Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1860-04-07

| to tile his Official bond within the time
prescribed bv statute. The manifest
impropriety Of obtaining an elective Of
fee in this secret, clandestine manner
seems never to have occurred to Mr..
| Webb at all. According to his view.
the poopIe Of the county had no riohts
in the premises She was the only par
ty Interested. Bat it will be seen that
he was willing TO sell, not only himself.
but such other Republicans as may now
be opposing the nominee of the party
for Circuit Judge, if he could only o6-
tain surrepticiously an office that the
people of bis county would be ashamed
to elevate him to, and even intimated
that he had the power and influence to
! do so, His letter is indeed vorded in
guarded manner, but when it is
known that he, few days before, had
conference with me, and knew was
not q candidate, and that my intimate
friend EIr. Alban, was: that Ihad ask
ed but one ''favor," and thai was to
support Mr.. Alban, no one can fail to
see that If he had got the Office, he
would not have supported Mr.. Cate, at
least without another Office or It's equiv
a!ent.
What did Dir. Webb mean by the
words CIV hy, If you make that appoint
ment all right, you and yours may draw
on your friends here, and shall not
draw i'll vain" lie meant TO have me
understand that if I would procure for
him such appointment, lie, and all my
hepnb!ican friends in SFaushara coun-
ty, (and trust that includes the whole
party, with one exception, would, in
consideration thereof, honor not only
| my draft, bat that O my friends also;
or in plain English, they would support
Mr. Alban for Circuit Judge. Mr..
Webb does not say that he will use his
influence to induce the Republicans Of
Wausnara to support Dir. AIban; but
says they 6hoU do it. he expected me
to 'FdlaW'' on him, ana through him,
on those Republicans who are now
supporting Gate, not for myself, bat
for and in behalf Of Mr. Alban; and
he webb assures me that nv draft
sh0U be honorcd. There are MANY
strong reasons, personal and political.
why | desire the election Of Mr.. Alban:
but 7 cannot and will not seek that end
through tisilonorable or deceDtive
means. md T have the sat;sfafion Of
knowing that he would not accent a'no.
sition thus obtained. Hiss conrsa will
be frank, oDen. and candid, OF him
at least, it will not hereafter he said
that he SOUGHT an election under false
dretenccs, except by shose who are
hired to yillify and abuse him and his
friends.
It need scarcely be added that
''W ebb's" transfer on the terms propos-
ed was rejected, and his purchase de-
clined; and a very few davs after he
was notified Of the fact. He and Mr.
Cate had long private interview in
Wauton1a, and the very next issue Of
tic ArGHs contained a strorg arDeaI
for "Catc,'' endorsing him as q thor
ough Republican. Such facts sneak
for themselves, and when considered
in connection with what had transnired
but few days before, are easy Of So
luton. There is 10 positive evidence
to prove what sum Of money Mr.. Webb
received; but if we may be permitted
to resort to precedent, (for which he is
a great stickler), Just thirty pieces Of
siJre, will be found to be the sum-
Here is the authority:
"Then one Of the twelve, called Ju-
das Iscariot went unto the Chief Priests
and said unto them. what will VOL, give
me and I will deliver him unto vou :;
and they covenantcd with him for tIlir
ty pieces Of silver,'' HIATT. chap. XVI.
verse Il and Is.
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