The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-11-26
JAYHAWkER CHIEF
HAS FINE RECORD
Governor-Elect Davis Has
Always Lived Upon
Old Homestead
CHUNK LOVES WORK
Throughout Campaign, Dem
ocratic Leader Called Him
self Real Dirt Farmer"

sp-cisl 20 The World.
TOPEKA. KAN Nov. 25.-From
log cabin to governors mansion are
the points in the career OF Jonathan
NJ. Davis, the newly elected Kansas
executive Jonathan NJ Davis. ar.
father OF the govornor-oIect, emf
grated 10 Kansas from Illinois GO
years ago, In covered wagon and
settled on a homestead In tho north
west cornur of Bourbon county,
southeastern Kansas The elder
Davis built log cabin and there Il
was that Jonathan NJ. ir, and his
four brothers pud one sister were
born and reared The old log cabin
has been supplemented by more
modern domtcle. ar-l on tho same
farm today is "a co'Imodious farm
house which is tho home OF the gov
srnor-elect and hls family which in
cludes a son and two daughters.
An Industrious Boy.
As q hoy. back IN pioneer days.
Chunk" as the governor.elect was
nicndmed, displayed marked
penchant for work Neighbors
recognized him ms hustler. While
he was gaining an education at the
81
his father with the farm work and
at Intervals accompanied him on
long cattle drives TO Kansas city. be,
fore the days of railroads in south-
eastern Kansas
Throughout his campaign Davis
has emphasized that he is dirt
farmer"
Evidently this was one of the In
fluences that aided him IN gaining
the large farm vote which decided
tho contest in his favor. While at
one time he had an Interest I'm a
bank. and again in store, always.
however, his Job has been primarily
farming and ultimately no disposed
~ the other interests. lie now owns
500 acres OF land, six miles north
OF Bronson, and some 20 miles north
west of Fort Scott, the county seat.
New Governor n Methodist.
The name, Jonathan, has prompt
ed the suppositiou by many. accord
ing TO reports that Mr.. DavIs Is OF
Quaker stock. However his church
affiiiation IL Methodist. the name be-
Ing handed down for many gener-
ations,
Politically Davis has been a wheel
horse OF the dempcratio party for
many years. He was first elected
to public office In l90S--to the lower
house OF the legislature. He served
In the house two terms-1909-ll and
IN the senate In the 1918 and 1915
sessions. This period covered the
administrations OF Gov. w. II, Stubbs
and Gov. George IL. Hodges. lsIs-lb,
who was the last democratic gov
ernor before Davis
Third Democratic Governor.
The newly elected executive will
be the twsnty-second Kansas gov
ernor and the third democrat TO fiji
the office IN the history OF the state,
his predecessors being George w.
Click, 1SS3-S5 and George II.
HODGES, In the legislature Davia
was author of the state school text
book law and lie sponsored most OF
the progressive measures cham
pioned by Stubbs, who was re-
publican governor. These included
the primary election law and the
state bank depositors guarantee law
The fact that he was defeated for
governor by nearly q hundred thous-
and two years ago, by Gov. II. j.
Allen, did not discourage Davis
from trying II again. lie won the
democratic nomination last August
ana again entered the race, con-
ducting q most vigorous campaign,
making in two months more than
four hundred speeches. the great
majority OF them In the rural COM
muuities.