The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-11-15

In any event, it was Peterson who
stayed with the ship when he didn't
have much company except his COVER
norship nominee. To be sure there
We're days of encouragement. Then,
too, there were days of gloom. But
the 4 told you so" boys out in the
state were seldom talking with cash.
They not only missed all manner of
fine chances to win regular stakes on
their lunches and judgment but their
convictions were not displayed in big
and generous contributions to the
cause.
So Peterson carried thru the cam
paign on his faith in spite of an over
draft in the committee treasury and
the barest sort of a chance to win.
If Davis lost, Peterson didn't require
a chart to learn the course of that
flood of bills against the committee.
And on the open market the gamb-
ling chances were never as good as
even money.
Best Job for Peterson.
The other day when the lean and
hungry workers came to town to make
jolly, there was a generous tendency
to give Peterson first consideration at
the pie counter. Much as some of the
workers appeared pleased with their
own efforts, none of them could make
a showing of standing between the
committee and a $4,000 campaign de-
ficit. So when Governor Davis
takes over his new job in January, his
first patronage consideration VIII
probably be for the determined, faith
full Topekan who never quit.
Maybe Peterson will desire the
$1,000 job state manager. Maybe
he will want to be oil inspector. May
be he will prefer a place on one OF
the state boards or commissions. In
any event there won't be much oppo-
sition to his claim.
But Peterson didn't display the only
faith in Kansas. Two years ago when
the Republicans were in the midst of
their glory, Bob Hendricks bought a
home facing the governors mansion
out on Buchanan street. Hendricks
is a veteran war horse and former
member of the legislature from Raw
Inns county. He sold his farms and
came to Topeka to live.
Hendricks thought it would be
fine thing to fraternize with a Demo-
crat governor some day and he had
an opportunity to buy home right
across the street from the executive
residence. Looking over the political
skies there wasn't a drop of rain in
sight so far as the Democrats were
concerned. Harding had carried the
state by $4,000 and the Republican
state ticket had gons thru by ma
jorities ranging from 10000 to 1885,
900.
Hendricks Dream Comes True.
Somehow, tho, Hendricks knew that
there would be a Democrat governor
maybe an aCIudl BONSI-
nor-just across the street. So he
wrote a check for the property, put
the deed in his safety box and moved
into the new home
Then dreams came true Next win
ter Hendricks can slip over to the
governors home and talk party prob
lens with Governor Davis while he
toasts his shins, in front of the eXecu-
tive CRATE. Peterson backed his faith
with hard work. Hendricks backed
his faith with cash. Both won.
Hendricks and the newly elected
governor were colleagues in the state
legislature during the Hodges admin
istration-Davis in the senate and
HendFicks in the house. Maybe Hen
bricks bunch went so far that he
foresaw the nomination and election
of Davis this year.
Faith is a great thing. You never
can tell how far it will carry a fellow.
But didn't the faith at Republican
headquarters get an awful shaking
up?