The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-06
ii Central States Inaugurate
Executives in January.
Democrats Get Four; Seven Are
Under G. o. p. Rule.
WERE Once PENNILESS BOYS
Rose From Day LabOrer, Office
Boy, Farmer.
Arthur Capper First Native
Kansan Elected Governor.

Chicago. Jan. 6-E1even states OF
the middle west will come under ne"
administrations within the first lie"
weeks of the new year and in SIN OIL
them-Indiana, Kansas. Neorasha
Ohio. Texas and Wisconsin, naive
sons were victorious in the November
races for governor. ,..,
ranges from the thirty-three years OF
Keith Neville, of Nebraska, 10 ing
fifty five of Frank Orren Lowden; u
Illinois and Emmanuel Lorenz FhllipP
of Wisconsin.
Democrats elected four governors
Missouri, Nebraska. Ohio and Texas
and Republicans seven-Illinols, IN
diana, kansas Michigan, Minnesota
North Dakota and Wisconsin
Succeeded Dead Governor
Their ELECTION as governors earned
into stale offices for the first tune
gardner of Missouri; Goodrich. of In
diana; Neville, OF Nebraska; frazler'
of North Dakota. and Sleeper, OF Mich
gan Second terms were won by r err
guson, of Texas; Phillip, of Wisconsin,
and Capper, of Kansas
Joseph A. A. Burnquist, OF MIN
uesota, Republican, also Will start
second term, having served part OF one
term as successor to Governor 1dhI-
Inond, Democrat, who died IN DeceHl-
her 1915 Mr.. Burnquist was elected
acknowledgements at the time Mr.
Hammond was elected governor
Republicans succeeded Democrats
as governors in Illinois, Indiana ana
Michigan Republicans held their
own in North Dakota. Kansas WIS
consin and Minnesota and Democrats
continued in power in Missouri, Ne
braska. Ohio and Texas
Goodrich Grew Up on Farm.
-Of the native sons, Indiana's new
chief executive. James P. Goodrich:
has lived all of his half century OF
existence within a mile of the farm III
Randolph county, where he was born
Tho prominent in the politics OF ms
native state and the nation for many
years he never sought an elective OF
flee before he became candidate Tor
the zrovernOrship. Politics mas not
taken all of Mr.. GoOdrichS time; ne
has been also farmer, lawyer, bank
president and teacher in the Win
chester. Ind, Sunday school
Arthur -Capper is the first native
Iansan to be elected to the governor
ship in that state. Born in the town
of Garnett fifty-one years ago he early
had a leaning toward journalism ana
from reporter he developed into a
newspaper owner, and Stlll loves the
profession. 1t is pointed out by ms
friends that the state apital at To-
pelya is largely governed and policed
by newspapermen- The county sheriff
is a former city editor, the mayor
writer on Governor Capper's paper,
and the chief of police is a former
newspaper man.
Nebraska's a Lover OF Sport
Nebrasl5s's Young governor-keith
NeviIie-he was born in North Platte,
tllirtv-three years ago-has for some
time been prominent in business CIR
cles and in sports but, even as recently
as year ago, he was not known
noIiticalIy outside of a limited local
accuaintance His interest in baseball
and football brought him into notice
among lovers of those games, as he,
for twelve years. ending this season;
coached the North Platte high school
football team to state champ 'onshlP
ssThe Good-Luck Politician" is the
sobriouet by which Governor-elect
James Middleton Cox of Ohio Is called
among his personal and poHticai
friends for this native o. the Buckeye
state is known to have habit OF over
coming difficulties in a manner ex-
DIafnable only by reference to fate,
iuck or other forces" An aggressive
Democrat, Cox's election to congress
from the Third Ohio district eight
Years ago. marked a political epoch in
mat hitherto Republican stronghold
Among Mr.. Coxs manifold activities
is the ownership and personal direc-
ton of two lively newspapers. one at
Springfield and one at Dayton The
secret of his success is laconcaliy de-
scribed by his friends as Pep"
Texan Once a I.aborer.
From a toiler in the vineyards of
California the lumber camps of Wash
ineton and The mines of Nevada to a
banker and political power in his ma
tive state of Texas is the pathway that
led James Edward Ferguson-known
to thousands in the Lone Star state as
.Jim''-to the governors chair. The
term on which he is now about to en-
ter is his second and followed his dec
Iaration that he would stick to his
characterization policies on which he
was first elected in 1914. Born forty
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