People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-09-14
JEFF HUDSON TRAVIS OUT.
The Kansas Congressman IIll Not Seek
Re- Election.

AhN hShh@' wa tNHihidh y III NoN seek
Re- Election.
FREDOYIA Kan. Sept II. - Corr
gresham jeff Hudson announced this
morning that he proposed to with
draw from the congressional race in
this, the Third, district He said that
he had me- the congressional commit
tee at Cherryvale Saturday, and had
formally declined to make the race,
and convention had been called for
Cherryvale, September -, to nominate
a candidate in his place.
Mr.. HudSon's letter is as follows:
ITO the Hon. J. NJ. Dunsmore, Chair
man of Convention and Members of
Peoples Party Congressional Com
mittee, Third Kansas district:
Gentlemen: One week ago to-day
| returned to Kansas after thirteen
months absence. On my way home,
by appointment, met Mr.. Atkinson,
chairman of the congressional com
mittee, at 0swego, and arranged with
him Tor meeting Of the congression-
al committee. ] therefore greet you,
and after due deliberation on the pub
lie interest and my private affairs.
deem it ineXpedient to accept the
nomination of our people and make
the campaign for congress this fall
and therefore formally decline the
same.
THE principal reason that prompts
me to take this step is my financial
condition. All my real property is
heavily encountered except the house
in which dwell. My farms and live
stock, which constitute four fifths of
my holdings have rapidly deprecated
during the last two years and have
been an expense instead of a source
of income, and | find it impossible to
remain IN congress, sustain this bur
den and remain honest to my constit-
uentS. My law practice has also diSap-
peared owing to my enforced absence.
The demands upon my official salary
from various sources has more than
absorbed it. and | find myself much
poorer than | was two years ago
have wife and five children to whom
| owe my first and best efforts. If |
were to enter upon this campaign |
should be compelled to do without one
dollar of financial aid from any source
whatever, as our national congress
sional committee, instead of aiding
me, are receiving aid at my hands.
THE same is true as to all our con.
gresSmen.)
There is not the slightest doubt
that the district is safe for the Peo-
pies party this year if our people will
all get into line and work. While the
money power, trusts and combines,
as well as the daily newspapers, are
against us, the majority of the toilers
aid producers are heart and soul with
us. And above and beyond all, we
are right.
MY only home paper thinks it has
a personal grievance against me and
has refused to consent to give me
hearty support We must find a can
didate that will consolidate all fac
tions, some one who cannot be blamed
for postoffice appointments. | could
make the race and win, but to do so
would mean bankruptcy which should
not be required or any one, although
it is our duty, each and every one of
us, to put our shoulders to the wheel
and secure the election of the enters
Peoples ticket, state, congressional
and county,
"To the many thousand friends who
have stood by me in this district and
state, who are loyal to me and the
peoples cause, | wish briefly to say
that my entire efforts in congress
have been to redeem the pledges made
the people of my district two years
ago, as well as the interest of the
whole people, and assure them that
the sun will never set on single day
of my life without witnessing some
effort on my part to help and better
the condition of the common people.
Sincerely believing that this action
will result in arousing our people and
every sincere reformer in the district
into united and herculean effort in
behalf of the masses against the
classes, thereby assuring a complete
victory at the polls in November, am
yours truly, TT. HUDsoS