Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-06-04

politicians.
1t will be observed thai the words sin
blank' are used in the question Of the re-
porter. Mr.. Carpenter. denies that he adj
mitted to anybody having sold in blank,
as he never was guilty Of this action. Nor
did he mention Lewis Mccall as his asso-
ciate in the tax office, His associates dur
ing his six years Of service were Archibald
Given and Charles II. D. Bedford.
Further, the Nems details a conversation
with Henry L. Pickles, who is reported as
saying that Mr.. Carpenter admitted to him
having issued tax receipts iii blank and
promised, for his own protection, to assist
in saving some Republican voters who
We're being prosecuted for illegal voting.
I'll is not true, = said Mr.. Carpenter, II
have no knowledge or recollection of hav-
ing had such Il conversation with any
body"
MR.. LORE DOES NOT RECoLLEcT.
In the Stewart interview the postmaster
speaks of Hon. Charles b. Lore having
been present on an occasion when Mr.,
Carpenter admitted having issued the tax
receipts in blank, The GAZETTE s
reporter asked Mr.. Lore about this state
ment.
'l have not the slightest recollection of
having ever heard such conversation, y
replied Mr.. Lore.
FAIR WARNING TO A DOUBTFUL VOTER.
Under the head of as it Intimidation ~
the NeWs also prints the following letter
Thursday
WILMINGTON, May 26th, 1891.
- City.
DEAR SIR; If convenient, would like to SEQ
you some evening during the week. | feel very
much interested in the old Twelfth district or
the Fifth ward, and in the election frauds
which were committed last November. / flnd
that you were returned as a adelinauentin in 1850,
cd on m 1lar n nd I'm Va
also registered II the Fifth district To vote on
June 9Th. 1t may be possible that YOU have a
good receipt and hat you are dnlJ qualified to
vote at these two elections If you are, the
fraud Is with the collector, and not having any
desire to prosecute you without giving you an
opportun ty to clear yourself of the matter
write you THIS TO assure YOU that this IL no per-
sonal matter with me, but matter OF g.oat
public duty Yours truly,
JOSEPH l.. CARPENTER, JR.
WHAT MIR. CARPENTER SAYS.
This letter." said Mr.. Carpenter, "was
written by me to NJ. C. Smith, who is /,
clerk in the office of the Charles Warner
Company. | inquired about Mr.. Smiths
character and reputation, and from what
learned ! came to the conclusion that he
was a very conscientious man, who would
not do wrong if he knew it. On the
strength of this impression | wrote him
this letter, not desiring to prosecute him
plain. But as he has seen fit to publish
my communication, emitting his name.
feel no longer required to protect him,
Consequently will have warrant issued
for his arrest and give him AN opportunity
70 prove his case in court, us, according to
Judge Balls decision in the Bilany case,
he will not be a qualified voter at the city
election if knowledge of his illegal regis
tration is brought home to him in time.
WHAT 1T MEANS.
This slanderous attack unon Mr.. Car.
penter is evidence of the desperate deter
mination of the Republican managers to
break down his efforts to secure an honest
vote at the city election. Even if it were
true that Mr. Carpenter had issued tax re-
ceipts in blank several years ago (but
| which he most emphtically and con.
| clnsively dentesl il has nothing to do with
the present condition Of affairs. 1t is not
in any manner an excuse for issuing tax
receipts m blank and filling them ont fol-
delinquents for the purpose of corrupting
the franchise at the coming election, and
could not, al the most, amount to more
| than another instance of 'the pot calling
the kettle black
THE NIHTH WARD REGISTRATION.
Exception having been taken to state.
ment in this paper about an abnormally
large number of negroes registering from
one house on Peoples street, in Tie Third
| district, Ninth ward, Registration Officer
n. B. Hill gives the following facts
Peoples street contains about II houses,
and about IL negroes who were registered
| gave their residences in these houses. six
registered from one house. The entire
negro registration of the district is -.
Another interesting incident of the
Ninth ward registration is the case of
| Moses Henderson, Il cOlored man. lie
came from Virginia, according to his own
statement, only thirteen months ago, and
yet he presented himself for registration
| armed with receipt for taxes Of 1890,
which could not possibly have been prop
erly assessed to him.
Olaf =. Houlm applied for registration
in the Third district. Ninth ward, on Sat
urday, May 10th, and presented city tax
receipt. On being told that a county tax
receipt was required, he said he had none,
and wanted to knowif he could obtain one
| in time. The following Saturday he came
to the place Of registration with n county
| tax receipt made out in his name, but il
bore date of January 9th. 1891, showing
that il was not issued to him from the tax
office between May 10th and May 23d.
During both days of registration in this
district, a regular tax receipt mill was con
/ Quoted in n Claymont street cigar store
| The negroes and also a number of white
| Republicans would get their receipts here
aud go at once 10 the place OF registration
On u number of receipts the ink was not
| dry when they were presented and finally
| the registration officer sarcastieally offered
to share his blotling pad with the officer
| in charge of the tax receipt mill. The lists
| are being examined, and all of these taS
receipt mill registrations whose names dc
4 not appear on the assessment lists will be
prevented from voting at the election.
AS Postmaster Stewart and Col
lector of the Port Henry T.. Pickles
We're completely floored, Thursday, by
EVERY EVENINGS prompt refutation Of
| their baseless charges against the con
duct of the county tax office while
Joseph l.. Carpenter, Jr., was collector
the attack was renewed ON FRIDAY
from another quarter The latest story
is that Captain Charles II. Gallagher
who was chief engineer Of the Water
Department while Mr.. Carpenter was
collector, was accused Of forging Mr..
Carpenters name to blank tax receipts
In refutation OF this charge, Peter b.
| Ayars, who is now clerk in the Gus.
tom house, is quoted in the Morning
Ne'cs in the following entirely original
and entertaining manner:
Previous to the arrest of Gallagher and
the campaign Of that year Edward Scully
a member Of the police force, was given
$50 70 secure twenty tax receipts in blank
| with Joseph Il. Carpenter Jr.'s signature
the latter then being collector for the
| Southern district. SGuly succeeded in
getting eighteen tax receipts in blank. lie
! gave then to me. There was nothing on
/ the receipts but the signature Joseph L.
| Carpenter, Jr. The rest of the space was
blank and remained only to be filled in by
| some one else. | am positive of the fact
Some Of these receipts were given to men