The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-03
CARTER SAYS GU M M IN CS'
 APPOlNT NTMENT
 PLEASES HIM
States That He Was Not a Can didate For States
 Attorney.
DID NOT WANT TO
 ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY
Says Other Candidates All Ap- preached Him Before Enter ing the Race-Retfcent, Re- garding Whether He'll Re- main As Assistant.

Assistant States Attorney Galen A. Garter has expressed to a Stamford Advocate reporter his pleasure over the honor conferred upon Homer S. Cummings by the Iatter's appoint ment to the States Attorn eyshfp for was delighted to learn of the good fortune of his fellow townsman, and declared that the office would not suffer by the appointment.
 MT. Carter's term does not expire until July, 1915 He was unprepared, to say, what would be his attitude toward reappointment at that time. Everybo ody takes it for granted that he will be reappointed, if he desires reappointment.
 The following is from the Stamford Advocate:
 Mr Carter. has been connected with the office of States Attorney since the early eighties. When Samuel Fessen- den was appointed, he acted aS spe- ciaI assistant to him, preparing many cases, and trying many. too. In 1907. when the office of assistant States Attorney was created, he was form ally appointed, and his filled the office ever since.
 Although his name was mentioned prominently for the States Attorney ship. his. trends say he made no eff fort to obtain the appointment, be-
 
 work connected with the office and the demands of his own large private practice Mir. Carter has matched wits with the brightest lawyers in the State, and has always held his own.
 Were you ever a candidate for the efTice of States Attorney?" MT. Car ter was asked.
 .I never was.
 %tWhy?'
 4 ance with the business of the office and the responsibility connected herewith, I did nat feel as though I cared to assume the business and the responsibilit
 GAS a matter of fact. were there, to your knowledge, any active candi- dates for the office ?'
 There were: Elmore s. Banks of Fairfield. John s. Pullman of Bridge port; John H. Light of Norwalk; Ja-. cob B. Klein of Bridgeport, and I think, William B. Boardman of including MT. Cummings. the appoin- tee. All of these gentlemen 4ave been most kind to me in regard to this matter, and inquired of me whether I would be candidate or not before they presented their claims for the appointment, and I, in each instance, told them that was not a candidate.
 ssAs to MT. Cummings, who has re- ceived the appointment, can only say that, in a conversation with him, g, month or so ago, he was most cour- teous and kind to me, and asked me if was a candidate fors the office, and told him that I was not. Since that time, I have been reliably i'm formed that he was not then, nor never has been. a seeker for the of flee, and that the appointment came to him entirely unsolicited and un- -.4 -,k his appointment, and am most grati- fled that he received it.''
 Do you care to say, at this time, whether or not you will continue as Assistant States Attorney?
 sIn reply to that, I have to say that my term does not expire until the first of July, 1915, and cannot say what will do then, but shall certainly do all in my power to as sist the new States Attorney