Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 26, Number 300, Decatur, Adams County, 20 December 1928 — Page 5

COLQRABO head UNUSUAL TYPE OF POLITICIAN penver, t'olo,, J**- A »||- t cau tk)Uß, but *tla.Ul« ©an la Colorado's political intrude. He's a bachelor, never ha» played I ,11 or driven ««' auto, and he gets S ! »t 5 o'dook tu the morning. U Although he made only one three-1 minute speech, issued one Htatement and did pot uee the radio at nil, tills u i e t greyhaired man was elected Governor of Colorado by one of the largest popular majorities ever recorded in the state. Ami besides :he'a a Democrat, while Herbert Hoover carried Colorado by more than 100.000 votes. His name is William H. Adams, blit everybody calls him ••Billy,” and ‘‘Hilly admits he likes it. His friends say he is Colorado's best exhibit to prove the poet who wrote ■Out Where the West Begins’ meant Colorado. Visitors Welcomed The door of Governor Adams office never is dosed to visitors and he ,hakes hands like he meant it. "I don t know how we did it,” said the Governor the other morning when the United I’rese correspondent dropped in to see him. “We" means the Governor. He rarely uaed the personal pronoun. "But. Governor, there must be rules” the correspondent protested. The Governor was silent. ••Too much talkin’ has ruined more politicians than any other cause," the Governor suddenly shot out, “You can not talk too much and be a success in politics. Especially, the careless kind of talk.’ Governor Adams has been holding public offices for #7 years. Hs has yet to taste defeat. His friends say lie never went back on his word and that is one of his biggest wote-d rawing powers. He started in when he was just old enough to qualify for office by running for treasurer of Alumoea county, where he still has a large cattle ranch to which he makes regular trips to look after his business. Politics a Side Line “Politics is only a side line, you know” he said, “I've been a cattle man

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ii __ * I all toy life. After serving in several county offices, tlie Governor was elected to the legislature. When he came to Denver the Republicans tried to show he was not old enough to qualify. They threshed it out with “Billy,’ "1 don’t know,' he told them, “nobody knows but my father and mother and they're not here any more.' His opponents were satisfied with Adams' age qualifications and "Billy” started his legislative career. Finishing in the House of Representatives, he was elected a state Senator from his district and for years was a leader in tlie upper house. Democratic leaders several times appealed t-o him to run for Governor. "Youre our strongest man," they told Idm. "But I'd rather be a state Senator", he said. “I wouldn’t advise any young man to follow politics for a living." the Governor told his interviewer. “That's a big mistake. Everyone ought to take “FLU” Colds. Catarrh, Asthma, Bronchitis and the like, try TRU-ADE We wish to call attention of the pub- ; lie that we always have a good supply of this most excellent remedy in stock and recommend it highly. 25c and 50c sizes. HOLTHOUSE DRUG CO. Decatur, Indiana

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an interest in public affairs and more good men ought to become public officials. But they should not make politic* a ‘trade.* They ought to know when to quit." Hobby “Riding Range’ His hobby—if he has one—is “riding the range”, when he goes to Alamosa to the ranch he gets up with the men who work tor him, has breakfast ah A. M., and cau do as good a day’s work as anyone. And when he’s in the eity at his hotel he la the firat about the lobby. "I’ve never hud much time for a hobby" the Governor explained, “i keep fit by working around the state house. “Huurs? I have none. Just stay | uround till the works ail done.” Sterling B. Uacey, the Governor's

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secretary, who happened to pbhs through tlie room heard the Governor'* last remark. "He kept staying later and later," the Secretary explained. “Kora while I stayed around, too, but now it has gotten to be such a regular thing that ! go home wheu dinner time rolls around." o Two Alleged Blackmailers Are Held At Noblesville Noblesvtlle., End Dec. 20 — (U.R> — Wendell C. Hesong, alias "Tim Hawk" and Jack Montgomery, ami alleged accomplice, charged with blackmail, refused to plead when uranged in circuit court here and had their cases set

fer January 23. nesting was returned to jail and Montgomery was at liberty under bond. Heating has confessed to police that

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he item threatening letters to various Indiana persona demanding money. Amtmg those to receive the letter* were: Hal Purdy, vlce-preeldent of ’he

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Mitt mon motor car company, Lewis Kim. president of tin- Cupßa! Iron Works, Indianapolis, and Bailey Hawkins cashier of the Cltlti iis state bank