The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-06
Hon. James Mckinney of the Four
teenth Illinois District viii
Not Seek Renoml-
nation.
SERVING FOURTH TERM
Letter Comes as Great Surprise and
Causes Widespread Regret
Throughout the
District

ALEDO. ILL.,, Oct. 6.--In a letter to
D. N. Blazier, editor of the Aledo
Times-Record and printed in that pa
per, Hon. James Mckinney, congress-
man from the fourteenth Illinois dis
trict, and resident of Aledo, an
nounces his determination not to ask
for denomination to congress, and
from public life at the expiration of
his present term on the 4th of March,
1913. The announcement Of Mr.. Nc
Kinney's determination, which comes
| as a great surprise to everyone in the
fourteenth district is based solely on
personal reasons. His letter to Editor
Blazier is as follows:
My Dear Mr.. Blazer: 1t has not
been my intention for many months to
seek denomination and reelection as
sons for retirment at the end of the
| term to which I have been elected are
purely personal Within the past year
all my plans for the future have beer
changed and it does not appear to me
/ to be desirable to remain longer iI
7 congress.
very deeply appreciate and shall
gratefully remember the hearty sup
port that has been given me by thu
4 people OF the district in my efforts t.
serve them during four terms as thei
representative.
MY faith in the future Of the reput
lican party remains mistaken and !
4 will afford me great pleasure to Civ
cordial support to the candidate che
sen as my successor by the republi
cans of the district at the primarie
next spring.
Thanking you for the many favor
you have extended to me during M
service, | remain,
Sincerely yours,
JAMES MCKINNEY.
The announcement of Congressma
McKinney's intention to WITHDRAW
from pubic life will cause widespread
regret throughout the district.
Congressman Mckinney has serve
his district we'll and re-nominatio
and reelection was conceded as ma
ter of fact
Mr.. Mckinney is now serving hi
fourth term as the representative {
the fourteenth congressional distrie
Of Illinois, having been first chose
at q special election held Novembe
7th. 1905 to fill the vacancy cause
by the death of the late Colonel B.
Marsh of Warsaw. His present teri
will expire March 4, 1913.
Since his election in 1905 at spe
;al election to fill the unexpired teri
of Col. B. F. Marsh, Congressman NJ
Kinney has been most faithful to n
trust. He has been prominent in tn
conduct of affairs at Washington. r
had heen a banker and his soun
views in financial matters brougl
him an offer of places on the mon
tary commission which he decline
In territorial matters he had especia
" fitted himself with first hand info
nation and was the ranking membt
on the territorial committee. 1t is
GREAT misfortune to the district th;
: at this stage of his career he has d
cided to lay down his public duties.
The announcement has come SO su
den that no speculation has been i
dulged in as to his probable successo
His first nomination was secured aft
d a close contest with Hon. Frank
$ Allen of Moline, who has large no
g of friends and admirers throughout Il
9 district and it is altogether probab
) that Rock Island county will brir
r Mr.. Allen forward at this time. OF
er counties also have favorite sol
4 hut who OF these will shape up as co
|. eressional possibilities is problema
It cal.