The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-03
LOVE DIRECTS A
LETTER To VOTERS
HATTIESBuRG ~-cAN0lpAIE-~EoR
REELECTION AS BANK fEx-s {
J, AMuNER, ANNOUNCE

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A letter to the voters of the Second
district of Mississippi, asking their
support of his candidacy for re-elec
ton as bank examiner for this district
at the August primaries, was made
public today by J. S. Love, of Hatties
burg.
Mr.. Love is known to practically
every person in the city,. and since
he assumed the duties of bank ex-
aminer last April, has become per.
sonally acquainted with hundreds OF
persons throughout the district,
His letter to the voters is as fol
lows:
l take this means of announcing to
all the Democratic voters in this, the
Southern or Second district of Missis-
sippi that am a candidate for the
office of bank examiner from this dis
trict, and ask your support in the
August primaries.
You will recall that as a result of a
competitive oral and written examina.
ton held by the state board Of bank
commissioners at Jackson in April.
1914, at which time twelve men were
examined for the three places to be
awarded, I made the highest grade of
the twelve applicants and thus secur-
ed the office that now hold, of state
bank examiner for the Southern dis
trict
My term will expire January 1, 1915,
and l now ask you to elect me to the
full term of four years. sa' u"
In asking your vote, + refer you
with confidence and some degree of
pride to my record as bank examiner
for the thirteen months have been in
office. l have devoted mytWhole time
to the work, and have met the many
obligations and grave responsibilities
that the office has brought with my
whole heart and mind, and have been
faithful and conscientious at all times.
With what result I ask you to judge.
| ask at your hands as careful inves
tigation Of my administration Of this
office as you can make, and If you
can support me for the full term l
shall be grateful and shall pledge you
an earnest continuance of the poll
cies and a conscientious adherence to
the principles that have governed by
every action for the thirteen months
past.
Scores of bankers and lbusiness men
and hundreds of men from all walks
of life in South Mississippi have vol
unteered their approval of my conduct
Of this office, have pledged me their
support, and expressed their opinion
that there should be no opposition to
the examiners who have only just be-
gun to put the provisions of this new
banking law into effect,
Calling attention also to the old
Democratic custom of endorsing by
election to a full term an official who
has served worthily and acceptably
in a short or unexpired term.
However, it is the privilege of any
man who can qualify under the law
to ask for your support,and in case
should have opposition only ask your
impartial investigation into my fitness
for election.
On account of the law making it
necessary for me to go into the GEN.
trail and northern Mississippi districts,
spending as much time in each of
these as in the southern district,
will have opportunity to speak person
ally to only a relatively small num-
Der of the voters. l regret this, but
am sure you would not have me neg
lect this responsible work for even
day in order to canvass the district
for votes.
You will allow me, then, this person
al word:
| was born in Brooksville, Noxubee
county, Mississippi, 38 years ago.
After spending three years in Missis-
sippi College at Clinton, at the age of
20 | secured work as bookkeeper in
the Merchants and Farmers Bank of
Macon, Miss. About two years later
| went to Hattiesburg. with the Ma
tional Bank of Commerce. One year
dressed at Lumberton. or Hattiesburg.
assume charge as cashier of the new