Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-05-19

iaId| lNIg lNiNas fiifNi 'l tNN ha'li'fha
affair, OF the system, for on taking
charge found % badly depleted, hca'
ny IN debt and without credit On ny
retirement from this office four year.
later turned over % my successor
about $4,000 IN cash, with all the
departments fully equipped, the sYs-
TEN % every way provided Tor, and
lwith no indebtedness After Governor
Lanham had returned to his home IN
| Meatheriord and retired 90 private
life he wrote me tina, every minute OF
lhi, association with me had been
pheasant and that my administration OF
the financial department Of pcniten-
tiary affair had given him more graft
fication than that Of any other depart
ment during hi, two administration
lite wanted me 10 know, hc wrote. how
deeply he appreciated the faithful and
| .lcccs,ful service
con my retirement from The iha1-
| eai department oi the pe1Itcutar.c.. 7
moved 90 Dallas and became junior
Imcmbcr .i the f.rm o.. lnac, Nor.H7m
Humber Company lu 1910. became
connected with one of the largest b1.
ines, institution, 90 Houston. which J
surrendered on my appointment al.
Railroad Commi. ,ioncr by Governor
Colquitt at the beginning of Doc. adj
mini,,ration.
Il have served little more than a
year a, Railroad Commission during
which have devoted my time energy
and ability % equip myself Tor the
. dutic, OF the position, and take
pleasure in referring the people OF the
State o. my associate, on the tommi
sion and the .hppcr throughout the
State as o. how have performed my
'dutIc.
81 have Away, taken an interest H
political affair have never scratch.
ed a Democratic ticket from constable
20 Pre- ldent wa % member Of 'he
County convention OF Irccstons Coun.
% just after reaching my majority
That county sent mc O.. delegate O
The State Convention that nominated
Nogg Tor Governor the first time 20,
San Antonio have been delegate
90 every State Convention since that
Iuwr ,he o'd county Of my birth Free
.,4r, having hpuorcd me 600 ,c,cra.
u occasions, after I had moved from 30.
boundarie,. q, one oi 10, delegate.
was chairman OF the Democratic Couu
~ Executive Committee Of Limestone
County, and under my stewardship
every office o. the county, from Con.
stable up. wa, restored to the Demo-.
racy
81 va, q member Of the city council
u and school board OF the City of Mesa
for eight year, took great lutcrc 4
in educational affair. and devoted
much time and attention 10 the public
school, of Mcxia and attended during
that time meeting, oi the State Teach
cr, Association IN the hope that !
might be more useful To- the school
interest. of my home town ! was
gratilcd that uo place 900 TcNa, h1d q
pub't. school that stood higher 900 gil-
cauaua' circles tiaH that ot Ng>a ]
have Away chccr'u'y gwen wy ui'H
ou,c to Legislation to promote th,
school interests Of our State 70 8,
with pleasure that ] refer ln th., -e.
-pc,t % the present and past State
Superintendent, ai Public instruction
the President oi the Agriculture. and
Mechanical College and 60 the rrc,i
dent. OF each 90 the Normal School,
and hundred, of other teacher,
throughout lc.,a, with whom : have a
valued personal acquaintance
81 va, au clccior from my Cougrc--
,ional district ou the National Demo
cratic ticket that nominated William J
Bryan 90 1900
II have been a farmer and "a bu,ucs ,
man since va, twelve year, old,
with large experience 90 freight mat
ter, when a merchant and while hand
ling the vast business interest, oi the
Ipcutcuudry system
am asking for reelection % niI
am the uncNp,rcd term TO which
va. appointed Should the Dcmocra.
, OFF thc state favor me with the nom-
Hau.n. pledge my every effort 90
administer the office faithfully and
with the best ability of which am
capable
JONI =. WoRTHANl
To Dedicate Joaquin Miller Cabin.