MR. FRANKLYN'S RESIGNATION.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume V, Issue 111, 12 May 1870, Page 4

MR. FRANKLYN' S RESIGNATION.

To thbEditob op the Nelson Evening Mail. Sir— Five minutes after the defeat of the " Opposition" on the " no-confidence" motion, Mr. Donne tabled a notice of motion relative to a supposed resignation of Mr. Franklyn, the member tor the Grey ; feeling therefore somewhat curious to hear the particulars of the matter the motion ■had reference to," as also to see how far the Opposition really -would go, I visited the Council ■Chamber last evening, and gathered the following. Some short time past, when Mr Greenfield was •on the West Coast, he stated, in answer to a question put to him by pome deputation, that the Superintendent had invite'i Mr. Kynnersley to Joia the Executive, and that if Mr. Kynnersley could be also induced to take a seat in the Council, he (Mr. Greenfield) thought such a result ■would be highly satisfactory to the Government, ■as well as the people of the West Coast. Acting on. these remarks of Mr. Greenfield, Mr. Franklyn, the member for the Grey, at once wrote to Mr. Kynnersley, offering to resign his seat ; feeling, I have no doubt, that Mr. Kynnersley would have 00 difficulty in being elected to the vacancy that would thus be occasioned, and at the same time to prevent delay, as the Couucil was shortly to meet, Mr. Frankly a sent up bis resignation by the same mail. When the letters were delivered at the Government buildings, Mr. Curtis and Mr. Kynnersley happened to be seated together in the Superintendent's office, and Mr. Kynnersky, who at once ■determined not to enter the Council (for which I give that gentleman credit), handed Mr. Franklyn's letter to the Superintendent, in which it •was clearly pointed out that this resignation was only conditional on Mr. Kynnersley's wishing to become a candidate for Provincial honors. The Superintendent on this consented to wait until Mr. Franklyn could be communicated with, and 1 have ifc on unquestionable testimony that within two hours Mr. Franklyn withdrew his resignation by telegram. These were as nearly as possible the simple facts -as stated by the Provincial Secretary last evening, and if Mr. Franklyn was willing to sacrifice his position as a member to a gentleman who has befriended him on more than one occasion, I think Mr. Franklyn deserves credit for his unselfishness and gratitude. Now does Mr. Donne think for a moment that any disinterested person will for a moment believe that the whole affair of Mr. Franldyn's so •called resignation was unknown to himself or to other members, including Messrs. Luckie, Gibbs, 3nd Reid, for some days before the "no-confidence" motion was brought on — if Mr Donne would have us think so, I can produce proof that the subject ■was discussed by them before ever Mr. Frankiyn took his seat in the Council; and thus one can only come to the conclusion that the reason that the Opposition members did not moot the question before was "because they had been given to understand that Mr. Franklyn would support them. Sir, the action that Mr. Luckie and his followers ■have taken in trying to coerce the member for the <3rey into doing violence to his own convictions and wishes by voting against his old friend aud benefactor, Mr. Kynnersley, who is, to all intents and purposes part and parcel of the present Government, is sufficient to cause their very names to be dis'iked, and to stamp their pretended patriotic proceedings m this case with the stigma ■of one-sidedness and unfairness. If Mr. Franklyn will make a stand against the injustice sought to be done him by the action of the Opposition in this matter, let me tell him that three-fourths of the townspeople of Nelson will give him their firm and willing support. I am, &c, One Acquainted with the Facts. Nelson, May 12, 1870.

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