Sensibleofthisdilemma，fromthemomentofcomingintoofficeI
laiditdownasaruletoleavetheapplicantstocollecttheiranswerfromthefacts。Toentitlemyselftothebenefitoftheruleinanycaseitmustbeobservedineveryone：andIneverhavedepartedfromitinasinglecase，notevenformybosomfriends。
Youobservethatyouare，orprobablywillbeappointedanelector。
Ihavenodoubtyouwilldoyourdutywithaconscientiousregardtothepublicgood&tothatonly。Yourdecisioninfavorofanotherwouldnotexciteinmymindtheslightestdissatisfactiontowardsyou。OnthecontraryIshouldhonortheintegrityofyourchoice。
InthenominationsIhavetomake，dothesamejusticetomymotives。