Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-19
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they made careful surveys and OK
aminations of the Colorado river.
"In conference with three of these
engineers in the department Of re-
clamation, the bill was written and
rewritten until it was believed TO
conform to the seven recommends
tions made by the engineers, so
that the project rs ii is now writ
ten is essentially that which was
recommended.
San Diego Mayor Speaks
Congressman Phil Swing has
shown by his record that he is able
to recognize right from wrong, no
matter how it is camouflagcd, May
or John l.. Bacon, of San Diego
said, in n foreeful speech in which
he pledged every vote he could Sc
cure for the reelection of Mr..
Swing.
1--WE have heard the slogan,
more business in politics, but
what we need is more politics IN
business, he said. 1--WE need
man whose capabilities make him
able to give proper attention TO
personal desires of his constituents,
community problems and national
issues. By his record, Congressman
Swing has shown that he has done
that. lie has worked in the IN
terests of the eX-service men; he
has made Boulder Canyon dam and
All-Ameriean canal 4 national issue
and he has been placed on the com
mittee on naval affairs where he
can take an active part in securing
for San Diego and Southern Can,
fornia adequate consideration OF
naval matters.
Mayor Bacon pointed out that
failure to return Mr.. Swing To
congress would mean that San III
ego. who most needs a representa-
tive who is member of the com
mittee on naval affairs, would be
without such n member.
Hammond Sends Letter
In the absence of Ross T. Ham
mond, who was invited to give an
address at the banquet, e letter eX-
pressing his regrets that he couhl
not be present, was read by thc
Rev George Hartman. Mr.. Ham
mond expressed his faith III Con-
gressman Swing and offered the
unreserved support of the Press III
the campaign. His letter appears
in another part of today $ Press:
Senator Lyman King from Red
lands declared that: - Congress
man Swing has gotten further III
= shorter space of time than al
most anv other congressman.
Senator King, who prophecied that
San Bernardino county would vote
for Swing by great odds, said that
the project being advanced by Mr,
Swing is one that unites the entire
southwest in one desire.
Mavor S. w. McNabb of San
Bernardao declared that he had
known Phil Swing since the con
oressman was Il boy, and that he
had known the Swing family for
MANY wears. Swing was born III
San Bernardino. He expressed ms
belief that San Bernardino county
would re-elect Mr.. Swing by big
odds.
"We are about to see the Boul-
der Dam project placed before con
oress where the only interest winch
NAV be aroused among eastern rep
resentatives is the interest which
Mr.. Swing can build up Mayor
NeNabb declared. "TO change our
representative now is certain to
give Others the impression we are
not in earnest about the Boulder
canvon dam and the All-Amercan
canal. -
Judge w. D. Dehy from Inyo
county, who is sitting in Superior
court here in the absence of Judge
Conkling this week, declared that
although he is not of the same po-
litical party as that of Mr.. Swing,
he is going to support the present
congressman for office as long as
he continues to Fun.
Clifford Fitzgerald of the Swing
FORT Congress club for ex-service
| zen in San Diego, outlined the
work of the club there. He said
that it was primarily organized to
get votes for Swing rather than to
do much talking. He urged that a
similar club, organized in military
fashion, be started here and every
voter canvassed to appear at the
August primaries.
sI..lcn, Slnnott Write
Letters were read which had been