Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-08-04
TI0R DECLINES HX0N'S PROPOSAL ELIMINATION RACE
es Not Agree with Idea
 Iat Jefferson Democrats hnlv Should Have Say.

bnly Should Have oay'
 oressman Sam Taylor yesterday
 d to Attorney T. Havis Nixon's losal that a primary be held in
 brson county to permit white (ocrats to decide on this county's
 ;date in the congressional race.
 Ingressn1an Taylor's reply, and
 J;yon's proposal are contained in
 following letters:
 Taylor's Attitude. .
 "Pine Bluff, Aug. 3.
 T. Havis Nixon,
 '.pine Bluff, Ark.
 hear MT. Nixon-Late yesterday
 rnoon your partner, MT. Levine,
 He'd me letter from you dated
 F29th, in which, among other
 es YOU say. and you are doubt
 aware of the fact that I expect |ontest your right to longer repre-
 this district in congress, and 1 intend to become candidate Ithat position myself
 |n your letter you propose that we mit our claims for the Democratic kination to the white Democratic brs of Jefferson county and let
 say which they prefer to repre-
 them in the next congress.
 do not think should be asked to fest in two Democratic primaries fytime I am4a candidate for con- ss Such request, however, was
 e of me when I became a candi- 1 in 1911. To this I agreed with
 then opponent, resulting as you
 NV. in my favor, the people of Jef- son county giving me fine major
 It cannot be said, I think, that build be afraid to contest with any for official endorsement in our l county of Jefferson, for the req that the people of this county e never refused me any honor l
 sought at their hands. -rhis congressional district is com ed of the counties of Arkansas, keland, Dallas, Desha, Drew, Gar h. Grant, Hot Spring, Jefferson, coln,. Lonoke and Saline and each every white Democratic voter in Be several counties have right to ! ak as to who shall be their Demo- Itic nominee for congress, and l unwilling to deny my feAow citi- Is in the district the right to pse me if they see proper. When fgreed to the run off in Jefferson bnty in 1911 many friends over the trict complained at me for so do- i, and I then said that would not Ice should I again be a candidate congress, but would submit my he in the general Democratic pri- Try of all the counties of the dis 1t. The people of the district bw of my services in congress and |ether I remained at my post of (y and loyal to their best interest. 1 my services in their behalf have t their approval they will make it hifest by voting for me in the gen. p primary when held. Yours very truly, SAM M. TAYLOR" NixOn's Challenge. "Pine Bluff, July 29, 1915. lon. S. M. Taylor,
 "Pine Bluff, Ark. My Dear MT. Taylor-I understand h expect to be candidate for con ess to succeed yourself, and you are pbtless aware of the fact that | beet to contest your right to longer present this district in congress, D that I intend to become a can late for that position myself. Fln view of the fact that we both |e in the same city and are both (ll known to the people of this hnty, and in view of the further et that it would require but little pense to submit our respective lims to the white Democratic voters our home county and let them Y which they prefer to represent em in the next congress, I am will B and suggest and now propose to |u that we submit our respective Hims to the qualified white Demo- etic electors of Jefferson county at primary election to be held on any |te named by you between now and e first day of September, 1915. That each of us name half the fges and clerks to conduct said ection, and each pay half the ex- |nse of same and, if the results o1 |e said election be in your favor, ] III not be candidate for that posi- pm, and if I should be the choice o1 e Democratic voters of our county en you withdraw from the race. Yours very respectfully, "T. HAVIS NIXON. FP. S.-If time in which to arrange r holding the primary is not suttl' ent will agree on some other date M"