The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1910-08-12
JUDGE MOSES WRIGHT
PUBLISHES CONTRACT
Gives the Agreement Which
Was Signed by Mr.. Lee
and Himself.

To the People of the Seventh District:
Even now you hear men saying, 81
just can't believe that Gordon Lee has
agreed in writing not to run against
Nose Wright, and has broken his writ
ten promise" In addition to this, the
Lee men are claiming that there was
never any written contract between
us.
In order to settle this question for
ever | now produce the written eyi-
dence, to show you how willfully and
shamefully Gordon Lee broke prom
ises made over his own signature
how he pledged his honor to their
fulfllment" and how he broke them
and betrayed one whom he recognized
as a friend and praised for 10y
atty"
| will tell you something now that
you have not known, perhaps. Away
back in 1904 Gordon Lee wrote me
the following letter, and l have the
original in my possession:
"Chattanooga, Tenn, Feb. 8, 1904.
"Hon. Moses Wright:
"Dear Sir-I write this to say ! will
not be a candidate for Congress in
1908 should you desire to enter the
race at that time. fully appreciate
your loyalty to me, and will gladly as
sist you should you ever offer for Con-
gress. With best wishes.
Yours very truly,
GORDON LEE"
Why did Gordon Lee write me this
letter in 1904? The answer is sim
pie. Hon. Jno w Maddox had just
retired from the congressional race,
leaving the field to Gordon Lee. My
friends were clamoring for me to en-
ter the race, but Lee did not want me
to, so he wrote me the letter which
you have just read
Well, ! put this letter away and de-
cided to wait until 1908, when Lee had
said he would mot run" but gladly
give" me his support on account of
my loyalty"
1908 came. 1t was generally under
stood that ! was going to run. TO my
great surprise, l heard that Gordon
Lee was going to run also, and ignore
every promise in his letter to me.
One day Hon. w. w Brooks came
to. me and said that Gordon Lee want
ed one more term without opposition
from me.
Now, have already stated how Mr..
Brooks came to me the third time,
at Gordons solicitation before ! would
listen to him. but when we finally met
in MIR. Brooks office, on May II, 1907,
l agreed to put aside my ambition I'M
til 1910, two years longer, and wait
until then to run. | did this, in order
to prevent a contest with Gordon Lee
in 1908, and because | believed i'm
plicitly that he would never go back
on his written agreement, which he
then signed, in the presence of such
honorable gentlemen as w w. Brooks,
]. N. King and c. A. Hight, his broth
er-in-law, who is now dead.
The following is the agreement,
signed by Lee and Wright, and wit
messed by the gentlemen referred to:
"As friends, pIedging our honor to
it's fuIfiIment we make the following
agreement, which is this day wit
messed by mutual friends:
"1st Moses Wright agrees not to
become a candidate for Congress in
1908 against Gordon Lee.
End. Gordon Lee agrees, in consid-
Grafton of the above action on the
part of Moses Wright, not to be can
didate in any way for Congress in the
next succeeding term, to-wit, in 1910,
but, upon the contrary, will give his
earnest and active support to Moses
Wright should he be a candidate for
Congress at that time.
.."3rd. This paragraph merely sets
up the announcement, which Mr.. Lee
agreed to publish in all the papers,
stating he would not be a candidate
in 1910, which announcement he did
publish.
"This May II, 1907
(Signed). GORDON LEE.
"MOSES WRIGHT.
"Signed in the presence of
wv. w. BROOKS.