Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-03-17
Orlando Hit For Judge.
AUDRAIN'S WELL KNOWN Law
YER ANNOUNCES HIS
CANDIDACY.
The People and the Bar Of This Coun-
ty Stand Solid for Mr.. Hits
Nomination -Numer-
ously Signed
Petition.

To the Honorable Orlando Hit, Esq;
Whereas, the Democratic Judicial
Committee of the Eleventh Judicial
Circuit has ordered a district primary
for the purpose Of nominating a candi-
date for the Office Of Judge of said
circuit, and your name having been
frequently mentioned as one who has
been urged for that position; and,
whereas, your friends wish to be
more fully advised as to whether or
not such use of your name meets with
or is likely to meet with your APP
oval. Now, therefore, we, the under
signed citizens and attorneys at law,
in recognition of your ability as a
lawyer and Jurist and of your high
character as a man and your unques-
toned Democracy, do moot respect
fully request that, at the ensuing pre-
liminary contest you become a candi-
date for the nomination by the Demo-
cratic party to the office of Judge of
said circuit, in which event we hereby
sincerely pledge you our support and
assistance to that end:
J. A. Guthrie. j. III. Lane.
H. A. Ricketts,. Caleb Berry.
A. P. johnson. j. s. Miller.
A. @. Jones. Thos. Board.
F. M. futile. F. A. Sannebeck.
John Abbay. j. ID. Tucker.
]. w. Bryan. j. G. Lakenan.
e. Z. Jones. Latney Barnes.
r. b. Drown. A. @. Barnes.
A. D.. Jackson. P. Ii. Cullen.
James Finn. +. r. Jesse.
B. F. Tomlinson. L. P. Crigler.
l.. F. Linn. Roy Macfarlane.
J. M. Shippee. H. L. Buckley.
@. e. Leeper. w. A. Edmonston.
Thos. +. Roden. John ID. Orear.
VIM. Hanley. John M. Barker.
John Cowan. Z. s. CAN'T.
Joe Watts. d. A. Murphy.
Dick Moore. w. Fl. KEENAN,.
Jas. McClannahan. w. w. Fry.
]. @. Robbins. A.. B. Cluster.
P. p. Scheurer. II. ii. Larimore.
Jerry Dermody. r. ID. Rodgers.
Ed. McClannahan. w. B. McIntire.
A. A. Mcdonald. II. p. Warden.
r. @. Garter. s. w. Buckley.
MR.. HITS REPLY.
TIC J. A. Guthrie and others.
GENTLEMEN-Your petition request
Eng me TO become q candidate for the
nomination on the Democratic ticket
to the office of Judge of this circuit
and asking for definite information
from me as q whether | am or will be-
come a candidate for such nomination,
received and duly considered. I greatly
appreciate your expressions of conf
dence in me as a man fitted to dis
charge the duties of said office; and
with reference to my candidacy, l
make you this nswer Since the ju-
dicial committee has decided that the
nomination for the office of Judge of
this circuit shall be made by a primary
vote owe the whole circuit, and since
my friends desire that I become a
candidate for said nomination, / now
announce myself as a candidate for
said position on the Democratic ticket.
feel proud that my friends are thus
inclined to honor me, and should 1 be
nominated and elected to the Office to
which I aspire, I shall endeavor to so
discharge the duties thereof that you
, may never have cause to say that the
confidence you now have in me was
displaced.
In this connection it might not be
out of place for me to add a word in
explanation of a statement / made at
q meeting of the Bryan club on the
evening of the 3rd OF this month. In
referring to the office OF Circuit Judge
I there said, 81 am not and do not ex-
pect to become q candidate for this
Office" / was sincere in that state
ment, and it was made, thinking that
the nomination for the office would be
made by a convention, as has been
the practice heretofore, and not by q
primary vote over the circuit. Thank
ing you for your kindness and con-
sideration, 1 am,
Your Obedient Servant,
ORLANDO HIT.
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