The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-12-18
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HAS NOT MADE
UP HIS MIND.
COL n. n. COX SAYS HE
Is STILL CONSIDERING
THE CONGRESS-
IUNAL NAT
TER.
There is Plenty OF Time, He |
Says.-Feels Under Obliga-
tiOns to the People Ofthe
District for What they
Have Already Done
for Him.
DECLARES FOR PARKER FOR
PRESIDENT.

Col N. N. Cox, of franklin
prospective candidate for Congress
from this district. who was in Co
lumbIa Wednesday, having come here
to attend the marriage of his SOIL.
shook hands with quite number OF
his political friends who called to see
him at the Bethel House In a talk
with representative of the Herald as
to whether or not he would De can
didate against Congressman Padgett,
he said:
II really haven't anything to say,
for I haven't nade up nay mind.
There IS plenty Of time, the election
being twelve months off. have
canvassed the seventh Congressional
District ten times in the past twenty
years. and | know about everybody In
1t, go there is no necessity for my
making long campaign Three or
four months will do me. ! have been
importuned by my friends from every
county IN the district to make the
race, but my family and my friends
ut home oon t want me to run. They
say to me, that | held the Office five
terms and that there is no additional
honor to De gotten out of 1t ana that
certainly from a financial standpoint
1t is no inducement Yet, while this
ls true. there ia another side to tine
question am just as grateful to the
people of the Seventh district today as
was when | was an active candidate
before them. For ten years they gave
me the Office as long as L asked them
for It, and / left 1t voluntarily, and |
do not feel like saying to them now
that | will have nothing more to do
with them | still feel grateful to
them for what they did for me when |
was ASKING them for their suffrage,
ana | feel that they still have some |
claim upon me. II they want me to
go back, feel that l t is my duty to
consider their wishes
AS to the reports that | have
already made up my mind on the
matter, they are incorrect. | am
simply considering 1t. That is all |
Can say AS | have said, there is still
plenty of time, and we can tell what
may develop There are other men IN
this district of ability and courage,
and just as good democrats as either
Mr.. Padgett or myself, who would
make excellent representatives. But
If the people continue 10 press ME,
shall at the proper time come out in
a fiat footed statement and tell what
Will do.
Col. Cox stated that he thought the
conditions were shaping themselves
for the nomination OF Judge Parker,
Of New York, for President He
stated that he was in favor of Parker s
because he was fearless
Democrat, OF recognized ability, and
BILE character and IN
tegrlty, and without any atagonlsms
within the rarity ranks. He said he
believed Roosevelt would be nominated
oy the Republicans and he stated that
n his opinion more dangerous man
vas never nominated by any party in
his country. He bungles every
Important matter that comes before
him his conduct in the Panama affair
las been nothing short of high way
said Col COX. He has :
,iolated every principle of right and 9
ustlce, and has overridden all in y
irrational law, to accomplish his
b1ect But, he said. what are the
Democrats going 70 do about it2 The .
'lunder has been made-just like it was 9
made IN the Philippines aud we can t 8
etrace our steps. All the Democrats
an say 10, go ahead and dig.
Col. Cox stated that he was more IL
Interested In the next platform of the
Democratic party than he was in it's u
andidate. He thought 1t should be I
and at the same time
aggressive. He thought that the party
hOuld make the fight on live ques- u
Gus. N