The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-01

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 RICHARD W EVANS
 Campaign Manager for County In accepting the management Mr. Henderson campaign in Jefferson county Mr. Evans wrote Mr. Henderson as follows
 Birmingham, Ala, February 2S 1914 HON. CHAS. HENDERSON,
 Montgomery, Ala.
 My Dear Sir: complying with the request of many of friends and supporters undertake the direction o your campaign in Jefferson county.
 While obligations imposed by the management of al poitica campaign are most onerous exactng believe that who is instrumental at this time in putting down further political eds and agitatons performs dsnctve and atno service to the state Mr. Comer great issue upon hopes ride into office again and which he has been most industrious pushing the fore ever ham meng it n and out of because he knows to popular the L. N railroad matters started to the rairoad question: but note there to be small distinction, appears that all railroads do not look exactly alike to Mr. Conner for he to have peculiarly undyng hatred for the president of the l.. X N.
 hold brief from any railroad and never have and think that those who know best will acquit me of pcion prejudice favor of public corporations and credit my views at face value.
 Everybody pretty much but Mir. Conner realizes that railroad regulation accomplished and your jurisdiction vindicaed the Minnesota decision that this fight is already and that Conner is rang the bones dead skeeton willing Mr. Conner all due praise for his part what has been done in the railroad gh everybody that the railroads needed reguaton but the burning question and the issue of the hour strikes me re fermentation and turmoil? Is Mr. Conner temperamenaly suited to the demands and needs of the times? Instead of
 
 omened and turned upside down. don't the other hand after much distraction and Nssenon need pursue policy of reconstruction rather than destruction? that what want invite capital to state do best to drive 1t away to try and win confidence without which there can be no busness-not to wantony destroy it. believe if the people were left alone unramped by de- signing and eseekng politicians allowed pursue vacations peace that the conditions ripe auspc prosperity plants should soon begin to full tme the working would have full ploymen and full dinner pail'
 Then again it is apparent, believe all observan men, aloff mnistraon and emphasize ths business administration of conomy efficiency and conservatism We needs wipe out deficits with all the vast revenues of this sate upwards of six million dollars annually the people should insist that such reroach as deficit be forever put stop to- and that live within .4.s~.5.eae MT. Comer's notably exravagant administration Governor eks left him in the treasury, round figures $1S00O0O this Mr. Conner proceeded to spend with lavish hand winding with the reproach of deficit notwithstand ing the fact that the Conner greatly increased those of the preceding administration have before your very interesting compilation of receipts and disbursements during the Conner administration showing grand total of receipts of 45O0 and the ex pendture of $20 thus running into debt notw standing the fact that Mr. Conner increased four years compared with the four years preceding mnistraon $594s3Oo increase of 45 per cent These figures staggering They should at give pause the thoughtful of Alabama and make Mr. give some as to the people whose suffrage he expects that will not rn amuck with such lavish hand should he be elected notice from the newspapers that quoted as saving Che isproud of it and will do it again.
 As ecampagn progresses expect go further into the natter securing further figures and data Your setting forth and abuatng the receipts and disbursements Comers administrations compared with the preceding one most interesting and Illuminating and believe should have wide circulation.
 have written you in most general way, outlining the that acuae espousng your cause and conclude that elect Conner would be less crmel against the state and rretrievabe bunde do believe that the good people of Alabama be trusted of and that they will hand Mr. Conner licensing him to continue his unwhole some policy. N From preliminary survey of the situation am led to ex will have tremendous following in Jefferson county leading the other candidates by handsome plurality With great respect. am
 Very truly yours
 RICHARD V. EVANS