Franklin County GaArchives News.....Mr. Dick Baker Announces For State Senate July 12, 1934
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The Carnesville Herald And Advance July 12, 1934
Mr. D.A. Baker, prominent in Royston business affairs for many years, announces 
his candidacy herewith for the state senate.

Mr. Baker was born and reared in this section, coming to Royston and becoming 
identified with local markets when quite a young man. During the nineties and 
following the turn of the century, Mr. Baker was one of the leading cotton and 
fertilizer men of Georgia. Of recent years he has had mill connections and bought 
cotton over a large territory.

But few men are better known than Dick Baker. He has served Royston as mayor, 
councilman and in other capacities a number of times, but, heretofore, has never 
asked for a public office aside from city affairs. If elected, Mr. Baker will ably 
represent the people of this section. His announcement as follows:

To the People of Franklin County:
I hereby announce my candidacy for the State Senate subject to the rules of the 
Democratic primary September 12.

My friends know that I have devoted the greater part of my life and what money I 
once had trying to better the conditions of my section of the state, especially 
the farming interest. As a neighbor and one of you, I humbly ask the vote of those 
who believe I will conscientiously and to the best of my ability represent their 
interest in the State Senate.

If elected I will go to this high office unmaligned and unfettered with any person 
or special interest but just as I have lived among you. It is not my way of 
thinking to try to go into this office on another man's coat tail. I am standing 
on my past record and performance.

You know our district is largely--almost entirely a farming section and therefore 
my special efforts will be to put forth for those who till the soil, and upon 
whose betterment and protection depends so greatly the success of all classes and 
all industries. I pledge my utmost ability to work for legislations which will 
improve conditions of the farmers of our own section.

I have lived in this section all my life. I believe I know your problems and 
troubles as well as anyone and I pledge my best, my very best, efforts to do 
everything I can to help the people in this section whom I love so well.

For the support and influence of every man and woman in the county I will be most 
grateful.

Dick Baker

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