The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1859-09-10
Resignation of State Treasurer Miller.
More Rumors AhoUt IL.

trolled That there IS huge Niger III
the fence somewhere is palpable from the
fact that certain republican papers, which
unquestionably know all about it, are yet
rs dumb as stones on the subject
From various private and generally well
informed sources, corroborated by open
insinuations to the same effect in the Chi
cago Democrat good republican authori-
ty) and other papers, we have the follow
ing solution of the mystery. 1t is assert
ed that y. B. Judd, chairman of the Re
publican State Central Committee, W. b.
Plato member of the same committee, and
other prominent republican leaders, find
ing that it has been the practice hereto
fore, (there is certainly no law for it, to
place the funds of the State in various
banks for safe keeping, conceived the idea
that by going a step further, and authori-
ling these banks to loan the money to
private individuals at | and per cent.
month, quite fund could be raised to-
wards circulating = sound republican doc
uments, and defraying other electioneer-
ing expenses of the said republican com
| mittee. The matter was proposed to Mr..
Miller, who demurred-in short, fatty re-
fused to have anything to do with any
/ such dishonest scheme. The committee
insisted on his compliance or resignation
/ giving him two week ; time to consider
! At the end of two weeks Miller resi- gned.
/ Gov Bissel promptly accepted his resigna-
/ ton and appointed the notorious Mr. Mack,
Of Kankakee in his place. This Miller
wouldn't stand, and withdrew his resigna-
ton. The Gov. then appointed Mr.. But
| Ter, Of Springfield, which appeased honest
James, and his resignation was made pos
tive and final.
This version of the matter is partially
confirmed by the following, which We ex-
tract from the Chicago Press 4: Tribune, the
only republican paper Except the Dane
craft which has yet yeutured any explana-
ton on the subject:
/ Another rumor is current on the streets,
/ and which, if any Irregularities have occur
| red in the Treasurer office, we think Is
much more likely 10 be true than that
! started by the Democrat and echoed by the
/ inns 1t is to this effect:
When Mr. Miller entered upon the du-
ties of Treasurer, he found that q custom
had been established by his predecessors
| in office, of making special deposits with
certain banking institutions for the pur-
pose Of greater security. 1t is alleged that
! Mr. Miller understood the law to vest him
with discretionary power in the premises
as custodian of the public money and res
ponsible for its safe keeping; and that I'M
der the notion and in accordance with the
aforesaid custom, he has, from time to
time, left money on special deposit in GER
tain banks in Sprin gfield and also, in one
instance, in q bank il this city.
The rumor goes on to say, that the fact
having come 10 the knowledge OF the 9TH
er State officers and certain other pron!-
nent Republicans-among whom were
Hon. y. Z. Judd, Chairman of the State
Central Committee, and Hon. W, T. Plato,
Of Kane County-tLey at once expressed
to Mr.. Miller their disapproval Of the
whole thing, and called upon him peremp.
torialy To resign. Notwithstanding the
banks in which the money was deposited
were known to be among the safest in the
two cities, and notwithstanding Mr.. Miller
claimed that he had not traEscended the
discretion which the law conferred upon
him. still these gentlemen disapproved Of
his course in the matter, and insisted or
his rcslgnIn@.
This is one mode of solving the nyste
ry The streets OF Springfield and Chica
go, however, according to the Democrat ane
Springfield papers, are vocal with many
other rumors less creditable to the sagasi
~ if not integrity of Mr.. Miller. The
> Democrat dishes up some Of these rumor
in this way:
We ask NJ Judd TO state positively
whether he did not recommend Mr.. MI
Ter to loan out some money III this city L
3. +. Carver? We ask him to state wheth
er he has not, himself, borrowed som,
money of B. 7. Carver, or of the Banl
, with which he is connected?
We dare him to deny that he is not the
endorser Of Geo T. Brown, OF Alton, anc
that whilst he was an endorser Of Brown
Brown came out ard recommended hin
, for Governor?
We dare Mr. Judd to deny that some 0
the money got from the State Treasur,
did not 90 into the Press and Tribune oil
fee
We ask Mr. Judd to deny that anothe
member Of the Illinois Legislature, WIN
, lives still further down the river, was no
in this city last week, trying TO raise son
money that was to go into the lllInol
J, State Treasury to make up a default there
Y This member has been making a grea
deal of noise in favor of Judd for Cover
nor, and it turned out last week that be
too, had been sucking at Father Miller
i pap.
! Mr. Miller was here few days ago, an
V it is reported that he was very much eXel
cised about il certain transaction of Nj
Carver lie thought he had the certiiicat
of the Marine Bank for about SO ,OOl
G when in truth and fact it was only the il
@ diyiduai certificate OF B f. Carver. Nov
!: B. +. Carver when backed by the Marin
:, Bank, or 10y his father, Uncle James Nj
Ter was led u believe, was far dlfierer
e from +. +. Carver. in state OF isolatio,
Who gave Uncle James this information
we have not yet found out.
But we hear a pretty important rumc
as connected with this S35, 900. 1t is sal
L that B. T. Carver has a wonderfully kin
<, feeling toward Republican Press in til
! city which was at last dates in full posses
% ion of his money, Caryers name only b
ing used to disguise the fact to other p
'p pers Of the State, that one of them was b
s. ing fed out Of the public Treasury.
re The gist of these insinuations OF Wen
k worth is, that Uncle James" had, in q
y cordance with previous practice, deposite
lie State money in certain Banks, among ot
E. ers, SO, 900 in the Marine Bank at Chic
s 90; but that when he presented his cert
d cate to get back the money, he found tn
instead of the certificate Of the bank,
held only the private paper of Mr. Carve
who had loaned the money to the Press
Is Trtt,sne