Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-08-02
Who Ought to be Our Ne,|
COUNTY ATTORNF1


nominated me as your choice for this oiiicc s'm VI"
general election which followed ! was elected N
Monday in January. 1917, took upon M, l( thou,
bilitics of the office. AS to whether have lisrb
trust r'Ios'" III "'e y! w" 10 'o' ~" |" u' eide ii IN
ing election.
had been in office only about three ,,on,l. -.
National Government declared that We We're in ~
war with Germany. Since that time III" l'r,si,o,
prcu, Nation has called upon every patriuc ci,o
loyal support in carrying on this the most hlporsm
ole in which man has ever engaged have tried
,lutv both as your county attorney and 20 our Cor
in this great crisis. have taken part in all of tho
tivi,ics and war campaigns carried on in this come,
licvr that If you should ask your County Council
felse. and the various campaign committees in yo
crtv Loan campaigns, in your War Savings Stamn
paign in your Red Cross campaigns and in the on,
ton of councils of defense in the various school IL
in this county, they would tell you that there has
man who has given more of his time, without eyp@
thrm than your humble servant.
have no, had the time or opportunity of seein,
of the voters in this campaign in my own behalf II
er have confidence in the citizenship of BRYAN
to believe that will be remembered for any services
have rendered for either my county our National
ernment. and that will not be held responsible fw
fact that have been unable to see many OF the c,jp
my behalf in this campaign.
do not know what excuse the opposition riu
to why should not be reelected. If there has been
thing said done in behalf of my opponent whichr r
upon my administration, trust that nc fainnindA
will accept the same as true until he has given me
pOruny to present whatever facts may have al
/ know it would be utterly impossible for me- to fouu
and correct with each individual all the statements
may he made against me. want to say. however
stand ready to defend my record since have been yO
fical, and if any citizen has any doubts as to- whelh
have faithfully discharged my duties or not all w
him is to give me chance to explain.
With cooperation and advice of the County Jude
this county and other good citizens. ! have asked
many nlisdemeanor cases pending and filed against
within the draft age be dismissed. felt that it was
wise patriotic to hold misdemeanor against |
boys called to service and thereby interfere with our
much to
Each of the two county attorneys have had |
statehood have been reelected on the record they d
during their first term of office. Therefore do not
would be aiSS for to tell you something of the1
ord have made during my first term. Inherited 4 4
in the county court from the former administrations
of these cases had been pending for considerable
In many instances the witnesses had died moved OM
the county, or had gone to war After thorough ed
iatOn of these cases, and with the advice of the Gov
Judge. 81 of these were dismissed pursued he
icy that ii best for the taxpayers of his county W
miss these cases in which had no hopes of convict
rather than TO carry the same on the docke for Id
prosecution.
In the District Court. where felony cases tried
where have to meet and cope with the best attorneys
pIactlc" AT this bar. made one of the best records
has been made by any County Attorney in this County
the District Court the per cent of handled success
~ by the former County Attorney in his second em
per cent; in my first term up to July 18th l"N the
cent of cases handled successfully in the same court
successful in 81 cases out of 60 cases handled and U
same time was successful in 40 out of = cases
dlcd by me- think that this record should comlleN
self to the citizenship of this county.
wish to say further that during my adninlstF
''ro mas been something like $4,000 saved to the 'A
"rS OF this county | claim credit for This cond
OF o'lr county government. AS your County Attorney
my duty to pass on practically all the claims illed
IN" Board of County Commissioners. and am sure
any member of that Board will tell you that have
my utmost to cut down the running eXpcn,'s o
county.
wish to thank the many friends who supported
IN" last campaign and who are Loyalty supporting Il
ms campaign. If am reelected your County N'ol
Sial be my endeavOr to serve you honestly ami lalH
nave made mistakes during the time have been !o
llcrr ana II am re-celcted am sure will make
MISTAKES blt am glad to be able to say To YOU 1t
,ha' since nave been your County Attorney nav
peeh connected with any matter to which any ehei
ihc VIII be able to show any taint miscondurt Oh
part some citizens have found fault with me "eca
refused 10 lle some other citizens have "h"
WIN me because have filed cases but take II LID
'airminded citizen will cricise me for filing "r not
any case without giving me opportunity TO 'X'a
reason for acting as did
want to say in conclusion that it is the duty Of
c'tZen 10 try and get the facts concerning any can
VINO offers himself for public office from an unhlaSt
uhpreJ'diced source so that he may be better ane
charge MS duty to his country and State. have U
poi'cs IN this county too long for any citizen 10 nav
ec''se not to know how live seven days out OF the
wish 10 say this, that if there is one uualifca ION