Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-04
PROMISED TO
WE'D If VICTOR;
NOW SWAMPED
Missouri SenatOr-Elect Won
on Platform That In
cluded Wife.
HE'S BACHELOR OF 35

POPLAR BLUFF, No, Dec. 4.-Be-
cause he had IN his platform plank
promising to marry some fair voter If the
newly enfranchlSed women would cast
their first ballots for BIN, State Sena-
tor elect r. o. Pencil is probably the
busiest dodger today Of ell the newly
elected office holders beset by patronage
seekers.
Found literally swamped amid a small
deluge of delicately perfumed billet
deaux. of all shapes, sizes and col0rs.
Senator-elect Pencil was asked just what
he was going to do about keeping that
campaign promise.
II can't say anything just now; am
bewildered by the large number Of ap-
plicants. and It will take time for me
TO decide" he answered. 1T isn't ques-
ton no* Of finding who / can get for
WIFE, as ! figured during the campaign.
but a matter of whom / must choose.
Overwhelmed is not word sufficient TO
explain my position now
And the Senator-elect systematically
slit open pink and blue and lavendar
tinted envelopes carefully read them. in
dexed them and neatly arranged them for
future attention.
WON'T SAY WHAT
KIND HE WANTS.
what kind Of 4 girl will you pick p
the correspondent queried.
Il viii never know" he answered,
until I see the one for me. 1 had no
idea I would have ouch a chance to pick
one. I thought 1t would be a question
Of who could find. Now IT seems to be
a matter OF who will pick me"
Some OF the letters were written in n
Joking manner. some appeared to be half
serious, some were frank proposals OF
marriage, even going 50 far as to outline
the financial advantages enjoyed by the
writer's: some offered only love. others
offered property and wealth Some were
from girls apparently IN their teens and
others appeared to have been written by
fair voters Of more mature age, All
frankly vowed they had voted for
Pencil
A great many Of the letters also were
applications for Jobs at the State cap
tol. 1t is rather strange. isn't IT," Pen
eel queried that wom outnumber tle
male applicants for State positions By
two to one?"
Pencil made II a point to attend ev-
cry gathering OF women where a man
was permitted during the prediction
night. and he openly promised to marry
II tho returns showed him the winner.
He attended every affair from a dance
70 a church social, It Is said
now HE WENT ABOUT
GATHERING VOTES
Il have just two aspirations in life"
he declared IN his speeches zone Is
10 be elected to the Office OF State Sena-
tor and the other Is to get married.
feel eligible for both positions"
He added that n elected he would take
wife with him 70 Jefferson City for
the first session OF the Legislature
Pencil. although p Republican. won by
4 $500 plurality In the Twenty First dis
trlct. normally Democratic by 500. Sew
rnty-dv per cent OF the women IN his
district voted. he avowed, and he mod
estly added that he believed 65 per cent
u them cast their ballots for him Any
how, politicians attribute his great plu-
rality 20 something more than the Ma
tion-w wide Republican landslide.
Pencil IS 50 and a bachelor Of the
type that the feminine sex probably
would consider good TO look upon. He
appeared careful IN his dress and Jolly
IN nature.
Many OF the politicians OF the twenty
First Senatorial District were Inclined 10
regard Pencils marriage plank as a Joke.
But IL has ceased 10 be Joke-if IL
ever was one-to Pencil. and II 10 ru-
nored that numerous OF the fair voters
tro awaiting with some expectancy and
IerhRps a little anxiety the fulallment
I his campaign pledge,