LEADERS SAY~
ROOSEVELT DEEDS BONDED
Speaker Sam Rayburn And
'■ Majority Leader McCormack
n Praise Record Os Bonner
The value of keeping an experienced man in Congress, the influence and prestige of
i d the Representative of the First District are matters of great importance to all of us now.
The proof of this statement comes from the highest sources in Washington, the two men
« 1 who are the greatest and most powerful leaders in the House of Representatives.
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In response to inquiries from Elder A. B. Ayers, of Bear Grass, Martin County, and
;, Sheriff D. V. Meekins of Manteo, Speaker Sam Rayburn and Majority Leader John W.
McCormack of the House of Representatives give their estimate of the able First District
; i member and state his value to his District and his loyal support of the war effort.
READ WHAT THEY SAY
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JOHN W. McCORMACK Eugene T. Kinnaly
| ► 12th Dist. Massachusetts Secretary
Office of the Majority Leader
( House of Representatives U. S.
( * Washington, D. C.
April 29, 1942.
« , Sheriff D. V. Meekins
* Manteo, North Carolina
, My dear Sheriff Meekins:
J ) I am in receipt of your inquiry, which I was very glad
to receive, about my colleague and personal friend, Con
gressman Herbert Bonner. I am pleased to answer the
same.
j I I have known Congressman Bonner since I have been
a Member of Congress, during which period he served
as secretary to his predecessor in office, my very close
friend, Honorable Lindsay Warren, whom I consider to be
' t i one of the most outstanding men I have ever met. His
loyalty and devotion to Lindsay Warren made him one of
the most outstanding secretaries in Washington, equipped
him in an admirable manner to succeed Lindsay Warren,
!when General Warren retired from Congress.
His service in the Congress of the United States has
been able and constructive. He has been one of the most
loyal supporters in the National House of Representatives
of our beloved and courageous President, Franklin Delano
Roosevelt. I can assure you of this fact because as Ma
jority Leader it was my duty to see that the important
legislation relating to the security of our nation, which
the President'recommended from time to time, and par
ticularly before December 7th, was enacted into law.
Speaker Rayburn and I never had any doubt about the
! position of Congressman Bonner. We could always rely
, 1 on him. He never failed us on any occasion.
* * In addition to considering Congressman Bonner as
one of my closest, personal friends, whose friendship I
I greatly value, I consider him to be one of the most re
, 1 liable, one of the soundest and one of the most depend
t • able Members of the National House of Representatives.
•I might also say, and this means a great deal to Con
j gress, that he is one of the best liked Members of the
i House. I cannot impress upon you too strongly how much
I I this means to a Member in obtaining benefits for his Dis
trict and his people, to which he feels they are entitled,
' , because it means the assistance of Members from other
< I parts of the country in his efforts.
During these trying days, when the preservation of
our nation is at stake, the country needs in the National
i House of Representatives, men of vision, men of courage,
4 t men of loyalty and men of devotion, like Congressman
Bonner. Our beloved President needs in Congress men
like Congressman Bonner, who have loyally supported
him, without which support President Roosevelt would
! I not have been able to have prepared our country to the
extent that he had when the vicious attack was made
upon us at Pearl Harbor.
( i With kind personal regards, I am,
( 1 Sincerely yours,
(Signed) JOHN W. McCORMACK,
Majority Leader.
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VAST SUMS OF MONEY WILL BE SPENT TO DEFEAT CONGRESSMAN BONNER UP UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE, BUT THE I
*' PEOPLE OF THE (FIRST DISTRICT CAN NEITHER BE THREATENED NOR INTIMIDATED. THE SECRET BALLOT IS THEIR
SAFEGUARD AND THEY WILL GO TO THE BALLOT BOX AND VOTE FOR BONNER —THE MAN THEY WANT. |
l The Office Os Congressman From The First District Can Never Be Bought .
IT IS NOT FOR SALE
tCniJS ADVERTISEMENT IS PAID FOR BY FRIENDS AND ADMIRERS OF HERBERT BONNER WHO AR£ PROUD OF THE FINE STAND HE HAS TAKEN IN CONGRESS.) I
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THE CHOWAN HERALD, EDENTON, N. C., THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1942
THE SPEAKER’S ROOMS
House of Representatives U. S.
WASHINGTON, D. C.
April 23, 1942
Elder A. B. Ayers,
R. F. D.
Williamston, North Carolina.
Dear Brother Ayers:
I have your letter asking me in my opinion if Con
gressman Herbert Bonner has measured up since he has
been a Member of the House of Representatives.
As you know, Herbert Bonner was the secretary and
right-hand man of Lindsay Warren for several years here,
in which position he learned the ins and outs of all the
Government Departments and Congressional duties. Since
Mr. Bonner became a member of the House, he has so
proved his ability, patriotism and knowledge that he is one
of the outstanding new Members of the House and is
personally popular with the membership.
Any member of Congress who is industrious and in
telligent becomes more effective and'more useful not only
to his country but to his immediate constituents the longer
he is a Member.
Sincerely yours,
(Signed) SAM RAYBURN
The Nation, State and District
Need Herbert Bonner |
They need his valuable experience, his loyal devotion, his fine ability, his influence i
and the friends he has made. It would take another man 10 years to attain the rank he
now has in Congress. An over-seas Veteran of the First World War, he knows what 5
WAR is. He went in as a Private and came out as a Sergeant.
The whole sorry and vicious campaign that has been made against him has been one
of attack by Candidate Blount. The people of the FIRST DISTRICT love a fair fight and 1
a fair deal. They despise short cuts and underhand methods and they will show their feel- |
ings at the polls on May 30th. 5
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RETURN TO CONGRESS THE MAN i
WHO HAS AND WILL BEST SERVE YOU. j
LET’S GIVE BONNER A ROUSING j
VOTE OF CONFIDENCE AND UPHOLD 1
THE GREAT STANDING THE FIRST DIS
TRICT HAS AT THE CAPITOL. 5
BONNER WILL VOTE TO PROTECT, \
SAFEGUARD, SUPPLY AND MAINTAIN
THE SONS OF THE MOTHERS AND FATH- 5
ERS OF THIS DISTRICT IN EVERY |
ARMED CAMP IN THE WORLD WHER- 4
EVER THEY MAY BE. j
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