The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-05-06
MILAN FOR REELECTION.

land constituents Of Hon. Frank
A. McLain that lie has yielded
Ibis consent to again stand for re.
election to Congress from this
district. Two cars ago when
eanvassiag tile district, Mr.. Me-
LAIN declared that it was his in
ltentiou, fthen re elected, to retire
from political life at the end of
bis next term and resume the
practice Of bis profession, the
lIaw, deyoting his attention there
after TO private rather than pub
| lie business. This announcement
was made IN the nature Of a.
declaration Of a plan or purpose
as to his own future course. and
not IN the nature of a pledge to-
leither bis constituents or TO any
future aspirant for the Office. Af-l
ter thoughtful and mature DELHI
Grafton and urgent solicitation by
many, he has at last decided to
reconsider the private plans then
contemplated, and become a candi.
date again. In other words, he has
Exercised that sacred right uni
yersally accorded to woman
changed his mind and IF which.
Las we have stated, his thousands
Iuf friends and constituents are
glad.
Cong FRESHMAN MeI1ain is gna +
Ethe pfartl.all, nss fal mea ID Con-
Egrfss from lha South, notNiiIi
standing he is Il member If The
minority party. Far example, i
IS nit needfnl to 60 back any
further than The present CONGRESS-
to praye this
When fne Sixtieth Congress
Emet. Mr.. McLain was assigned to a
place on the Committee on Public
/ Buildings and Grounds, one of the.
important committees of that
| body. As a member If fhe sub
committee having Mississippi
lalang with other States to pass
upon, his work and influence were
such as tn get recommended
| from this committee and its incar-
poration into the general commit
tee bill, an appropriation Of sos,
900 for a government postoffice
4 building at BIookhayeD, in his
own district, and in addition to
this, BY the corporation Of other
Mississippi Congressmen, got
Laurel, Hattiesburg, Greenwood,
West Point and Corinth into the
| bill for similar buildings; and in
addition still he secured appro-
Ipriations for the enlargement of
the buildings at jackson, Meri-
! dian, Columbus, Gulfport and
4 Yazoo City; thus giving to eur
State six new public buildings
and appropriations for the inn
provement and enlargement OF
live others.
OF course, as stated. other Mis-
Isisssippi Congressman assisted
him materially in what was done
for buildings outside Of his own
| district, BY furnishing needed data
and in other ways, but Mr.. Nc
I4ain's work shows that lie was
alert and effective in working for
the whole State from the vantage
lground be occupied and made his
efforts count.
This is but one illustration of
our Congressman's work and in
| fuenee as member Of the minors
1ity in Congress. On all party
measures and principles he is in
full and active accord with his
party associates and is always
lready to stand and be counted
with the Democrats when needed.
While casting no aspersions on
other aspirants or attempting to
lunduly depreciate their merits,
The Leader would say in a SEN
|tence that Congressman McLain's
personal and official integrity. un-
limpeaohable character, we'll known
ability, fidelity, long experience
land faithful official record are all
such as to make him the logical
candidate for the people to elect
from. this district as his own sue
cessor, and we believe they will
SO view It.
p. M. Gary, the Alcorn College
professor who appeared at the
/ Republican Convention in this
lcity last week with proxy as
Foraker delegate from Wilkinson,
land came SO near getting into
lserious trouble, was not a resident
lof the district, and this appears TO
lhave been specially resented by
lthe Taft men. Gary informed a
Representative Of The Leader at
the depot while waiting for the
next train, that while be is a
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