Smyrna times., 1876-10-04
For The SjRy1,na Times
fOI Wt smyrna Itnl,
A Defence for Mr., Jenkins.

EDITOR 1IMES.-DCQr Sir :--Y our article
condemning the scandalous, and as we
are quite sure, here, Intellectual effort of a
Dover newspaper to disorganize the Repub-
licans CT New Castle county, and break up
their ticket, leads me TO send YOU a brief
statement of facts which have been misrep.
resented by the sheet in question, in order
to furnish a pretext and an excuse for its
attack on Mr.. Howard NJ Jenkins. The
circumstances of the election for members of
the City Council, in the Seventh Ward of
this city, in 1874, has been persistently
lalSlhed and are, in the present instance
grossly misrepresented, with the view of
njuring Mr.. Jenkins Before that election,
in the Sth Ward, in 1872, William s. Hills,
Republican. was supported independently,
by voters of both parties, for Council,
against the regular" Republican nominee,
and has since been elected, in the same
Ward 1rithOW opposition, to the Board of
Education. In 1873, in the Fifth Ward, a
Republican, Mr.. Samuel n Pusey, was run
independtly for Council against Mr.. Henry
F. Pickles, receiving the earnest support of
Mr.. James Scott, Mr.. Edward Belts and
many other Republicans. Yet Mr.. Pusey
is an honored Republican; he was Vice
President at the great meeting addressed
by Gov. WOodford, only last week and is
one OF his chief supporters. Mr.. Scott has
not only been delegate to both the State
Conventions, this year, but was delegate
from the State to the National Convention
at Cincinnati.
You will see from this that, at times. for
extraordinary reasons and under peculiar
circumstances, some of our best Republi-
cans, in their own local business of choosing
persons to administer the citys affairs, have
acted indepently, and that nobody has
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upon them for it. In 1874, in the Seventh
Ward, Mr.. William NJ. Candy and Col.
Arthur II. Grimshaw, both Republicans,
announced themselves as Independent can
didates for Council before GHy other RcpuJE-
en- cdHdttGtcS hGd been nominated, and those
Republicans who intended to support them
did not join in the selection of party can
didates 1T all, but strayed away from the
nomination, or voted only on the choice of
other officers. There was no bargain with
the Democrats in any way, shape, or form,
by the friends of Candy and Grimshaw.
and, rs a matter of fact many Democrats
voted for the other, or Irregular" Republi-
can candidate. Mr.. Candy was elected,
DR.. Grimshaw failing by a few votes Both
of them received the votes of large ma
iority of the white Republicans of the
Ward. During his two years service in
can party; seldom, If Crcr voted for a
Democrat, in the choice of those CITY
Offices elected by Council and when the
Democrats, in the second year of his term,
september, 1875, to September. 1S76,) had
a majority, he retired from the Water Com
mlttee craftsmanship, as the other Republi-
can members did from their charmanships.
lie is now, as always, Republican.
Mr.. Jenkins was simply one of large
number Of Republicans who voted for Mr..
Candy and Dr. Grimshaw in 1874. That
their candidacy was with the view of defeat
ing DR.. Jump and Major LoAand, as is
charged, is totally false, and extremely
absurd. 1t was local affair, entirely;
grew out of local causes; and had no pur.
poses unfriendly to DR.. Jump and Mr. Lof-
land whatever. That the gentlemen, who
were defeated, respectively, by maiorities
of 1929 and 1878, could have been elected
by the State, in November. if there had
been no independent ticket for Council in
the Seventh Ward of Wilmington in Sep
tember, is rather too ridiculous to be worth
argument, especially as the Ward gave a
large, and very nearly its usual majority
directly Tor them, at the general election.
In this county, there is now a general,
and think hearty and sincere effort to
alley the factional differences that have
existed amongst Republicans. 1t is pro-
crossing very encouragingly. The noni-
nation Of Mr.. Jenkins was made with the
express view of promoting its success, as a
conspicuous sign of good feeling and frater-
nal union. His nomination was very salts
factory to nearly or quite all of those who
mad been prominently opposed to himself,
ana his friends, though made by no "bar-
gam whatever, and when he was invited
bppOuna 70 fo, -
many influential Republicans who had not
been involved in the factional differences,
or IN them had been opposed to him,
signed the letter of invitation. We have
no idea that outside advice so destructive
oil party harmony and success, and so op-
posed to every principle on which party
organization can be made will have any
ehect here, except to strengthen the feel
ing in Mr. Jenkins's favor as one uniustly
assailed, but if it did, through cutting"
by his own party, have the result of defeat.
ing him, the consequences must be very in
Jurious indeed, discouraging the hope that
harmony and good feeling could be re-
established at all. As to the charge. now
twice repeated, that his nomination was
instituted by fraud, or corrupt bargain. etc,
ETC., it IS q vile falsehood, without any
foundation, and / enclose you a note from
Henry F. Pickles, ESQ.,, Chairman of the
State Committee, which if you please you
may append to this communication. B.
WHMINGToT, DEL, October, 2, 1876.
TO the Editor Of ase State Sentinel, Dorcr,
Dbl think it proper to say, with refer
ence to statements made in your issues of
the 23d and Both, ult., that the nomination
election held in Wilmington on the 10th
Of September was as fair nomination as
ever was held, and that tho candidates
selected thereat, in accordance with the
usage of the party, are entitled to the sup
port of every Republican within the dis
trict for which they are nominated.
HENRY +. PICKELs,
Chairman Republican State Committee
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