The leader., 1903-02-25
HONS. CRITZ AND FOX
TWO Rival GUDERNATORIAL CANDI-
DATES FROM THE SANE TOWN.
The New Candidates Announcements and
a Damaging Statement by
Judge CritZ.

Congressma. Fox, of West Point,
has announced his candidacy for
Governor in the following letter:
To My Fellow Citizens of the
State of Mississippi:
I announced over twelve months
ago my determination to retire
from congress. | have been
urged by my friends to become a
candidate for the Office of Cover
nor of Mississippi. AS long as
the appeals seemed to be simply
an expression of the generous
friendship of those who would
love to honor me, rather than an
indication that the public good
demanded my service, | had no
hesitation in adhering to my reso-
luton not again to seek the cares
and responsibilities incident to
public Office. Recently, however,
there has been such a general
demand from every section of the
State for my candidacy, it to me
amounts to a command, which !
have no right to disregard, Ny
life and my best services are at the
command Of my State, to which /
owe everything and there is no
personal sacrifice which [ would
not make to serve it.. Believing
that it will meet the approval of
the iage maiorityof the Democratic
voters of the State, I announce
my candidacy for the Democratic
nomination for the office of Cover
nor. In doing so, / congratulate
the State on the recent enactment
of a law requiring all nominations
for office to be made by primary
election, thHs securing to every
voter the right and opportunity to
express his choice by ballot. My
duties as representative in Con
gress will require my presence here
until the close Of my term Of office,
after which it is my purpose to
make thorough canvass of the
State and address the people in
every county. Sincerely,
4: F: FOX. FOX!
STATEMENT BY JUDGE cRlTz.
West Point, Miss, Feb, 49,
The following open letter was is
sued yesterday by Hon: Frank A.
Critz;
'fWest Point, Miss,
Feb. II, 1908.
"To My Fellow Citizens of the
State of Mississippi:
Hon. A. F. Fox, of this place,
having announced himself as a
candidate for Governor at this late
day, ! deem it but justice to my
self t3 submit to yo{f 3 statement
for your consideration and judg-
ment, and I am willing to trust to
your fairness for a just verdict on
the issues involved.
I'm the early part of 1896, Mr..
Fox and myself we're both avowed
candidates for the position in
Congress mad e vacant by the
promotion of Hon. HID. Money
fo the Senate. MF. Fox came Into
my Office to so adjust the matter
that we might not be candidates
against each other. After some
c9nYersatjjQpl T asked, him what
method OF adjustment he suggest
ed, and he answered that he would
leave it to me to say. Thereupon
l told him, since he was generous
enough to leave it to me to say
how it should be adjusted, Iwould
withdraw 10 his favor. And,
PURSUANT to this agreement, ! pub
lished a card withdrawing in his
favor. Some time afterwards,
when / was III the Legislature in
Jackson, ! recei{edia letter FROM
Mr. Fox stating that my friends
in q number Of counties were still
withholding their support from
him with the expectation that |
was or would be a candidate, and
in this letter from Mr.. Fox he re.
quested me to write to my friends
notifying them that / was not in
the race, And, pu,suaht to this
request from him, | published the
following additional letter.
jackson, Feb. 20, 1896.
editor of the 'ClarionLed9er,
There seems to be an impress
sion with 'sothe Of MY friends
throughout the State, and more el,s-
peciallY in the Fourth pongres-
sional District, that / am, or will
be, a candidate fol Congress in the
coming election. BY way of ex-
PLANTATION, it is proper for me to
say that one time ] did intend max
ing the race, but my friend, Hon.
A. F. Fox, Of Clay. having an
nounced himself as a candidate for
t9 fun against him. We are eiti-'
zens Of the same town, members of
the same same bar, and the mast cordial
relations have always existed be-
tween us, and, for these reasons,
| think my friends will fully JUS
tify me in the course " have hl}YEEe adept adept
ed, :. : :. 80. 80,