The record-union., 1899-10-15
LINDLEY OUT OF THE RACE.
HE DIDN'T LIKE HIS FELLOW
CANDIDATES.
Citizens Association Accepts His
Resignation From the Head
of the Ticket.

The Executive Committee of the
Citizens Association held a meeting
last evening for the purpose of acting
on the resignation of d. A. Lindley,
their nominee for Mayor. The latter
had addressed quite a long letter TO
the association, which reads as fol-
lows:
The Citizens Asosciation-Gentle-
men: I feel that the time has come
for me to again decline the nomination
for Mayor with which you have hon
ored me, and honored me in a manner
that would make even an migrate
thankful or a more prominent and
worthy man proud.
That you may not feel that l am
leaving your organization in the lurch,
/ will remind you of the circumstances
of my nomination, from which / con-
cluded that there was to be time for
me to accept or decline and that, if
the latter, you had no other new can
didate to propose.
You nominated me in the face Of re-
peated and earnest declinations, and in
thanking you for the honor, and post
poning the declination that 1 felt then
must come sooner or later, 1 advised
you that whoever should be your NOM
inee, you should put no names on the
ticket with his except those of men
known to be both clean and independ-
ent-
After your ticket was completed, the
question was put to me directly as to
whether it was in accord with my ideas
of what the Citizens Association ticket
c1, he or
what 1 should have liked.
Years ago l was a member of your
Executive Committee and found that it
was impossible TO present men we
wanted when these men would not ac-
cept nominations. Circumstances are
the same to-day and the Citizens AS
sociation is not to be blamed because
the proper men are not to be found on
their ticket. Being persuaded that I
was Of the class of citizens you have
been desirous of placing upon the
ticket, l have postponed this answer
until the last moment while some de-
voted friends have felt the pulse of
that portion of the public which has
declared itself in favor of an admins
tration free from any entanglements,
desire for entanglements or past proof
of willingness to enter into entangle
ments. I am satisfied that there is no
such earnest desire to help elect me as
would warrant me in depending upon
it for success. l would willingly work
day and night until election day to
demonstrate the strength of the inde-
pendent movement. but 1 am not Will
ing to do this work alone for an office
which is of doubtful value to me, as
1 am now situated. Such being the
case, 1 do not feel as though am call
ed on to make the sacrifice.
None but the predisposed should or
do pledge themselves in advance of the
day nominations close by law, hence
am not influenced by the cry that it is
too late for the so-called best man to
go in and win. Knowing the energy L
would be willing to put into utilizing
the favorable circumstances of the
present situation. feel as though L
could make a better showing now than
1 can hope to again. Like other men
of business, would prefer to sacrifice
only enough of my time to make a
short, sharp and aggressive campaign.
To those of your Executive Commit
tee whose interests are similar to my
own, I return my thanks for their ex-
pressions Of appreciation; but I feel
doubly thankful to those whose inter-
ests are supposed to be opposed to those
l represent but yet who have expressed
similar or even more pronounced ap-
probation Of my endeavors to do what
is right Respectfully,
DOUGLAS A. LINDLFY.
The Executive Committee accepted
the resignation Of Mr.. Lindley and ad-
journed to the call of the President
This Of course means that no nomina-
tion will be made and that the men,
bers of the association will have the
choice Of casting their ballots for either
George H. Clark or R. D. Stephens 1t
viii have to be very close contest TO
be affected either way.