The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-14
Between 40 and 45 Counties
Are Represented.
STUBS READS LETTER
In It Mr.. Hoch Said He Wouldn't
Decline.
Dick Blue Delivers a Characte~.
istic Address.
ss Farmer A. w. Smith Also
DenOunces the Machine.

The boss busters surprised them
selves last night. The leaders Of the
anti-Bailey movement would have
been satisfied If there had been one
hundred persons present at the meeting
held to launch the boom for E. W.
Hoch for governor in opposition to
Governor Bailey. Instead OF that num-
ber there were over. three hundred
present. either participating or as spec
tators. When the meeting was at it's
height there were S26 persons in the
hall.
They came from between forty and
forty-five counties in the state. Some
counties were represented by only one
or two, others were represented by ten
or fifteen, while Usage county had
nearly fifty in attendance.
It had been intended to hold the
meeting in the dining room of the Ma
tional hotel. but as that was in use for
supper until late hour 170 chairs were
crowded into the two parlors. but as
these still left many out in the corri-
dor Frank Grimes secured Security hall
for the meeting, and it adjourned there
at o'clock.
It was an "anti-machine'' meeting,
and all kinds of machines were vigor-
ously denounced. Yet the meeting was
dominated to such an extent by a ma
had been decided beforehand, the reso-
lutions were all drawn up, and the only
thing the mass of those present had to
do was to cheer, to vote aye, and to lis
ten to the speeches.
While all machines were denounced,
such vigorous anti-machine men as d.
W. Mulvane, Bill Higgins, Dick Blue.
Frank Grimes, A. W. Smith, B. H.
, Tracy, John Dudley. and others were.
! considerably in evidence.
Chairman Stubbs read a personal
= letter from E. w. Hoch In which Mr..
: Hoch said concerning the governor
ship, 1T is an honor which no man.
I however laudably ambitious, should be
/ compelled to- seek, and no loyal citizen
should decline" This was greeted with
cheers and translated into boss buster
language was taken to mean: II don't
want the job, but if you bind and gag
me and tie me in the gubernatorial
chair, I guess 1 can't ger away"
From now on it will therefore be
I straight fight between the Bailey ami
anti-Bailey forces, with the antis sup
porting Mr.. Hoeh, although he may re-
main passive personally
The meeting was opened with singing
led by Rev. B. E. Shawhan, q retired
: evangelist who is now practicing law
at Chanute. Mr.. -Shawhan first led In q
a verse or two of My Country, lis OF
Thee and then sang two or three
; verses of Marching Through Georgia by
himself, except where some others
d chipped in occasionally.
Chairman StuDbS tnen sSCdLeQ Dr1eI-
= " that 40 Republicans from 80 counties
had met last week and decided TO
f draft E. w. Hoch to run for COVER
g nor. and that the present meeting was
e ! called as a result.
George E. Tucker, of Eureka, had the
list of officers which the leaders had
decided upon. and he was called on to
read them. They are as follows:
President-W. r. Stubbs. OF Law
Vice President-J. N. Dolley. of Maple
f Hill.
Treasurer-Capt H. NJ. Philips. OF
topeka.
: The campaign committee was also
. First district-John Dudley, Topeka
N C. H. Young, Atchison; 7. F. Donald,
~ Atchison.
o Second district-R G. Mendenhall. La
e Cygne; John A Rankin. Garnett: John
5. Crider. Fort Scott
d Third district-Newt Allen, Chanute:
: E. B. Schermerhorn, Galena; S. S. Ben
y edict, Benedict
Fourth district-E L. Traylor. Lebo;
t J. w. Johnson. Hamilton: S. H. Bran
# don, Douglas.
/, Fifth district-G w. Mcknight. juno
d ton City: A. w. Story, Manhattan: s.
S. Smith. Abilene.
Sixth district-W. H. Mitchell, Beloit;
c. w. Hull. Kirwin: R. r. Hayes, Os-
borne
Seventh district-Carr w. TAYLOR.
| Hutchinson; Charles Swartz, Great
Bend; A. w. Smith, Mcpherson.
II ALMOST SLAVES SAYS STUDIES.
The officers as arranged were adopted
by the meeting, and Chairman Stubbs
proceeded to make a few remarks
'.This is q sort of revolution" he said.
I'VE Republicans of Kansas propose 10
/ issue a declaration of independence. We
\ are almost slaves. We can count on
y those five fingers the men who run
e things in this state. They say just what
n shall be done, and the rest of us are
powerless They are not always
prompted by patriotic motives, either.
They even say how two and one-half
= millions of dollars of state money shall
If be expened and dish out the patronage
y of the state where it will do the most
IS good-to themselves. Now We propose
/ that this shall stop, and am gratified
v at seeing so many of you present here
If tonight. This is a great movement.
n myself have spent nearly one hundred
dollars telephoning over Kansas about
it in the past week. Now it has a start
10 like prairie fire. It has got loose, and
8 is sweeping as if over a wide blue sea,
le and the machines in the state can't
re stop it,
IF Mr. Stubbs than referred to the move
IS ment to nominate Hoch for governor
Il and read his letter from Mr.. Hoch on
the subject. 1t is as follows
Marion Kan, Jan. il, 1904
My Dear Stubbs:-It seems to me
ut and especially toward the controversy
u going on in the Republican ranks should
a. need no further explanation from me
TO faction