a century puoli'
servant of this State. will be formally
notified of his nomination by the Re-
publican party for Vice President
Smiling and jovial the Senator wa
about the city early greeting some oi
the incoming hosts. On ali trains ane
on all roads they came, party leaders
Official members OF the notification COM
mittee-one from each State-but most
is old friends of the Senator.
Kansas Is Proud.
For ss years Senator Curtis has
represented Kansas in Congress, IA
years in the House and the remainder
Of the time Ii the Senate, where he has
ruled for the past three years as the
leader of his party. the majority group.
Nov he has brought Kansas its first
vice presidential candidate. and the
State jealousy is vying today with ma
tional party leaders in the celebration
% him.
From every lamp post and across every
principal tl1oroughfare hung nags,
bunting. party insignia and the picture
of Curtis For several days Topeka has
been In gala attire and intermittent
- r-nxs~ 9alnx-
little damage. Overnight huge picture
of Herbert Hoover. the party's presi-
Dental nominee, had taken its place
alongside one of similar proportions OF
Senator Curtis in front Of the speakers
stand on the south side Of the State
House
National party leaders, headed by
Chairman Work of the Republican ma
xi0ral committee, who called en- route
home from the notification exercises a
week azo In California for Herbert
Hoover, eagerly compared notes on the
national political situation during the
morning hours. But the Kas1saTg. who
we're coming IN by all highways. from
the bumper harvest fields. the stores and
business houses, we're mostly interested
IN the celebration for Charlie Curtis
Is they cali him.
Indians Claim Him.
Then. too. there were some Indians
They claim Curtis His grandmother
on his maternal side was Julie Pappin
daughter Of White Plume. chief OF the
Kaws. In full regalia some braves o.
the PottaTaton1ies came IN from 9
nearby reservation TO dance their eagle
dance And there were some OF tn
Civil War veterans who had fough
under Cant 0. A. Curtis, father Of th'
Senator. Capt Curtis was a native O
Indiana. the son Of English forbears
He married Ellen Pappin.
Born in log cabin over on the noFti
side Of the city, Senator Curtis grew
up here and fought the early struggle
Of a lawyer before entering politica
life at the age of "a. as prosecuting at
torney for Shawnee County. 1t Is nj
boast that in that Office ne was III
man who first enforced Kansas Or.
law back in the eos, and ne expected
70 touch On that controversial sublec
later today in his address of acceptance
The widespreading lawn of the State
house grounds took life early today
the neigl1bors took up their station
under the shady elns to await IN
opening Of exercises at 4 pm. Thel
the eight bands which have been as
eembled viii begin musical program
Not until pm. win the speaking star
Commute Speech.
because Of the extensive radio broad
casting iaook-up arranged for the cere
Tnony. the word has been given ina
tbs exercises viii go ahead on IN
E.zehouse grounds, rain or shine
From a platform erected from the ION
stairs leading down the south size Q
sse CAPITOL, Coy. Ben Paulen VIII ope
ehe exercises. Invocation WIZ De pro
Y.ounced By Rev. j. r. McFaodef
s.agtor Of the FIRST Methodist Episcops
church, Then Coy. Paulen win intro
<3lice Senator Fess Of Ohio, who wa
Temporary chairman of the Republica
convention and was designated by IN
Convention 10 notify Senator Curtis
n IS planned TO have Senator Fes
begin his brief address about pm
sNfen the radio broadcasting starts =
Srill be followed by Senator Curtis, wn
has prepared an address OF ABOUT :
minutes delivery. In which he VIII as
rugs for the first time the campaig
tissues.
With the Senator today viii be mos
es the members Of MS family. He wa
ooane6 here yesterday by sister. MRS. /
Calvin bY another sister and her nui
hsno. Mr.. and Mrs Edward E. Gam
washington, and by his daughter, Mr.
Teons Curtis Knight Of Providence,
Hairy Curtis Of Chicago, a son, va
expected in today. Another dauRnte
Mfrs. G. r. George Of Massachusetts, Wf
nnabIe 10 attend. Mrs. Curtis, the Scr
ptoY's wife, cleo four years ago.
There were visitors here TO-DAY ffol
far and wide There Was Judge De
case Of Hawaii. whose father took Gu
80 ssa as tzW mariner C. * HGliids
ri Sacramento Cal, a son Of one Of Il
founders Of Topeka. came In. Judge II
x Wells Of Porto Rico was here.
Accompanying Chairman Work, wi
mas due early Ia the day, was Go
Eisher Of Pennsylvania. Mrs. Nah
sUalker Willebrandt, Assistant Attorn'
General. called by on her return fro
NE Hoover notification exercises. Jam
Fregtorl, superintendent Of the Sena
ewess gallery. and Mai. Domo Of mo
rational political functions, also vas