Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-08-07
Letter OF Acceptance.
hsrtinsburg, w. Va, Aug. 5, 1905.
Mr.. w. n. Dunn, Chairman,
And Members OF Com mittee
of Prohibition Party.

l have received notice Of my nsmi-
nation for the office of Prosecuting At
torney for Berkeley county, IN AIDE by
The Prohibition party convention heId
In this city on Saturday last, and Of
which you were Chairman. In re-
spouse to this notice desire to thank
you and all Of my friends who com
pose the Prohibition party in this
county. personally know them to be
among our best and foremost citizens
In the way of integrity and their sup-
port of the cause of Christ. / REGARD
TINS nomination as very high conn
pliment for the reason that the nemi-
nation has been rendered me without
any solicitation on my part whatever.
l am striving fer the same cause for
which your party is now making the
supreme effsrt Of its life Ii makes no
difference 10 me in which party / am
ciAsssd, or what term may be applied,
or with whom | fight, SO long ~ the
cause is u righteous one and so com
nendable In its character.
Prior to your convention mem bers
Of your party personally appealed to
me to accept this nomination. II you
VIII remsmber informed all that 1
could not do SO until after consulta-
ten with my friends Of the Democrat
ic party who were responsible for
bringing me into the fight. Having
winged nlyssii Win them, 70 accept
the nomination on the Democratic
ticket, they were relying on me TO
MAKE GOOD. For me TO abandon them
would place me IN the position OF a
com non traitsr. In fact, as 1 stated,
could net abuse their confidence and
esteem. with TIE full knowledge of
these facts you have seen ut to pro :
claim me your standard bearer for this
office. In reply thereto wish to state
| thu. accept the honor conferred upon
me with agrateful and thankful heart.
relying and depending upon every pos
slole effort your party can MAKE TO-
ward my election, with the full under
Standing that l shali not expect your
| suffrage upon any other PLATFORM than
the one already outlined, anu further
with the understanding THAI shalt in
no wise lose an opportunity III the way
Oh 0uty OF action toward success. l &C :
ceP' your domination, h.we,er, with
the iurthef UNDERSTANDING mat your
action snail IN no way In
teriere with or Jeopardlze The interests
Vi NY DemocratIc trends and myself
Ia the nght they are making for my
domination by The Democratic party.
IN event any other party desires TO
| nominate me they shall have the
right to do SO, and / shall have a per.
feet right to accept the same. NV
friends are determined that they shall
be receg nized with their claims by the
Democratic Convention. What the
outcome may be / do net know. Thew
are perfectly satisfied for me to be rep
resented on your ticket, whether or
| not am nominated by any other
party, but that l lhall in no wise be
released from nv obligation. with
them until after ell the other conven-
tie1s have been held.
| With these facts before Won wish
yoa to give it all possible publicity 40
that the good people generally viii
understand that I am mot m.k;nr
what might be termed nartizsn fioht
| but that am fighting for the rr;no;
ples of orr God. our conptrx o,r
homes, and the broSen. hearted and
curse burdened people Of our land r
shaIi he In this heht to win r.lv;na
upon Divine aid, and the aid CT the
christian people, and you can rest as
sured that thers will be change.
Should we lose in this election, shall
be with you on the same principles In
the next. having determined that 90