The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-06
WOULD RUN HOCH
Boss Busters So Decide at a
Midnight Meeting.
Convention Called For Wednes-
day of Next Week.
HOCH HEARD FROM.
He Makes Flat Denial to
State Journal Today.
Says That He Is Out of the
Race Altogether.

Notwithstanding the fact that E. w.
Hoch has declined to run for governor,
the boss busters propose to run him
anyway. This was decided at a secret
meeting held at the Throop hotel about
midnight last night.
A boss buster convention has been
called to meet in Topeka on Wednesday
evening of next week, January 13. A
committee has been appointed to have
general charge of the convention and
work up interest in it. This forms the
machine" of the boss busters move
ment. The names of the committee are
not made public by those in charge.
A resolution offered by w. S. Roark
of Junction City embodied the business
of the conference. 1t was as follows:
I'VE, your committee, recommend that
the present temporary organization
consisting of w. r. Stubbs, chairman,
and j. N. Dolley, secretary, be con-
tinued until our next meeting. We fur
Their recommend that a conference of
Republicans be held Wednesday, Janu
airy 10, at p. m.,. in Topeka for the
organization, favoring the nomination
of Theodore Roosevelt for president and
e. w. Hoch for governor. In compli
ance with the resolution we hereby re-
quest all Republicans in sympathy with
this movement to meet in Topeka on the
above date"
The plan is for Hoch to remain pas
sive himself but the boss busters will
make an attempt to elect anti-Bailey
delegations wherever possible. w. r.
Stubs of Lawrence said he talked with
Hoch by telephone before the meeting
and while Hoch would not consent to
run, he indicated that he would accept
the nomination if it were given to him.
Mr.. Stubs has been placed at the
head of the new boss buster move
ment. He is chairman of the commit
tee which will direct things.
The meeting was held behind closed
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claimed there were forty people pres
ent, representing 27 counties, but there
are not that many names given out.
Among those who are named as partici
pating in the meeting are w. r.
Stubs, Lawrence; Bent Murdoch, Ell
Dorado; Steve Brandon, representative
from Butler county; Senator Fremont
Leidy, of Butler; A. D. Walker, of Hol-
ton; W. S. Roark, of Geary; United
States Marshal Mackey, Frank E.
Grimes, Judge Thompson, of Usage; L.
T. Husey of Usage; J. N. Dolley of
Wabaunsee, and D. w. Wheeler of
Marion.
The meeting did not begin until 10
o'clock long after the meeting of the
state central committee at the Cope
land had closed. 1t lasted until 2
o'clock this morning. Then came the
news of the Rock Island wreck. and
of Maple Hill, two of the leading spirits
in the meeting. left to go to the scene
of the wreck on the first relief train.
and the meeting broke up. w. r.
| Stubs was chairman of the meeting
and ]. N. Dol1ey was secretary.
STCBBS' STATEMENT.
w r. Stubs, after long converse
ton with Ed W. Hoch, of Marion, over
the telephone this morning from Kan
sas City to Marion, has this statement
/ to give out:
Il wish to say to the Republicans of
Kansas that there is no doubt what
ever about Mr.. Hoch accepting the
nomination for governor at the Repub-
lican convention at Wichita to be held
the 9th of March, if it Is offered to him
He is thoroughly in sympathy with
/ the movement: believes that Bailey
ought to be beaten for the good of the
| party, and that Kansas can only be re-
deemed by turning down the machine
We are for Roosevelt and Hoch, lower
4 taxes and better state government in
Kansas w. r. STUBBS."
HOCH STILL DENIES.
Mr.Hoch this afternoon made the fol
by telephone from Marion:
Il am not a candidate for anything
| have had my say on that subject an6
am now attending to business. I am
running a newspaper, am head over
heels in business, and am happy as 8
big sunf1ower doing it,.
Did you have a talk about running
for governor with Mr.. Stubs this
morning by telephone?" he was asked
Yes" he replied.
Did you give him any encourage
ment?'
"No, I did not
1.-THE impression is given out that
while you are not a candidate you will
run just the same Is that true?"
How can man refuse to be a can
didate and still run for an officer he
said.