The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-07-20
KING WANTS NO
OFFICE
Denies That He Has Ever
Made Tentative Agree
ment With Anyone.
Editor Daily World.

Editor Daily World.
It's a trite saying, but not true,
that if a man minds his own bust
ness and keeps quiet he will have
no trouble, because somebody will
nag at him until they get him riled
see?
| have been repeatedly informed
| by different friends and voters, that
they have seen an article in some
paper 0 do not know which one,
presumably the Republic), that l
would be a candidate for the office
of county attorney at the coming
election, and in the issue of the Re-
public of July IA, instant, | find the
following: There seems to be a
disposition on the part of the oppo-
nents of Fred Kemp, incumbent of
the county attorneys Office and aspir-
ant for reelection, to unite on one
candidate against him. They have
succeeded, it is said, in reaching
tentative agreement with G. l.. Wal
lace of Cashmere, and J. J. King OF
Leavenworth, whereby these two
possible contenders for the position
will refrain from entering the race
in the event that Wenatchee limits
itself to presenting only one candi-
date against Mr.. Kemp"
1t seems that Mr.. Kemp is not
very lively aspirant to succeed him
self"
AS to the first mentioned article
(Which l never saw, and which was
news to mel, | have to say that, |
not only never mentioned the matter
to anyone, but have never enter
tanned the slightest notion of being
a candidate for that Office Cor any
other within the gift of the voters
of Chelan county, this year of our
Lord, and whoever made any such
crack, if such was made, did it on
his own motion and not mine, or
by my authority.
And it seems that they" have
succeeded. Now, who are they?
| would not know Mr.. Wallace if
l were to meet him, and the Repub-
lie is the first to break the news to
me that we have such an attorney in
the county. l have not had the
pleasure of his acquaintance, and
there has been no tentative" nor
any other kind of agreement with
me and Mr.. Wallace, or any one else
to do any political scheming against
Mr.. Kemp, nor at all.
Of course the Republic may well
say that, if Wenatchee will unite on
one candidate, the rest of the county
might as well 'lie down." so to
speak, but l want to make it plain
that l am not aspiring to any Office,
not seeking a nomination or election.
If there is any Office in the county
open to me, it will have to look me
up, to think of which, since our
lgrandfathers' days, is as absurd as
that there is tentative agreement
with me to refrain from seeking an
office.
Since reading the Republic rot, l
can we'll understand what Mr.. Kemp
had in mind a few days since, when
he said to me. well, judge, the way
lis clear now" he evidently having
read the article about the they say"
agreement, and having publicly an
|nounced that he was not a candidate
to succeed himself.
l supported Mr.. hemp when he
ran before, and have had no notion
of conspiring against him for a Sec
ond term if he wanted it, and scan
ing his record, so far as l have
checked him up, l have found moth
ing that in my judgment should
keep him awake nights.
The office of public prosecutor is
one which | never hankered after,
though | did at one time yield the
point and permit my name to be
used for that Office at a time when
the political situation was such that
Teddie, nor Abraham Lincoln, could
not have been elected on the repub-
lican ticket | received the republic
can nomination by reclamation, and
went up against about six hundred
majority and was beaten 80 votes.
any tentative agreements.
Yours truly,
J. J. KING.
NOTICE TO TRESPASSERS,