The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-04
ILANDON LIKELY TO LEAD RACE
 ON 1ST BALLOT
Kansan Easily Assured of SizeagIe Block on
 the GO.Off
BY LEWIS LARKIN United Press Staff COrrespOndentl

Topeka, Kas., June 4--CUP)--Al- fred MoSsman Landon, governor of Kansas, became a potential can- didatc for the presidency on Nov. 6, 1884, when he was elected to a second term by 8 majority of 60,- 900 votes. It is conceded he will command a sizeable block of votes on the first ballot at the republican convention.
 National attention was focused upon him because his was one of the few republican victories in the election. Earlier, in 1882, he caught the eyes of republican leaders in the Middle West by dee feating Coy. Harry H. Woodring. Landon won by scant 5000 while President Hoover was losing to Franklin D. Roosevelt by 60,0O0 votes.
 Landon admitted he was "a lit- tie surprised," having made the race against the advice of friends, who termed 1t poliaical suicide, but he proceeded to set his mark aB q successful governor.
 There is truth in the Demo- cratic harge 1t is impossible to unbalance the Kansas budget, but Governor Landon created most of the laws which keep the budget in the black-ink column.
 Limited To Four Laws
 Four important laws which con- stitute Landon's program are the Cash Basis Act, the Budget Law, the Tax Limitation Law and the Uniform Accounting Act. sev- eral Landon slogans have been copied from these laws.
 The "spend . as you go" and "dont spend what-you- -haven't- got" slogans arose from the Cash Basis Act which prohibits hundreds of municipal and county units from spending above assured revenue.
 The Tax Limitation Law pre- vents overtaxing The Budget Law forces officials to publish the bud- get and If 20 per cent of the citl- zens object it must be sealed down. The Uniform Accounting Act calls for an annual auditing of ali pub- lie offices.
 Other acts which bulwarkcd economy" slogans were redudCtlon of taxes and state salaries, includ- ing Landon's own, decreasing the costs of motor licenses and add ing of $l,0O0,000 to state revenue by halting bootlcgging of gaso- line,
 Amazed Drys In 1883
 1n addition to the legislative program created during his first term, Landon made several state- ments that kept him before the eyes of the people.
 On May 3, 1883, he announced KansanS had the right to vote on the impending Twcnty-first Amendment. Kansas drys were shocked, vets overJoyed. It was the first time fin 90 years @ Sun- flower State governor dared make such a statement.
 The vote was 00,000 against the wet amendment.
 On Jan. 8, 1884, ho made his first criticism of the New Deal.
 Tt is significant to note," he said, "that where an attempt has been made to regiment the lives of the people in business way, 1t has been accompanied by sup precision of free speech and press. We see the same symptoms in the bureaucracy piling up fast under the Roosevelt regime"
 First LandOn Club In 1O34
 On Nov. 20, 1884, the first Lan. don for President club war eStab- lishcd at Wichita, Kas., but the governor made no move to rccog- nize it.
 On May 1, 1885, the first Lam don- for President club in Mis- souri was organized at Belton, 6 town 20 miles southwest of Kan sas City. Landon took no step to recognize it.
 Four days later he spoke against tho federal reserve banking Sys- tenn, charging political influences were wrecking t.
 Landon was born in Middlesex, Pa, Sept. Q, 1887. His family moved to Independence, Kas., in 1904, where Landon still lives. He was graduated from the Univer- Bity of Kansas law school in 1908. After four years work m Indc- pendence banks Landon entered the oil business as an indepen- dent. He bought leases and drilled wells, making comfortable for-