The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-04-03
BOGGS VS.. AIKEN
Congressman Aiken Says he Will be
Pleased to Have Mr.. Boggs Keep
Him Company In Race For
Congress.

Cogressman Aiken spent a couple
Of hours in the city yesterday after
noon, says the Anderson Daily Mail.
Mr.. Aiken secured a few days
leave of absence from his duties in
Washington to visit his home at Alb
beville on private business. He has
son in school at Greenville, and de-
cided to come by Anderson on his way
to Greenville, and his many friends
here were more than glad to see him.
Mr.. Aiken seemed in the best Of
health and was as joyial as Of yore.
The life in Washington is not telling
on him. Naturally about the first
question put to him by his friends
was about the race for congress this
summer and what he thought Of hav-
ing Solicitor Boggs as an opponent.
"Why, that is all right,'' - he said,
"I will be candidate for reelection.
julie Boggs and myself are the best
of friends, and I would be very silly
to object to him running for congress
if he wants to do so, [ will have to 60
all over the district this summer any
way, whether Boggs runs or not, and
I will be very glad to have him 60
along and keep me company. He is
nice fellow and I can enjoy myself
with him. But Of course I don't
think he stands ghost Of chance Of
being elected.' And Mr.. Aiken smiled
genially.
"It's like this,'' said Mr.. Aiken,
"the office Of congressman belongs to
the people. If they want me to con-
tinue to represent them I shall be
glad to do so, and if they want some
one else I am ready to step down and
out. I think, though, the people have
learned to set some store by the fact
that length Of service adds to eff
cheney, and that they will argue that
if they have a congressman who is
doing good service there Will be no
need of change An inexperienced
man is not worth much. At the same
time it is the duty Of the people, if
they find that they have an ineff-
cient public servant, to make change.
It will be up to the people to decide
this summer, and I am quite willing
to 60 before the people and ask them
to decide it. I am not mad at my
friend Boggs for running, and l dom
want him to get mad when I keep
him from getting the office.'
| When asked about the, trend of
legislation in Washington Mr.. Aiken
said he could give no more informa-
ton than had already been given in
The Daily Mails report from Wash
ington. The statehood bill has been
held up for the present, he said, but
would probably pass.
The appropriation Ior tne ALueleon
postoffice building is as much a GER
tainty as anything in the future can
be, he said. Anderson has been in
cluded in the general public building
bill, which is about ready to be re-
ported to the house, and the bill is
certain to 60 through. Speaker Can
non has been holding the bill as club
over the heads Of the insurgents on
the statehood bill and other matters,
but it will certainly be passed.
In reply to a question Mr.. Aiken
said he thought there was still
chance for the bill to create a new
federal district in this state, but he
is not every optimistic over it. The
South Carolina members will endeav-
or to get the bill up in short while
and see what can be done with it.