Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-11-16
able the alacrity with which gov
ernOr can act In such cases.
They Did Not Guess 1t


ernor can act In such cases.
They Did Not Guess 1t
Even in Topeka where they gave
the sod farmer candidate a whale or
a vote there was sort OF mutual
wonder as to tust what changes the
Morgans would make In the social
life of the town. All the alleged
wise men shook their heads and ad-
mitted Davis would whittle the Re-
publican majority to 10000 or 3d.
900. A few went as low as 2O,0Oo.
There they all stood pat. Then
came the cyclone and the dizzy,
after the-storm realization that 1t
was Davis and not Morgan who had
the majority.
1t was nearly O'Clock the morn
ing after the election when the first
big bulge to the Davis column came
over the wires. A little crowd Of
faithfuls at Republican headquarters
pooled a few hundred dollars OF
loose change and messenger car
ried the speculative news to Demo-
crat headquarters. There wasn't a
nickle on the win or lose proposition.
Bourbon hackers wanted majorities
Of $4,000 to $4,000.
The incident IL merely mentioned.
It simply shows that no one actually
had a finger on the thing. There
was a land swell and no one knew
whence it came or just where 1t was
going.
Now with the prospect Of having
to go in for the purchase of bunch
Of store clothes and standing around
and feeling uncomfortable at recep-
tions all winter the new governor
can devote his idle time to the con-
sideration Of patronage. or course
he has a flock Of campaign promises
to keep. But the business of pass
ing the pie comes first in politics.
Wild Scramble For Jobs
There are a dozen or more nrst
class jobs at the disposal OF the gov
ernor next winter. When the Demo-
crat Jubilee ended in Topeka Mon
day night and the governor-elect nm
ally pushed the hungry horde from
his door and went to bed, there were
only 1886 men and women VINO
had saved the day and cOnnded 10
Davis Just the reward they desired.
IL Davis really wants to run first
class, modern and up to the minute
farmer administration he will nave
abundant opportunities. Among the
applicants for jobs are scores OF per-
sons anxious to bring their farm
ideals right up Kansas avenue In 10
peka and demonstrate sheep raising
and dairying on the state house lawn
Carl Peterson, secretary OF the
state committee, will probably nave
the first call on soft place. Inc
fact that Peterson is an insurance
man. though, is not likely to stand
In the way on his reward. Peterson
was the only really, truly worker at
state headquarters who stayed on the
lob and put the thing over. 10 pc
sure the task had been wished on
Peterson and he could neither push IL
aside, along nor lay it down. just
the same he is entitled to more credit
Tor the DdNlS Nlttpy lhdh "'J
in the state-barring Davis himselt.
The building Of real political
organization in Kansas is the ldeal
of most of the Democrat leaders.
There is a hope that somehow 1t may
be worked out with Davis. Yet DAVIS
has never trained well with the Or
ganization crowds in politics. or the
outstanding Democrat leaders IN
Kansas there are fewer men who can
sit at a table and talk turkey with
Davis than any man who has won
a state house job in many years.
Davis may build machine during
his two years. But 1t Is quite ike
ly to be a purely Davis machine.
The loaves and fishes which Davis
suddenly found placed at his dispos-
al will doubtless 20 only in a small
measure to men and women promi-
nent in public affairs in the state.
Davsi is pretty certain TO pick his
own people. And his selections will
mean some new faces In the state