Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-09-30
l.. H HEDRICK RESIGNS AS
CANDIDATE FOR SENATOR.

Committee, Fall River County, Hot
Springs, South Dakota
DEAR SIR -
hereby tender my resignation and
withdraw as a candidate on the Repub-
lican ticket for State Senator for district
comprising Fall River and Custer coun-
ties.
My reasons for this action are briefly
as follows:
Until short time ago | had strong
hopes Ct our being home in ample time
for me to attend the session Of the Leg
isature if elected in fact, thought
might get home in time to vote. This
belief came about through the sending
home Of some fourteen other regiments
of state troops. However, have ascer
tanned that the reasons behind the With
drawal of these troops (reasons am no,
at liberty to discuss at this time) in no
way apply to us SO many rumors have
since been circulated and are now atloat
that we have absolutely no idea as 10
whether we will be sent home next
week, next month, next spring, next
summer, or at all The best information
We can get is that some of the b, st state
troops will be retained on the border
until the Mexican trouble is definitely |
settled. and from what can learn, this |
time is decidedly uncertain. | can say, |
however, that the Fourth South Dakota |
Infantry is rated as one of the best regi
ments of state troops now on the Dor
der, hence il the above information II
correct We will undoubied be among
the last to leave While We may be
sent home, in ample time, the uncertain
" Is 50 great that | DO not feel that
would be doing justice to my party, nv
friends, or myself, in staying on the
ticket, and | am all the more brought to
tunate illness of our last two Senators
| do not feel that am justified in asking
the people to again take the chances OF
going without representative in the
Senate, have information that con-
viuces me that if we are still down here
it would be impossible TOR me to obtain
leave OF absence to fill an elective Of
flee while being in tile military service,
even should be elected, hence | might
as we'll withdraw in time to give my
party an opportunity to elect man who
can without any doubt be present.
also feel that this uncertainty would
seriously jeopardize my chances of elec-
ton, since many who would otherwise
vote for me would not care to take any
chances on my being able to get back.
appreciate that many will think, and
my enemies will advertise that my with
drawal is prompted by reason Of the
Shuttleworth report, but if could only |
be there now | would convince them of
the error of their claims have never
quit under fire yet and my principal re-
gret is that | cannot be on the ground |
and fight it out with them on this issue
Unfortunately, however, | can only |
speak from down here on the border,
1000 miles from home, and say to my
friends that my earliest opportunity, !
points, and | am not worrying over the
outcome. The facts are that this report
came more nearly keeping me in the
race than anything else. but in fairness
to my party and my friends, for reasons
stated above, felt it my duty to with
draw. | only ask my friends to remem-
Der when these back biting, viIiiers are
the busiest, that an attack upon a person
who cannot be present TO defend himself
is the act of a coward
Another reason for my withdrawal,
which is purely personal to myself, is
the fact that having been away from my
Office and business for SO long and since
| will probably be away for consider
able time yet, | feel that owe it to my
family to get on the job as quickly as
possible and not spend further time
away from my business that the Legis-
lature would demand
desire to take this opportunity to
thank ny party and my friends for the
honor they bestowed upon me in nam
ing me as their candidate for State Sem
ator had hoped that | might be able
to convince them that their confidence
had not been misplaced, but my disap-
pointment in this is only one of the
numerous sacrifices this border affair
has caused me.
Wishing my friends and successor un-
bounded success, | am,
Regretfully yours