The Sentinel=record., 1912-05-18
TAYLOR FOR
 HOT SPRINGS
FINDS THE CONGRESSIONAL Dis- TRicT FAvoRs THIS CITY
 AND IS FRI lENDLY.
No Prejudice Existing But on the Other Hand the People Expect Him to Help Get Appropria-
 ton for Our Resort

Col. Sam Taylor, who will be the next congressman from this district, being now the Democratic nominee in 2 solidly Democratic district, is fof Hot Springs, and last night, before the Business Mea's League he made short speech that should have been heard by every other man interested in this resort, whether q citizen tax payer, or whether just friendly in- terested person in the work Of up- building national resort.
 Colonel Taylor was introduced bv President c. N. Rix in few we'll chosen remarks complimentary 10 Colonel Taylor. and in excuse of the small attendance Captain Rix also took occasion to recall that Colonel Taylor had been opposed by Hot Springs man in his race, and that the fact that Colonel Taylor lost tlis county was through spirit Of pa triotism for home man.
 Colonel Taylor answered by stating that he was glad the audience WIS small because he had not 1reparrd any speech to he delivered. He stated that he had many friends in Hot Springs, and that he understood the opposition here was not ppposi ton to him, but coming as sup port to d Hot Springs man. He re- marked that Mir Martin. his uppo nent, was his personal friend, that their campaign had been friendly, and that no unpleasantness had mari- cd their campaign
 You people here in Hot Springs have as good friend in me- said Colonel Taylor, ''as if resided here have been coming to Hot Sprinss for a number of years, as will be attested by Mir. Jones of the Majes tic, and probably ] take greater en- ioyment in the Hot Springs baths than many of you who live here.
 Colonel Taylor said he had always loved and admired Hot Springs. The people of his home town of Pine Bluff liked Hot Springs and the people here. and they liked to come here. The people of the district liked Hot Springs Throughout his campaign he had pledged himself to help u9-  build this great resort in his work in congress. and the people had shown their interest in Hot Springs by applaudins that policy
 He understood that MT Robinson had shown q great effort in behalf of Hot Springs, and he realized that the people here had placed great work in his hands. He paid Mir. Rof inson fine compliment, and stated that it would be his pleasure and his desire to carry on the' work of Mir Robinson had undertaken in behalf Of Hot Springs. and also to do any and everything he could for this peo pie.
 He did not believe that the tax nf the development of such great na- tional resort as Hot Springs should fall wholly on the people of this mu- nicipality, but that the government should do it's part. and should go long ways towards making this the greatest and most ii,t-atitiffftii fiji rsr;stf ! ? in the world
 In closing Mr Taylor told some in- teresting stories. and added tnat ne wanted the people of Hot Springs to feel that they had friend in sam Taylor who would do his utmost for their upbuilding and who wanted 10 get closer to them. and who wanted to come to know them better He stated that 1t might be better that Hot Springs man was elected in the district becanse in asking for appropriations t might seem sell fish motive. but that with him resident of the other end of the dis triet. and not an owner of property here. he was certain that when he asked for help for this resort his plea would not be In vain.