The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-12-29
The Comhined Ring.

To THE EDITOR OF THE COLUMBIAN.
When stranger, you came here to
take charge OF the Columbian, such in
formation rs seemed necessary, In order
TO proper understanding of local poll
tics was obtained by you from time to
time. Doubtless you have learned that
all charges against the regular Democra-
cy were false, forged and counterfeited,
and you have learned also that all
those insinuated allegations of rings,
&c, were but reflections of the actual
state OF things existing among our op.
ponents.
Hence you did wisely and we'll in the
last campaign In refusing, to the allies
of the republicans hearing through
your columns; and hence too the more
open and notorious alliance of those
parties, which although always existing,
was concealed from public view. The
antecedents Of the present personnel of
the ring are only what Bradley calls
"accun,uldtire" evidence OF the facts
heretofore developed. 1t is composed
of the following absorbent material, to
| wit:
Rev. Daniel A. Beckley an adventur-
er in this section--Post Master at
Bloomsbury under Lincoln and again
under Grant-compensation about one
thousand five hundred dollars per an.
mum, with clerk hire and pickings-
attended to church politics during the
war, and sympathixed strongly with
the persecution of native citizens of
the county.
Elijah II. Ikeler, attorney.at law, late
district attorney of Columbia county,
and now Treasurer of the town of
Bloomsbury by appointment Of the
council, and School Director of the
same town. Secret editor Of the small
newspaper, 1.-THE Democratic ,Sentihel,)
lately established as branch of the
Columbia county Republican, and print
ed at that Office and the same gentle
man who distinguished himself in an
attempt TO purchase the Conyngham
delegates TO the county convention of
1870.
James Boyd Robson, United States
| Commissioner and in small way, at
torney and counsellor at law-late rad
ical candidate for representative from
Columbia county, and an occupant of
the Hartman Building. His official
services were called into requisilion in
the persecution of Rohr M'Henry and
In the more recent cases of William
Petit, Bernard Stohner and others.
Jesse Coleman, formerly Prothono'
tary of Columbia county for two terms,
and an unsuccessful candidate for nom.
ination to third term--has siuce stead
lily voted with The Republican party,
and is now deputy, under the Radical
appointee of Gov. Geary TO that office.
Major Samuel Kuorr, United States
Assessor of Internal Revenue for the
XIII Revcnue District of Pennsylvania
at a compensation of several thousand
dollars per annum, and attorney at.law
Hartman Corner-commanded ne.
gro regiment in the war which did no
fighting-and lately engaged in depri- |
wing soldiers widow aud orphan of a
share in the proceeds of small Office.
James S. McNinch, formerly twice
Treasurer of Columbia county, unsuc.
cessful candidate for senatorial nomina-
tion in 1866, and notorious for his per.
fOrmances as senatorial conferee in 1869;
and that after soliciting the place
through his friends with protestations of
his fidelity to the interests of the county
and to the local nominee Of our party.
Capt. Michael Whitmoyer, Notary
Public and attorneys at atIaw-Hartman
cOrner-former candidate for senator
and other officers, au amiable gentle.
man and upon the whole, the least ma
licious member Of "The Ring"
Peter Billmeyer, Ex.S Sheriff of Column
bia county and Ex.Supervisor of roads |
for Bloom township and an ardent sup.
porter of Mercur for election to Con.
gress in 1870. A.