The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-20
ONLY ONE TERM.
Bent Murdock Says Hoch Won't
Be Governor Again.
Laments His Capture by the
"Machine Crowd.


T. Benton Murdoch. he of double
spectacles and Ell Dorado, was in To-
pelza today on his way home from
California where he spent five days at
Los Angeles catching sand-dabs,
mackerel. Tom-cod and other things
In the Pacific ocean.
There is nothing to indicate that Mr..
Murdoch has recovered from the at
tack of dissatisfaction with Governor
Hoch, which broke out just before he
left on his California trip. Mr.. Muir
dock said that since he landed in To-
peka on Wednesday, he had made
some more discoveries of interest.
Governor Hoch," he said, lis run
by John Quincy Adams Royce. Royce
Is run by Mort Albaugh. Albaugh is
run by Cy Leland. Senator Long runs
the whole outfit.
whenever anybody wants anything
OF this administration, the way to get
it is to ask Royce. You can't get any
thing without Royce's permission.
Body, soul and breeches, Governor
AOch has sold himself out to the ma
chine crowd. Look at that gang of
machine men in the bank commits
Sioner's office. Then there's Gilbert of
Brown, Biddle over at Leavenworth,
Marshall out at Hutchinson, all good
machine men.
Senator Long and the machine
crowd have promised to make HOeh
the next senator. That's what Hoch is
figuring on right now. He fully ex-
poets tc be senator to succeed Burton.
The gang has promised to make him
senator, just as they promised to
make Stanley senator. Long wants to
name the senator because it will help
his chances for reelection.
Now the result of all this will be
that Hoch will be a one-term COVER
nor. No governor has ever been re-
elected who has been a candidate for
United States senator at the same
time he was running for governor.
This whole Hoeh crowd will be turned
out.
"stubbbs is out with Hoch, Of
course. He's sore. But he is a gen.
tleman, and is keeping his dissatis-
faction to himself. He is learning a
few things about politics. At first he
was too sensitive; he couldn't stand
criticism He is learning now that
he must take a few knocks and be
more diplomatic in his treatment of
people"
''Wiu Stubs be the next United
States senator to succeed Burton ?"
Il rather think So" replied Muir
dock. But it isn't sure. I know who
is going to be the next governor of the
state, too, but I won't tell It won't
be any of this machine crowd. The
people viii turn them out again. The
machine is trying to run things just
as it did before the boss buster
rising"
Bent Murdoch is now in the same
congressional district with his
nephew, Victor Murdoch, who is can
-didate for reelection to congress
from the new district.
You viii be for Victor for congress,
won't your was asked Of the FL Do
RADIO editor.
Not unless he cuts loose from this
machine crowd - was the reply IF he
hooks up with that outfit, Wen throw
him out.
II was out in the western part of the
state not long ago" said Mr. Murdoch,
and somebody came up to me and sad.
SO you're Victor Murdock's uncle, are
your Nav I said. Victor Murdoch S
my nephew y
Mr.. Murdoch has written a 1000 word
article for his paper, the Ell Dorado Re
publican, about his California trip.
I'm going to print the whole thing
in one issue" he said today. 'fGive a
whole page to it. I tried to get some
sketches of things out there for illus
trations, but couldn't do it. I believe
it's a good story. I just tell all about
the trip, what we did and saw and all
that
MI Murdoch says that he is going
back to FL Dorado now to resume work
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