Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-04-12
MAGEE ANNOUNCES FOR REELECTION
 TO LOWER HOUSE

Representative l. F. Magee annOunc ed last night that he is a candidate for reelection to the general assem-. bly as a representative from Jefferson county, and will seek nomination in the Democratic primary on May 2s His formal announcement appears in the political announcement column
 this issue of The Graphic.
 Being man who provides for him. self and his family by his labor, MT. Magee hesitated a long time before determining whether he would seek reelection. His friends and support CTS were so insistent that he finally acguiesced in their wishes. and makes known his willingness to continue to serve the publis, even tho it means personal sacrifice. Under the circum- stances, he is going to depend upon his supporters. because, as he says, II am working man, entirely depend ent upon my pay. and l cannot afford to quit my work to make the cam paign I would like to. make, if I pos sessed sufficient wealth to enable me to devote myself to travelling over the county. I am going to depend upon my friends to great extent. While
 
 meet all the voters and obtain their views, it will be impossible for me to do so, and I believe that the Demo cratic men and women will take into consideration that I'm trying to do my duty toward my family and my employees. and cast their votes for me quicker than they would had I neg ected my work
 .,lo ture is one of which his friends are proud. He fathered the bill provid- ing for the municipal court in Pine Ruff, thus practically abolishing the justice of the peace courts with their fees to officials. and also the bill which placed the free bridge in the control of the county court, and elim- mated considerable expense in the conduct of the bridge districts affairs He helped steer thru the house the Caldwell bill, permitting the county to tax the state farm property at Tucker thus saving several thousand in taxes to the county.
 Mir. Magee was a strong supporter of woman suffrage, as evidenced by his support of the Riggs bill, under which the Democratic women are permitted to participate in primaries, and also aided in the passage of a proposed amendment to the constitution which would give the women the right to vote in all election of this state. This amendment did not reach the people because of the law limiting the mum Der to be submitted at one time to three. But that was not Mir Magee's fault.
 < A wage-earner, d member of organ ized labor. real leader in move ments to help his fellows and improve conditions in the county and state. Mr Magee is, at the same time, con servative and fair-minded. He be heves that labor should have square deal, and is willing to fight to get it. He recognizes that others also are en- titled to square deal. and has never sought to do either injustice, The re- suit is that Representative Magee has strong friends among all classes, as was evidenced by the vote he received in the primary in 1915, when he poll ed 1922 votes, finishing second to D. B. Niven, who lead with 1926. With the ladies voting, friends of Mir. Magee predict that his vote this time will be far greater. because he was the friend of the Woman Suffrage bill when friends were needed.