The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1883-04-18


AT the Clinton Borough election Oh
Monday of last week, the following of
iicers were elected
Mayor-Chester Woyerton. d.
Common Council-John Corson. d.
Jas. b. Bird, D. {; Philip Guilick. r.
John Case. r.. Samuel Manning, r,
Henry NJ. Kline, d.
Town Clerl-lIermin Altemus. II.
Judge of Eleetion-Alex. Probasce =.
lnspectors-A 3. Kline, ID. W. H.
Waldron, r.
Justice of the Peace-Jas. II. Kline. u.
ASSESSOR. d. Gray, D.
Chosen Freeholder-3. L. Crager, r.
ConStable-Iohn BoSenbaiy, ID.
Overseer of Poor-H. Blackburn. d.
0verseer of Roads-Alex. Probasco, d j..
Surveyors of lighways-F. A. Apcar
d :; Austin Apgar, d.
Pound Keeper-]acob Miers, D.
For TuH RECORD,
Mr.. EpiroR AS the battle is over
and the smoke about cleared away,
thought it might be of some interest in
the future to the Republican party and
to the citizens to know how the election
was conducted in the Second Ward. and
whatconstitutes fitness to hold an cleo
tive position. ! will simply refer to our
late school trustee, who was defeated.
In the first place, presume no one will
say but that he has endeayored TO do his
duty and has had TO reason to think but
that his fitness was appreciated by the
people. After the nominations were made
and his unanimously, at our caucus. all
things went well, until the morning of
election, when one professed Republican,
with. tickets, (the Republican, with the
exception of the school trustee, that hay
Ing the Democratic nominee printed in.
stead, stood at the polls all day, handing
them out and asserting he had left the
employ of the p. r. Il Co. for the day
for the purpose of defeating the Republi-
can trustee, and will say. with his as
sistance and that of Republican, reen-
baek-Democrat, defeat came. | thought
there must be some great reason for his
actions and after investigating | find this
man had n sister who wished appoint.
ment as substitute teaeherin our schools
aud the former trustee being approached
on the subject told him he had promised
to vote for young lady who had the pro.
per publications. certificate, etc, but
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would fix him at the coming election,
which threats he carried out. But he did
not hesitate to be present at the caucus
ani allow his own name to be placed on
the ticket. Now would it not be we'll in
the future to remember these men and
net eoantenanee them in the party.
Now what did this course lead to ?
Why simply the defeat of the Republican
candidate for constable aud Of nearly the
whole ticket,
As regards our Republican Greenback-
Democrat, | would say, he admired the
qualifications of our trustee, more es
pecally when 4 proposition was made this
last year to increase the pay of teachers
S3 per month, with tie exception Of two
young lady TEACHERS This trustee fought
against leaving them out and maintained
1t was not just to the two young teachers
and through his influence got their ad-
vance of So per month salary But, more
over our Republican Greenback Demo-
cat has told the trustee in the presence
of others that it was through HIM this
was accomplished and he would endeayor
to have him reelected as he was eompe.
tent for the position, but election day
came and when the tickets were in the
field he again promised the same but il
would have TO be done very sly" but
probably this distinguished Republican,
Greenback Democrat thought normal
school graduates would be preferable as
teachers in our public schools and men of
high education for trustees
At the present ! will let the subject
rest and wait for the voice OF the people
nj our next election. INDEX.