The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-19
Decides to- Be a Real Candidate
for Governor.
Will Speak in. Turner Hall at
EtchisOn.
HAS CHANGE OF HEART
Evidently His I" Final Decision"
Wasn't Final.
Meets With Anti Bailey People
at Headquarters.

come a passive Candldat6 Tor COVER
nor, their next move is to urge him to
take an active part in the campaign.
To that end they brought him to
Topeka from Marion last night and
meet with the executive committee of
the boss buster movement.
They succeeded to the extent that he
has promised to make a speech in Tur-
ner hall at Atchison next Wednesday
night. The invitation came through w.
T. F. Donald and c. H. Young. the
anti-Bailey leaders at Atchison, who
came over from Atchison yesterday to
urge Hoch to come to Atchison.
The same tactics will be adopted to
get Hoch to accept invitations to make
speeches in other counties, and inside
of two weeks he will probably be MAX
ing an active canvass for the guberna-
torial nomination, Notwithstanding his
repeated assertions that he is not a can
didate and his "Final'' declaration to
tElt effect.
Mr.. Hoch did not stop at the Nation
al when he came to Topeka Monday
evening. The boss buster headquarters
are at the National, but Mr.. Hoch went
to Copeland county the same as of yore,
and was assigned to room 6. w. R.
Stubbs also stops at the Copeland when
in Topeka.
When Mr.. Hoch was chided by
some of his followers for not coming to
the antf-Bailey headquarters and stop
ping there he said:
You see it's difficult to break the
habits of a lifetime, and as I have al
ways stopped at the Copeland came at
once here"
How are you, governor" one man
greeted him.
The next governor. you mean" said
Mr.. Hoch.
Mr.. Hoch refused to be interviewed
by the newspaper men.
Il came to Topeka largely on bust
ness. he said, but at the same time ]
am meeting some of my political
friends. 1 have been wanting to get
away and come down here for some
time, but couldn't make it until now"
What are you telling the politicians
who are calling to see you?" he was
asked.
Same as 1 always have" Se replied
as he turned to shake hands with John
Dudley and two or three others.
The anti-Bailey people who were at
the Copeland last night were w. r.
Stubbs, T. T. Kelly, John Dudley, and
two or three who came up from the
National. Those registered at the Ma
tional were Representative r. G. Men
denhall of Linn county, A. NJ. Story of
Manhattan, J. N. Dolley of Wabaunsee
county. J. w. Johnson of Greenwood
/ E. L. Traylor of Butler r. r. Hays of
Osborne, Carr W. Taylor of Reno, S. S.
Smith of Abilene, and r. N. Alien of
Chanute.
The executive committee of the anti
Bailey movement had a meeting to dis
cuss the situation. at the National last
night. AS a result of the meeting the
following manifesto" was issued, just
as the Populist do:
ITO the Republicans of the State of
| Kansas.
I'm view of the limited time in which
this committee has to organize before
the primaries are held for the election
of delegates to the Republican state
convention, it is especially important
that all persons interested in the move
ment should immedia tely organize
Roosevelt-Hoch clubs. This movement
originated with the people, who feel
they can no longer bear in silence the
odium that has been brought upon the
4 Republican party by reason of the
4 methods of the machine which now
/ holds its tyrannical sway over the pres
I ent state administration 1t is very de-
/ sirable that a RoOSevelt-Hoch club be
4 organized in every precinct of every
4 county of the state Immediately, and
for the secretary to report the names
and postoffice addresses of the officers
to this committee so that we may be
throughout the entire state. We ur-
gently impress upon each Republican
voter who has this movement at heart
to attend the primary and see that nc
unfair method is used to trick the peo-
pie out of true expression of the rea
sentiments of their respective districts
Reports to this committee from ovel
the state indicate that the sentiment
has already crystalized in favor of Mr.
Hoch for governor and against the
methods that have been pursued by the
machine and the all-important thing
is to have the true expression of youl
county expressed at the primaries. The
| time is short and we would be pleased
| to have each and every one of you
write US Immediately what the situa-
ton and conditions are in your vicinity
wv. r. STUBBS, President.
CLYDE W. MILLER, Secy.
Mr.. Hoch was also called into the
meeting and asked to speak, which he
did. In speaking of the meeting this
morning President Stubbs said:
You probably would not believe it il
I should tell you the reports we are
getting from over the state. If these
reports keep up I don't believe there
will be any fight in the state cOnven-
ton. because it will be all one way
We are simply sweeping the state
don't pretend to be any politician and
NAV MT know much about these things
hut the reports that we are receiving
certainly show that the Hoch senti-
lment is sweeping everything before it
Nov that Hoch has been forced into
the race we people who are making q
fight against the machine believe that
the ought to come in and help US.
think So and so does Mr. Dolley
Whether he will do so I don't know
He has consented to go over to Atchi-
son and address the anti-machine club
n 1fsre