The Washington times., 1906-04-29
Wife of Ex-Governor
't--'- Says Kansas
-.1 tive Tried to
Kiss Her.
SHE RESIGNED
FROM CHARITY BOARD.
Governor Is Candidate for
denomination and De-
clares Story Is Only
"Hyena Politics.

TOPEKA, Kan, April zs.-Nrs. w. r.
Stanley, wife of Ex-Governor Stanlty
today made public a statement IN which
she said Governor Hoch attempted To
embrace and Ass her was1 she called
at his office on official business late last
year.
Mrs. Stanley was a member Of the
board of control Of State charitable in
stitutions, having been appointed by
Governor Hoch. She resigned her po-
sition a month ago, but the resignation
was suppressed by Governor Hoch, prob
ably because he did not want to make
IT public before the State convention
meets here next week
The governor is a candidate for re-
nomination and the story of his attempt
10 caress the wife of his predecessor has
been whispered ABOUT among the politi-
clans for some time. After the news Of
the resignation reached the public Mrs.
Stanley decided that she ought 10 tell
the people her reasons for giving up
the place. She declared today that she
could not hold II and keep her self-re-
spect
Mrs. Stanley today would not enter
into details OF the alleged assault. She
simply said that the affair occurred in
the governors private offiee, while he
and she were there together discussing
official business. Mrs. Stanley said:
Mrs. Stanley Confirms Rumors.
Il realize that the story viii be pub
-2ssaEssafter the State convention. and I
1fsfve appreciated for some time that 1t
could not be suppressed have shrunk
from this thing from the first. There IS
',lyfS S2f asoaxSsay I should have received
=
Hoch- Our families have been friendly
for years, and assure you that it was a
great shock to me.
Il was asked to withhold nv resie-
nation, but this 1 could not consistently
do have been asked to deny the re-
ports about Governor Hochs action to-
ward me I'm his Office, but I have told
every one who made the request that
] would not consent to tell a falsehood
TO shield Governor Hoch. though I
would much rather the facts would not
have been made public. I realize that
such a report places a woman in an en-
barrassing position. but I think that
my long residence here in Wichita has
been such that 1 am proof against SIAN
der. do not see how I could have
done anything else than I did. This re-
port s unfortunately true"
Confers With His Political Friends.
When Governor Hoch learned this
afternoon that the story had been
printed he called a conference Of his
friends. He and John @ Royce. State
bank commissioner; J. II. DouIey, vice
chairman of the Republican State com
mittee. and Charles Sessions, private
secretary to the governor, sat in the
latter's private Office discussing the kind
OF statement which the governor should
make TO the newspapers, when Mrs e
w Hoch, wife of the governor, came
into the Office. When the story was told
70 her she broke down. and a stormy
scene is said TO have followed. Those
In the conference would not say what
passed between the governor and his
wife. but Mrs Hoch finally left the
Office by a side door. going directly to
the Executive Mansion.
'Hyena Politics." Hoch Says.
When the governor came into his front
office. thirty minutes later, he appeared
calm, but showed traces Of having un-
dergone a strain. The governor dictated
the following statement to the newspa-
pers, and beyond 1t would say nothing
in regard TO the affair:
Il do not care 20 discuss this matter.
except to say that the story which has
zen whispered around by scandalmon-
gers and has finally found extravagant
coloring in print, is grossly unkind and
unjust to me. 1t has been circulated nv
people who have no interest in or regard
Tor the feelings OF either family. 1 have
committed no Intentional wrong and
hold the person IN question in the high
est esteem Did 1 not occupy the posi-
zion I do this story would have never
aeen peddled or published. 1t is the
part of hyena politics altogether too