The Savannah morning news., 1902-05-20
CANN WILL NOT RUN
FOH SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE
SHIP.
LETTER GIVES HIS REASONS.
sCRAMBLEs FOR HIGH judi
CIAL OFFICE.

Tells His Friends He Feels Further
Sacrifices His Elevation to the
JudgeshiP Would EntniI-Express-
es His Appreciation of the Honor
Paid Him by His Brothers of the
Bar-His Withdrawal Leaves the
Field to Judge BARROW and 1t Is
Not Believed He VIII Be Opposed.
His Unanimous Election Practical
Iy Assured.
Col. George T. Cam will not be a
candidate for judge of the Superior
Court of this circuit. He addressed a
letter yesterday to the members of the
bar who had asked him to make the
race, in which he states at length his
reasons for declining the proffered
offer of their support.
Col. Cam says that two prin-
to take the step he has
adopted; first, that to make the race
would probably precipitate a bitter
campaign for a high judicial office, and
second, that he does not feel able to
make the financial sacrifices that mis-
election to the office would entail. His
letter, in full, is as follows:
The withdrawal of Col. Cam from
the race probably means the unop-
posed reelection of Judge Barrow to
the oce he now fills. Nobody else in
the county has been spoken of to any
extent in this connection and few
would be hardy enough to offer to
break a lance in political tourney with
the present occupant of the bench.
To My Friends of the Bar: Your
request to allow the use of my name
as candidate for judge of the East
ern Judicial Circuit, coming as it did,
unsought, has received, as it merited,
my most earnest consideration. To ar
rive at a conclusion has been rendered
the more difficult because a majority
of my brother members of the bar
have expressed their desire to see me
elevated to the position of judge.
The office of judge of the Superior
Court, of this circuit particularly, is
one of great honor and of large posi-
bilities for good. The honor is en-
HANGED by the character of the bar of
this city, which has always been re-
nowned for it's culture, ability, and
clean and honorable practice. Not one
of us who loves, and is jealous of the
noble purposes of our profession would
willingly see either the judiciary or
our courts of justice exposed to the
danger of being brought into contempt
by being made the target of political
strife This should not be even for
personal qualification nor to attain
much to- be desired honor; such con-
dition might result should a campaign
for the judgeship be made at this time.
To fill such a position would neces-
state the giving up of my practice,
the absolute severance from business
associations, most pleasant, which have
taken years of conscientious effort to
establish.
While deeply sensible of the great
honor that would be conferred upon
one of my age by being elected to such
a place l feel that at this time the
sacrifice of my personal interests,
which the acceptance of a position
paying such an inadequate salary
would be too great.
Feeling as / do l am constrained to
deny myself the honor which your gen
erous indulgence would confer upon
me.
With a deep appreciation of the con-
fidence in me expressed by so many of
the Bar and of the people of this, my
home city, 1 am, very sincerely
yours, Geo. T. Cam.