The Tupelo journal., 1918-04-26
T. K. BOGGAN
FOR CONGRESS

candidacy for Congress.
Two years ago a great many of my friends
urged me to enter the congressional race. But,
at that time, the people of the 38th Senatorial
District had just elected me to the
and could not afford to ask
for promotion until | had rendered the service
which they had chosen me to perform. Last
wear those same friends with many others
again urged m. to enter the race; and, after
looking carefully over the situation, | let as
many of my friends as | could in various parts
of the District know that | was a candidate. |
had scarcely given out this information, how
ever. before | learned that the report was be-
mo circulated in several places in the District
that | would not run. | corrected this report
in every place from which | heard it. But, |
learned almost Immediately that the report
was current in some places that l had With
drawn from the race.
have never authorized any man, woman
or child, to state that l was not a candidate or
that [ would under any circumstances With
draw. But, on the other hand, | have SAID TO
every person who has ever mentioned TINS
matter to me, that | was in the race to stay.
shall esteem it a favor II you Will listen
for these false reports and will correct them
whenever YOU hear them. You can rest assur-
ed that [ am in the race until the election re-
CARELESS of anything you may hear to the con-
trary.
was born at Mooreville in Lee county,
where l attended CH0 COllIHlOll SIOo III o1N
winter and worked on the farm the rest OF the
time until | was seventeen years old. MY
father then moved to Fulton In ltaWamba
county. | clerked in a store there tor about a
veaf and went to school several months. l en-
tered the High School at Tupelo and complet-
ed the course of study in one session. L then
went to the University of Mississippi and grad
uated from the Literary Department IN 1913.
7 came out of that institution $4,000 IN debt
for money l had borrowed at 10 per cent IN
terest to pay my way through college and acc
copied a position as a teacher at a salary OIL
100000 a year.
In that capacity, l stayed at my post,
looked after my duties, and gave the people
who EMPLOYED me the very best service ! was
capable of rendering. They were kind enough
to say that | succeeded and they raised my sal
arv every year for seven years.
In 1911 gave up the Superintendency OF the
Biloxi City schools, went back to the Universe
of Mississippi, and took my senior law
graduating there with distinction the
following spring. Il had taken the JUNIOR
course prior to that time at the University OF
Michigan in the summer schools.) have been
nracticing NV profession ever since.
was appointed by the Governor, amen
her of Mississippi's first Text Book Commission
when I was not an applicant for the place: AS
q member of that Commission, l gave the otaVe
the best service | could render; and oe1eVe
that the work of that Commission marks an
important step in the educational progress OF
the state.
In 1915 the people of Lee and Itawamba
counties made me the democratic nominee Tor
State Senator over four good men III the flfst
primary election. My home town gave me
over seventy per cent OF. the votes pOlled there,
Notwithstanding the fact that one Of my oppo-
nents lived at that precinct.
I appreciate this expression OF their con1l-
dence and esteem far more than any language
at my command can express. Since my cleo
ton to the Senate, my highest ambition has
been to prove worthy of that confidence ana
to render to the people who elected me the
very best service within my power.
In the Senate | have stayed at my post OF
duty: have looked after the interests OF my
constituents; and have earnestly endeavored
to protect their rights and promote their wei
fare. AS chairman of the Judiciary Commit
tee of the Senate, through whose hands over
half of the legislation passes, | have been III
position to render a service to my constituents
which I think is really worth while. A great
many of them have spoken to me OF my ser
vices in terms of genuine appreciation. Ihose
who have thus expressed themselves to me do
not owe me any debt of gratitude whatever.
But, / prize these generous expressions on their
part far above the compensation OF the once
which | have held.
oe a bill authorizing the producer to sail any
products raised by him in towns and cities IN
the state without a license. | introduced and
secured the passage of a bill prohibiting mo-
nopoly of the creamery business IN MISSISSIPPI,
and requiring hotels, cafes and other eating
houses using substitutes for butter TO posi-
placards showing that they use such suDsIl-
tutes. These eating houses will, OF course,
buv genuine butter and use it rather than post