Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-10-21

DAYS. Did this determination have any eff
feet mon his mind in determining the
question Of my withdrawal
Another member of the Committee sent
friend TO me for $3.50, the morning after
was nominated. | declined to furnish it.
Did this refusal to furnish the cash have
any influence on his mind in determining
the question Of my withdrawal
Another member Of the Committee before
he had heard word Of explanation from
me declared must go oft the ticket
What og.rolling or other influences oper-
ated on other members of the committee
am not advised.
Il is susceptible ofproof, that Mr.. Breese,
whom the Committee have assumed TO put
up against me, labored zealously to get up
a feeling against me sufficient to defeat
me. Other facts in my possession convince
me that regular ring was formed to defeat
me in some shape or other.
deny the right of the Committee to de-
mand or request my withdrawal from the
State Ticket. | claim that | was fairly
nominated by n convention representing
the people of the State, and that the ac-
tlon OF the convention was final, and will
fight il out on that line"
V hie ! would abide the decision of any
properly constituted convention, | must
protest against the usurpatlon OF power OF
any committee to interfere with ticket
regularly nominated as such interference
is subvevsive of the ends for which con
ventions are assembled, and dangerous
Capitalization of power.
The facts in relation to the alleged defc-
it in the account Of the office of Secretary
of State are as follows:
Section5, Chap 1890 Laws 1850, provides that a
sum of money equal to three per cent, upon the gross
amount received in the State OF Wisconsin Tor pre-
mums and interest In each yerr, as shown by the re-
port required TO be made by section one OF this act
shall be paid by each company as an annual license
fe at the time Of the Issue OF each certificate or IT'S
renewal by the company or body receiving IL, to be
paid to the State Treasurer for the privilege oltrans
acting the business Of insurance Ia this state pro-
yided that when the app cation Is made for license
by any company that shall not have transacted bust
ness within this ate, the sum of five hundred doi-
lars shall be paid by such company as license for
the first year.
In accordance with the provisions of the
above section, the insurance companies, or
their agents, in paying their tax, usually
send a check on New York or Milwaukee
for the amount when they forward their re-
ports, and ask to be advised OF the amounts
due,
The drafts are made payable, sometimes
to the Secretary, sometimes 10 the Assls-
tant, and sometimes TO the State Treasurer.
In all cases (whether the drafts were made
PAYABLE TO either of the officers named,) if
the State Treasurer would take the drafts
aud give me a receipt for the tax due from
the company, passed the draft into the
State Treasury, took his receipt and sent it
direct to the agent or officer who forwarded
the report.
When the drafts were made payable to
the Secretary of State, he, in all cases, en-.
dorsed them and passed them to my desk.
In eases where the State Treasurer did
not know the person making the d'a't, or
where he knew nothing of the character or
responsibility of the party or Institution
npon which the draft was drawn, and where
was equally ignorant OF the premises,
gave my receipt for the draft and depos'
tied il in the FIRST National Bank, or
the Farmers Bank of this city, to my cfeda
as assistant Secretary Of State for eod,ectoo'
nereiy, and AS soon as was advised that
the draft was paid, drew my cheek for
the amount, handed it to the State Treas
urer, and took his receipt therefor, and sent
it to the party entitled to 1t.
During the wears 1864 and '65, did not
thus deposit these drafts. | sent them all
to the Treasury, and when the Treasurer
was not satisfied with the responsibility Of
the drawer, or the party upon whom the
draft was drawn, he seat receipt TO me
with note appended asking me not to de,
liver the same until he was advised OF
the PAYMENT of the draft This class of
receipts accumulated on my desk to such an
extent that determined to deposit as stated,
ed and pursued that course during the Years
1866 and '67,hotImg myself personally rePoa
sibie to tie state for eroy penny Mw dPos'fed'
The Farmers Bank failed, and was loser
to considerable amount.
Ii now may be said did wrong in de-
posting the drafts in the bank for collec-
ton If | did wrong in this the State
Treasurer necessarily did wrong every day
lt may also be said ! did wrong to deposit
with the Farmers Rank If so, very many
of nv neighbors, the Treasurer included,
did likewise. lie, more fortunate than
some others. drew his ba,-"ce on the day
the bank failed. | was in Il c country sick
az the time of the failure nd for several
days prior thereto and did not get my bal
anCe out.
1t is we'll known by every man who trans
acted business at the office of Secretary OF
! State In 1866 aud '67 that the regular cart
horse labor of the department was per
formed at my desk and it is also well
known by every one conyersant with the
business of the Office that the unsettled
| policy of the State in regard TO the inSur'
ance fund necessarily created suspend
cd account of that character Which Was no
secret to cry one pho reads the official reports
Of the STATE officers. Had there been dis.
position to conceal this transaction no pub
| lication would have been made. This suS-
pended account has been in course OF set
element ever since the passage OF the IN