The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-08-23
KENNEY is
ANGRY.
Manager Wickes Of the
Smyrna Call Relates a
Conversation With
the Senator.

by Manager WiCkes OF tho Smyrna Gall,
the Bryan organ Of Kent County. eon-
cerning Senator II. r Kenney will show:
Rumors of more or less accuracy and
inaccuracy having been in circulation
since Thursday last, regarding an assault
made by United States Senator Richard
Rollins kenney, OF Dover, upon the
manager Of this paper, at Bowers Beach,
Thursday last feel it to be but simple
Justice to myself and the patrons of the
paper whose interests are jointly ours, to
make plain statement of the affair.
The readers of the CALI, are aware that
Democratic meeting was held during
the day mentioned at Bowers and that
several welI-known gentlemen delivered
addresses thereat. AS representative
OF the CALL, l sought after the meeting
closed, which unfortunately had not
attended, to secure fiom each of the
speakers brief synopsis of their remarks
for publication.
ATTORNEY General White was first ap.
preached, and very courteously he re-
sponded that while his remarks were
entirely extemporaneous, he was always
willing to outline what he conceived to
be the policy, duty and opportunity Of
the Democratic party, and would cheer
fully comply with my request.
A few steps further on Mr.. kenney
was met and the same subject broached
to him.
Mr.. Kenney, who was apparently in
decidedly i'll humor because, las one OF
his close friends explained it afterwards, J
'things were not going his way at the
meeting" turned abruptly and without
any preliminaries whatever, launched
out TRADE of abuse and vituperation
that would have done credit to the heavy
villain in stage play.
"You," said he, "are no friend OF
mine. You have used every chance to
cut me and turn Tie down in your paper.
You are nothing but d sneak. |
know of articles that you turned down.
The CALL is against me and SO are you.
| never want to see nv name In the
CALL. All the papers in the State are
against me, and d 'em, don't want
them or you either. When l get ready
I'll use posters" At this point he
stopped abruptly and asked
lido you know who wrote that article
for the Philadelphia Record?'
''No SIR" replied.
Kenney y-"Well you ought to know.
It's that Davidson, and he is a dirty.
= -" (He here referred to
J. Milton Davidson, editor OF the Della
ware Workman and well-known news
paper correspondent.) Then he contn-
ued, "you are owned; you have got to
work for those who own you, and you
are dirty - anyway"
Just here | reminded Mr.. Kerney that
he was going entirely too far That this
epithet must not be repeated, and it was
not.
OF course Mr.. Kenney said a great
deal more-in fact two column article
would not cover his tiraGe OF abuse, but
this sample OF his language gives the key
to the rest. And while apologize tothe
CALL readers for thus plainly putting it,
l do it because believe it but just they
should know what manner Of man Mr..
Kenney is. And here wish to recall to
the readers Of this paper that no paper
in the State has treated this man more
fairly than has the CALL. 1t defended
him while his trials were in progress,
and invariably spoke kindly OF him, but
never did turn over its columns to him,
or ciinge for his favor.
1t may be stated here that the article
in the Philadelphia Record for which be
paid his compliments to Mr.. Davidson,
was a short political note which init
mated that the Democratic party OF this
State was not considering Mr.. Kenney as
a possibility in succeeding himself. |
wish here to say that | know this senti-
ment is endorsed by the Democrats of
this section OF Kent county, and that it
is also the opinion of at least some Demo-
Gratis in New Castle county, the follow
ing from Democratic Glasses" in last
Sundays Star will show:
"The gathering at Bowers Beach,
which was absolutely without political
significance, and which occurs every
year on big Thursday" was this time
made the means by which some
over-zeaIous friends OF Senator r. r.
Kenney hoped to revive his waning
star"
And here in conclusion wish to say
that as far as Mr.. Kenney is concerned,
in no way, shape or form will the CALL,
while manage its interests, say any
thing further for or against him unless
he personally forces it. His Issue is
now not with me but with the Demo-
cratic party OF the State. His insulting,
contemplate braggadocia at a public
place may help him convince the Demo-
cratic party that he is fit to represent
them, to uphold the dignity Of the State.
But this is for them to decide. This is
simply my personal statement, made on
personal grounds. know that had l
truckled to Mr.. Kenney the affair
would not have happened. But the
CALL has not seen fit to thus
truckle. l believe the policy
pursued by the paper is endorsed bv its
patrons am conducting the CALL for
their endorsement and not for Mr.. Ken
neya. Their continued and increasing
support proves that they are satisfied, it
Mr.. Kenney is not. Why he should
think the CALL's interests we're his l
cannot imagine.
Here also it might be well to say, that
in spite of his insinuations, IRON the
date of the first issue OF the CALL up to
this time, no man has dictated to me
single article ever published in its COL
umns. As | stated, believe it due my
patrons to make this statement, because
the affair had become public property.
With them leave it.
Respectfully,
JAMES G. WWKEs,
Manager Of The CALL.