The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-09
HOCH is BUSY.
How Governor Elect Receives
Applicants for Office.
No Formality i'm Any of His
Conferences.
HE'S NOT YET READY.
Won't Announce Appointments
for Some Time.
Will Stay Away from Topeka as
Long as Possible.

IhIS is Governor Ed HOch'S busy day.
, The politicians have got him cornered
at the Copeland, and his dance card for
the day is full. This is the open season
on governor, and everybody is taking a
shot at him as he lodges around the
dimly lighted corridors of the hotel
A State Journal reporter saw the next
governor on the second floor of the
hotel, just as he was making his escape
from tall patriot with a gray NOUS
tache who wanted to be given a chance
to serve his native land at about 81, 900
a year.
Am I next?" queried the representa-
| tive of this great moral daily.
| ''Well-ah-I don't know-there are
several parties waiting to see me-
and the governor displayed a full deck
of various sized cards which had been
handed to him by obsequious bell boys
during the preceding 10 minutes.
How about appointments? Who's
to be your secretary? What have you to
give out for publications.
Governor Hoch is a very obliging
man. He surrendered to the demands
of the press because he is one of them
| himself. He said, as he led the way
back to a couple of chairs behind
| screen, where his political interviews
had been taking place in rapid success
| sion:
There's nothing doing; no appoint
who will be my secretary. For the
present this clerical work is being at
tended to by Charley Gibbs, very
bright young fellow who was connected
with the headquarters here. I don't ex-
pect to have any appointments ready
to be announced for some time. I did
not come up here to Topeka today ex-
pecting to make any announcements
it was just to give some of these peo-
pie a chance at me-" And the governor
sighed.
Governor Hoch has rather an unusual
way of talking to people who want
jobs. He does not steer them off into
a back room and place several doors
and outer guards between himself and
the polloi- Perhaps this is because he
hasn't any back room yet which can
be devoted to such conferences. He
did his talking this morning at the
north end of the corridor by the door
OF the Copeland parior, with nothing
but a very thin muslin screen between
his preserves and the hall. The candi-
date took place behind the screen;
Mr.. Hoch sat in plain sight and admin
istered the treatment. The conversa-
ton was usually loud enough to leak
through the screen in some places.
Yes, have your name and will keep
you in mind; hope can do something
for you; great pressure is being brought
to bear; have to take all things into
consideration; would like to talk to you
longer, but" This is sample of
the governors conversation which fl
Il am getting about 100 letters q
day" said the governor to the State
Journal reporter, after they were set
tied down behind the screen. There
must be 80 or 40 applicants after some
of these places. l have talked to lots
of them, considered lots of recommen-
dations, but l haven't given anybody
an overdose of confidence I guess
have not committed myself to any great
extent.'N
When are you coming up here to
Topeka to stay?''
Not any sooner than I can help"
said the governor. 'I will stay in Mar
ion as long as 1 can. Probably 1 will
come up two or three days before the
Inauguration"
''Who will have charge of the Rec
ord while you are serving as governor -
Il haven't decided; for the present
one of my townsmen is running the
paper while 1 am gone, but I don't
know what arrangements will be made
permanently"
Mrs. Hoch was expecting to come to
Topeka today, and return with her
husband to Marion Saturday, but Mr.. |
Hoch received a telephone message
from her this morning stating that she
had found that it would not be neceS- /
sary for her to come to Topeka at this |
1t is said that c. L. Hobart, who is
now connected with the Mail and |
Breeze in this city, will be selected by |
Governor Hoch to take charge of the |
Record at Marion during Governor /
Hoch's absence. !
There is reason to believe that ]. /.
w. F. Hughes, of Topeka, will land the /
appointment of adjutant general, and I
that H. NJ. Philips, the Topeka candi-
date for bank commissioner, will
be turned down.
Colonel Hughes is a warm personal
friend of Governor Hoch. They
Served" together through the rump
house war. Hoch helped smash down /
the doors with a sledge, and led the
.l-1.-
tive hall, while Hughes, as COM
man nder-in-chief of the K. N. G., re-
fused to obey the Populist governors
order to march his troops up into the
ing fit, bled and died together, it is nat
ural that Hoch and Hughes should
have q friendly interest in each others
welfare, despite the fact that Hughes
has been holding a position as briga-
dier general of the K. N. G. under
Governor Bailey, and has always been
one of Governor Bailey's staunch
friends.
Besides the people who come to
Governor Hoch to present their own
plea in their own behalf. the next gov
ernor is receiving the attention of the
congressman and state officers, who
want to give him some advice about
who he should appoint Every con-
gresham thinks that he should die
every state officer believes he is en-
titled to a few slices of pie to be used
in fixing" some of the clamorous
crowd: The state officers all have
their fences to look after, and if they
can induce the governor to use his
patronage to do the patching, it will
help them out just that much
And then, moreover, the governor
has fully determined to pass a few
pieces of pastry over the factional
fence, in the hope of ''soIdifying' the