I te tau 1912, i kōwhiria ia hei mema o te komiti Democratic Congressman o Wyoming, ā, i mahi hei tumuaki o te Komiti Matua o te Kaunihera o Laramie mai i te tau 1914 ki te tau 1916. I te tau 1916, i tohua ia hei karere ki te Democratic National Convention
I te taha o John B. Kendrick, Victor T. Johnson, Pete Kinney, J. J. Cash, me P. J. O'Connor.