Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-10-12
RADICAL !! GROUP
ALL FOLLOWING
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!. .OEDFgE TRAIL
His Endorsements Are
Becoming Heavy Load
for the Campaign
CAssociated Press1
By A. L. ShAtz

Topeka, Oct. 11.-Jonathan N
Davis is certainly getting som
good out Of the campaign. No on
can say that his seasons work ha
been entirely in vain-even thougl
he never gets nearer the governor
mansion than the little town of Bron
ron. If Davis can maintain hi
present clip he ought to finish tn,
season with enough endorsements tt
Goat a new patent medicine anG
more badges and medals than Hun.
garian band master.
Almost every place Mister Davis
goes he picks up new endorsement
Just now he seems to be literally
plastered with endorsements. His
credentials look like a globe trot-
ter's hand bag that has made the
rounds Of European food, water and
fresh air resorts. The only trouble
Is in the fact that some Of Davis en-
dorsers insist on sticking their o. X.
on tight and the Democrat candidate
has met lot Of embarrassment in
trying to harmonic his friends. It
would be much better If a candidate
could carry an assorted line of en-
dorsements and display them only
according to the convictions and con-
ventionalities Of the various com.
munities.
Sometimes an endorsement is a
wonderfully fine thing. Again it is
q red rag warning or a bomb that
scuttles the ship. Now 1t appears
that the Davis endorsements are to
become excess baggage. He can't
display one without showing the pub
nc his entire line.
N. p. L. Is For Him
The other day the Nom Partisan
Leaguers at Salina gave Davis a big
boost. Some Of the league leaders
got together in a quiet little confer
ence, looked Davis over and decided
he would be an ideal and logical Fra.
sier for Kansas. Every faithful,
loyal. 100 per cent Lacquer is ex.
pected to give Davis aid and COM
fort during the next three weeks and
Q big, generous vote on election day.
Endorsement Of the Non Partisan
League is merely incidental to the
FLOWING which has lined up to make
the Davis campaign success. The
Sailroad shopmen's union members |
who haven't had much, to do except |
hx up affairs Of government since
July 1, are red hot for Davis. He is
the choice Of the flock so far as they
are concerned. They are certain that
with Davis in the governors office
the shop strike in Kansas would
have been played to faster, jazzier
music. Instead Of tying up only
portion Of the transpOr-
tation. there is deep rooted convic-
ton that transportation would have
stopped entirely.
The labor union endorsement Is
one Of the brightest medals won by
Davis in the campaign. 1t is likely
he would display it generally except
that lot Of unreasonable farmers
and business men wanted to continue
their activities in spite of the strike.
And they might not view the en-
1orsement in the proper light.
w. e. Freeman, president Of the
'tate federation Of labor, is behind {
Davis, too. He told a crowd recent
y that unless something was done
light soon to wipe out the Industrial 6
,Ourt law that 1t would be useless to :
all strike in Kansas and expect I
o win.
Howat Too Is There IA
Alexander Howat probably won't
ret home from the Cherokee county
all before election, but he is warm
y for Davis. Howat and his fol-
overs are certain things would have s
een lot different in the coal fields S
Davis had only been in the gov h
rnor's chair. !
Davis has thrived and developed r
in the community with '
Iowat and others of the radical labor
ype. He had the benefit of a lot of 8
under the fiery Jake Shep- t
ard. A lot Of loyal support will I
o to Davis in communities where n
he red fire element in organized y
lbor has control. But it may be a c
it difficult to the Decocrat nominee f
} peddle his wares among the con- ii