▁persons ▁called ▁and ▁visited ▁and ▁ ▁that ▁they ▁thought ▁a ▁substantial ▁number ▁of ▁votes ▁for ▁me ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁counted . ▁This ▁probably ▁did ▁happen , ▁though ▁to ▁what ▁extent ▁no ▁one ▁can ▁be ▁sure . ▁It ▁also ▁hurt ▁the ▁president ial ▁campaign ▁of ▁my ▁friend , ▁Governor ▁Alf ▁M . ▁Land on ▁of ▁Kansas . ▁This ▁rein for ced ▁my ▁conv iction ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁absolutely ▁necessary ▁for ▁the ▁rights ▁of ▁the ▁minor ity ▁party ▁to ▁be ▁protected ▁in ▁elections ▁through ▁the ▁appointment ▁of ▁prec inct ▁jud ges ▁and ▁cler ks . ▁ ▁After ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁an ▁initi ated ▁act ▁required ▁Republican ▁representation ▁at ▁all ▁prec inct s ▁and ▁on ▁counting ▁bo ards . ▁Without ▁such ▁a ▁measure , ▁it ▁was ▁spec ulated ▁that ▁Republic ans ▁could ▁never ▁have ▁overcome ▁the ▁obst acles ▁they ▁faced ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁establish ▁a ▁two - party ▁system ▁in ▁Ark ansas . ▁ ▁Ba iley ' s ▁lieutenant ▁governor ▁was ▁also ▁named ▁" B a iley " ▁( Ro bert ▁L . ▁Ba iley ). ▁The ▁Ba iley ▁administration ▁developed ▁a ▁library ▁and ▁ret irement ▁system ▁and ▁established ▁the ▁state ' s ▁first ▁agricult ural ▁experiment ▁station ▁at ▁B ates ville . ▁During ▁his ▁term , ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Public ▁W elf are ▁was ▁founded ▁and ▁Ark ansas ▁was ▁made ▁el ig ible ▁for ▁federal ▁w elf are ▁programs . ▁Ba iley ▁supported ▁U . S . ▁President ▁Franklin ▁Del ano ▁Ro ose vel t ' s ▁New ▁De al ▁programs . ▁During