Add to ORKGLetter in reply to Hays' congratulations on Mizell's Congressional election victory of HaysDecember 1, 1972 Honorable Brooks Hays Post Office Box 1001 Winston-Salem North Carolina 27102 My dear Mr. Hays: I appreciate your very kind letter. As I said on Election Night, I was very much impressed with your colorful and hard-fought campaign, and you are to be congratulated for waging it so effectively. As you noted, we do have significant differences in matters of political philosophy and government policy, but I still admire and respect you for your many years of dedicated service to your country and your fellowman. I believe both our campaigns helped focus wider attention on the serious danger facing the people of Ashe and Alleghany Counties ...