“NOT INSINUATIONS, JUST FACTS”

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 502, 3 November 1928, Page 8

“NOT INSINUATIONS, JUST FACTS”

Sir. — If Mr. Thomas Bloodworth feels so hurt at what he publicly declaims are "cruel insinuations,” how much more suffering does he inflict upon himself, when for my own defence, he forces me to convince readers, with the aid of indisputable black newsprint as corroboration, that my letter was not a cruel insinuation at all. It was worse than that, it was a fact, and it happened on the 13th. On that day, which was the dav preceding the funeral of the late councillor, the following announcement appeared in the Press:—"Mr. Bloodworth a candidate. ’ Had Mr. Bloodworth not tried to make capital out of it from a

public platform, by denouncing the other candidates as being responsible for the cost of a by-election, because he had put in his nomination I would not have mentioned the incident.

L>oes Mr. Bloodworth imagine that, because he happens to lodge his nomination, that no other citizen should be nominated? Or did he fancy that the big Labour support that he commands would act as a bogy man? I quite agree with his contention that he was the very first to state his intentions, but there are few citizens in this country that would rush at it as he did, even fpr a kingship. Now sir. here are some proofs that mine are facts and his statements only insinuations.

First I have a clipping of The Sun, dated. 13/10/28, and these are the headlines:—“City Council Vacancy.” “Mr. Bloodworth a Candidate,” etc. On the following Monday, dated 15/10/28, appeared the notice of the funeral of the late Mr. Brinsden. Readers will see that whereas the announcement of Mr. Bloodworth’s “probable candidature” was made on Saturday, the funeral took place the following day. I have the clippings all here and I will only be too pleased to mount them on cardboard, and put them in the j shop window so that Mr. Bloodworth and his friends can scrutinise them at their leisure, and ruminate on the vanity of human wishes. HAROLD SCHMIDT. [This correspondence on the personal side of the City by-election must now be closed. The right of reply, of course, will be extended to Mr. Bloodworth.—Ed. The Sun.l