When I had concluded my remarks the Governor's only reply was that he would give the matter his early and careful consideration.

A few weeks later the appointments were announced; but not many of the appointees were persons whose names I had presented.
However, to my great embarrassment I found that my own name had been substituted for that of Jacobs for the office of Justice of the Peace.

I not only had no ambition in that direction but was not aware that my name was under consideration for that or for any other office.

Besides, I was apprehensive that Jacobs and some of his friends might suspect me of having been false to the trust that had been reposed in me, at least so far as the office of Justice of the Peace was concerned.

At first I was of the opinion that the only way in which I could disabuse their minds of that erroneous impression was to decline the appointment.