The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-08-24
LETTER FROM STILES.
He Explains His Relations With
His Friend Pritchard.
MORRIS m.caRrY a RsPueL IcAn.
Hsvsm~yer Blu Tee Mech fer what
eem Cesnty's Lssaisg Democrat
Eahn's ceaxressssnsl Cssdidsey.

which confirms the announcement IN
Eon1sy'a PosT-IsTKfAroxscxx q hls rea-
sons for being candidate for re-siecfion
to the Supreme court beach. Ills state
nent fellows:
AT the Republican coaaty convention
last Friday night Ar. Reynolds. in the
course of his sdvoeaey q . resolution
offered as an iadoFsemsns Of Hcn- W. II.
Prttchard's eandi1acy for the suprsrne
tudgeship. Is reported Ia the Lsdgsr Of
Euaday az accounting in part Tor the
pending pFopos ton ny . statement thai
Judge Prltchar1's 1eaying bis practices Tor
she supreme court bench had been indneed
BY some promise that had made 70 nm
two years kgo. 20 the effect that ! would
not bs candidate for reelection. The
statement proceeds m toitowss
sgaaxs Stiles thsn axked hfrn II II wouid -
any incncsment % bin 90 have . seal up1n tie
sagrsias beach, sna gsiks fsiiesasd ffsnkiy
sald that % w0ald. Jhsfsupoa tadTe sites
ssid thai be seuid tell Judge Pritchara eona-
dsntieliy f0s ths time bssng. thai whsn biz
term expired be di6 rot infsus TO - . candidate
for rs-sisetion, and thai - he cams from flsses
eoanfY and Jadgs friteaard vas Fsefes
eouatY man and wosia - thai tine have made
good record upon TIRE superior teach, u uosid
BE- the natural ana loTiesl sseppsag stone 10 ths
vacancy be would create upoa tbs sapreEns
beach This more taaa anytaanE else. ia faet
more than ali ether things con- nined. fh1a-
snosd Judge Prftehara % consent 70 the asa Of
his name a eAnaid3t@ fos enc of the nos-
partisan iDdxeships that It vas hoped 10 ell.
"Without comment or argument sim
ply desire 20 cay that the speaker was
entirely mistaken in the foregoing, as no
such thing ever occurred. nor anything
which any reasonable person could posi-
bly, construs IN such way. Long before
that. and since, | have never been careful
Ia eoncsaling my feeling that. cream
stances being favorable. j would rather
practice law At home than attend upon
a. al Of -
IL 10 quite possible that not only Judge
Frltenard. bus others rs vel, may have
supposed that would retire next winter;
but that ever declared an intention OF
tile kind 90 any one until May Is of this
year - not trus. and that | st any time
assumed 30 bargain q seat on the supreme
court bench TO any one. for any eonsidefa-
ton, II simply prsposterons.
Now as 70 the next matter. On Fehru-
AIRY last Judge Pritehard WAS in Olympia
and wished some talk with me. He Ell
pressed himself as somewhat dissatisfied
With bis present position. and g. contem-
plating resignation. One thing led 10 an
other, aud finally he said he had heard
that thought Of not being = candidate for
rs-elsction; that he had thought Of
being . candidate as mr. successor
n / made up my mind not 20
run be would not. under any cir
eumstanees. oppose me; and that If
concluded not 10 try for ID again he would
be gratifed II would let him know in
case he desired 10 make the run. l told
him / was entirely undecided about that
matter and had not given IL serious con-
sideration, but that | should. OF course,
have to decide IL, and when did / would
let him know. as there vas no one l would
rather see IN my place than himself We
had no further communication until !
wrote him the following notsi
aOLYMrtA, May Is. isol
my Dear yndgef Alter considering the mat
Tar aoont whlcn talked. have made nn
what call my MUD that win not be eAndl-
praciies what j have been preaching j wish
you see a. 7. l. sgILss
IL heard nothing further about the mat
ter, and his candidacy vas announced and
my intended retirement IS well. knew
nothing about what was going on In Ia
coma, a. my work kept mo constantly in
olympia But on July Is | was greatly
surprised TO see In the Ledger the an
nouncement Of Hon. ID. J. Crowley as
candidate. and, coupled with and parrsof
the news statement, an interview with
Judge Prttchard IN which he expressly
withdrew from abe field. That the exact
force Of the withdrawal may appear,
quote from the paper OF the date men,
toned. ! have seen no denial OF the truth
of the Interview and assume il 10 30 cor
rect IS follows
Judge rritehard was asked last evening ~
be understood there bad bean any change in the
situation with regard % the candidacy for sa-
preme judge lie replied,
"'Yos. there has been decided change sines
the last menti0n of tie subject sn the Letter
Thsn, although was net candidate IA ths
sense OF ssekiag or asking for the
place, yea the Ledger correctly sssted that by
friends we're insisting upon my accepting
the nomination. was not unwilling 60 receive
toe hoaar. A. that lime mr. friend Mr.. Crowley
not candidate. sad wAs counted among
those friends 81 mine whe insisted that shonld
bs tie canatdsts Of this couuty. New the cen.
ditleas are reversed. Ns. GROWER has been IN
daced 90 bss0fas = candidate. aad am heartily
nd earnestly supporting him
What has caused 80 radical . change Of
.'Nelthes Mr.. Crewsey nor myself are uo,iti
ciana We wera led - belieSs froa abe drst
that. a. Judge stiles declined reelection. one ~
Us would be fhc ohoicS at cur bar for the place
We met together, talked the Eastfer over as
friends, And eoactoasd that aaeer no cirean-
stances weDid We sneanFage AZ permit any con-
nict helweea cur friends and supporters; that
we wonli a. al haxax3s hars a united aclega-
Noa from this coaaiy. Then IL vas agrcel
that rs was out e the practice and
"a view Of su the circumstances a. we then saw
thea1. u seeEaad hast that saoula De the can
didate. that he would stay eus 81 the race sna
would support ms. IL wAs further underxfood
hewVvgr. tbat ia case ia the future 81 sieleut
political or other fsasoa shoasa agtscar would
sl.asfas ifoE ne Geld and support h.m,
sm eat of the tece ana ull Re found actively
supporting NJ. Ef0WaeT. = hem ! regard a. otse
Of tha sblest lawyers ard one II the most
courteous ana hen.Taes. Es.'ls9sa I. shs
.'Ars goa, thea. positively ous 81 the racpr
Yes. wssh Il distinctly understood that
am positively sna heasRslv ia favor OF Nr Crow.
ley. and ask all nay tgisnds 30 Esya hln thelr
most loysl support
''Ths note wrote 20 Judge Prischard
Was intsndea 70 assist him as FAR as il
would 80. and bad 40 thought Of putting
anything ia kis way. aad did not do 80
But when he Withdrew | could see no
obligation that l VAS under % hira or anv-
body else that m ale it improper for me 10
enter race. then quite two months Oh
and 50, after seeing Mr.. Crowley and hear.
ing no objection from him tas I no DOUBT
woald from Judge pTiieAsrdl / made an
apen declaration in the Eessgrr Of Juiv -
or 81 that ! VAS . candidate, subject 30
the decision Of the state convention. To
thas coarse ] Vas led nv the advice Of
fFisads ia whose judgment / have tie
greatest confidence. 10 the effect THAI 1
had made q mistake ia nos again seek nx
the position. Mhea Judge rritchArA :
fcw days later changed his mind. / eeF-
sziniy had no objection, and | have none
nov. We hare always been frm lfieuGs,
and trust shall eoatlnne -. bgt / believe
am iustide1 in protesting terc4hiy and
smphat cally against the method taken
by Mr.. Rsynogas 10 force me from
candidacy which Was ks free
80 the air whsn catered IT,
Cor the 0eneht OF one whans bad shown a
not ordinary consideration by rusftng
him la the forefront Il opportunities Nav
iass. hus who formally and totally SbAn-
aoeed the fo.d Ia Jaiy.
j leave tairmindsA men % Judge the
rtEhL Very respectfully,