The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-30
DON'T STOPATONE
John Q. Royce Surprises Anti
Bailey Forces.
Demands That If Bailey Must
Go Rest Should Also.
CAUSES A SENSATION.
Supporters of State Officers
Shout Their DisapprOyal.
Men Responsible for Increased
Taxes Behind Their Friends.
Mr.. HOch Delivers His Speech
to Audience of 500.
CAUSES A SENSATION.

The feature of the boss busters meet
ing at Security hall Friday afternoon,
which was held for the purpose of
pumping more air into the Hoc1i guber-
material boom. was a brief speech by
John Q. Royce, of Phillipsbusg. He
directly charged some of the men who
are now so ardently booming Mr.. Hoch
for governor with having aided in his
defeat for state printer last fa1. There
were members of the legislature in the
audience who had done that very thing,
and it was still enough to hear pin
drop when Mr.. Royce made the charge.
Mr.. Royce is editor of the Phillips
burg Dispatch. He has been an ardent
friend of Governor Bailey and. as Mr..
Hoch himself expressed it, a machine"
man, but he is also a warm friend of
Ed Hoch. He was Mr.. Hoch's manager
in the state printer fight last winter,
and knows all the details of that fight
In his paper last week he came out for
HOch, as he had promised Mr.. Hoch he
would do if Hoch became a bona fide
candidate for governor. e.
1t was after o'clock when Royce
was called on to speak. at the request
of Mr.. Hoch, and people had already
begun to leave.
q have just received a telegram"
he said by way of introduction, call
ing me home tonight on account of
sickness, and l therefore hope l will
get out OF here alive, for I presume
will say some things which may not be
popular in this audience.
For twelve years l have wanted to
see Ed Hoch governor of Kansas, and
now that the opportunity seems to have
arrived L am for him, and my county
will send delegation to Wichita for
him. l agree with all the things which
have been said here this afternoon
about Mr.. Hoch, but come sentiments
have been expressed with which 1 do
not agree. 1 do not believe that what
is called the machine is altogether re-
sponsible for the defeat of Mr.. Hoch
for state printer last winter. 1t may
have contributed to it. but there are
men in this audience who contributed
largely to that defeat also.
Another thing that I do not agree
with here is some of the things that
are said of Governor Bailey. There is
not a man in this audience who be-
lieves that Governor Bailey is corrupt.
I believe he has made q good governor.
But Notwithstanding that / am now for
Ed Hoch, because it is a cherished am
bition with me to see him governor of
Kansas, and now 1 am not going to be
the man to turn his plate down when
it is raining governors.
Another thing" continued NE
Royce. IF Governor Bailey is to be
defeated 1 believe the other state Off
GERS, or at least those who comprise the
executive council, should go too, and
we ought to start in with clean
slate.'
Cries of mo, no. Never" came
from different parts of the room.
II know that is not popular here"
said Mr. Royce, "but I have reputa-
ton at home for saying what [ believe.
1 did not ask to be allowed to speak
to you" he went on. but you called
for me. and I propose to say what 1
believe
Royce's speech called forth a good
deal of comment. and Mr.. Hoch spoke
briefly afterwards, pouring oil on the
troubled waters.
1t was announced at the boss buster
headquarters shortly after dinner that
the meeting would he held at the
Crawford opera house. and that was
the plan, but it was not necessary.
Security hall was crowded. but it held
all who came. although a good many
had to stand I'D. There were probably
five hundred people present
It was announced that the meeting
would begin at O'Clock. but 1t was
430 before the crowd was ready for
business. At that time Chairman
Stubs and ]. n. Dolley came in lead
ing E, w Hoch, the hero of the hour,
the boss buster candidate for governor.
Mr. Hoch looked neither to the right
nor to the left, and as the crowd
cheered him his face did not relax
muscle He was evidently embarrassed
and his customary genial smile was
gone
Looks like pope who has just been
elected" commented T. l. Vandegrift.
1t was an enthusiastic meeting. Some
of the reporters said it seemed to be
just like PoDulist convention
Conner Davies looks as much at
home" commented Charles Sessions.
looking at the Concordia editor occupy