The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-06-14
r. Robertson's Announcement
for District Attorney.
AusTIN, Texas. june 8, lie

AUSTIN, 1e1aS, june d 1000
To the voters of the Twenty.sixth Judicial Dis.
trict embracing Travis and Will -msSn counnes'
lam a candidate for reelection to the
Office Of district attorney of said district,
subject 10 the action of the democratic
convention. The primary meetings and
comfy conventions, which send delegates
to the judicial convention, meet in June
and July. The district court will be In
session here and at Georgetown almost
continuously until August l, and possibly
later, and the duties of said office require
nv personal presence at the session OF
said court. Hence, it will be impossible
for me to canvass the district and meet
with the people at their political and
primary meetings in advance of the con-
vention without neglecting my official
duties. And yet, in asking the people to
re.eIect me to said Office, feel that 1t is
due to them, as well as myself, that l
show to them the manner in which have
discharged the duties of said Office, to the
end that they may lntelligently determine
from my official conduct in the past
whether or not they can safelyitrust me IN
said position in the future. Under ex
isting circumstances my only means OF
showing the people my official record Is
to publish in the newspapers the result OF
my work. Therefore, l publish below
and with this card, certificates from the
district clerks of Travis and Williamson
counties, showing the exact amount and
the result of the criminal business trans.
acted in said courts since l have htld
said Office, ard also letter from the
attorney general of the state showing the
average result of like business throughout
the state for the years 1856.
From said certificates it appears:
First-That out of each 100 indictments
presented in the state the average was
that four were quashed, while in this dis
trict but three have been quashed out OF
$50 written.
Second-That in the state there was an
average of ffty-six convictions in each 100
/ felony cases tried, while in this district 2o5
/ convictions were obtained out OF 37S
| felony trials, making seventy-tive convic-
tions in each 100 felony cases tried, and i
| the misdemeanor convictions be deducted
from the trials in this district, there were
22S felony convictions and ninty-foul
ecquittals, showing 70 per cent of felon!
convictions in the trials had.
ndG III IllS StANS 40
trials A per cent of trials resulted in con
victions, while in this district twenty or
convictions have been secured out G
thirty-eight murder trials, slowing that II
this district So per cent of the murde
trials have resulted in convictions.
selected the result in murder trials TO
comparison from the body Of felon,
trials, because in such cases the rule
that defendants are always represented D,
able counsel, and l call attention to tn
percentage of convictions and the punish
ment imposed in such cases in this dis
trict.
My candidacy is based solely on tn
record l have made in the office, and tina
record is the only guarantee that cal
offer for the future should beRe- elected
If the manner in which l have ischarget
the duties of said Office in the ra:t meet
the approval of the people of said district
l would be pleased to have their supper
for reelection, but on the other hand
the people believe that any other person
who is a candidate for said office can dis
charge the duties of the same more salts
factorily than will, it elected, then l can
not complain at their discharging me an
employing such person. l am most rt
specially, etc.,
JAMES H. ROBERTSON.