Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-09-08
THE RoYcEs VISIT MARION.
An Interesting Account of the Trip
as Told by the Star.

uOb 'uUWu VI tllG UlllS, Has COInG Out
since the return Of the politicians to
Topeka. One Of the guests at the
dinner given to Senator Fairbanks by
Mr.. and Mrs. Il, w. Hoch was JOhn Q.
Royce of Phillipsburg. Now Mr..
Royce belongs to the cid machine"
wing Of the Republican party and
went down with that faction in the
sixth district. Nc Royce, however is
a fast friend OF Mr.. EIoch, ard last
winter, in defiance 10 tie wishes OF
Governor Bailey, Cyrus Leland Nor
ton ibaugh and others Of that fol-
lowing, came 10 Topeka and stood
with MIR. iIoch in the contest for
state printer He refused, however,
to let this incident ALLEVIATE him from
his old political associates, and since
then he has resumed his fUrmtr re
latiOnS III lie party. He and j. Il
Burrow d leader Of the 'anti-md-
chine" faction, are always lighting
and in their last battle ROYCE was
wUrStcd v hen the boss busters"
rose TO destroy Governor Bailey as .
means Ut renrgani2ing the party. Mr.
Royce UppuSed the movement. but
afterWald fell into line, and now is a
consistent sngp"r'er Of Mr.. Huch anc
the eDtirr state ticket.
When IT, VAS d,cided that the Re
publican campaign should Open al
Mariun ana senator Fairbanks, TIT
Republican pnrJy'S candidate for Vice
President, should be entertained al
dinner by Mr.. and Mrs. HOch, they
included Mr. and Mrs. John Q. Royce
among their guests. The families
have been on ultimate terms Of frienC
ship many years, and Mrs. Hoch want.
ed her friend Mrs Royce, at table
when she entertained the Republican
Cal didate tor Vice President. Evel
since the nomina ion OF Mr.. Boch fol
governor 1t uaS been whispered thai
| he would turn the patronage OF
the sixth dSlrJ over To his friend
Mr. Royce, and 50, when IL became
known in Marion that Mr.. HOch hao
bestowed this dist inguiShed attention
upon him, the local republican mana
gers took alarm. Surely he bad act.
ed without thinking. The Invitation
must he recalled First it was decid
ed 10 Use little Diplomacy. Another
Marion family, frieloS Of Mr.. ant
Mrs. ROYCE, consented W invite them
to he their guests during the week
They might prefer Il quleter visit .
All Ut Tie politicians put tbcir eads
together over this letltr Ut Invita- ion
and when it had been prop ry veileo
amended and boiled down, IL vas de-
pnSllcd In the pn>tnilice and started
ON ilS delicate mission. But no, the
IlOchS wanted The RulCeS to II eel
Senator Fairbanks and that invita-
zion had been accepted; SurrJ; thanks
and 50 TN, wrote Mr.. Royce in reply,
wholly utcuLSciuuS Ut what was be-
hind IL all.
The next move was 10 reach Mr..
Royce aud b!undly tell him Of the
sin ualluu. I he county G. mn ittee
was called together ana IL was about
agreed to lay he matter franl ly lie.
fore Mr.. Royce and ask hln 10 pul
the visit or until some other tine.
This was put up to u. w. Wheeler,
but he edged clf Then John B.
Greer. the county cdairmar, was
directed 10 perform the DUTY. But
Mr.. Greer is afraid VI women and he
went around Town asking advice.
Mrs. HUcn heard Of IL aud IrlephOned
10 Mr.. Greer To know what lie meant
This frightened Mr. Greer into fits
and he referred Mrs. Huch To Fred
Funk. Mrs. Huch reached Mr.. Funk
by Telephone and before he tOnld re
fer her To j. w. Moore or some other
broad ShOWdercd man, she told him
u call the committee fl. Sic said
the invitation 10 tie ROycts WAS hei
invitation: that There was no politi-
cal Significance in u, and she didn't
liAe the crumllee dipping IL. This
was ~" bet lai guagP, for Mrs. Hocl
il Il wunan I'll rare idcI and Diplomacy
tut her mranirg vas p'ain enough.
and So lie RopCrS came Ia the dinner,
without fur,urr nhirctmn ur protest
from the Re- publican county commit
tee NJ Mariuh county
Republican Ioliticials OF Marion
County VIM think they know Mr
H0ch pretty VIII say lie will not lei
Mr. Royce lake The pal rnnaVe uI The
Sixih district Mr. Hnch may live
Mr. ROYCE an tfllcr for himself, II he
wants Que, and Is leaS'l able IN biz
demand hut nrJr than That be vii
not get -kan,d> cry star.
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