Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1891-06-23

SECOND rerm-OOme very spicy
Reading.
II. II. White. who up to the 5th of June
was a worthy member Of the Ashcvillc
police force, has issued the following ex-
PLANTATION of the cause of his failure to b.
reelected to a position on the force:
"AbOut three mont hs before was elected
to the Office oI policeman, OIL the night of
the 18th day of January, 1890, went
to Mr.. Blanton, as the mayor of the city,
to solicit his aid and influence in my bc.
nalf for the position was seeking. His
only reply to my solicitation of his aid
was, You go and see Jim :Loughran.'
made no reply to what he advised ME
to do, but went away very much puz-
zled to know why he had referred me to
Jim Loughran, as knew Jim was not an
alderman. and 10 far as | then knew or
could see had nothing whatever to do
with the city government. Shortly after
wards l met MIR. K. l.. Fitzpatrick, who
at that time was an alderman, and asked
him to vote for me for policeman. In
the course Of the same conversation |
asked him what Jim Loughran
had to do with the question OF
whether man should be elected police
man or not? He replied, nothing
'Why?' said, MIR. Blanton referred
me to him. lie said. Charley, better
sing that low, and saw he was by no
means pleased at what had Just told
him. had gone but few steps from
Mr.. Fitzpatrick when met Mr.. ]. b.
Worslcy, and he noticing that was
laughing, asked me what it was that
amused me, told him was laughing
at something that had just hapEcird.
He insisted to know what il was, and
told him MIR. Blarton had referred me to
lin Loughran when told him wanted
place on the police force, and that had
told Fitzpatrick OF it and that he was
very indignant at il.
These are the only two men, Mr..
Fitzpatrick and Mr.. Worsley, to whom
voluntarily told the tact of Mr.. Banton's
having referred me to i'm Loughran fora
place ON the police force. Just before the
democratic p primary election on the
Sth day OF April last, MIR. +. Stikclcathrr
came to me on the street and asked me il
it was true that Mr.. Blanton had referred
me to lin Loughran at the time and for
the purpose stated. | told him il was
true. Jim Loughran himself asked mt
about it, and perhaps several others, to
all of whom | used the same reply, hut
told them one and all did not want il
used to Mr.. Blanton's prejudice in the
primary campaign. Whether it was used
against Mr. Blanton or not do not
know.
"Mr. Blanton told me short time be-
fore the primary election on the Sth oi
April, that had made good officer and
that IT he was reelected mayor was all
right for the next two years. He was
the only man before, during or after the
late municipal campaign who made me
any promise or gave me any assurance
of support. felt, therefore, that, if the
contingency should arise in which he
would cas-, the deciding vote between
NE and an untricd man, my reelection
was assured.
81 was very much astonished, there
fore, when the contingency did arise with
the result already known to my friends.
| was so much surprised, in fact, that
took it upon myself to seek an interview
with Mr.. Blanton, to learn. il possible,
his reason for going back on his voluu-
tary promise, In the interview | Gnally
got with him he told me the reason he
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