Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1891-04-04
Ropfy to Card or Mr. White.

In regard to the card of Mr.. John
IT. White which appeared in the EN-
TERPRIsE last week. / have to say:
That when Mr.. White approached
INV brother about becoming n candi-
dnte with me for Treasurer, he said
if he shorld associate himself with
me, be did not think Mr.. John II.
Hopkins would oppose him but
would support him, and that Mr..
Stanley !. Lewis would support him.
Therefore took his proposition I'M
der consideration: and | did not know
that such would not be the caseuntil
Monday afternoon, March 1Gth.when
7 heard that Mr.. Powell and Mr..
Hopkins had become candidates, but
still thourht that Mr.. Lewis would
support Mr.. White us Mr., White said
he would.
Bnt on Tuesday, the17th. learned.
that Mr.. Lilliston and Mr. Lewis had
also hccnme candidates. then knew
that both Mr.. White and myself were
injured by their candidacy, as.they
lived near our respective homes. On
Wednesday afternoon I went to see
Mr.. White, as understood he would
be home that night. but could not
see him. On Thursday, my brother
tried tn communicate with him, but
WAS not successful. On Friday morn
ing I again sought Mr.. White. and on
my way to his home met him with
his brother. d. Frank, we came to-
gethrr to nrunmondtown to discuss
matters, which we did in .Tndgc Gill
1ot Of fNlnra yorncnylt Mr.
John Y. White and his brother, d.
Frank, Judge Gillet, my father, my
brother and myself. In the CONVEX
sation thcrr. 7 told Mr. White that as
Mr.. Lewis had not done rs he. Mr..
White, had represented he would do.
but was himself candidate. thereby
iniuring our prospects, thought it
best that we should separate lie
said he did not know why Stanley
had done so, but that hn was not
afraid to remain in the field against
both tickets: 1replied that I was; and
if he was willing we would dissolve,
and I would form a combination with
Mr. Matthews, which under the cir
cumstances, i considered stronger;
but if he objected, to say so and /
would not become a candidate.
Before Mr.. White approached NV
brother | had approached Mr.. Mat
thcws to run with me, but he had
declined.
Judge Gillet said to Mr.. White that
if he (Mr White) thought / was treat
ing him badly to say so then and
there. and that he had influence
enough with me to prevent my be-
coming q candidate with any one
else, or if he Mr.. Whitel insisted upon
it, we shonld remrin in the fell to-
gether. Mr.. White and his brother
retired for consultation, and upon
returning Mr.. John T. White said he
did not wish to keep Inc from
being candidate, but wanted
each of us to be free to make
any combination we saw fit; but that
he wished to explain his position to
the public through the ENTERPRISE,
to which readily agreed.
In his card he does not say I treat
ed him badly, but says, had he be-
lieved as / did, he would have acted
as | did.
For Mr.. White I have only kind
feelings; I believe now as I did then,
that he is an honest and honorable
man, and the only reason I wished to
sever our connection was, that the
candidacy of Messrs. Lilliston and
Lewis rendered it impossible, in my
opinion, for us to be elected. But
for those persons who knowingly
misrepresent me, not from any kind
feelings for Mr.. White, but to injure
my candidacy, / have only contempt.
ask fair and impartial hearing
from the Democratic voters of Acco-
mac, and do not fear their verdict.
Respectfully,
THoS. w. BLACKSTONE.