Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-21
MADDOX SEEKS
TO START TEXAS
STUFF LOCALLY

date for governor, was asked by Tom
torial aspirant, to unite with him in
requesting the chairman of the state
republican committee to sanction
debate between the two candidates,
with the understanding that the
loser withdraw his candidacy, in a
letter made public by Maddox Mon
day.
The letter follows:
Hon. E. S. Clark,
Heard Building,
Phoenix, Arizona.
Dear Sir:
In a recent local newspaper inter-
view you stated that after ascertain
ing public sentiment you are willing
to support Senator Cameron and are
now against the Santa FTe compact.
accept your spokesmanship for
your group in your statement that
there will be no primary contest for
senator and with pleasure welcome
you to the growing number of citi-
zens who have accepted the doctrine
of the necessity of a tri-state agree
ment between Arizona, California and
Nevada, as 1 first suggested this in
January, 1923, and have worked hard
for over three years to bring it about.
If 1 have inadvertently expressed
the view that you felt otherwise on
these subjects, important to our party
and state, I am sure tflat you will ad
nit that your refusal to go on record
at the time of announcing your can
didacy precluded by knowing of your
changed attitude
1 believe that your influence with
your supporters is sufficient to have
Cameron and oppose the Santa Fe
compact,
If we are agreed on these subjects
there are few differences between us.
appreciate your admission that
the Colorado is an engineering ques-I
tion.
fell somewhat chagrined at your
insinuation that / have ever attempt
ed to divide the party, promote antag-
onism or sew discord. Surely my un-
broken years of consistent work for
the republican party do not merit this
rebuke. Regardless of the statements
Of those who always blame others for
their own failures, you can find no
written or spoken word to show that
1 have ever betrayed my party. In
the last election I did everything
possible to elect the republican ticket.
My precinct and those handled by
my nearest friends gave our cand1-
dates their best majorities.
I am in full accord with your ex-
Of nQnpcSitU for nartV
unity and the dislike of party leaders
to factional strife; also I do not like
to incur nor force upon you or our
supporters the financial burdens of al
primary campaign. On this account
publicly request. your cooperation IN
an endeavor to secure harmony anal
therefore I challenge You Sostunte with
me in reuesting the state chairman
to call a meeting of rne republican
state committee for Saturday, July 81
at 2 D. M, at the capital city of our
state, where we both reside, with the
understanding that we both be allow
cd one hour in order to present to the
committee the reasons why we are
entitled to nomination.
That without further argument theI
committee then vote individually, not
being subject to the unit rule or by
recognizing proxies, and that whoeverl
receives the majority of such votes be
the candidate of our party, the other
agreeing to withdraw from the race.
You may have the choice of present.
Yng your candidacy either first or
last, no rebuttal being permitted
I have made no trips around the
state nor canvass of the committee
men. Believing that none should be
made before the acceptance of this
challenge, I will allow you "a hours
to agree to this proposal, after which
it is naturally withdrawn.
In order that the committeeman
NAV feel that they are free to vote
as a result of our respective presenta-
tions I will release all of my friends
from any previous promises or pledges
to me and expect you to do likewise
in your acceptance of this proposal.
May L also suggest that the state
committee could complete the sugges-
tions for an entire state ticket at this
meeting.
You will receive this before noon OF
July 20.
Sincerely,
Tom MaddOck