The Tupelo journal., 1903-01-30
Will Remain AT His
Post.
President Kincannon OF the I. I, and
&. Will Not Become . candidate
for Governor.

COLUMBUS, Miss, Jan. 49,
Especial. - For some time The
Commarcial Appeal correspond.
ent has enieavored to have an in
terview with President Andrew A
Kincanno OF the Indnstaial Insti.
tute and College, but he has al.
ways modestly declined to give
out any public expression Of his
views, inasmuch as he had never
formally announced his candidacy
tor the governorship, but numer-
GUS letters have been pouring in
on him from all sections OF the
State asking about his candidacy
that he, acting upon the sugges.
ton of his close personal friends,
decided not to make the race for
governor. Today he made public
the following letter:
columbus, Miss. Jan. 25, 1903.
"Hon. 7. B. Franklin, Columbus;
Hon. +. h. Moore, r ,sedale; Hon.
&c. S. Bennett, Natci,ez. ami Hon.
A. Johnson Shubuta, NJ o.:
''Gentlemen-Your several com
munications urging me not to en-
ter tbs race for governor have
been received.
"While your opinions so happily
expressed, that l can best serve
the State as president of the
Industrial Institute and College
are more flattering to me than !
deserve, and while l feel that you
magnify my influence as an edu-
Gator, l shall, nevertheless. yield
TO what you and others are pleas
ed denominate q popular demand
and remain at my present post.
although l am by no means
linsensible to the high honor which
the governorship of the State
would c,nfsr upon any citizen, !
am perfectly willing to forego my
personal ambition if by 80 doing
! can advance the welfare Of the
great institution over which I have
the honor to preside.
Thanking you most heartily
for your kind assurances OF con-
fidence in me as an executive off,
cer, and with every expression of
gratitude to the hosts of loyal
friends throughout the State who
proffere.l me their support in the
event Of my candidacy for COVER
nor, l have the honor to be, my
dear sirs, faithfully your friend.
| "AHDREw A. KINcANNoN."
I No man has ever made a greater
personal sacr ifice than has Mr.,
Kincannon in his declining to
make the race for governor and to
remain IS the president OF the In
dustrial Institute aud College,
His wonderful success as the presi-
dent Of that great college has be-
come part OF the history OF Mis-
rissippi, He took charge of it
when it was almost in the taoes of
death-dissension within it's walls
and public clamor for a complete
change in it's ADMINISTRATION, It
looked as it the college must die;
bat under his able management it
has grown and fourished and to-
day it stands the pride of every
Aississippian, For the future
tgood OF this college Mr., Kincann-
non has consented to forget his
own ambitions and to remain
president of the college. There
il no stronger man in the State
than Mr., Kineannon, none more
loveable in his personal character
and none more loyal to his friends,
The Coinmercial-Appeal cor
respondent requested Mr.. Kincan-
non to give his views upon the
questions which will likely be in-
ljectad in the coming campaign,
but this be declined to do saying:
Il have an abiding love for and
confidence in Mississippians, and
they will decide all public ques-
tions in . way which will reflect
honor and glory upon the State, and
they will do nothing At the polls
10 retard her advancement on any
linss."