The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1903-02-28

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CARD FROM JUDGE cRITz.
To MY FELLow-ClT1zENs: Hon.
A. F. Fox, OF this place, having
announced himself a candidate for
governor at this late day I deem
it but justice to myself to submit to
you statement for you consideration
and Judgment, and I am willing to
trust to your fairness for just ver-
dict on the issues involved.
In the early part of 1896 Mr.. Fox
and myself were both avowed candi-
dates for the position in Congress
made vacant by the promotion OF Hon.
H. D. Money to the Senate. Mr.. Fox
came into my office to SO adjust the
matter that we might not be candi-
dates against each other. After some
conversation asked him what meth
cd OF adjustment he suggested and he
answered he would leave it to me to
say. Thereupon told him since he
was generous enough to leave it to me
to say how it should be adjusted, /
would withdraw in his favor. And
pursuant to this agreement publish
ed card withdrawing in his favor.
Sometime afterwards when / was in
the Legislature at Jackson, I received
a letter from Mr.. Fox stating that my
friends in number of counties were
still withholding their support from
him with the expedition that was or
would be a candidate, and in this let
ter from Mr.. Fox he requested me to
write my friends notifying them that
l was not in the race. And pursuant
to this request from him 1 pub
lished the following additional letter:
Jackson, Feb. 20, 1896.
Editor OF the Clarion Ledger:
There seems to be an-impressiOn
with some of my friends throughout
the State and more especially in the
Fourth Congressial District, that I
am, or will be, candidate for Con-
gress in the coming election. By way
OF explanation, 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 acnounced
himself as q candidate Tor the position
in question, decline to run against
him. We are citizens OF the same
town, members Of the same bar, and
Che most cordial relations have always
existed between us. and, for these
reasons, think mE friends will fully
justify me in the course l have
adopted.
am not now, Ror will be, a candi-
date for Congress in the coming elec-
tion. This has been fully understood
between me and Mr.. Fox from the
beginning. If / we're in the race, he
would not Oppose me, and I allow no
man to be more generous to me than
am to him. am deeply grateful
to my friends tor their great kindness
in this matter, and shall always strive
to be worthy OF the esteem they have
manifested in their desire to place me
in the exalted position. Mr.. Fox is
one of the foremost men of the state
and well wnthy of any position in
the gift OF the people, and has my un-
qualified support in this race.
FRANK A. CRITz.
: In the face of these facts I submit
to you, the people, to decide whether
Mr.. FOx's conduct in thus entering
this race after / have been in the can
vass several months is generous or fair.
Mr.. Fox states that recently, how
ever, there has been such a general de-
mand from every section OF the state
for my candidacy as to me amounts to
a command which I have no right to-
disregard
would like to ask you, each indi-
vidual voter, il you joined in this de-
mand, or were in anyway consulted
about Mr.. Fox's candidacy. If there
is any such demand from West Point
or Clay county, have never heard of
it. Mr.. Fox, i'm his announcement,
seems to think that the public good
demands his services, to which I
would reply that this is a matter about
which man is very easily deceived.
AS to whether or not there is such q
general demand for the services of
Mr.. Fox and as to whether or not the
public good demands his services at
this time, desire to leave to the YER
dict Of the people at the ballot box in
the coming primaries.