The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1868-05-26
Form N G. Nav H. 1868

GARDNERSS FORD, IN. ", may -, IooO.
To the Editors Of the Standard Il notice
in the Sentinel, Of May the 18th, commu-
nication addressed to Thomas Branton, to
which nv initials are attached, and above
which Mr. Pell comments upon my fitness"
as Registrar.
AS the letter referred to was written in
haste, I am unable to say whether or not 1t
is a uer6atim copy. However, having no
evil intention about the matter, and wish
ing the Republican party n fair chance in
this aristocratic county, where fraud
without end has been practiced for the past
eight or ten years, by the same dlaboical
I" set" who arc now crying fraud :" and as
the Republican ticket carried E. ID. Elllott's
name as Superior Court Clerk, felt it my
duty to inform Mr.. Branton of the cheat be-
ing imposed upon us by designing individ-
uals and politicians.
The Sentinel, no doubt, imagines that 1t
pays Mr. Jenkins n high" compliment when
it calls him " the Conservative candidate. y
Not so. Mr. Ben F. Logan was the regular
nominee and candidate of that party, and
was beaten. Mr.. Jenkins politics, if l un-
derstand them, is with, or for no party. and
he is to-day, probably as much Republican
as Conservative.
Some one, as / now learn, displeased with
the nomination of Mr.. Elliott for Clerk,
marked line through the latter's name,
and wrote q" j. Jenkins" by it, which many
probably voted, thinking they were voting
the original ticket.
My Object in writing Mr.. Branton was that
he should inform his friends and the Judges
that Jenkins name was illegally substituted,
and there being many candidates to vote
for, that illiterate persons might be forced
to vote for Mr. Jenkins when they desired to
support Mr.. Elliott With the aoritten name
of Jenkins erased, the name of Elliott still
legible in print would be counted by the
judges at the final closing of the polls. As
regards the secresy required of Branton, l
have to say that as the change had been Sc
cretly and illegally practiced upon our party
that, had the contents of the letter been
public, it might have been rechanged by the
same intriguers.
Not only did Branton work." but every
member of the Republican party worked,
and honestly too.
Jno. w. Williams and L. S. Wright. Reg
istrars, were present and assisted at the can
wasting before forwarding to Headquarters,
Post of Morganton.
The Sentinel does not offend me by calling
me Radical" but for the benefit of few
of its disciples will here state that have a
temporary residence at Gardner's Ford. in
about six days in the week, ready to main
tain my rights, regardless of the abuse of
Conservative men or journals and the Shell
by aristocracy. P ID. GRIGG.
For the Standard.
REPUBLICAN CELEBRATION IN MARTIN co.
Editors Of the Standard To-day has
been glorious one for the Republicans of
Martin. At an early hour they began to as
semble in town in large numbers from va
rious parts of the county, for the purpose of
making demonstration over the great po-
litical victory lately achieved in this State.
At IL o'clock. A. NJ, a procession by far
the largest ever seen hereabouts, was formed,
and to the strains of martial music, moved
through several of the principal streets,
hailed by rounds of applause on every side
Appropriate and laughable caricaturcs and
mottoes-such for instance as The disgrun-
tied man that don't speak to Radicals, y" The
incomming and political outgoing State adj
ministrations," Equal political rights we
want, we don't seek social ones, and WIN.
w. Holden, our Governor elect; we voted
for him, if necessary will fight for him."
were displayed to the amusement of many,
and the humiliation of not few. Proceed
ing to the Court house, loud calls were made
for Abner S. Williams, Esq. Mr.. Williams
assembled the stand and in an hours speech,
completely used upthe opposition, exposing
their political trickery and the absurdity of
the idea of their seeking to ostracise social
ly and "ta6oO" men who are in every re-
spect their superiors. On every point on
which he touched he was peculiarly happy
in expression, but on none was he more so
than in recounting the wrongs and abuses
the opposition, had without cause, hcaped
upon Gov Holden.
Col. S. w. Watts in obedience to repeated
calls next proceeded to address the crowd
The Colonel dealt heavy blows upon the
members of the Conservative party on &C
count of their political meanness in this
and other counties during the last election.
j. NJ. Sitterson next followed in neat
and appropriate manner. Altogether, it was
one of the most respectable and orderly
gatherings that has ever taken place here,
and not without a sufficient cause to prompt
it; for We carried the County by seventeen
votes when the opposition had a registered
majority of near two hundred over US. K
WILLIAMSON, N. c., May 10Th, 1868.