Kammala wannan jumla: A 1912, an zabe shi ya zama kwamiti na Jam'iyyar Democrat na Wyoming kuma ya yi aiki a matsayin shugaban kwamitin tsakiya na Jam'iyyar Democrat na Laramie daga 1914 zuwa 1916. A shekara ta 1916, an zabe shi don ya zama wakili ga
Taron kasa na jam'iyyar Democrat tare da John B. Kendrick, Victor T. Johnson, Pete Kinney, J. J. Cash, da kuma P. J. O'Connor.