Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-10-29
Lcck Out for RoOroaCks.

Lock Out for Rooroacls
The confident manner IN which the OPP
position talk of electing their ticket, would
lead one to believe they would be willing
to conduct the canvass in an honorable
way; but recent developments prove that
such is not the case False reports in
relation 20 candidates on the Re
publican ticket are already in circulation,
and we have 10 doubt before the election
others viii Is circulated which have nci,lI-
er shade nor eojoriE,s Of truth. We al
lude to a single yarn, to show the extremes
TO which the Se'EStyled Democracy are
pushed for e!ectionering capital.
They are circulating = report that Alex
AMBER WILSON, Esq, the Republican can
didate for Prosecuting Attorney, attempt
ed, by neglect of duty, to deprive the
city of Mineral Point Of its portion Of the
State School Fund, thereby jepriying the
children Of the District of the privilege Of
a free school for the coming year
The story as we hare heard it from diff
SIR Wilson rs clerI, Of the District Board
neglected TO report the number or childrea
in the district at the time required by law,
and that'it was with considerable diiicul
II that the report was got in, in time to
be accepted by the County Superintcn-
dent
Now the facts are these, and we chat
lenge the entire bogus Democracy who
would palm OF their own neglect Of duty
upon others, to controvert single word
of our statement Mr. Wilson had no
more to DO with the duty Of reporting the
number Of children in the city at the time
the report was due, than had any other
man in the city, Immediately after the
election u April, st which time Geo L.
Frost ESQ, w1a chosen superintendent
Mr. Wilson informed the neT Board of
his intention to resign the oiice Of Clerk
AM soon af-2r gave in his resignation
But as the board had appointed no clerk
to fill his place, IL N-iison, through court
esy to tAe Eoald, consented to Get as clerk
FOR short time, ana did So uatiI the I9th
Of June ~ appears from the following
record on the minute hook Of the ,hool
Board
Mineral Point, June 70, 1867"
Alex Wilson, present clerk Of the
board, having previously resigned, the
Board accepted his resignation, and al
lowed him s. for services rendered du-
ring the present year"
j NJ Smith was then duly elected
CLERK"
This is the record, and shows when 3tr.
Wilson ceased 70 act rs Clerk, and when
Mr. Smith, the rev clerk, was chosen.
Mr. Wilson Immediately delivered to the
new clerk ali Books and Blanks belonging
to the Once, and has had no connection
with the school board since
The law makes It the duty Of the clerk
70 return to the county Superintendent the
number Of children il the district each
year by the lo.h day of September
What then, NC would ask. had Nr Wilson
TO do with the performance of this dutv2
If there was a neglect, It was on tie mart
Of the new clerk, and not char-abIe to gIr.
Wilson
Again, the present School Board ne.-
lected to file with the county superin.ea-
dent resolution electing that the city re
main Independent Of the county in school
matters for the coming year, as the law
requires, on d before the 25th of August.
Even this IS attempted to be palmed OF in
some way upon Mr.. Wilson, who had moth
ing at all to 10 in the matter
When member os the School Board.
Mr. Wilson performed his duties faithfully
and promptly, as IS known 10 all orr ci,j-
zens, and this attempt % shift tie respoa-
sibility from those in fault upon his saoul-
ders is not m honorable way Of election
ering
Look or' for other false reports on the
ova Of election We are satisfied hey viii
be put in circulation. when too late to re
fnte them
Il is stated here that ample supplies Of
shoes ana clothing have been sent 70 Ne
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