Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-11-03
CANNON MAKES
REPLY To HILKER
Denies Charges Made by the
Republicans

Answering County Collector T. VII
liam Hilker, candidate for county
clerk, Bernard b. Cannon, who seeks
reelection to the clerkship today IS
sued the following statement:
"As a reply to Mr.. Hilker's adver-
tisement Of Saturday evening with the
following line, AN answer to Demo
cratic Misrepresentations,' l might
say thai Mr.. Hilker's campaign from
the day he entered the race has been
of MISREPRESENTATION and i~nduendo.
when | presented my report to the
voters of this county l gave them inc
figures of receipts and expenses LOT
the past five years winch are q mat
ter Of record in this Office and open
to all who wish to inspect them and
which show a profit of $4,000 for
this term. That report Is based on
the law governing the office. Mr.. Hill
ker gives figures for my ten years
showing q profit of SIS, $4,000 but he
fails to give the office credit for the
money spent out of the profits Of the
ten years, which went INTO steel
cases, racks, books, maps and other
equipment, which are of 4 perman-
ent nature, and if added to the money
profit would bring the earnings Tor
the ten years up to about $4,000. IN
my report, I made this all very plain
and would suggest that Mr.. HiIker
and his advisers look 1t over again. |
said that the equipment, which had
been paid for out of the profits OF the
Office were all of q permanent nature
and could be classed along with the
building of bridges, a and puDllc
buildings for which bonds are Issued.
Quite true Mr.. Hilker, there Is no law
covering bond issue for such equip
ment, but any business man can tell
YOU tina all fixtures and equipment
are carried on his books as assests
from year to year and If the business
is sold Their he reaps his profits on
such assets. The only article that we
use that cannot be considered as per-
manent Is the stationary which can
not possibly exceed 5000 per year
MY opponent says that | mako no
mention of naturalization fees. He
should know If he read my statement
that I did not itemize as It would
make too long a report and the pub
lie would not give the time to e
It. I simply gave the sum total OF
receipts and expenses which showed
q net profit for five years of $42,O00.
Mr.. Hilker, l herewith quote you
the law which wou, as an OFFICIAL OF
the Board Of Chosen Frech Nlders
should know that Under the compiled
statutes of New Jersey on page 48G,
Sec. so, the Board OF Chosen Free
holders of the respective counties OF
this state at the expense of such1
counties must provide and furnish
books or records, blanks and station
cry and all equipment of every kind
which may he necessary for use by
the clerks Of such counties,
"Mr. Richardson fired the first shot
at a meeting In Midtown, when he
wanted to know why l did not answer
Mr.. Hiuker's charges. Up to the time
of Mr.. Richardson's request, I did not
consider Mr.. Hilker's charges of suf-
flcient value to make a reply. When
I did answer Them, I simply asked
Mr.. Richardson a few questions and
will leave tt to the public as to
whether they were satisfactorily
answered.
The telephone charges that I say
the Board of Chosen Froeholders
paiIyeEFFe the calls of the law office
q Richardson & Lyons, by the way,
the same office that Mr.. Richardson
saws he pays the expenses including
help out of his $4,000 yearly salary.
I presume that he thinks the county
paw the expenses of that office.
Well, perhaps it will If the two Re-