Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-10-17
STATES VIEWS
IN ACCEPTANCE
CLYDE n. Tavenner Meets With
Democratic Congressional
Committee.
HE TAKES THE NOMINATION
Sets Forth AIOdestly and in Brief
Form His Qualifications for
the Onlce.

Monmouth, III, Oct. 17-(Special.)-
Clyde H. Tavenner, the Cordova news
paper man VINO is running against
James Mckinney for congress, today
formally handed his letter of accept
ance to Hon. Robert L. Downing chair
man of the Fourteenth district con-
gTessioual committee, at a meeting of
the committee which Mr. Tavenner
came from Rock Island in company
with County Chairman NJ. w. Battles
to attend.
Tavenner is not making a campaign
against Mr. Mckinney personally, but
is fighting McKinney's record, espe-
cfaIIy his votes for Cannon as speaker
and his votes against the Improvement
of the rules of the house. Tavenner
has not yet announced his platform,
but is working on it now.
The democratic candidates letter of
acceptance sets forth his qualifications
for the position he seeks, and reads
as follows:
''Tav'S" Letter of Acceptance.
Cordova, Ill, Oct II, 1910.-Hon.
Robert l.. Downing, Chairman Four
teenth Illinois Democratic Congression-
al Committee, Joy, Ill.-Dear Mr..
Downing: l appreciate the honor the
congressional committee confers upon
me by rendering me the nomination
for congress. But I appreciate still
more the responsibility that is involv-
ed in this vote of confidence and trust.
All I can say is that if am elected
to congress neither the congressional
committee nor any voter will ever
have to apologize for having aided me.
Here are some of the reasons why
l believe l am peculiarly qualified to
represent the Fourteenth district in
Washington:
1. My newspaper experience has
made me familiar with even the small
gress and all of the departments of
our government. l know the mem
bers of congress personally.
?. Born on the Mississippi in this
district, am naturally ambitious that
every possible improvement should be
made to this great waterway.
3. AS Washington correspondent for
The Rock Island Argus 1 have found
occasion to familiarize myself with the
arsenal at Rock Island, and believe
there are conditions and rules in force
there at the present time which can be,
and ought to be, improved.
would be Recognized.
4. 1t is very probable that the next
house of representatives will be dem
ocratfc, with Hon. Champ Clark of
Missouri as speaker. In that event a
democratic representative of this dis
trict will be in a much better position
to get results for the Fourteenth ILL
nois district than a republican. Mr..
Clark has cooperated with me from
the first in the writing of my news
paper articles His election to the
speakership would increase my chances
of being appointed to a place on the
rivers and haTboTs committee.
3. l have personally written all of
paign by the democratic national con-
gressional committee. This work has
been endorsed by over four hundred
leading newspaper editors of the Unit
ed States. The position of being in
charge of the publicity work has
thrown me in close contact with the
democratic leaders, and will obviously
work to the end of giving me a valu-
able influence with the party leaders
when they are in control of the house
Work Just Beginning.
One thing more: Election to me will
not mean that my work is over, but |