Cañon City record., 1906-10-04
J. D. Russell
The Jeweler
3o9 Main St.
''uying.
3o9 Main St.

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whom he was able to see. He says
since the nomination his law partner
has been taken i'll with typhoid which
make 1t necessary for him to look after
the office business. This with other
reasons will prevent him making the
campaign he thinks ought to be made
so he retires from the race.
The committee to fill vacancies Is
composed OF C. C. Dawson. Canon City.
C. D. Bradley of Florence. j. p. H. CAL
lahan of Westcliffe. l. s. Smith OF
Salida and G. D. Williams of Salida-
The committee has not had meeting
yet and the members of the committee
do not know what will be done.
Following is Mr.. Williams letter to
the vacancy committee
WILLIAMS & SUMMERvILLE
Lawyers
Salida, Colorado
September 26th. 1906.
Hon. C. C. Dawson, Hon. Chas. Brad
ley, Hon. /. s. Smith and Hon. Jas.
P. H. Callahan.
Gentlemen:
Yesterday you gentlemen and | we're
named by the Republican Judicial
Convention of the Eleventh District, as
a Committee to fill vacancies on the
Judicial ticket, should any occur.
The same Convention. by unani-
nous vote. highly honored me by nom
mating me as its candidate for the
high Office of District Judge.
/ appreciate the undeseryed compli-
ment and honor more than | am able
to express.
However, 1t must be remembered
that / was never a candidate, and
every delegate to the Convention
knows that 1t was only few minutes
before my nomination that / consent
ed to let my name go before the Con-
vention, and then. most reluctantly.
and under the strongest possible per-
suasion.
Some conditions. one important one
In particular. confront me. that were
not known to me yesterday when i
was nominated My law partner, Mr..
Summerville, Is Ill. and / am to-day
advised, has typhoid fever, and that
cannot expect him to be able to re-
turn to his work in the ONCE. much. II
any, before election day. The work OF
the firm is thus. Unexpectedly. left
entirely to me. With my partner un-
able to attend to business, It is abso-
I:utely impossible for me to spend any
time In making a campaign without Sc
riously neglecting. and In many in
stances jeopardizing some quite i'm
portant business interests that have
been entrusted to me, by clients. In
Justice to myself, as we'll as to the
party, would not accept and retain
this nomination, without making every
reasonable. legitimate effort for sue
cess. To do this would require that
I devote every day of my time from
now until election day to the cam
paign.
Confronted with such a situation, no
man could or would hesitate as to the
proper course.
Strongly as ! feel the obligation to
my party. and keenly as I appreciate
the distinguished honor and compli-
ment 1t has paid me. cannot feel
that these outweigh my personal and
professional obligations to my clients.
and the matters to which I have re-
ferred.
must therefore and do respectfully
decline to accept the nomination 20
generously rendered me, and have sent
my formal declination to the Secretary
Of State.
No other name was before the Con-
vention, and 30 far ~ I am advised,
the name Of no other one who would
accept the nomination, was suggested.
Our committee was appointed to
meet this kind Of an emergency, %
1 feel certain no serious injury II done
the party by my declination at this
time. think our Committee should
act quickly and NIL the vacancy thus
caused, BY the selection Of candidate