The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-27
Governor HOch Dared to Defy
Boss Stubbs.
Appointed John Q. Royce Over
His Protests.
HE ENTERS A DENIAL.
Says There Was No Quarrel With
HOch.
Programme. as Indicated in
State Journal, Carried Out.

As foretold in the state Journal Sat
urday. Governor Hoch has appointed
John Q. Royce of Phnlipsburg to be
bank commissioner. Other appoint
ments are:
Members of the board of control-E.
B. Schermerhorn, Galena; H c. Bow
man, Newton; Sherman Elliott, Law
renee.
Woman visiting committee to charita-
bIe institutions-Mr w E. Stanley,
Wichita; Mrs. Cora G. Lewis, Kinsley-
Directors OF the penitentiary-W l.
Biddle. Leavenworth. to succeed Mark
Tully of Independence; T. c. Ballinger,
Burlington, to succeed c. L. King of FL
Dorado
Judge Of the city court of wichita
Colonel J. L. Dyer
The appointment of Mr.. Royce has
made a good number of the old boss
buster crowd that has been trying to
dictate Governor HOchs appointments
very sore There has been a great deal
of talk about recognizing all factions.
but when Governor HOch wanted to
recognize them in his own way W. X
Stubbs, J. N Dolley and others who
have been close to the governor for the
past year, opposed him StubDs always
says he doesn't know anything about
politics, but he wanted Governor hOcn
TO play politics by refusing to recognize
Royce because j. r. Burrow and 7. t.
Kelly were opposed to Royce
Stubs denies that there was any
friction between him and Governor
Hoch over the appointment of Royce,
although he admits that he and Doley
opposed Royce. He seems to have
thought better of his resolve TO break
with the governor, however. for he went
back and had another talk with Gov
ernor HOch Saturday afternoon just be
fore the appointment was made, prob
rf In f7nr AFT Mt rr ha1 nj hsa
appointment of Royce Governor HOch
again assured Mr. Stubbs that he would
appoint Royce, and shortly afterwards
the appointment was made public.
Governor HOchfs refusal to turn down
Royce because it was demanded by
BurrOw and Kelly, even though Stubbs
and Dolley joined IN the demand, indi-
Gates that he intends to be governor in
reality No man in Kansas has made
more of sacrifice for Governor aoch
than John O. Royce. The Kelly Bur
row. crowd lined up for Hoch because
they hated Bailey. Stubs and Dolley
drafted Hoch because they thought
they were not treated with enough con-
sideration in the legislature of 1903. and
Hoch was the only man in the state
who could help them beat Bailey But
Royce lined up for Hoch purely out OF
his personal friendship for Hoch him.
self and not from any desire to get even
with anybody else. It compelled Royce
TO sever his political Affiliations of years
to turn against Governor Bailey. and
In his heart. But he did it all to help
Hoch.
It was not to be expected. therefore,
that Mr- Hoch would give Kelly and
BurroW preference over Royce unless
he wished to play politics" And the
people of the state at large did not wish
such a thing. It would look extremely
queer for the governor to tie himself
up with a man who is under a cloud as
Kelly is. and Burrows affiliations with
Kelly are so close that they invariably
act together
Royce was entirely unselhsh in the
matter. He not only did not ask Gov
ernor Hoch for any place, but he even
urged the governor not to give him
anything because of the friction it
might cause. In view of that and the
difference between the Kelly-Burrow
crowd and Royce, it is not surprising
that Royce won
Stubbs. BurrOw is in California, but
Kelly is on the ground. They claim
that if Stubbs had kept out Royce
would not have landed in the bank COM
headed OF. Governor Hoch was deter
mined TO give Royce something, but
they say it would not have been bank
cOnmiSsioner-it would have been pri-
vate secretary. Governor HOch himself
Is quoted as saying that Royce would
be surprised to hear Of his appointment.
Il have known John O. Royce inti-
mately for Is years" Governor Hoch
said He is one of the big. brainy men
OF Kansas. He is qualified to make one
of the best bank commissioners the
state ever had. and I believe he win do
1t.
Before Mr. Royce went home this
week he urged me not to appoint him.
His reason was that the appointment
would not be satisfactory to some of
my friends. He left here feeling that
the ambition of a life time would not
be realized He was willing to give up
the place in the interest of harmony
and the administration. like that kind
OF man. No man in Kansas will be
more surprised over this appointment
than viii Mr. Royce himself"
Stubs and Doliey wanted Governor
Hoch to appoint Senator L D. Young of
Mitchell county bank commissioner.
Young was not an applicant for the
place, but might have been persuaded
to take it, as a hundred others might, 1
although last week ne insisted that he
did not want anything If he cOuld
have been persuaded to become bank
commissioner it would have removed /
him from the possibility of getting in
Burrows way in the Sixth district con-
gressional fight next year.
The personnel of the board of control |
IS no surprise. There was some cues |
ton whether J. N. Johnson of Jefferson |
should go on the board. but he was fin !
ally left off. It is understood. however |
that Johnson may be secretary of the /
board. a job that pays $4,000 a year
W. L Biddle is another old machine" |
man who landed, but there was no on /
position to him. Biddle was one of the |
bitterest opponents of Congressman |
curtis last year. His appointment on
the penitentiary board was made at the /
request of Senator Stillings, and was in
recognition Of Stillings' support of ad-
mlnlstration measures in the late Iegis-
lature.
There were eight candidates for Judge
wichita afF 1~-,l u