The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-28

the semfcentennial convention by ig-
noring Governor Hoch and praising ex-
Governor Bailey, who had been defeat
ed by Governor Hoch for denomination.
It looked like there might be a STAN
pede which would lead to the defeat OF
Governor Hoch. Then the political lead
ers became active and when the Kan
sas Day club banquet was held Cover
MOI. Hoch was given a counter demon
strat ton which tended to quiet the
storm that threatened to engulf him.
At this time a reception was helo at
the Governors house and Mrs. stan
ley's friends insisted that she must at
tend to quiet the rumors which filled
the air She went but stald about ten
minutes and quietly slipped away ana
returned to her hotel
Still the story spread Ewing Hefpeft
printed a pointed reference to II and a
Kansas City paper also limited at me
facts Several country papers publish
ed references to the TuTncr ana the
Atchfson Globe printed a short item
since the resignation giving the names
for the first time.
Mrs. StanIey's Confederation.
It is recognized that the story will
be used freely in the campaign whlch
will follow the denomination Of Gov
ernor Hoch. To get at the truth OF
the rumors a State Journal reporter
called upon Governor and Mrs stan
lev at their beautiful home at River
side and Gilman avenues. Both Gov
ernor and Mrs. Stanley yerined the
story as it has been told. While Mrs
Stanley still shrinks from the pub
LEFTY. she admitted that she had re-
signed her position on the board OF
visitation because Governor Hoch's
actions had made It impossible for
her to longer serve on the board
Mrs. Stanley said: Il realize that
the story will be published after the
state convention and L have appre-
ciated for some time that it could not
be suppressed. I have Shrunk from
this thing from the first. There is
no reason why I should have received
such treatment at the hands of Gov
ernor Hoch. Our families have been
friendly for years and I assure you
that it was great shock to me.
Il was asked to withhold my resig-
nation, but this 1 could not consistent
" do I have been asked 70 aeny ttae
reports about Governor Hoch's action
toward me in his Office but have told
every one who made the request that
I would not consent to tell false
hood to shield Governor HOch though
[ would much rather that the facts
would not have become public. /
realize that such a report places
woman in an embarrassing position
but I think that my long residence
here in Wichita has been such that 1
am proof against SANDER I do not
see how could have done anything.
fortunately true
Stanley Not at Convention.
Governor Stanley naturally feels
much embittered toward Governor
Hoch He refused to accept a place
on the delegation to the state conven-
ton because he did not feel that he
could sit in the state convention with
out raising his voice in protest at the
nomination OF. man he feels is NOR
ally unfit for the high Office Of gov
ernnr Of Kansas. Politicians called
On him and asked that he allow the
use of his name as a candidate against
Hoch but he told them all en-
phaticaily that he would under#no cir
cumstances attempt to profit by the
embarrassment of and insult to his
wife The result is that Governor
Stanley will not be in the state conven-
vote for Governor Hoch after he is
nominated.
When Governor Stanley was seen
by a State Journal reporter he de-
clined to discuss the matter for pub
Hcaton except to say that he was
sorry that Mrs. Stanley had been
placed in such an embarrassing posi-
ton and that he had every reason to
have expected different treatment at
| Governor Hoch's hands.
The State journal Editorial.
The following editorial was pub
lished in the State Journal on Jan. rs:
A NEWSPAPER PROBLEM.
Every once in a whiIe@and some
times twice in a while-a newspaper
is confronted with a perplexing prob
lem-the problem of the ACCESSIBILITY of
publishing something's; and itiS prob
lem that cannot be solved as easily as
some people imagine.
When it is simply question of
facts-facts which are news and which
sthe readers of the paper are entitled
q hn9 HI
volved It is the newspapers duty to
give Its readers the truth, the facts,
which IS what they pay the paper for.
otherwise the paper is defrauding its
subscribers.
But sometimes the story involved is
not one of facts, but the opposite. and
the problem becomes one of right and
Justice to those implicated
An instance: A few weeks ago
there was circulated in Topeka a story
ABOUT a prominent mana man of
good private character and excellent
reputation. The editors of this paper
ala not believe there was a word Of
lruth IN It. There may have been, but
II would require more positive evidence
lhan whispered gossip to convince rs
OF Its truth. The State Journal heard
the story of course, and although
aoubtlng It, an immediate investiga-
tion was started to discover If there
vas any foundation for the report
had the State Journal verified the
story it would certainly have pub
lshed It, for the people of kan
sas would have been entitled to know
about it
But the story could not only not be
Nerl1ed but as nearly as this paper
could trace it, it emanated from GER
tam parties who evidently sought to
JesIniIch the victim named in the story
IN order to warn him from doing any
tnlng that might injure them
The State Journal believes that the
pest course ordinarily under these cir
eufnstanees is for the victim TO meet
sueh q story squarely and brand it as
raise Otherwise it win spread among
people who may believe it, In the
course of its Investigation the State
Journal naturally interviewed the vic
tim of the story the first thing. The
report had reached him shortly be-
fore. Be it said to his credit that he
was manly enough not to ask the STATE