The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-10
John @. Royce Corrects the
Boss Busters.
Says That He Isn't Opposed to
Bailey.
SENATOR SMITHS TALK
Reyives the Controversy About
Francis Amend ment.
History of That Somewhat
Famous Resolution.


Bailey organs have listed as against
tthe machine" which means against
Governor Bailey, is the Phillipsburg
Dispatch. edited by John @. Royce. In
an editorial this week Mr.. Royce not
only dispels the idea that he is op-
posed to Bailey, but he also makes
some startling allegations concerning
the state printer contest last winter.
involving in a peculiar way some of
those who have been trying to make
capital out of the defeat of z. w.
Hoch for state printer, and some of
whom are now trying to get Mr.. Hoch
to run for governor against Bailey.
Mr.. Royce was one Of Hoch's strong
est supporters last winter and he II
one of the best friends the Marion
editor has. He is also a warm friend
of Conner Davies, which may account
for the anti-Bailey contingent reckon
ing him as one of them. In his edi-
torial this week Mr.. Royce says,
I'VE believe the pretended friends OF
E. w. Hoch. of Marion, are doing that
gentleman a great wrong in trying to
force him into the gubernatorial race
against Governor Bailey, who is now
serving his first term. The editor of
this paper tries to be, and believes he
is, one of the best friends Ed Hoch has
in this state. There is no man in the
state we would rather see governor
nor one we think would make quite so
good governor as Ed Hoch. He is a
man who would honor the position as
the high position would honor him.
He is just such man as the people of
the state ought to want in that posi-
ton, and we sincerely hope he will sue
ceed Governor Bailey as the chief ex-
ecutive of this state. but when he is
governor we want him to be Inhamp-
cred by factienal fights and free to be
the governor of the entire people. When
ne is governor we want him to have
the united support of his party and not
go into the office with the bitter oppo-
sltion of half of his own party. When
he is governor and does the very best
ne knows how tc give the state a clean
able and dignif1ed administration, we
don't want large element of his party
scheming to undermine him by giving
a wrong construction to every act as
certain element of the party is doing
with Governor Bailey today
In our honest judgment Governor
Bailey is giving us a clean and an able
administration of affairs and we Deiievd
that before his term is completed the
great majority of the people Of the state
will be talking of his administration as
among the brightest pages OF Kansas
history.
His opponents do not point to a sin
gle act of his since he assumed the du-
ties of the executive office that smacks
either of dishonesty or corruption of any
kind or character. The only charge they
make against him is that he is the head
of what they call a machine, and the
only offense that he is guilty of Is thas
he has been able to defeat the element
of the party which is finding fault with
him, in a general way, today.
All of the Republicans who are op-
posing Bailey today were against him
last year at the Wichita convention and
their defeat seems to have intensifsed
their bitterness. They say that Bailey's
GlRRPSS fri 1roI7 Of
iquitous ring, or political machine
which the interests of Republicanism in
Kansas require shall be destroyed It
was an entirely different machine that
triumphed two years before. but the
faction of the party that suffered de-
feat in that fight accepted the situation,
remained loyal to the party, and did
not attempt to establish new precedents
but, going systematically about IL they
strengthened their own lines, brought
order out of chaos and achieved a glori-
Gus victory over their successful oppo-
nents of two years before.
1.-The campaign of last year was q
perfectly fair fight and Governor Bailey
won because his supporters outnumber-
ed his combined opposition. The fight
for United States senator was a per
fectly fair one and Senator Long won
because he was able to win over to his
support a majority of the members of
the legislature who came fresh from
the people.
"The only questionable contest was for
the Office of state printer. We believe
that more than two-thirds of the mem
bers of the legislature were personally
favorable to Mr.. Hoch to whom the Re
publican party of Kansas owed more
than to any other man. Not only was l.
great majority of the legislature for Mr..
Hoch. but the people they represented
were for him. and several of them closed
their political career when they failed
to represent their constituents on this
point.
@'One would think to read the organs
of the insurgents that all of those who
are pushing Mr.. Hoch into an office
which it is clearly not his time to fill,
were all conspicuous mournerS in the
Hoch camp after the disgraceful work
of that Monday night caucus. but that
is all mistake.
zone would think to read Mr. Bur-
rows Smith Center Pioneer and his fire.
quent interviews in the Topeka papers.
that he was one of Ed Hoch's warmest
friends, but on the contrary he spent
three solid weeks in Topeka. and used
the office of secretary of state, which
Mr. Hoch helped to give him, to defeat
him. and it is definitely known that Mr..
Burrow was able to control enough
members of the legislature for Mr.
George A. Clark to cause the defeat of
Mr. Hoch. Joe Burrow used his great
| office, which is second only to that of
governor. to defeat Ed Hoch for an
office which he had set his heart on, and
now wants to insist on pushing him
| into an office which he does not want.
.*Mr. Mackey, the United States mar
shall by the grace of Senator Burton,
and who is now insisting upon Mr.
Hoch becoming a candidate for COVER
nor In order to vindicate his position
and rebuke the machine for defeating
| him for state printer last winter. was
the manager of George Clarks CAM
lpaign, and in his eagerness to defeat
Hoch for the office he wanted, threat
| ened a member of the legislature that