From Julian Bond to Edward Taylor, 24 May 1968

May 24, 1968

Attorney Edward Taylor 1122 North Gordon Hollywood, California 90038

Dr Mr. Taylor:

Thanks for your last letter. I do indeed need campaign funds, and am willing to accept them from any source, with this understanding that the funds purchase material needed in my re-election campaign and not "me".

Negroes are not used to giving money to politicians and my constituents are so poor--the mean family income if $2,500 annually--that they cannot support a campaign either. My campaigns in the past have cost about $3,500 each. The figure includes two general mailings, about $500 each, as well as posters, leaflets and the services of one full time person for about two months. Not very much by Presidential standards, or even California state legislature standards, but quite a sum for me to raise locally. My campaign fund is established as:

The Julian Bond Campaign Fund c/o Attorney Howard Moore 859½ Hunter Street, NW Atlanta, Georgia 30314

Check may be made payable to The Julian Bond Campaign Fund.

My job is rather interesting and I like it a great deal. It allows me to dig into political races across the South and to increase my own awareness about different conditions in different areas. It is certainly good to hear from you again.

Sincerely,

Julian Bond

JB:h