Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-25

half this year q
ma jority greater than ever before
was given a candidate for Governor
of Wyoming. and thus place her in
the front rank of those eligible for
the vice presidential nomination at
the next Democratic National Con-
vention.
A gracious smile was the only re-
Spouse Gov Ross would make when
asked If the movement would meet
her approval She had received the
correspondent at the executive man
sion. where she was debating cor
rections in her address of welcome to
the National Conference of Govern
ors, opening here Monady.
The possibility was intriguing, put
the woman governor thougnt ntsl
of the business at hand. NO pohllcs
while the politically mixed govern
ors of other States are here; cohsiu
Grafton only for problems OF leSls-
lation and administration from the
partisan view, was her ATTITUDE.
Busy With State Affairs.
Pressed for an expression on the
vice presidential gossip, the gov
ernor replied that her mind had been
occupied almost exclusively with the
affairs of wyoming. In state that
is lust developing on large scare
there are many things TO be done,
and any mistake now Woulu allect
generations to come. There was me
great problem for Wyoming OF water
rights and distribution from this,
the water shed of the continent,
There was the problem of state
aid to farmers and livestock men.
The governor was vitality inter
ested in the practical details OF SUCH
problems and in the political game
scarcely at all. 1t was her old-fasn :
toned theory of government lndt
affairs should be conducted in the
interest of the people as a Wnole'
rather than in the interest OF tnose
doing the governing. :.
Told that many Republican poll
ticians were privately conceding her
reelection, suspicion of moisture
came into the governors eyes as she
said simply and impulslvely: Every
one has been generous TO me-Very
kind
Gov. Ross is not political-she re-
fused TO point with pride to any
administrative accomplishment.
Her eyes said these are my
Jewels" as they strayed toward
nicture of her sons. They were
George and Ambrose, %, twins. and
Bradford, 49, George is q next year,
Rhodes scholar from the University
of Wyoming. Ambrose is also
live wire" and Bradford this sum
mer collected first prize in two
broncho busting contests and is
slated for a tryout in the great
CHEYENNE Frontier days celebration.
Career Not Spectacular.
AS governor Nellie Ross has done
few spectacular things. There was
n prohibition enforcement officer or
so removed A game warden and
o. couple of sheriffs went back to
private life. The governor wanted
State officials to stay sober and en-
force prohibition.
She vetoed a few bills passed by
q Republican Legislature that has
since learned to cooperate more
with her. Indeed, the Republicans
are charging Gov. Ross with
policy of stagnation or do moth
ingism.
"a keen, shrewd woman" Qne Re
publican leader called her, however.
Popular in q way, too careful a
politician to do anything definite we
can attack"
"A fine governor, square shooter,
said a noted labor leader. Il didn't
vote for her before-now / will"
In the Democratic primaries to be
held august II. Gov. Ross has no
opposition. Frank c. Emerson, State
engineer, and Frank E. Lucas. Sec
rotary of State. are contesting for
the Republican nomination.
The former is the candidate of
an official Republican organization
which declared against the present
primary law and on this issue
hinges the election this Fall.
1t is the Democratic hope that
sufficient rural votes will desert the
G.. o. p. machine on this issue to
cause a Democratic landslide.
Gov. Ross herself, with the back
ing of farm and labor organizations.
is expected to make the slogan Save
the Primaries and Popular Govern
ment," the campaign battle cry, and
with this issue coming UP in ma
tional way the Wyoming result will
be interesting-may even eventually
place a woman in the classic seat
of Roosevelt, Marshall and Dawes.
(Copyright. 1920