The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-30
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Insists That He Isn't Angry at
HOch.
Story of a Telegram to Mr.
Royce
HIS FINAL EFFORT.
Tried to Head OFF Governor by
This Means.
He Asked Royce to Refuse the
Place.
EFFORT.

Mr.. w. r. Stubs continues to insist
that he is not mad at" Governor Hoch
over the appointment of John @ Royce
as bank commissioner. At the same
time Mr.. Stubs cannot help pouting
and exhibiting his sore spots because
Governor Hoch refused to follow his
advice Mr.. Stubs acts a good deal
like the boy who once became offended
at another boy. Boy No. 2 wanted to
be chummy with Boy No. and mu-
tuaI friend sought to make peace be-
tween them.
"An right, I'll forgive i'm said Boy
No. 1, but I'm goin' to lay fer a chanst
to git even.''
Last Sunday morning a Topeka morn
ing paper contained q. statement that
Mr.. Stubbs branded the State Journals
story of his demand of Governor Hoch
that Royce be not appointed as "a lie"
Notwithstanding this the truth of the
story was so generally known that no
body paid any attention to the denial.
This morning a Kansas City paper con-
tains the following statement from Mr..
Stubs:
THE story that the governor and /
have had a bust up is ridiculous /
did what I could to prevent Royce from
being named as bank commissioner
had nothing personal against Royce.
practical man who knew something
about the banking business, and that he
should be a. man who was in full SYM
pathy with the movement we inaugur-
ated in Kansas
Times corroborates the story that
Stubs is extremely angry and that he
cannot get over it. It points to the
fact that Stubs has not been inside
the governors s office since the appoints
r17anf 0f R0VCe was announced,
In this connection another incident
in the Royce appointment has come TO
the surface which throws some light
on Mr.. Stubs character. Stubs
called on Governor Hoch last Satur-
day afternoon to make a final attempt
to head off Royce's appointment. 1t
was unsuccessful. Governor Hoch as
sured Stubs that he would appoint
Royce.
How Is This for Bossism?
But Stubhs was determined to keep
Royce out of the bank commission
er's Office if possible, So he imme-
diately telegraph Royce asking him
to decline the appointment, saying it
would hurt Hoch and intimating that
Royce would have a hard time OF 1t
on the state charter board. of which
the bank commissioner is a member
Here is the telegram Stubs. sent to
Royce:
John @. Royce, PhiIlipsburg, kan:
be bank commissioner because of his
personal regard for you. He realizes
that the appointment is bad thing
politically, but he feels that he owes
you the place. You will not only en-
barrass the governor in this place, but
your presence on the state charter
board will be embarrassing to 9th er
state officers. You will be a bigger
man in the state and a better friend of
Governor Hoch if you decline the
place. w. r. STUBBS."
Was Mr.. Stubbs justified in telling
Royce that Governor Hoch realizes
that the appointment is a bad thing
politically, but he feels that he owes
you the place % Stubs evidently
tried to make Royce believe that Gov
ernor Hoch did not want to make the
appointment but was doing it against
his wishes because he thought Royce
would be disappointed if he didn't get
1t. Royce of course knew better, and
therefore Stubs telegram did not
work If Royce thought for a moment
that Governor Hoch made the ap-
pointment against his wishes he would
not touch it.
Mr.. Stubbs probably does not mean
to be boss, and he may think that
he is not one, but it is as natural
for him to be "bossy" as it is for him
to breathe. He has been bossing men
all his life as a railroad contractor.
He is accustomed to telling men to
do things and having it done without
questioning him. Therefore when
Governor Hoch chose rather to follow
his own judgment instead of doing as
Stubs said, it went against the grain
with Mr.. Stubs. 1t was not only the
of Royce that he OBJ
jected to. but the fact that Governor
Hoch should not implicitly follow his
advice was a bitter pill. Accustomed
for years to having everybody do just
as he ordered, it hurt his pride that
Governor Hoch should not do just the
same, particularly as he believes that
he made" Hoch. Therefore Mr.
Stubs got mad. He may not stay