Accusations to Consul Elections

How foul and low must some people be to think that I had anything to do with the Catilinarian conspirators?! I'm outraged. Some rumors have gone through Rome stating that my name was among the list of conspirators handed to Novius Niger by an imformer, Lucius Vettius. Quintus Curius must be out of himself to have given the Senate a different list with my name on it. I have nothing but strengthened the Republic through my legitimacy through positions I have held and nothing less. Quintus Curius is nothing but swine who was the first to betray his band of thugs. Curius lied even more by stating that the list, that somehow appeared with my name on it, came directly from Catiline herself, and that he could produce a letter in my hand-writing that was directed towards her.
I object full-heartedly towards this accusation. I appealed to Cicero, the consul, to remember that I came towards him voluntarily to warn him about the whole conspiracy, and that Curius was not entitled to a bounty. When they found Vettius' statements to be forfeit, the crowd of Romans nearly tore him to pieces! I sent the man to jail along with Novius Niger.
After an interesting period with the Catilinarian conspiracy, the Republic appointed me to the providence of Further Hisapnia. I saw it as an opportunity to get away from the creditors who were at my throat. Once more, they attempted to keep me in Rome, possibly trying to take me to court. Furthermore, I saw the interests of our Spanish allies who needed help against aggression. However, I wasn't there long. Some would say that I "pacified" Rome's providence of Hispania, and returned to Rome really quickly. Due to this rapid pacification of Hispania, I demanded a triumph. I have also decided that I would stand for consulship of Rome. However, I was disappointed to hear that the consul election dates had already been announced to the public, which meant that I could not be a candidate for consul unless I entered the city as a Roman citizen. Rome once again spoke for me with an outcry against the regulations, and they wanted me to be exempt from the regulations because I was the govern of Hispania. The only misfortune to this outcry was that I had to forgo the triumph I demanded so that I could be included in the consulship elections. The other candidates in the consul elections are: Lucius Lucceius and Marcus Bibulus. I knew Lucius. I went to him as a friend, and suggested that we ally ourselves together. Lucius was a wealthy man, and with my influence, we could have joint candidacy.

Sources Used:

Suetonius, The Twelve Caesars, Penguin Classics Revised Edition, December 18, 2007. Print