Governor of Kentucky
On November 27, 1950, Governor Clements resigned to accept a seat in the U.S. Senate, elevating Wetherby to governor. One of his first actions in this capacity was to call a special legislative session to convene on March 6, 1951 for the purpose of allocating and spending the state's $10 million budget surplus. Among the expenditures approved in the special session were increases teachers' salaries and state benefits for the needy and government employees. Wetherby's popularity soared as a result of this session, and he seriously considered running for the Senate seat vacated by the death of Virgil Chapman in 1951. Instead, after talking with Clements and other Democratic leaders, he decided to seek a full, four-year term as governor.
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