Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-05-27
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EDITOR OF STAR-Sir: In a statement signed
by Max Hasselbach, published IN yesterdays
STAR, q reference j. made to the NeU Era.
which demands some notice from me. IL L. this
Mr.. III. saws :-"Mr. Bowen desired TO reach an
other class OF readers than we're reached by his
sheet and ~ %aSe az 9' fS N 70 sss nsr,'n
Bowen favor
Mr.. Martin Il absent from the city, and will
not return for some weeks, and am Of course
unable to say what propositions may or NAV not
have been made TO him, or accepted by him;
but, In justice to the proprietor. allow me to
state most emphatically that the Ne1 Era has
accepted no proposition to support Mr.. Bowen
My position in connection witbafhe paper Is
such that al moneys belonging to it must pass
through my hands, and 4 aesire 20 state most
one dollar from any one, directly or indirectly,
20 inhuence its course in regard to the municipal
ess for such a SaSs e to Ssen
that some office holder has been diddled ont of
his money, and L hope the transaction will be
exposed Il. II. HALVES,
on behalf of proprietors OF Neg Era.
The above communication from Mr.. Halves
presents q curious subject Of inquiry. 1t has
been stated in the papers heretofore with great
Positiveness that Mr.. Sella Martin, editor of
the NsU Era, had, As a consideration for sup
porting Mr.. Bowen, received the privilege of
farming out certain contracts, and that he
had received quite a sdm from a man named
Stewart for job of this sort. Max Has
selbach, in his statement, tessides that Mayor
Bowen made a bargain with Sella Mart
for the latter to edit the Era in his behalf.
Now Mr.. Hawes-snd we understand that he
l. q thoroughly reliable gentleman-stat,s most
emphatically that the Nsg Era has not received
one dollar, directly or indirectly, for the sup
port Of Mr.. Bowen. and that il any money has
been paid for such purpose, 1" that some Office
holder has been didslled out of his money!
n ha fha t.
there is diddler in the case, who is he, and
where is he? 1t is rather hard on Mr.. Bowen
n he, in his somewhat extensive newspaper pur-
chases TO secure his reelection, should find that
he has been dealing with irresponsible parties
rot able TO make delivery of the goods.
Tom Florence has utterly failed to give him
the promised democratic candidate; and now IL
would seem that our worthy Mayor has been
chiseled By somebody in his fancied purchase
of the support OF the Era.
The ive hundred dollars given to Tom Flor
ence TO support him, Geographically, and picto-
rally in the Sunday Ga-sf.s proved a wretched
investment, because, as Tom AYERS, the Emery
men got his engraver drunk, so that he turned
out such "Rogues' Gallery" looking picsure
OF Bowen that it could not be used. The sam,
bad luck has followed the Bowen-Fiorence
democrat" venture, where Tom, undertaking
to MI out his contract to supply democratic
candidate, with picture to match, at short no
tee, has been obliged to use an old wool cut
that everybody recognizes as an undoubt-l
likeness of Dan Sickles.
Bowen's disgraceful handful publication has
done him so much harm that he very properly
tries to escape any responsibility for it, but, as
shown by the Hasselbach deposition, he will
have to shoulder the Odium.
Altogether, Mr. Bowen is not a success "a a
newspaper strstegist.