Salt Lake Times | 1890-07-17 | Page 6 | This Man Seeks the Office

This Man Seeks the Office. A letter, bearing the postmark of a leading city in Tennessee, was received at the ofilce of the secretary of state, in Hartford. There was nothing remarkable remarka-ble about the letter itself; it related merely mere-ly to a business niaffer. The curious thing about it was the letter head, which bore in large type tho name of the writer, with these words: "Candidate for county court clerk, August, 1890," while in one corner was printed: "Tho office is very valuable and responsible. I believe that I am competent to fill it. I know that the income from it would make ine comfortable the remainder of my life. My work keeps me closely confined con-fined now, but I will see you all before election time. To tho people among whom I was born, among whom I have lived, und whoso interests are mine, I appeal for assistance in this race. Very truly," etc. Even the return stamp on tho envelope bore tho legend: "Candidate "Candi-date for county court clerk" after the Bender's naiuo. New Haven Palladium.