The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-09-30
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CAPT. CARRIERS charges, published
in the State Journal Sept. "a, are as fol-
lows:
tits said by the friends of William X.
Taylor that every attempt of his enemies to
ininre him only tends to make him stronger.
If that be the case, Gov. Taylor and his
friends will doubtless be thankful for fresh
opportunities to strengthen his hands in
that way.
However that may be, EEL it my duty to
make public the following bit of history;
Inthe winter of 1863 and 1864. was
member of the SD Regt. Wis. Vol. lnf'y,
and was at home on recruiting service, as
WAS also HI. L. Farr, Who was then also
member of that regiment, and Is now, as
am Informed and believe, an ofncer on GOV.
Faylor's staff. During part OF that Time,
T boarded with Farr at the Meredith House
in Madison, and it was brought to my at
tention that Farr and one William 4. Taylor
were engaged in procuring men to I'LL the
quota Of the town of Cottage Grove, IN Dane
lcounty that the town had vOted 10 pay
for such men $500 each, and that Farr and
Taylor were actually paying much less sums
man. dividing between them the difference
between the amount voted by the town and
the amount actually paid for the men. Farr
and being intimate friends, | told him
what had heard, and he at once frankly
confessed that he and Taylor were making
money out of the town of Cottage Grove,
in the way above stated and that they mad
made and divided between them between
$500 and $500 That Taylor was chairman
of the town and was acting In the matCer as
the agent CT the town to procure Tue men,
and himself proposed the arrangement TO
Farr.
This matter was recalled to my mind by
the nomination of VIM r. TAYLOR two
years ayo. but as so much time had elapsed,
II was not positively certain that the person
nominated was the person associated Win
FAIR in the transaction above referred 70:
But the first time saw Farr. reminded
him of the transaction. and he begged me
not to expose Taylor. as there was not the
least chance of his election.
could not expose Taylor without dis
pleasing Farr, who was my personal 1rleno,
ard as I did not think there vas the least
chance Of Taylor's G ectioG, KEPT my own
counsel.
But as he was elected, and as he now
stands before the people candidate tor re-
election. think / have no longer any right
to consult the wishes of my friend farr IA
this matter. I do not personally know ana
do not say that these thing are true, DaJ
do say that Farr told me SO at the time,
and has siuce admittedthem to oe true, ana
requested me not to expose Tag Tor, ana
Those reasons are no longer valid, ana 4
therefore call upon Gov. Taylor ana Col
Farr to state whether the WIN. X. laylor
Who is now candidate for Governor is tue
same VIM r Taylor who was Chairman OF
the town of Cottage Grove, in Dane County,
N 1868 and 1864?
Whether the last named VIM. K. Taylor
was or was net at that time, agent OF that
town, entrusted with It's funds, to procure
men to fill its quota at S2O0 Hacn.
Whether the Taylor who was such agent
actually paid to the men who filled the quo
ta, the $500 each. voted by the town, anu Il
not, how much were they each PAID, ana
what was done with the difference OeCween
the 5000 voted to each man, ana the amount
a -tually paid ? Into whose pockets ala II
90, or was it paid back to the town
In short call upon Col. Farr and VIM h.
TAYLOR to saw whether the story told nae In
the winter of 1868 and 1864, by Farr, was
true or false.
If false. its falsehoods can be easily demon
strated. az 7 can inform them where some OF
the men reside who went to fill the quota,
and those men can state how much Jney
were paid. The records of tie town, more
over, will doubtless SLOW how much, II any
of the moneys entrusted to him. VIM. 4.
Taylor, returned 10 the Treasury.
GEO. B. CARTER.
PLATTEyILLE. Grant Co.. Wis.,, Sept. 10, rs.
DENIAL OF THE MILWAUKEE NEWS.
A leader in the Milwaukee Nescs, OF
the 10Th of September, reads as follows:
Gov. Taylor was in Milwaukee yes
terday. on his way to Madison from
Waupaca, where he delivered the ad-
dress at the county fair. He went TO
Madison last evening. Gov. Taylor
authorizes the NesOs to say that he only