The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-10-15
HE WILL NOT MAKE THE RACE
FOR CONGRESS FROM THIS
DISTRICT.
HIS reason FOR SUCH ACTION
Are Personal Business Matters and the
Fact That He Is Member of the
State Campaign Committee-IIis
Letter of Resignation in Full.

hc agony Is over. Mag. burke mas
at last satisfied all inquiring friends.
Yesterday morning he sent Chairman
McGar the subjoined letter declining
the nomination for congress for this dis
trct. His letter of resignation reads
as follows:
Austin, Texas, October II. 1896.
Hon. Hiram McGar, Chairman of the
Ninth Congressional District; Hon. FL.
b. Hancock, Chairman Plenary Com
mittee, and Others, Austin Texas:
Gentlemen-No one could more highly
appreciate the very great compliment
paid me by the recent convention held
in this city on September "a, in tender
ing me, through your committee, the
nomination as representative in congress
from the Ninth congressional district;
and while | have always felt it incum-
bent upon me to meet every demand
made by my party, still, as the honor
was wholly unsought on my part, ! fell
constrained, owing to the demands made
on me by virtue of my membership in
the republican state campaign commit
tee and my private business, though re-
luctantly, to decline the nomination ten
u u;ro - i,le. ai 80 u2llig, however l de-
tho. , Hii;eSo III! siicere opnSatlolls 10
sionoi Iiat,.;"t vi tne Will congress
onra Vii; ui'' H. anu 10 cypress me SIN
to our people shall be made, and in whose
behalf L now pledge my best efforts dur
ing the campaign. No one more earnest
" desires republican success than | do.
Protection and sound money are cardinal
virtues, of republicanism, and to which
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9 on',t 'unSiu .ms t,ie .uture ueNel-
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