Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-10-10
What Senator Jordan's Fellow Sena
TORS Saw About Him

LUIS DAY dUOul I1lm
The following are some of the let
ters and extracts from letters receiV-
ed by Senator Jordan from fellow
Senators:
Senator C. o'Connor Goolrick, from
Fredericksburg says under date of
August 10th:
81 am grateful to learn that you
will be the Democratic candidate for
the Senate from your Senatorial dis
trict this year. And look forward
with pleasure to the renewal of our
former associations. am particularly
glad that you are coming back on ac-
count Of the fact that you have alw-
avs diplayed both in and out Of the
Senate an earnest interest in the dew
elopment Of our highways. No quest
ion is so vital to the people of the st
ate at this time as road building and
maintenance land the Assembly should
be- composed of men who look at this
question from broad standpoint and
entertain progressive views in relati-
ion to the subject. recall at the first
meeting of the State Road Committee
Of which I was Chairman, and which
Committee formulated the present
State Highway system, that you were
at Norfolk and warmly advocated the
route from Basic to Staunton land
thence to Monterey and the West Va
| line, and your equally earnest adyo-
cacy of the route from Harrisonburg
through Augusta. Both of these
roads were subsequently incorporat-
ed ia the Highway System largely as
the result OF the facts set out by
you"
Senator W. A. Garrett, Ridgeway,
Va, July 81, 1919, writes:
AS Chairman of the Senate Com
mittee on Finance I wish to express
my qualification at your candidacy
for reelection to the Senate: No
man in the Senate stood more consis=
tently and courageously for economy
and your amendments to the general
appropriation bill saves the State an
nually many thousands of dollars.
That we will continue to have your
able assistance in holding down the
EXPENSES Of the State is most crafty
ing"
Senator G.. Walter Mapp, Member
of the Finance Committee, writes,
August 10th:
II note with genuine pleasure that
you have been declared the Demo-
cratic nominee without opposition.
My association with you during the
past session leads me to place you in
the foremost rank of the useful Sena-
tors of Virginia. AS a member of
the Senate Finance Committee have
been Impressed with your large
knowledge OF the States finances and
needs and your sound judgment as
a financier and business man. / re-
call that an amendment offered by
you to last years general approprias
tion bill, and adopted as result Of
your advocacy has already saved the
State many thousands o. dollars.
You are generally recognized as one
of the leading ADVOCATES Of economy
and efficiency in our body.
""of course your strong support Of
schools and all moral legislation has
likewise greatly appealed to me.
And so it is with genuine pleasu-
re that have learned of your unopp-
osed nomination. Strong and experie-
need men, In view Of the failure OF
Geverai of the cid Senator's to return
are going to be badly needed during
the regular session Of 1920"
Senator Beverly Davis, Republican
Nominee for Attorney General at the
last election, writes from Rocky Mou-
mt, August lsts
It Sc from the press that you stand
for reelection, ! an very glad of
this, as know of 10 Senator who
has more~generaly stood for economy,
efficiency. aud Nnole.,ome :ucral leg
islation than yourself. Yonr record of
having chanlpioned the publicschools
of Virginia under all circumstances
and yourrcfusal to vote for increased
salaries of State officers, ought to,and
/ have no doubt, will commend you to
the good tax-paying citizens Of Virg-
inia regardless of politics. will not
return to the Senate, but hope your
district and the State will continue te
have your valuable services in the
Senate"
Honorable Harris Hart. State Supt,
Public Instruction, writes August Is:
Il am very glad to reiterate my
statement Of appreciation of what
you did for the schools in the Assemb
ly of. 1918. In my opinionthis Assem-
bly, was very deeply, concerned over
the welfare of the public schools, and
was appreciative of their great neeus.
The appropriations made at that time