esch ▁returned ▁to ▁Mason ▁to ▁practice . ▁ ▁In ▁her ▁mem oir s , ▁Me use bach – Z esch ▁mentions ▁an ▁election ▁year ▁campaign ▁bar bec ue ▁when ▁future ▁Texas ▁govern ors ▁ ▁Mi ri am ▁Fer g us on ▁and ▁James ▁E . ▁Fer g us on ▁were ▁present . ▁The ▁Fer g us ons ▁had ▁moved ▁to ▁Temple ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 7 , ▁where ▁Jim ▁Fer g us on ▁was ▁founder ▁and ▁president ▁of ▁Temple ▁State ▁Bank . ▁Ne ither ▁Fer g us on ▁had ▁yet ▁held ▁political ▁office . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 0 , ▁Jim ▁Fer g us on ▁had ▁served ▁as ▁campaign ▁manager ▁for ▁the ▁un success ful ▁g ubern atorial ▁bid ▁of ▁Robert ▁V ance ▁David son . ▁ ▁He ▁had ▁also ▁been ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁g ubern atorial ▁campaign ▁of ▁Oscar ▁Branch ▁Col qu itt , ▁who ▁was ▁sw orn ▁in ▁as ▁Governor ▁of ▁Texas ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁Me use bach – Z esch ▁approached ▁Governor ▁Col qu itt ▁for ▁a ▁state ▁appointment . ▁He ▁required ▁her ▁to ▁submit ▁a ▁pet ition ▁signed ▁by ▁citizens ▁of ▁the ▁Mason ▁area ▁recomm ending ▁her ▁for ▁the ▁position . ▁She ▁saw ▁his ▁response ▁as ▁gender - mot iv ated , ▁and ▁decided ▁it ▁was ▁time ▁to ▁move ▁on ▁to ▁visit ▁her ▁sister ▁and ▁brother - in - law ▁in ▁Al aska . ▁On ▁the ▁way , ▁she ▁decided ▁to ▁stop ▁in ▁W ins