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Show IE,C EXPLAINS ! JUDGESHIP RAGE Under No Political Obligations to . Incumbent in Sixth District Republican Cqntest. Special lo Tho Tribune. RICHFIELD, March 31. In Tho Trlbuno of March 23th was published a resume of the local political situation, written by; . The Tribune's Richfield correspondent, arlvlni; District Attorney Joseph Erlck-Bon'o Erlck-Bon'o authorized announcement that ho la anplrlns: to tho Republican nomination for Sixth District Judge aeralnot the VJ Incumbent, Judco John F. Chldc3tcr, and Wf presenting fairly and Impartially tho nL claims made by tho champions of both At- Y J tornoy Erlckson and Judgo Chldostor. To sC. , tho opinions entertained by thceo latter, 'WV tho ospousers of Judge Chidcstcr's cause, Tffr" Attorney Erickaon domurs, and asks Clk'- The Tribune to publish his explanation of M tho facts. The first paragraph to which .Jfe' he reforn In his written statomont Is !E quoted, as follows: Jj M i "Tho Democrats aro conceded to havo f ft-" ' chosen Iienry N. Hayes, the prcsont So- 4- t vlcr County Attorney, for their race for l - I the Judproshlp. Hayes Is the former part- ml t; J nor of Erlckson. and ErickBon's opponents up J are bom at Erlckson chlnily on account f( FaB of their belief that Erlckson refused to 7 J accept tho nomination for County Attar s' Jft noy In order to nceuro that offlco for hln m 'h Domooratlc partner. This thoory of K '4 Erlckson's opponents, whether or not It la r - j well founded, adds another factor to the Jij J J fight which will mnko It Interesting, lw- l! Ikw-J cause, for tho first timo In their political M TVJl history, Indications are that Erlckson and i ifim Hayes aro striving for tho eiuno positions E-S'Wx on 0PPBte tlckots." ft J. J Not Out for Anotlior Term. fu ? I Relating to this Attornoy Erlckson sayst Wl f "In explanation of my conduct at that l tlmo I will say that I was Gcrvlnir my mi . I necond term as County Attorney and had, tm f i lonjf beforo Hayes's namo had beon men- w. I Honed as candidate for County Attornoy If . . on tho Democratic ticket, positively de- fptH clared that I would not be out for another 1 term; and that fact was generally under- m otood by my party even beforo it was Ti thought of that there would bo vacancies ! 11 In the of flees of Judgo and District Attor- L . noy In this Judicial dlstrlot bocauso of tlio vr cloction of Justice McCarty, then our Dls- jK J trlot Judge, to tho Supremo bench." XWLM The second paragraph touched upon In RHF- Attorney Erlckson's nlatoment: KB "When William M. McCarty was elcctod m Justice of tho Supromo court ho left va- Wk W cant the Judgeship of tho Sixth district. m Mr. Chldester, who was then District At- B tornoy. was appointed Judgo McCarty'n JHh W Buccessor, and this left a vacancy In ihe District Attorneyship, for which there d w were two aspirants. Josoph Erlckson and K' Gilbert R. Coebe. the latter a Pluto coun- k ty lawyer. Bcobe'B friends mustered for him tho political support of the five coun- i.i lies of the district, seourlng tho Indorse- f ment of every lawyer in tho district who wos free to espouse the cause of olther WFy i nsplrant for appointment. Jn spite of this J Erlckson secured , the appointment, and I Judgo Chidcstcr's frlenda allego that it tmWt J was Judge Chidcstcr's Influence with Gov. 'YMi "WoIIs that landed tho plum for Erlckson. Mn f-n1 tnat Erlckson Is morally bound to 1 support Chldester." i Under No Obligations, ft On this point Attornoy Erlckson writes: I "l.wish to nay, first of all, that I never before had heard that such was claimed H to be the facts In relation to that mat- H ler However. I will say that I knew that Juige Chldester, who at that tlmo was DJKxlct Attorney, was earnestly support- j , ingtoe for the porltlon which I now hold; V v. and 'the Judgo and hl6 friends also know ft thatU wns equally enrncst In supporting ldf hi in Tor tho Judgeship, notwithstanding I , i lmd H'ery reason to believe at that time hi y. that could havo mado a successful cam-.1 cam-.1 X. polgnrngalnst Mr. Chldester for the offlco h !? of Jwgo, and was given to undorstand ! I that Ir. Chldester and his frlendE were i K well nk-are of this fact. I had, therefore ' kti.l-j n11 "TiB thought, and now think, that 1 JTO'Ij whon ho appointments referred to wore Iri ifdk mado Ihc ontlre matter was ended, and y IfW that rilther of us had thereby placed p f W lilmselD under future political obligation if to tho Uher." I ft J Tho list paragraph treated by Attorney 7 fi'li ErlcksoT In this written statement read; d fi. 3fi "Erlckson has relinquished all claim to I I SVE tho District Attorneyship, and tho only I FJI ifi avowed landldate up to date Is Georgo T. I 'fi Cean of Richfield, who has JuBt an- llt nounced his candidacy. This gives Sevier ifjli f county a! candidate for each offlco. and v'H-i ' Garfield lounty, Judgo Chidcstcr's homo, In candldtte for one. unless nacnuonai tlmbor Is, forthcoming this forces Sovler county lr.to a contest for everything In . night at tfce next Judicial convention." ' Not ,Askintj for Anything1. On this JVntucc of the case Mr. Erlck-non Erlck-non SJiys: ilt appears that no other county coun-ty In the district Is asking for anything, oxcept Garlcld. which county wants tho Judgeship for Chldcstor; but It appears to ho the general understanding here that i ' Judge Chldester Is about to becomo a real- i dent of Rlchlleld, and that his rcsldenco 1 hero Is long past duo, as It was understood at the time he secured the appointment to tho office of District Judge that ho would ns soon as posslblo move to Richfield, where perhaps at least two-thirds of tho legal business of this district is transacted. trans-acted. "In conclusion I desire- to cay that I havo all respect and honor for Judgo Chldester. and I hope that his frlonds will not seek to accuse mo of bolny a traitor to my party whenever I am trying to keep out of office, and of being a traitor to him whenever I happen to caplro to a position to which ho also aspires." as-pires." Hayes Out of the Race. And now comes County Attorney II. NT. Jayo3 (Democrat) of Richfield, with whom the antl-Erlcksons have accused Erlckson of having been in cahoots, nnd who, according to Democrats and Republicans Repub-licans alike, wns expected to bo nominated by the Sixth-District Democrats for Judge and for the tlrst tlmo in history to mako a race against Erlckson, nnd states positively posi-tively that he will not under anv considerations con-siderations accept a nomination for either tho Judgeship or for District Attornoy. This leaves the Sixth District Dcmoc-. Dcmoc-. racy In a serious and laughable predtca- I ment, bocauso their only hopo asldo from Hayes lay In Joseph Eckcrsley of Loa, . and he. ns announced by The Tribune on Mnrch 21at, renounced allealanco to tho I party of Jefferson, and Is now a hard- i working Republican. Scarcity of Democrats. I Tho only other Democratic lawyers of I' nny variety In the Sixth district are E. E. I Jloffman nnd .lesse P. Osbomo of Sovler: I Judgo H. A'an Martin and Samuel L,. Pago I of Piute, and Attorney Sargent of Gar- . field. Mr. Hoffman unqualifiedly assorts j h that ho will not run for any office. This I i uff leaves four Domocratlc lawyors to fill l 1 (iffj feven places on tho Democratic ticket in I jffl tho Sixth district, a county attorney for dm each of tho five- counties, a district atlor- ', tm r.oy and a Judge, and It Is no euro thing ! IiW that all of these remaining four can bo 'I If A forced to accept nominations. MM Ml Therefore tho Sixth district Republicans H jf?M ' rejoice- Attorney H. S Hayes facetlous- Kl ;M ly suggests that the Republicans nominate tw.o Republican tickets and allow the tun voters of the district, nlso practically all l - . 'vMi Republicans, to tnko their choice on elec- M Hon day. kifl Jfyo" aro scrofulous, dyspeptic, rheu- matlc. .troubled with Tddney complaint a general debility, lacking strength, take S Hood's Sarsaparllla. |