| Show Li LAW STUDENTS n nOr Or DEFEND O WILLIE WILLIL His Jils Candidacy fo for President of Class Columbian Uni Clean Stated DID NOT SEEK THE Was as b by Ih Rest lIest Ien In InThe The Class its liS the Most to Then rite fhe following from D DC DC C under date dato ot of No Nov 6 1903 1003 in 18 self explanatory Among thin tho candidates for tor president ot of tire tho graduating class ot of the tho law Ilc do of oe tiro tho Colombian of at this city at Its first meeting for tor tire the of at electing class W uan JI Mr Israel Emerson ot at your city In view le of at the tho attention which turin hns been gIven this affair b by tire the hireRs arid and the mIsapprehensIon lon which seems Reems to upon tire the sob we 0 deem deeni It our ns as nouns ot of Mr Wille to state the nets al thy they are and thin tOl ot two First to 10 correct all any raise false re reports reports ports which may have reached tire the ears of at Mr friends second to state the true antI anel feeling ot of tire tho class In In tire the matter TIre The political history of at the class In Inthe inthe the previous two years of at Its existence may be stated briefly to lie be this All the for tor yearn nvere ero und anti elected practically without opposition by II a action composed chief t lIt Iy or of members of at I a certain fraternity A As to tine the personnel of at tins this friction inclIning be saul save tire tho fact that thata a 11 certain element through no ulterior nor liar hope of at crime to the tho con conClusion this Uris frat clement suns 1111 mat lIot o of at tire the whole elas rind lii III a II ins tiro tho hurl hll hell full tull sway for rol two It time for tor 1 a lii III In casting about for far 1 ii candidate tire tho Was Willi gone gono over oer anti Mr writ wall liEu being the tho mall luau who make tint th strongest t agaInst the rats Accord Accordingly hIs name was nl ed ut at the tho braId for that h re ullon lIlian tire tho excitement became intense epithet verging close Io o on onto onto to personalities nero ere in III h the the tho whom whole burden ot of W ivas 8 not openly that Mr rr I a Mormon anti had spent II Portion or of iris his hint doctrine In iii it II foreign clime nail ton tal that as for tor class dent At that meeting nine WHO were taken laken lit at tire tho close of at winch Mr 1 r forces elc frilly all as strong tron us ns t first Ann All was all taken urn no President having beet elected Tine Tho next tooting waR held with the tho result that after the Iho third ballot Mr Willey closed with nun Increased ClI Vote over nn nil hallot not how er to 10 elect hint him As 11 It vaN apparent no election could in II loud tire the three lIew inca sern punt In iii nomination Mr Scott or of Missouri was waR elected pros prell of oC tim the class or of 1 DOi 01 These Thello cure ure the III in tine raM case NII Nw we vo wish vish to 10 say ny this Oils In iii to fr 11 Willey lie did not seck arell this position nor did ire he solicit votes upon tire subject ho frankly stated that ire he not desire thin nun stated ho he hot consider himself I a eon can tor or tino tho for th reason that lie ho was wan II a Mormon anti RR on lie hn had rio inclination or desire to that fact It 1 ho capital for tor the trial thereby tire the entree hI be lost 1081 Tins Thill mutter wall nIl nuu Mr was tutu that err an far all as Iris nero tl t aK n a matter tor or him unit hl iris Goti hUt but for alf ot of tire the cause ire hI must turn lion How ire hn was wall k Iq know now 1101 1 a matter mattei of oC class hIstory rind hall hail there inen rio It mn may hI be hIa said a hI with nil all that et etman every man would irain 1 with him Ing tire tho rt rest ot of tire thu year hint hal It II en necessary It earn can furthermore br be truth with no I Idea or of ourselves In the equation that iris hili Cal lowers vera Iro till the bett most men linen were Iero without doubt the now flow flowen Ir en ot of tine elites Again in III view Io ot of the tart fact Mn III Willey retired with great greater or er strength turin when ire he WI we It a substantIal or hili character and personal worth nho of at tire the thorough spirit of nr university Yours lp AMiL IA M R WARn WARD Jowa J JAMES n Alabama Class Cines ot of 1901 1101 |
