Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-07-19
Mr.. RANDALL OUT Of RACE |
PREFERS BEING ASSOCIATE
JUDGE OF COURT OF
APPEALS
Not a Candidate for Governor PROM
nenf Citizen Doubts il he Would
Accept Nomination.

A Baltimore stan correspondent ~
the American visited Annapolis yes
terday aud today that paper publishes
the following interview with one Of
Annapolis most esteemed citizens. the
Hon. J.. Writ Randall. president Of
the Farmers National Bank Of this
city:
Il am not candidate for the Re-
publican Nomination for governor, I"
said Hon. J. Writ Randall today,
'and what Is more, ! am quite conf
dent that / would not accept the nom
inati0n IL rendered me- Mr.. Ran
dali's declaration practically olimi-
mates him from the list of available
candidates under consideration for the
nomination for head OF the Repnbli-
can ticket. Ills declaration will DO
received with regret. not only by Re
pubiicans, but by many Democrats
who look upon him as thoroughly
equipped 10 discharge the duties Of
the governorship and is in line for
promotion to the high Office, since he
Is the only Maryland Republican
now living who has served as presi-
dent of the state Senate, the Office
ranking next To the governorship.
He is a lawyer and the president Of
the National Bank here. lie has served
two terms in the state senate and has
been prominent in all civic move
ments.
"The Office of governor is one which
ought to be attractive TO every Mary
lander" continued MIR. Randall, ''and
admit that 10 me il has its aftrac-
tive side. but am not In position to
be a candidate or TO accept the nomi-
nation if rendered TO me.
. / am not "A rich man and / cannot
afford the expense attending cam
paign, nor can I afford the gre alter
expense which falls upon the occu-
pant ofsthe Government House. To
my friends who have suggested me
as a candidate for governor ! return
my sincere thanks, and to them
must say frankly that,ey il offered
the nomination, an improbable event.
could not accept.
"uaye you any preference Of the
several gentlemen mentioned for the
Republican nomination for governor"
''AlI the gentlemen suggested are
capable and we'll qualified, and any
enc of them would reflect credit uron
the office. | shall be delighted to 81 -
port anyone of them when nominated.
I
a personal preference, and thai pref.
erence is Mr.. Phillips Lee Gold hor-
ough, who is entitled, i'm my lIunDle
opirion, to the nomination. by his
own ability and by his own exertions
he has arisen through the several
grades I'm the public service To his
present position. In every public 20
sition which he has occupied nc mas
demonstrated his possession of char
acter, of ability and energy.
81 have heard il stated that AN
objection to his candidacy will be
found in the fact that he lives OH the
Eastern Shore, where money is said
to be spent freely ut elections. lie
was, in fact, chairman of the con
gressional committee in the last cam
paign. IL any man urges this objec-
tion against Mr.. Goldsborough, he is
indulging in trivial talk. Phillips
Lee Goldsborough is "A man of honor,
and occupies in the estimation of those
who best know him position from
which Inc cannot De dragged by cam
paign canards. As to the use OF
money at elections, ! know nothing
except what is told me, and. ] am tell
ing what every man in Maryland
knows-that one party is not more
guilty or less guilty than the other"
"Will you seek the Republican
nomination for associate judge of the
Court of Appeals in your circuit, as
successor TO Judge John q. Rogers,
of Howard county,
II shall and if nominated ] shall
be delighted to be elected. I am as
sured that there is no opposition To
my nomination. The duties of a
judgeship are far more in my line
and far more congenial to me than
the duties of the governorship. ! be-
lieye / shall be elected.