Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-12-29
FARMER GOVERNOR OF KANSAS,

''''' wv Niiiil DAVIS. Tho
fIird Democratic Governor of Kan
as has had.
In his campaign Davis visited IN,
farmers. He made few >prcch>. n,
pied9d himself us against I'm, in.
dustiiai court. IN experiment Kan.
>l> has been maxim. in adjudicatinu
iahor troubles by forbidding strikes
ana providing Il court wherein labor
or employers might take complaints
Tor adjustment: for reduced taxes.
IN favor of abolishing the Kansas
State utilities commission. the states
rate-makinS body. against taN-cN-
emPtcd bonds. excessive appropria-
, tions Tor amy purpose, for the en-
forcement Of the laws against tan
lodging and for THE repeal of all
! obnoxious laws"
And so Davis made his campaign.
Every other week he tried to get
home, If only few days. to make
hand" in tn field. For he really
is, rs lie claimed to be, "a dirt farm
err 1t was crop-growing time and
, help was expensive. The deilation
that hit other farmers in 1920 didn't
overlook Davis.
! He spent virtually no money in
the campaign except his travelling
expenses. He had little oryaniza-
ton. The >o-calIcd party leaders
didn't help him to the point where
they could be accused of trarin.
! their shirts for him. They didn't en-
pcct HIM to win. \ mere poliShcd
candidate had made the race for the
, Democratic nomination on Il plat
form calling for Il Federal price
guaranty on everything the farmer
produced that would insure profit.
He had been beaten by Davis. But
the other candidate had been more
OF politician. He had held lucra-
tive Federal appointments. And
/ farmers just turned to one Of their
own kind.
The Davis family is IN old one. as
families 60 in Kansas. The Cover
nor-clcct possesses one tribute not
! now essential but Il requirement Il
! few years afO. He was born i'm a
| log house. ]; stood ON what now is
4 part of TIE Davis farm. just across
the road from the present Davis
/ home. His grandfather was Il shoe
maker. coming to Kansas from ILL
noiS after leaving PENNSYLVANIA. The
Govcrnor-cl"ct SAY, of him thai he
had lots of children and lots Of
dogs. The SrandShirc settled on a
quarter section on which the lo.
house already had been built. max
ing the move in 1866. Welsh. Scotch
Pennsylvania and Holland Dutch
make up the stock of the Governor.
who WAS born i'm 1871.
Governor Davi: attended HE Uni
rcr>ity of Kansas three years. lie
planned to get his degree from HE
| University OF Nebraska and began
is fourth school year there but the
death of Ills father. in an accident
in 1898. called him home. Since
then the sovcrnor-clcct has been
in charge Of The farm.
Politics is not entirely new
game TO the govrrnor-",cct. His first
political job came from Rcpubli-
can President. he proudly recalls.
In earlier days a post office known
rs Eve was maintained nj the Davis
nome. The mother Of The governor
elect was poNtmiStreSS. Young Jona-
than was commissioned her assis-
tant by President Mckinley.
lie resigned his first political Job.
under Republican President TO 90
TO the Legislature on the Democratic
ticket. He WIS elected to the lower
mouse in 1901. Later he was return
cd to the Legislative session i'm 1907.
lie was reelected in 1909 and 1911
f0llowln2 those terms he served i'm
the upper house until 1920. Two
years ago he was a candidate for
Governor and was beaten bv lUO. 900
votes. That will indicate the firm
over in he Kansas vote on Governor
this year.
But knew it was comino." he