El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-20
Personal Canvass.

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Personal Canvass.
Because Of the business Of the Of
flee, I have been hitherto precluded
from making q personal canvass Of the
voters OF the district. and now since
the adjournment Of the special term
Of the court in July called for the
purpose OF trying Jail cases. it will
not be practicable for me to make any
thing like a general canvass, and
hence, I ask OF you and each Of you
10 consider this as my personal re-
quest of you for your influence and
vote. Many OF the voters know. are
busiIy engaged throughout the day
and, hence. II I could do so. I would
feel great reluctance in tresspassing
upon your time-interrupting you, to
solicit your influence and vote in be-
half OF my candidacy and election
In fact, am disposed to believe that
you would prefer that all candidates
should present their claims for reelec-
tion. or election, through the press or
through the mail, when you can, at
your convenience, consider what they
have TO say. The record Of the dis
trict attorneys office as herein pre-
scented from the public records dur
Ing my tenure Of office, is the sub
stantial embodiment Of all I could
say in behalf Of my candidacy. had 1
the pleasure Of a personal interview
with you
Long Established Custom.
If one. who while in your private
business employment for IS months.
had proved 10 be faithful. dependable.
efficient and loyal TO sou. and was
familiar with your business, you
would not discharge him or her TO en-
ploy some new, untried person You
would not deem it good business to
do So Continuance in service is the
just reward you would bestow upon
your personal employe for faithful
loyal and efficient service. The same
rule you doubtless believe should ap-
ply to your worthy public official
servants.
If the duties Of the district attor-
neys office have been during my ten
ure Of office. as 1 believe. performed
with reasonable efficiency. and 10 the
satisfaction Of the court. the grand
and trial juries. and those having
business with the office. and those OF
our citizens and business men and
women who have observed the
lnethodicaI, business like way the Of
flee business is handled and cases
are tried. the long established Gus
tom Of the people would. in the cir
cumstances, accord to me a second
term by reelection
A Commendable Record or Not?
II is pertinent to inquire is my Of
fetal record a commendable one. have
the duties Of the district attorneys
office during my administration been
discharged with more than ordinary
efficiency, painstaking care. time
saving promptuess, technical accuracy
and conscientious fideuty2 These are
questions filter TO be answered by
others than myself. and. hence. for
answer, I respectfully refer you to I.
any one who. since I came into office, I
has served as a grand juror or trial |
juror, and also are you referred TO ex- /
judge Dan NJ Jackson, who was the
presiding judge when. and for a while /
after, I came into office. and to Judge 4
Walter D. Howe. the persent judge, {
exsheriff Peytou J. Edwards. TO sher- Z
ifs Seth 3. Orndorff, Of FL Paso coun- /
ty; Harry Moore. Of Hudspeth county, I
and Dan NJ Dougherty, Of Culberson I
county, and to the deputies Of each I
Of them, and also are you referred 10 I
the lawyers who since my tenure Of 7
office have defended OF assisted in the 4
prosecution Of any criminal case, and .
in like manner are you referred TO /
mayor Charles Davis. to 8fessrs- John .
II Wyatt, Frank Powers and 1laury
Kemp, Of the excellent civil service 4
commission. 70 the hard working and .
poorly paid police department OF Fl 4
Paso, and in Culberson and Hudspeth
counties 7 refer you TO the county Of
ficials Of each Of these counties, and
to the splendid men and gracious
women Of these counties. The refer
ences given are reliable and trust
worthy. for they each and all can
speak from personal knowledge or
common report hence. If you have no
personal knowledge Of the work and
methods Of the district attorneys Of
flee under my administration. If you
DO not know by reputation Of the rec
ORD made, or do not personally and
officially know my assistants or my
self. OF do not know Us well, the opin-
ion or opinions Of any Of those re-