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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1896
Page
5
The article details fall festival preparations in Topeka with plans for a grand parade. It lists event themes such as Rasai el Kalehte and Tepeka Tartar, committee members, parade routes, and officials. It notes multiple bands from Kansas towns and military ensembles expected to perform and march, plus Topeka's own Marshalls band and other notable groups.
Four bands hail from Topeka with thirteen others from various places. A committee meeting led by Chairman John Marshall reviewed the report and confirmed no changes to band participation or the tournament plans for the fall festival.
The Committee of Fifteen chaired by McFadden will locate the Public Comfort Bureau in the Office Block on Fifth Street to guide visitors and provide quarters during the Pall Festival. Mrs Morrill and Miss Thames chosen to represent Kansas and Topeka in the Floral parade. Sanitary measures will open all city school houses during festival week. The committee also allocated 100 to feed a day for Colonel Heil and 248 mounted Shawnee county troops for the torchlight parade.
AM Burd, a Pitteen Committee member, proposed closing Santa Fe shops for at least three Pall Festival and Reunion days. The plan would recover time by overtime. Topeka Imperial Drum Corps offered ten players for a parade at $10 and would donate two or three other appearances. Kansas City Zouages offered exhibitions during Festival week but were declined after Major Anderson suggested paying own expenses.
Louis Beck of St. In Airector announced that the Arion society will sing at the Pali Festival, stating the Committee of Fifteen received the update at last evening’s meeting.
Journeymen Horseshoe Makers association in St Louis unanimously decided last night to present William J. Hiryan with a solid silver horseshoe on his arrival. There are 50 members in the association, and the gift is timed for a forthcoming visit amid no formal meeting.
Rev Richard Wake of the State Temperance Union attacks Methodist preaching leaders for urging support of Gov Morrill despite temperance pledges. He argues the clergy risk aiding a saloon reestablishment and urges voting for anti Morrill candidates or abstaining to protest party influence, warning that endorsement would betray prohibition. He calls on ministers to uphold resolutions against saloon reestablishment and to separate from political factions.
A large crowd welcomed ex congressman Simpson in Dodge City with a 2 pm parade. About 70 silver supporters followed a mounted escort to Mc Oerty’s rink where Simpson spoke about government credit and Sherman’s shirt remark. An immense torchlight procession closed the evening with Hoskinson of Garden City speaking.
Norton Sept 11 Republicans of Norton county selected a ticket with J. K. Gray for representative and C. D. Jones probate judge among others. A. G. Burnham of Nebraska spoke at the convention and a large McKinley club parade followed with John P. Seantan of Chicago giving a speech.
Westmoreland County mobilizes a women’s cavalry unit of about 30 as Republicans push for organized support. John F. Scanlon headlines new speaking dates across Kansas including Weir City Galena Parsons Redfield Williamsburg Ottawa Kansas City Topeka Emporia and Newton with various events. Jewell County Republican ticket nominated at county convention led by T S Kirkpatrick for attorney and A B Whiter for commissioner among others.
Junction City Republi cans held an open air rally with a Suenbeau club of 60 in a parade and belting, showcasing the McKinley club now numbering 400. A Populist rally in Ellsworth featured Senator Leedy with two bands, and a Bryan Sewall club formed with Youns as president and James Paull as secretary. Little’s Seventh district speaking dates spread across Sterling, Great Bend, Hutchinson, Harper, Kingman, and Wichita with Sept dates.
Walton Sept 1 a free silver club with 50 voters was formed by free silver Republicans Democrats and Populists. Officers elected include President J A McAllister Vice President D E K Wilson and Secretary H D Hackney L Coleman named for Senator Ontige Sept 11 The Republican senatorial convention nominated A L Coleman of Centralia by acclamation for the district of Nemaha and Pottawatomie counties.
Debate over paying Marshall’s Band for the Pall Festival continues. Committee proposes two fundraising blocks to cover the $500 need, with a Hamilton Hall concert and street subscriptions planned to raise money within a week. Band agrees to five days and nights at $125 per day, with 5 of that amount donated to equitities.
Mrs Clements of Rosaville reports a strange midnight incident at the county jail where a man allegedly threw a rope to her window on the third tier. She claims she heard a voice under her chain and saw a man who then fled.
In a Brindle mandamus matter, efforts to compel George Brindle to approve the George L. Stone band faced delays as the case proceeded without disposition. Attorneys expect a ruling tonight or tomorrow as the search and proceedings continue.
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