Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1894-09-12
cAPEHART wlTHDRA7
From the Congressional ise
tho Fourth Distrlct.
A Letter Giving His ReasodI

!, sresslohai aconventioN
wood last WednesdaS s.
meitwas my intontloS 10 n
tho honor aud to asla a)ShS CO,
ton to name anol her Stand
Asearer for the q c}hpaign. 4
assqn departuref Of the Iars
of the delegr es from the hal
lad the town immediately uponv
the announcement of the resslt OF
tho ballot (thetrain being 81
ing at the dcpot) preyoi q
from making known my putpo1
which has since undergone ndv
change. My reasons for declining
are:
First, The bitter and implacable
hight wagod against me Tin COM
mon with every Democratic Con-
gressman whoNseeks re-election)
by those who haye boon disap
pointed IN seekip(g Offices suppz
edly within my gAt. -
Heretofore have had The y
support of my party. l do &c
wish to enter campaign oppoAe;
by those who should be my friends
and who would be my friends now
but for my inability To provide
pHlees for them in government EN-
pioy. Then there are,other Demos
Gratis who believe salse sta
actively circulated by ~ -
nents, which is, that on
I'D honor not TO enter
palgn for reelection thi
Though / am as free
to make thus race, yet
rDemocrats who have boo
believe otherwise and yhd Nave
announced their intention to op-
pose me because of this alleged
promise. The insulting resolution
passed by the Wood county Demo-
cratic convention was intended by
Its authors to give color to this
falsehood. The author of this
story was momber of .he COM
mittee on resolutions at the lata<
convention over which ysr pres
ed. A committee presided over
II
a man who bolted the Denoci
in 1883 and did his best to de-
Judge Jackson, who boited a
In 1892 and tried TO defeatl
nominee of his party for Con
and who, during tho late co
ton openly avowed his int
to vote and work ogainst me
be It's nominee. Yet thi |
presided over the Cabell csS
convention lately held, and waal
resolution authorized to MAKE
the list of delegates to theCon
ional and Senatorial cove
30 constituted, it is nok
that the resolutions rel
the committee contaip6
of commendation
committees report
the work Of the cor IL
treacbery and dish
be at a premium.
Office il must accd
like this.
To the multitude OF
have stood by me 80 fai
desire to extend my wal
thanks. Theirs is the only cel
that in taking this step / DIR
and 1T is due to them that / should :
give the reasons that move me to
do it. j know that these friends
look upon me as a strong candidate
with the best prospects Of electionl
They may be right, but even if
they make no mistakes, i cannot
accept that which is oil but gfudg-
iugly given, nor bring myself 70
the level Of those who, without
shame, are ready 70 clutch at any
thing, at any time, no matter how
or by what means it is obtained.
shall cherish no feeling of bitter
ness and soreness that will dam
pen my zeal for the party that has 4
30 honored me. ] will continue
% fight along with those who be-
ievo in free trade and the aboli-
ion OF all special privileges, ia tho
uture as IN the past
Very respectfully,
J CAPEHARr.
--saa-.a-sas
The PAST guarantees the future
II Is not what we say, but whsl
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