The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-06-20
ADDRESS Of HAWKINS


FbatfANfH& ~ AH~ ANatFN@ 81 3H1&N
r l. Hawkins In the interest of bis
candidacy for Judge Of the soriieth
Judicial district
Friends and Fello~ Citizens In
announcing as candidate for the
democratic nomination of district
judge. | do so with FOIL realization
Of tn. importance and responsibility
Of that high office
After thirteen years faithful ser
vice so impar,iaily and honorably
rendered. Judge billiard Is retiring
with the love and respect OF the PEG
pie no, only Of his home county but
OF every county in the district
The conditions prevailing as TO the
office To which | aspire are peculiar
In that This Is the first contest for
the place since the creation of the
district, the judges having hereto
fore been appointed and then elected
from term TO term without opposi.
ton.
When called upon TO select your
officers II Is meet and proper that
you should be advised as 10 their past
history in order that YOU may know
session of such knowledge, and that
YOU should as far as practicable be
placed in possession of all facts. the
consideration OF which would likely
influence your action at the ballot
box
| was born In Ellis county in 1866
and am living today upon the same
lot where | was born Somewhat
early in life decided to make the
law my profession and in 1887 | en-
tered the law department of the
State University, graduating there
from in 1889 and Immediately enter
ed upon the practice of law at WaNa-
hachie During he first three years
had, ! suppose, the same experience
and met with the same measure of
success usually attending young at
torneys. In 1892 the position Of as
sistant county attorney was rendered
me By w II. Fears, who was then be-
ginning his first term as county attor-
ney. which appointment | accepted.
| filled this position tow years and
then resumed the general practice.
In 1896 ] was elected county attorney
OF Ellis county. serving in that ca
pacity for four years, al the end OF
which time | voluntarily retired and
again took up the general practice
until | was elected county judge in
1902. and am now serving my fourth
year in that capacity.
| desire here to thank the people
of my county for their kindness to
me in the past. / have repaid YOU
| in the only way an officer can, by
| giving at all times the very best SER
vice of which | was capable, and try
ing under all circumstances to dis
charge my duty faithfully, impartial
ly and courteously.
What measure of success has at
| tended my efforts is known TO most
of you personally and can be easily
ascertained by others, and your judg-
ment is and should be final, as to
what ability, if any, | have shown in
caring for the interests entrusted tC
me. and whether | have met the eX-
pectation of that article in our con
stitution which provides that there
shall be elected in each county .
county Judge, who shall be well in
formed in the law of the state; anc
il is for you TO say whether my rec
ord has been such as would authorize
my advancement to the position OF
district Judge. Whatever others may
think of the Importance or non-lm
portauce of the office of county at
J torney and county Judge have re
garded them as very important public
trusts. the faithful performance OF
whose duties and responsibilities wa'
of vital concern 70 the people. NJ,
good fortune i'm having been elected
by the people to both positions vii
always be regarded by me as a dis
tinguished honor for which ! shall
ever be grateful Co them. my recorC
in these offices has about been made