The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-09-03
The Congressional Race.
ts3oM r. OAlLEYS NATIONAL DEMOCRAT OF AUG IT iso
JEFFERSONvlIE INDIANA


The next Congressional race in The Third Indifna
district is aheady attracting little attention al
though the nomination of candidate is nearly
year away and the election will not be held till No
vember 1910. The interest is confined, as usual, to
the Democratic nominations since it is a foregone
conclusion that the Democrats will elect the man they
nominate.
That the next Congressman from the district will
be George II. Volght, for so many years one of the
recogr lied leaders of Jeffersonville Clark county
and Third district Democracy and one of the ablest
OF them ALL is the growing conviction of many OBJ
servers That Clark county will be almost unarl-
imously for him is fully assured and in this state
ment there is no disparagement of Congressman W.
b. CcX who has an ambition to serve third term at
Washington. -Four years ago moderate proportion
Of the Clark county vote cast for Mr.. Cox. His
OppCnment at that time was not Clark county
man but even so, lnneutral territory, Mr.. Cox was
long way from carrying the county at the primaries
This time it may safely be predicted that the Clark
cunty vote will be practically solid for Mr.. Voght
since ne will be in the position of 'favorite SON"
Not only so but Mr.. Voght has been assured of the
energetic support OF the men who four years ago
were Mr.. Cox's warmest supporters and in review
Of those who are regarded as the party workers of
Clark comfy including all the recognized leaders
and wheelhorses, there will be no break in the solid
phaaax which will fall in line to insist upon sending
a Clark county man to Washington.
The fight will come in some of the other counties,
perhaps chiefly in Floyd, Washington Orange and
Perry counties, and the outcome is still the knees
OF tne gods, but Clark county Democrats certain
their man has excellent chance of winning. There
can be no doubt that many of Mr. Cox's supporters
Tour years ago. in the historic fight with Judge
Zenor will be lukewarm or antajonistic this year
because the very argument that put them on his
SIDE at that time will range them against him now,
and they will feel free to rally to the support of
their candidate
ferhaps the most potent weapon in Mr.. CoX's
armory IN 1906 was the argument that Judge Zenor
mad served too long and that he was getting strange
hod on the office. Neither was the argument made
mat ne ought to quit because he had served three
Or Tour terms but it was argued that neither he
any other man ought to serve more than two terms,
Out that after receiving the second nomination
Without fight it was time for the incumbent to per-
lnl the office to be 'passed around" Mr.. Cox may
nave logical answer to this argument but it is
Undoubtedly l being made very generally by Demo-
eIdus VINO are in no sense and never have been his
opponents politically.
Inc NEWS has never asserted that no man should
serve more than two terms and would not subscribe
70 lhe doctrine for their may be men of such out
S'anding ability that once sent to Congress it might
oe rlght to keep them there indefinitely. man of
average ability however, who can be easily matched
~ every county of the nine which compose the Con-
@tssonal @ district will never be permitted to secure
A. NE tenure of he Office and it is not in the least likely
ua al tne Democracy of the third district will
PPelillC Pe any Congressman to hold his job so long
-eleaLter that ne should get tired of it.