Show SENATOR FOR FOE A NIGHT Colonel Peck of Kansas Took the Job Once to Save the Gov Governors Governors Governors f Life New York Sun Coburn of Kansas the only cit citizen citizen citizen izen of the Sunflower state who declined the senatorial toga said a graybeard in Kansas politics There was Peck A vacancy was created in the senate by b the death of Preston B 13 Plumb col colleague co colleague 1 league of Ingalls The legis legle legislature legislature lature was not in session and it was up to old Governor Humphrey to make an appointment The activity of the politicians on this occasion made Iowa and Indiana look as asIf asIf asif If they the were hitched to a gravestone It was almost impossible for a stranger to get a u bed or a bite to eat in Topeka unless he was a candidate for Plumbs shoes Poor old Humphrey Humphre get a wink of sleep for a week Finally after all the buttons had been pulled off the govern governors governors governors ors coat he jumped in a carriage late at Itt night and told the driver to land him himat himat himat at the home of George R H Peck who at atthe atthe atthe the tim was general counsel of the Atch Atchison AtchIson ison icon Topeka Santa Fe system Peck was In bed be but the governor pounded on the door until the attorney stuck his head out of the window in a snowstorm and wanted to know who was there The governor quickly told Without waiting to put p t on his party part clothes Peck hurried downstairs to receive his visitor The governor was a plain man honest and bluff I have it from mighty good authority thc interview inter was as fol follows follows follows lows The Governor George for heavens sake se s e take this so I can get gH some sleep There are forty men at the th Copeland House who are after it and I J Jant want ant somebody to take it who asked for It Colonel Peck But governor I dont want the job The Governor I know you dont give a ad d n for it George and wh I want you to take it Youre probably the only man In Kansas who after it Colonel Peck I cant take it govern governor or Im a busy bus man and the interests of o othe the company I represent Governor Hang the company Take it for tonight toni ht anyhow Will Vill you do that Colonel Peck If it will help you gov governor governor O I will think it over until morning so you rou can get some sleep and save your our life The governor put his arm around Pecks neck and wept for joy He drove back to the th Copeland House where tho the candidates were still sun lined up and told them the thing was settled that Peck had the job Quicker than a of cats the can car candidates rushed away awa and the governor went to bed for the first time in a week As you ou may know Peck Peek the next day declined the honor but the governor in inthe inthe inthe the m had selected Congressman Perkins from his Ills own town Coburn put on any airs for refusing a |