The Nevada County picayune., 1920-04-01

,hat you are a candidate for Governor. l Of course. you knew at the time that l was also a candidate for the nomina ! ton for Governor. Our mutual friends i ill South Arkansas, and especially in ] Nevada county, insofar as I have been able to ascertain, feel that for both of us from the same county to be in the race for Governor, is not only an in 1 justice to each of Us, but is exceedingly embarrassing to our friends through out Inc State. l feel that this is con dition for which I am not responsible, since at the time I decided to enter the gubernatorial contest, and made public announcement of my intention to do sO it never occurred to me that you had the least desire or intention of entering the race. You were can didate for this office three years ago and voluntarily withdrew from the race without the advice, knowledge or consent of your friends and supporters, and at time when they felt that you had fair chance of success. Your most intimate friends, in view of your age and other conditions, accepted this voluntary action on your part as the concluding chapter of your long career of political activities.
 But since you have expressed your intention of becoming candidate for Governor in the next primary, have decided to make you this proposition :; I am willing to pay half the expenses of preliminary primary i'll Nevada county, in order that the people in the comfy in which we both live, may have the opportunity to express their choice between you and me as candi- dotes for Governor. And if you think if K practicable to do so, 1 am willing to submit this same proposition to the voters of the Eighth Judicial District, or to any one county ill the district, giving you the privilege of selecting the county. I am not unmindful of the fact that the people of the whole Ssate have the right to participate in nomi- hating the candidate for Governor but if k equally true that no candidate for State office may expect to be serious ly considered by the people away from home when it is known. or believed, that he has net the Endorsement or sup nort of the people in his home county.
 entered this conteSt fully confident t5ot had the indorscment and supper. of the people, not only Of my home comfy. but of my section of the State and I have no reason now to change my opinion, but if l am mis a.len III this. and you. and not l. are thef choice as candidate for Governor. then I stand ready to withdraw rom the field and will give yon my active -tnnort Are you willing to do Ike wise? I make this proposition Ill gooo faith feeling that it is fair and reason oble and is an easy method by when a,,r friends at home may make thelf choice between you and me. However I do rot by any means wish to be uh- dorstood AS having under consldera- tion my withdrawal from the race TOT Governor. except on the conditions omed above. but on the contrary want my friends to understand cieaFlS and unmistakably that l am Ill 'his contest to the finish.
 Awaiting your early reply, beg to remain,
 Yours very truly,
 G. R. Haynie."
 few days after mailing to MT. Me Rae this letter. I received a reply Ill which he declined to accept my propo- sition.
 There are but few men in the State of NIr. McRae's age, who have not long since answered the call to retire from politics and surrender the ship Of state to younger class of men. But he doabtless belongs to that class who be Hcye in the rule, "old men for counsel and young men for war.
 My friends, my father and grand father before me. and all my brothers and uncles and all my people have always supported MT. Meltae Ill every ambition of his life. My father easJ his first vote for him as candidate for tn, legislature from Nevada county He was in Congress as far back as can remember anything about politleS' and l east my first vote for nm as candidate for Congress in lS92' anu