The Monticellonian., 1915-08-12

date for that position myself. :" : ssln your letter you propose : that we submit our claims fol the Democratic nomination tC the white Democratic vot CTS of Jefferson county and le' them say which they prefer to represent them in the Congress
 "I do not think I should be asked to contest in two Demo cratic primaries every time 1 am a candidate for Congress. Such request, however, was made of me when 1 became candidate in 1911. To this 1 agreed with my then opponent, resulting as you know, in my favor, the people of Jefferson county giving me fine majority. It can not be said, think, that 1 would be afraid to contest with anyone for official endorsement in our county of Jefferson, for the reas- on that the people of this coun- ty have never refused me any honor l ever sought at their hands.
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 "This congressional district is composed of the counties of Ar kansas, Cleveland, Dallas, De- sha, Drew, Garland, Grant, Hot Springs, Jefferson, Lincoln, Lonoke and Saline, and each and every white Democratic voter in these several counties have a right to speak as to who shall be their Democratic nominee for Congress, and I am unwilling to deny my fellow-citizens in the district the right to choose me if they see proper. When 1 agreed to the "run-off" in Jefferson county in 1911 many friends over the district complained at me for so doing, and l then said that 1 would not so agree should 1 again be a candidate for Congress, but would submit my name in the general Democratic primary of all the counties of the district. The people of the district know of my services in Congress and whether Iremained at my post of duty and loyal to their best in terests. If my services in their behalf have met their approval they will make it manifest by voting for me in the general primary when held. Yours very truly, Sam M. Taylor.
 In the above letter Col. $. NJ. i. Taylor very promptly and prop erly sits down on MT. Nixon's proposition for Jefferson coun- ty primary to determine who, of the two, should be a candidate for Congress in the 9th District. Col. Taylor is now the Congress- man and every county in the Sixth District has an interest in him. He has proven himself ab- solutely worthy of the great , trust imposed in him; and his l constituency would not stand for the 'gamblingiaway of their oppor- tunitv of returning him to Con- gross.
 The narrow, contracted pro- cess of local elimination sug. gested by Mir. Nixon might prove most disastrous to the welfare of the district; and a. gain, it might be very expensive and annoying to Col. Taylor. Ii he should have consented to run the Jefferson county race out with Nixon, in September, and ! won, as he probably would have done, another aspiring Jefferson County Congressional place. hunter would have the same right to demand a run-of with him in October, another in No | vember, and others in December
 January and February, and thus keep him constantly busy, al home, while opponents, outside of Jefferson county, would be canvasslng the District.
 When Col. Talor and Judge Gould had their county pref ferential primary, the people of the District had little interes, in the matter; but since Col
 Taylor has been elected to Con
 gress his services belong to the whole district, and the voters o.