The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1906-07-04
CONGRESSMAN McLAlN.
The Hazlehurst Courier.l

a splendld likeness OF Hon. T.. "A
McLain, the popular congressman
| from this district, which is com
posed of the counties of Copiah.
Adams, Amite, Franklin, Jeifer
son, Claiborne, Pike, Wilkinson
land Lincoln.
/ No man is better known with
the masses in bis section thar
Frank a. Nolan. He repre-
Isented his county in the legisla
ture one term and was elected dis
trict attorney as long as he wanted
the Office and resigned to practice
j his profession.
As district attorney he was Wig,
orous and relentless and was re-
Igarded as holy terror by tbs
leyil-doers. In 1890 his people
sent him as delegate to The
constitutional convention in which
lgreat body he ranked as one of It's
ablest and hard working mem
| bers.
The following splendid tribute
| to the services rendered while 3
public servant of the people ir
the various positions they have
entrusted to him is taken from
the Natchez Democrat, q paper
that has watched his career closely
and one that is not given to praise
unless it is merited:
In all the years of his man
hood be has given his county, dis
d trict, State and country his besl
Iservice and has been a most faith
full, earnest and consistent work
er. In every position that ht
has held be has pursued the same
course towards bis. feilowmen
being the same old Frank Al. Nc
Lain in and out Of Congress Of
any other position and always
ready to performshis duty as ,
public official and citizen. III,
makes no preference in his desir,
to work for the good of his con
stituency and has earned the repu
tation of being second to Johi
Sharp Williams in having intro
duced the greatest number o
Ebills in the Fifty ninth Congress
He is man of tact, is well-knowl
in the Halls of Congress and i
thoroughly conversant with th'
procedure to be followed
Throughout the several depart
ments in Washington as well as il
the House.
An illustration of the earnes
manner in which be works for hi
, constituency was shown when b,
tsecured two Federall buildings q
one session, after the State Legis
lature had re-districted the State
retaining the coast counties in th
SixLh District and THROWN,
Adams in the Seventh.
Congressman McLain can fee
proud of his work in securing th
Federal building for Natchez
I This building is now complet
and the key viii be turned owe
Ito The Government. It will b
lrecalled that when CongressmaI
McLain secured the appropriate
for this building. Biloxi was i
his district and stood the bes
chance Of getting Federal build
ling.
For a long time it looked a
Though Natchez would be left on
lof the bill and our Congressma
was compelled to do some tai
work in the way of mixing aroun
|among members of the House t
insure the two buildings for hi
ldistrict. II was difficult task
land it called for some very fin
work. Two Federal buildings 70
lone Congressional district, an
that district in q Southern State
with a Republican majority i
Congress was regarded as 81
limpossibihty. &c looked a
though one of Che two would b
lost and The indications pointed il
the direction Of The Natchez item
It was asscary position for a Cor
; gressman to be placed 10, but th
gentleman from this district wa
not scared. He worked all th
harder. He hustled and maneu
vered with such success as !
! Ihold both items il the bill. Bi
lIoxi got her appropriation and
well, we have 8 very neat strue
Iture at Main and Wall streets i
q monument I'd the successul worl
performed ky Congressman Mo
Lain.
True to his people at all time
l|anM making their interests ADJ
Itbose of the Democratic party o
paramount Importance, he will
remain at bis post of duty sd
will not enter upon canvass q
the District until Congress I'D
ioufns.
This @is Tie kind of man 1h
people should have IL Office anl
when they get him they shoul'
keep hiif. He Is THE right mai
for tho place.