Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-10-29
LANSDON GIVES PLEDGE OF
HONOR He IS INNOCENT

BOISE, Idaho, Oct 29.-Robert
Lansdon, republican nominee for sec
retarp of state, against whom political
enemies have preferred charges, pre-
pared his resignation from the ticket
Saturday, but before he could hand 1t
in discovered that recent holding
of the supreme court would not allow
him to resign at this late date.
His name will be left on the ballot as
the republican candidate for secretary
of state. 1t is the opinion of the
political leaders that the accusations
against Lansden will have little or NO
effect upon his candidacy, as they re-
gard the matter as something trumped
up wholly for political effect.
The leaders are especially pleased
that Mr.. Lansdon has offered to re-
sign, for they say that it shows that
he the interests of his party at heart,
Until he had a hearing he refused to
withdraw from the ticket. Since he
has found that the conspiracy against
him is so far reaching as to place him
in a compromising position until after
election he has considered the inter-
ests Of the party ahead Of his personal
interests.
While Mr.. Lansdon was willing to
withdraw from the ticket rather than
compromise his party, since he has
found that he cannot resign he will
continue his active campaign. He has
issued a statement to the voters of
the state in which he pledges them
that he will establish his innocence to
their complete satisfaction at the earl
lest possible date.
Mr.. Lansdon's manly letter follows:
BOISE, Oct. 27.-To the people Of
the state of Idaho: Charges Of a seri-
GUS nature have recently been pre-
ferred against me and deem it prop
err at this time to offer a word Of ex-
PLANTATION to the voters of Idaho. The
complaint filed against me by enemies
states that about two years ago there
was $4,000 in taxes collected by me,
which did not properly account for.
Since that time l have been elect
ed sheriff of my county and ever since
served in this capacity. No mention
of the matter has been made until
about two weeks ago, when l was
campaigning in distant part of the
state. I fully realize that under such
circumstances my candidacy for Sec
| rotary of state on the republican
ticket while under such charges,
whether guilty or innocent, will have
tendency to injure the rest Of the
candidates upon the ticket and a ten
dency to injure the republican party
at the coming election, without such
| charges are refuted
Il now desire to say that am inno-
cent of any criminal act. and will
fully establish my innocence at the
trial and ask every fair minded citi-
zen not to prejudice this case against
me and thereby become the uncon-
scous tool of my enemies. l have
placed the hands of the republican
state central committee my resigna-
ton as candidate upon the ticket.
Since rendering my resignation have
learned that under a late decision of
the supreme court of Idaho that can
not resign from the ticket at this time
and that no other name can be certi-
fled to be printed on the ticket Thus
1t seems that IL the republicans of
this state are to elect a republican
other than myself to the office of Sec
retasy of state, 1t must be done by
each voter writing a name upon the