New Britain herald., 1926-09-11
TILSON AGAIN IS
 CHOICE OF PARTY
If Elected, It Will Be Ninth
 Term in Congress
SPEECH OF ACCEPTANCE
Declares He Seeks Reelection Upon His Record Of Effort and Achievement, Rather Than His Length of Service.

Length of Service.
 New Haven, Sept. Il ED - Con- gressman J. c. Tilson, leader of the house of representatives today was re-nominated at the third dis trict republican convention. Ii elected it will be his ninth term ir congress.
 MT. Tilson Is director of the eastern headquarters of the joint senate and house republican cam paign committee in New York city
 In his speech accepting the nomination, Congressman Tilsor recalled that N. D. Sperry hac served eight terms in congress but that no other man from the New Haven district ever served as long If I am elected and begin my ninth term" he said, T shall hold the record. In the history of na. tions, IS years are but as yester- day when it is past, but in the life of an individual it is a long period of time"
 Points to His Record Pointing out that he had spent the best years of his life in con. gress, Representative Tilson de. clared this was not 0 reason why he should be reelected unless il were coupled with the fact tha such service was increasingly use ! ful. If I have not so used my abilities and so conducted mysel as to be more useful than any new man who might be sent in m, place, then I ought to be kept a | home.
 "The people of this district have shown their confidence in me to ar unusual degree. They trusted mt i to use my best judgment in serv ] ing them. I have heard men say My constituents wish me to vot' so-and-so, though I know it is no right!' My invariable response is My people always wish me to vot' as I think right, whatever the, may think about it.
 Tried to Do Right
 "In rendering you an accountinl of my long stewardship, I can onl say that I have voted and acte' upon every occasion as I believe to be right and this is my onl guide. I may have been honestl mistaken upon many occasions, bu I have always had the satisfaction of feeling at the time that l wa doing the right as well as the bes thing.
 Long service In congress doe not insure advancement In powe or usefulness. It simply gives op portunity for such advancement and I should be ashamed to fac you had I failed to make the bes use of that opportunity. Since thi convention last met my republical colleagues in congress, by unani nous vote have made me thet leader. As chosen leader of the re publican majority in the house o representatives. my duties and re responsibilities have become greater have never tried to dodge re sponsibility for my public acts.
 MT. Tilson continued that individ uals who wish to shlrk responsibilit for their votes may promise thei support to the pet bills of millitan and infuentional minorities an then cast the responsibility upo those in positions of leadership "The leaders cannot dodge if the would" he declared. Regarding hi position into the house, MT. Tilso said that in making up the program he must take into account not onl the pet bills of his friends and of in fluential minorities, but, Hike tn would-be builder in the new testa ment, I must first sit down an count up the cost
 Declaring that it was no eas task to direct the course of tn American congress, the necessar work of which is steadily increasini with every decade. Congressman Til son said that this Is not the mos difficult part of his task.
 Great is the pressure by thos specially interested and very oftel times by minimizing friends for law that ought not to be passed and fo appropriation that ought not to b made" he said.
 High minded and generous peo pie will clamor for legislation, tn result of which is to put the fedora government into new fields of ac tivity that should not be entered.
 "On account of my position i matters of this kind you will proba bly, hear me abused by those wh urge the passage of such legisla ton. All I ask is that you remem Der my responsibility and that, re membering it, you will in no wis joint with those who would ad t the burden.
 T believe that the people of m district will continue to support m in the more difficult task l am nov called upon to perform and tha they will help me bear, rather tha