The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-29
MURDOCH OPENS.
Starts His Rebellion Against
Governor HOch.
Says That He Didn't Ask for a
Job.
BUT EXPECTED ONE.
Wanted to Be Part of the Ad-
miniStratiOn.
SAYS That HOch Has No Use for
a Murdoch.
BUT EXPECTED ONE.

Governor Hoch has not taken care of
Bent Murdoch and another rebellion is
due.-Kingman COurier-Leader.
The rebellion has arrived. Colonel
AIurdock's paper, the Ell Dorado Repub-
Icans publishes the above among other
newspaper comments concerning what
is due him from the. Koch aci4ftil1strsi-
ton, and then follows the drst chapter
OF what promises to be some very inter-
estinE "reminiscences. For the sage of
FL Dorado can write some mighty in
terssting things when he tries Here is
what he says:
~ The memory of yesterday and the
shadow OF tomorrow make today the
failure that it is i told E. w. Hoch,
months before he was elected governor,
that l would not ask him for d job. or
appointment, OF any kind; and 1 have
kept my word. And it is my candid
opinion that he has not at any time,
seriously considered naming me for
anything. But that is another story. 1
thought at the beginning that 7 would
really be pleased to be made a part Of
the Hoch administrations and so many
people told me that 1 would be offered
the best place at HOch,s disposal that
I tried to make myself believe it; but
then I knew all the time he WOuldn [.
Hoch has no use for a Murdoch and
never had. But that is another story
Butler county people offered to charter
a train and go to Topeka to see the
governor in my behalf, but told them
not to do it. Ny home is in Butler
county and as long as I have the con-
fdence. the esteem, and the support Of
the 200 people OF this county am
content. Butler county has loyalty
stood by me for lifetime. Butler
county made Hoch governor and the
people have the right to know the real
story from the inside and they shall
have it. have never chased an ap-
pointment. There are but two appoint
ments under the f7ag-one government
and one state-that I would have. But
a
having served the Republican party
for 20 years that someone would say
something I most sincerely thank the
newspapers. They have been fair and
decent. They are always fair and de-
cent I was importuned last December
to come to Topeka come to Topeka.
come to Topeka and help out Wen 1
went Was there three months, but 90
not claim to have accomplished much.
/ did my best, paid my bills and am to-
DAY under no political obligations to
anybody on earth-outside OF Butler
county. Stubs is a great, big, brainy
man, who can't be roped or branded by
anybody But that is still another
story. did not start this row, but like
Stubs did my best to keep it out of
the newspapers: and 1 write this not
for the edificatiOn or delectatiOn of
outsiders but for the people Of Butler
county who have right to know all
about it; and it is my desire that they
shall know all about it-from the in
side. I know everything. Butler county
made HOch governor. never claimed
to have any political sense I print a
dinky little daily newspaper in a dinky
little town HOch prints a dinky pat
ent inside weekly paper in a dinkier
little town. So we are not expected TO
have much sense-politically or other
wise-and we haven't. This is not the
end but the beginning of this story.
Hoch der Hochl'
1t has been the almost universal
opinion of the Kansas politicians that
something was due Colonel Murdoch.
The question has been what It shall
be--and as long as Colonel Murdoch
himself has never given any intima-
ton to Governor Hoch on the subject.
the selection has been left entirely to
Governor Hoch-
1t looks as though Colonel Murdoch
desired a place on the board of con-
troll and when the governor over
looked him in the mass of patriots
who were struggling for place on the
board. he seems TO have been disap-
pointed.
Colonel Murdock's rebellion at this
time would not be so remarkable had
It not been for the prominent part
he took I'm the boss buster movement
and in bringing out Hoch for governor
and also for the fact that the same
thing occurred with reference to other
governors who have gone before
II is possible that Colonel Murdoch