The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-01-10
Issues Statement as to His Political
Plans in Response to Senti-
ments Expressed by
Friends
NOT CANDIDATE FOR
JUDICIAL POSITION
VIII Go Among People Before Max
ing Announcement and Retire
from Bench Before Enter
ing Campaign
specIaI o the Daily Express.

Special TO the Daily Express.
Oklahoma City. Jan. Declaring
that In no event viii he be a candidate
for reelection to his present position
and that II is his intention 10 seek the
United States senatorship. Chief Jus
tice Samuel w. Hayes will set forth
his political plans in statement which
will appear in the morning papers 70.
morrow.
Before making his formal announce
ment. defining his position upon public
issues. Judge Hayes states that he will
visit extensively throughout the state
with a view TO ascertaining at first
hand the SENTIMENT relative to his can
didacy which has been conveyed to
him by friends. He further states thar
he will resign from the bench before
entering the campaign.
When asked at what time he expect
ed the campaign would require his res
signation as member Of the supreme
court. Judge Hayes answered: Not
later than April first"
The complete statement prepared by
Judge Hayes is as follows:
During the past five months. partic-
ularly during the past sixty days, !
have received numerous letters from
persons in every part OF the state,
soliciting me TO make the race at the
primary election to be held next
August. for the nomination Of the
Democratic party as It's candidate for
the office cE United States senator
Similar suggestions and requests haye
been made by many persons from the
different sections Of the STAG who
have visited me at my office during
this time
Il have been urged at different
times by ny friends to make some
statement as 10 my plans. and particu-
larly as to whether | shall be candi-
date. The cffice OF United States SCH
ator is worthy Of any mans ambition
who desires public office for the op-
portunity it affords to render great
public service. but ] have had no de-
sire to be party to a contest for this
position, unless felt assured thag
there existed among large number
of the Democratic party sentiment
favoring my candidacy. Ny own Yer
scnaI interests and the interests ot3the
party demand that such should BIZ my
attitude in the matter Thus sar,
have made no statement, becanseI had
hoped that before l reached any decis-
ion or made any statement relative
thereto, should have an OPPORTUNITY
to visit at least many, if HQt all, parts
of the state and intervieW my friends
and acquaintanees at their homes and
ascertain in that manner the sentiment
relative to my becosaing a candidate
But have not been able to visit the
different parts ofEahe state as desired
because during Che past four months
more importaat and emergent litiga
tion has been presented to and pressed
upon the court for consideration and
determination than has been present
ed to tie court before within the same
TING during the six years of the
eeairt's existence.
Throughout my public life, both as
4 a member OF the constitutional conven
ton of this state and as member O
the supreme court, have made II
rule never to be absent when there
were Official duties to be performed
by me, or when there was public bus
mess to be transacted in which Il wa
my duty to participate. II is true, tha
under our constitution three member
OF the court constitute quorum AM
may transact business, and my pres
ence at the capital has not been absc
lutely necessary to the transaction o
the business of the court But tn
fact that quorum Of Legislative
body or of court may transact bus
ness does not justify members Of sue
bodies in absenting themselves fror
the sessions thereof for the purpose Q
devoting themselves to their own pei
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