Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-10-04
REPLY IS GIVEN BY
HON. E. B. LEWIS.
Accepts The Nomination of
Party
FOR coNGsEss THIRD DISTRICT
Conere ssman lewis Replies to For
mai Note of Exs cutiVa Committee
Accepting for SIKH Timo the Hon
or Thus Conferred.

Hon. e. b. Lewis has replied for
mally to the committee of five, appoin-
ted by the Executive Committee of the
Third District assembled in Amertcus
last week. notifying him of the consol-
idation OF the vote of the district and
his nomination as the standard bearer
of the Third district for the sixtieth
congress. Mr.. Lewis formal reply is as
follows:
Montezuma, Ca, Sept. 27th.-Messrs
j. M. Collum, j. F. Wright, j. S. By
rom, A. c. Riley, w. NJ. Harper, mott
fication committee:
My Dear Sirs:-Y onr communication
eff the Goth inst. received, informing me
that the Democratic Executive Com
mittee of the Third Congressional Dis
trict, at a meeting yesterday, CONSOLE
dated the votes cast at the Democratic
primary on August 22nd, last, and find
ing that [ had received a majority of
the votes cast, declared that I was the
nominee of the Democratic party for
the Goth Congress of the United States
and kindly requested that I accept the
nomination.
With the highest appreciation l do
accept the honor conferred upon me,
and l desire, through your honorable
body, to express to the Democrats OF
the Third Congressional District my
most sincere appreciation for their con-
tidence in me.
And, as the standard bearer of my pO-
litical party, it will be my highest aim
to uphold the banner of pure democracy
-fearlessly, honestly and at all times
uncompromisingly
The Goth Congress will be most i'm
pOrtant, for the reason of the approach
ing Presidential election. Our fOrmi-
dable opponent, the Republican party,
will be extremely active in their efferts
to impress upon the country the rea-
sons and necessity for theirparty being
retained in power. But I see discomfort
rising from all sections over the Repub-
lican administration of this country
affairs.
The people have been and are now
demanding strict government regula-
ton and control of the railroads, as
well as the immoral grating of dis
honest organized capital.
There is an overwhelming demand
that the existing Republican protective
tariff which, for years, has resulted in
making the few rich, while robbing the
great masses of the people, be revised
and reduced, but the leaders of the Re
publican party are now stoutly assert
ing that the tariff must not be changed
or tempered with.
The American people, in my opinion,
are firmly convinced that they cannot
expect these and other needed reforms
to be made by the Republican party.
Therefore, they are looking for change
of the administration of affairs of this
government from the Republican to the
Democratic party, whose position on
these questions are plain, bold, and
cannot be miscOnstrued.
AS your representative in Congress, /
expect to work earnestly for the ad-
vancement and upbuilding of the entire
country, and shall give special atten-
ton TO the affairs of the Third Congress
sional District caring for the interest
and extending every courtesy to my
entire constituency. Very sincerely,
E. B, LEWIS,