Salt Lake Telegram | 1902-10-25 | Page 5 | Ham Lewis May Again Break into Congress

HAM HA 1 LEWIS MAY IA Y AGAIN BREAK INTO CONGRESS CHICAGO Oct 25 James 25 James Darden has abandoned his candidacy for Con- Con press gross in the Ninth district The probabilitIes probabilities proba proba- are that thal J. J Hamilton Lewis formerly a n. member of ot Congress from the State of at Washington will be nominated nominated nomi nomi- in his place l Darden concluded concluded con con- to withdraw after a conter conference with Ith Mayor Harrison following following- a n publication publication pub pub- that he had been arre arrested in In Portland Or Ci n charges of or forgery forgery for tor- gery and embezzlement In his talk with the Mayor Mr Ir Darden Darden Darden Dar Dar- den Insisted that the charges chares against him were false He declared that Mc- Mc Ic- Ic Kercher who had caused his arrest nt at Portland was a partner of his in the business of or shipping cotton to China and had sworn out the warrants while he was out of ot the city In order to fore fore- stall similar action on his part against tg McKercher on his return Mr Ir Darden said sail that while he was Innocent of ot an any wrong doing he recognized recognized rec tee that It would bo be Impossible to send to Portland In the short time be between between between be- be tween now and antI el election da day for or the evidence evidence evi evi- dence to prove pro that Innocence and as ashe ashe ashe he did not nol wish h to be a n. burden burlen on tho the ticket et he would withdraw Mr Ir Lewis has not lived In Chicago much more than thon a year and does docs nollIe not nol live lI in the district boarding boarding- at the Auditorium Annex but under the United States Con Constitution and the de decision decision decision de- de of or the United States Supreme court In the Galla Un caso he is Js qualified quaIl quaIl- tied fled And the Democrat c committee feels that he Is IB the b beet beat st equipped man manthey manthey manthey they can call on In the tho emergency