Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-11-01
The Republican Candidate for County
Treasurer.

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for County Treasurer seems to have
Afforded fo.' personal enemies,
democrats aud siDreheads glorious
opportunity to herald false charges
against his ch,.2acter and political
record. He hassteen accused of "scll-
ing his vote IL the last Senatorial
contest and also of "voting for Mr..
Washburn after'having been instruct
cd to vote for Carpenter" The fol-
lowing letter from Capt. Young, Of
Cassville, who 'qas member Of the
convention thas dominated Mr.. A. r.
Mccartney for t,he Assembly in the
Fall Of '6S, is We think satisfactory
evidence that Mr.. Mccartney was
not instructed s. support either Of
the candidates for United States
Senator. Read:
CassyAle, Wis, Oct. IS, 1870.
| Ed. HERALp-SlR I'll see that an article
| signed "Sunapee" N the DEMocRAT of the
| l1th inst. charges g. II. Mccartney of being
| PLEDGED 10 suppos NJ. H. Carpenter for IT,
| - DNhItOA anu "a N'tdhlilH indl pituSt. AS
one of the delegates TO represent my town in
the convention thai nominated him for the
! Assembly will sag that Mr.. Nc CARNEY was
not present AT said sconyention, and that the
convention did not ilstruct him to support Mr..
| Carpenter. And will further state that Mr..
Mccartney told me before he went to Madison
that be did not thifS he could conscientionsly
support Carpenter and |, (although myself
| Carpenter mani have every reason 20 believe
that when Mccarthy cast his vote for Wash
burne he did il witifpwe motives, honest con-
victions and in accordance with the dictates
| OF his conscience. Yours Truly,
II. L. YOUNG.
We add the following letters which
will fortiiy MI. Mccartney against
the charge Of selling his vote" in
the Senatorial contest:
Lacrosse, Wis, Oct. 90, 1870.
Hon A. r. MCCARTNEY, Cassvllle, wis.
DEAR SIR:-I haze this moment received
your letter of the 18th inst, in which you
state that Democratic sheet Just started at
Lancaster, has charged you with having sold
on: your vote TO me for U. 5. SENATOR and
ask me to state thu facts in regard TO your
course during that's ontest do so with great
| pleasure, though I'can hardly think it neces-
sary, TO brand as b. sely false any and every
suggestion of that scharacter, from whatever
| quarter it may proceed. Though well ac-
| quainted with you. father from the time !
first came to Wisconsin, nearly thirty years
ago, and having lhe honor of calling him my
| friend from our earliest acquaintance to the
| time of his death, [ never met with you until
the assembling of the Legislature in January,
! 1869. After the election in 1868, addressed
! you letter upon the subject of the approach
| ing Senatorial election, to which received a
| rp,lty dofpl nnc = 1873 hot laft l..
the only one | eycr received ircm you, re-
turn to you enclosed herein. 1t is so high
minded, straight forward, and honorable, as
to command therespect of every honorable man
and should put yosr assailants 70 shame. At
Madison ] only net you in the presence of
other gentlemen. ! never asked you how you
intended to vote, or minated TO you in any
way that il would il. any way be for your adj
vantage TO supportrsc.
With high regard, Your Ob't Sv't,
c. c. WASHBURN.
The letter referred to by Hon G.
g. Washburn lsere follows:
Cassviile, Wis, Doc 9TH, 1868
Hon. G. c. WAsHBUe1i, Lacrosse, Wis.
DEAR SIR 81 nase the honor TO acknowl-
edgs receipt of YOU favor of the 18th ult.,
touching the matter Of U. S. Senator and in
reply would say taat at present / am not
| pledged TO any ono 4 the several candidates
| for thut important sosision. Indeed, without
ilattery, there are 50 many good linen offered.
it is hard 20 choose. My aim IS TO stand clear
Of any pledges, and when am better posted
as TO the record, al. lily and merits of the sew
eral candidates hope TO be able to choose
without any doubissS candidate whom | can
support with a consciousness of being right
have at present no prejudice against any
| Of the candidates. | am pretty well posted a.
to the records OF yourself, FaIrchild, Barber
and Rubee, but cls Carpenter ami Waldo
know but little. CT course | know Carpenter
as a lawyer and orgtor, but his politica record
know not, nor th.t of Waldo that is why I
am as yet undeciG,.s. In courtesy TO you /
will say that haEC naught against you at The
present time. am personally acquainted
with Gen. Fairchnld, having served in the
same brigade with him in the army. In con-
clusion / will say shat in casting my vote the
following quaif <ssions will be considered
and the order in Rlich they stand here: LIST,
a GOOD RECORD F; i, ABILITY, and 3D., MERIT.
respectfully,
4. R. MCCARTNEY.
The party whom "Sunapee" re-
ferrcd to as having been grossly
abused and ne elected by her brother,
A. r. McCartsey in the settlement
of the fathers estate, makes of her
own accord TIE following statement
Cassyile, Wis, Oct. 10, 1870
|, Harriet NJ. Liscum, do hereby certify
that have Away. been on friendly terms with
my brother, A. IL Mccartney that his fam
lily and mine havsa all times visited back and
forth ,hat said "A. r. Mccartney was not
present at the tire of the talk about the Ran
som house alluded 10 by "Sunapee" in the
Grant County DrMoCRAT of the l4th inst;
that he and have never passed an unfriendly
word about said .iansom house or other mat
ters pertaining tclfather's estate that in the
first conversation he and | had about said
+ property he (my brother) said that he would
carry out fathers wishes in the premises il
he knew what his wishes were Cor words to
that effec) and further certify that said A.
r. Mccartney q, subsequent to the aforesaid
conversation, say. to me that if my husband
would make out = deed to said property he
would sign he same, and | am satisfied that
he will keep such promise. / further certify
that still occupy said house free of rent and
taxes on the same, and further, that the state
ment OF "SunapC-" that my brother CURSED
me is false HARRIET NJ LISCOM.
As it has been reported that Mr.
Mccartney " nile member Of the leg
islature pocksted pay for travel to
auu from tbG Legislature more than
was due him by several hundred
miles, we APPEND the following GER
tificate Of the State Treasurer:
OFFfcE or STATE TREASURER.
hereby certify that, as appears from the
records of this Office, the amount paid to Hon.
A. r. McCartne,, member Of Assembly for
the year 1869. fig mileage, was twenty-five
dollars and sixty cents (S22. 60), being for
ll3 miles each WY at 10 cents per mile.
r.. s. HENRY BAETZ.
Madison, sept.3, l,io. State Treasurer.
True, by mistake of the clerk, he
received moro money, by $500, than
his account fos mileage showed that
he was cntitlCai TO. The amount of
over-pay was promptly returned
Readers of ths Herald VIII remember
that his actoIs at this time in refund
ing the money not justly his due and
| w hsch onnsd n II ~ no ", % L,p