Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-06-11
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II the merchants Of Kansas have
their way the Republican nominee
Tor lieutenant governor Will be J. D.
Brewer OF Abilene. He Ii certain
ly qualified 10 be listed as a mer-
chant for he has grown up In the
business and has made record
that is typical of the Kansan who
has improved opportunity and work
ed out his own way. Mr.. Brewer has
the distinction OF owning today
much enlarged. the store In which
as a poor boy he began working NJ
$50 a year. He was the delivery
boy, porter and general roustapout
of the establishment. Later on ne
secured an interest and finally
bought the store. Then he doubled
its size, put in new departments and
made Il one of the finest general
grocery and dry goods stores In CEN
trail Kansas. Along with this he
has been a wholesale shipper Oh
eggs and poultry. He ships over
hundred cars OF eggs a year. send
ing the product Of the central Kan
sas farms to every part Of the coun-
try. He is q director In the Abilene
National bank and active In the
Commercial club and Business Men
association.
Ordinarily this would occupy a
mans time but Mr.. Brewer finds
time for many other things-indeed
IL Is not exactly understood when he
sleeps or rests. He never has TAX
en- a vacation and is always on the
lob. For several years he served on
the board Of education; he has been
superintendent OF the Lutheran sun
day school for years and Is an in
defatigable worker for the Repuo-
lican party. No matter whether ne
is winning or losing he Is always
working. In the second ward where
a lot of the fights Of the past have
been waged he is always present
when the polls are opened, stays |
with the precinct all day-and then ,
STAYS until the votes are counted.
when things have gone :
wrong other patriots have quit along G
In the afternoon, but Brewer never Z
uuits-he is on hand, smiling ana q
getting every possible vote. \
He served one term In the state I
senate from the Clay-Dtckinson dis I
riot and was known as one OF the (
'orceful members of the senate. He 8
the two cent fare bill c
md was the author Of many meas b
Tres that have proved valuable for 8
he interests of Kansas. E
When the campaign for the 1914 p
nominations began Mr.. Brewer was v
Irged to get into the race for lieu "
enant governor by business men II
nd especially by the people OF the Il
Nth and Sixth districts because "
hese districts seem unlikely to have n
representative on the state ticket. a
When he consented to run, he re- o.
eived letters from all parts OF the o.
tate from merchants who want one tt
Z their class on the ticket. He Is VI
thoroughly in touch with the needs fl
nd demands of the business inter- II
SITS; having dealt with farmers all m
is life he knows their needs too q
nd is particularly representative al
Z a large portion of the Kansas
eople His RepubIicanism is I'M
uestioned. He believes that the 70
republican party is qualified to fl
Dive the problems Of government
nd that it represents the best
lought in government. He has
ways stood for the development ~
( the party along lines that foster =,
ne upbuilding of American indus ~
" and has never wavered in his III
deity to the principles Of the
arty. If Brewer is nominated he
i'll make a campaign that will win II
nd will be a strong man on the ar
cket. MI