The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1894-10-24
Selling and Buying Offices in
HunterdOn.
BILLY" BLOOMS Remark.
able Certificate!
CARPENTER intimates that
BLOOM is in the Office
Brokerage Business!

brokerage BUSINESS.
II has been charged from time to tim,
that the Democratic bosses sold out th,
Offices 10 this county, but no such evi
dence of it has heretofore been given a
that 10 the Clinton Democrat OF weel
before last, which we copy below. MIR
Carpenter, whose name appears in "tht
bond, denies Ono doubt, truthfully) tina
he was paid the money, but it is pretty
evident that "Billyn Bloom paid som,
one one thousand dollars for the privilege
of being County Clerk. No wonder ther,
is no chance for poor man to get on thu
Democratic ticket 10 this county.
Open charges are now made that some
OF the candidates before the recent Demo
cratic caucus paid certain parties from
two to three thousand dollars for thu
promise Of nomination, and some OF then
didn't get the goods delivered" 1t is
pretty commentary on the subservienc!
OF honest men, when a few corrupt mel
control the nominations for personal gala
while the rank aud file "vote the ticket
For some years the better part OF thu
party have been FESTIVE under these ma
nipulations, and have occasionally "kick
cd over the traces" but not with tina
persistency that is needed to teach tn
leaders that the masses of the party d.
not intend to be sold out, but demand
honest methods.
About the only way to "clean house
is by voting for the Republican nominees
fair and square men, all of them, anC
men whom they can trust.
Read the following from the Clinic,
Democrat of Oct. 18th, and think it over
A BILL THAT is N. G. AND MUST STOP,
William d. Bloom Qsle County Clerk
and made so, it was thought, by grace Of
the generous Democracy of this county,
recently gave currency to story that the
Office was not the gift OF the people at all
but that he bought it, and he named the
editor of this paper as having received
from him fifteen hundred dollars for the
place; and, taking paper from his peck.
ct, said he had there the note be had
given and paid.
The editor did not believe Mr.. Bloom
could have told so foolish falsehood but
when several truthful men had informed
him that such was the case he was natural.
ly rather irate and by first mail wrote 10
Mr.. B. TO know what sort OF story he was
telling and what sort of bogus paper he
was trying to pass on people; and this
brought from him the following reply :
BENNINGTON, N j., Sept. 20. 1894.
Mr.. JOHN CARPENTER: Dear Sir. Yours
received, and in reply to contents will state
that have an instrument of writing in
my possession that reads as follows:
"For value received | promise to pay
to John Carpenter, Jr., the sum of fifteen
hundred dollars provided am nominated
and elected County Clerk this ensuing
election for the county Of Hunterdon,
N. j., the money to be one-half the first
year, the other half the second year OF
my official term. VIM, d. BLOOM"
The writing, except the signature, is ID
the handwriting of Mr.. Pidcock. | gave
Mr.. Pidcock my note for 81, 900 and he
gave me the paper, and my understand
ing was that Moses X. Everit paid the
other $500 You may not of known thai
the instrument was drawn 10 your name,
but it was, and | have it In my posses
sion, and | would be pleased to show the
same TO You at sny time. | have no de.
sire to fight you only upon friendly terms,
aud think that you stepped beyond the
paper last week.
Yours truly,
VIM. ID. BLOOM
This is a full admission that Mr.. Bloom
had told precisely the story reported, be-
cause that was precisely what Mr.. Carpen.
ter wrote to him to inquire, and above is
his only answer-no denial that he had
told the story that he knew was foul
falsehood, for be kHew that he never paid
the editor of this paper cent for any po-
lilical support; and he knew, too, that in
that very Fall which unfortunately landed
him in an office he has since disgraced,
the editor OF this paper was giving much
more than a free support TO his party by
planting press in camp Of boilers in
Sussex county so as to save Congress-
man to Democracy, and in saving the dis
lrict In that crisis more than five thousand
dollars cost in cash was put upon the edi-
tor, besides hard work of night and day,
at the same time-tbe same campaign
when Gas Bloom now saeaks around to
tell) he paid for this same editors very
extraordinary and very valuable special
service
This letter OF Mr.. B. was Immediately
answered that he was understood as ad-
hitting telling the lie, and telling it out
Of the mean motive he himself names
spite because we had let Democrat OF
the county put into the paper, as is not
only the right but the duty OF Demo
cratic editor to do, an exposure from q
Democrat of some most undemocratic and
corrupt performances to dispose Of the
county offices to be filed this Fall.
BY first mail after the receipt Of the re.
markable letter OF the late County Clerk
the editor wrote to Mr.. Pidcock to in
quire what he had TO say about Mr.
Blooms assertion, and the next mai
brought back the following reply:
WHITE HOUSE STA, Sept. II, "a.
Mr.. CARPENTER Yours reed. defy
Mr.. Bloom producing any note to you
order for 81, 800. He never gave me any
such note, nor do know of any OF tina
kind. He did chip in 81 900 to the cleo
ton expenses when he went on the ticket
because his treachery on Sheriff had made
II hard to carry him. He also gave ,
written agreement to p. ii. Murray, o