The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-04-29
Will ATTORNEY GENERAL KOnLER
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ernOr Foraker TO aek Attorney General
K0hler for his resignation. Mr.. Kohler
Ia q citizen Of Akron, and 10 President
OF o milling company there. He ia also
ono of the trustees Of the Blind Asylum
at Columbus, which ,is a State institu'
tiOn, and under the law trustee cannot
be allowed TO- be interested. In State con-
tracts.
Mr.. KOhler claims he was not aware
of the law when the order was given,
and az soon az he became aware OF II he
cOuntermanded the order, but the -four
had been shipped, and 70 he was too
late. II Ia quite awkward for Kohler
and he Governor
The steward OF the Blind Asylum says
he gave Mr.. Kohler an order, aud, not
hearing from II In time, wrote the fol-
lowing letter;
COLUMBUS, o March 81,
Mr.. A. b. Miller, Secretary Franklin
Company, Akron, O.:
Dear Slr-At the solicitation Of Hon.
j, A. KOhler and one OF your travelling
saleamen, placed an order with your
company for twenty i've barrels OF Il ur.
The same has not arrived on yet. VIII
you please let me know by return mail
when you will send II, M am In need
of the patent included In the order, ana
greatly Oblige YOURS truly,
GEORGE NJ, PREsTLIR,
Stewart o, |, b.
In reply 10 this letter the following
was received;
George NJ. Prestler, Columbus, o.:
DEAR SIR. Your favor OF the 3lst IN
received, and noted fully your remarks,
The reason we did not ship the -four was
because We understood from our Mr. Mo
Gregor that you were not In q hurry
and shipment would do about the laI OF
April, We will get your -four of TO-
morrow or Saturday, and trust the delay
will not cause you any Inconvenience,
We hope you will give ua large orders II
the a6ur suita-car lots, II you buy In
that way. A Il MILLER,
April 8, 1886, Secretary.
McGregOr, tho agent for AIR. KOhler'S
company, also solicitor, and obtained an
order from tho Deaf and Dumb insutu
tlOn.
MIR. Kohler has confirmed our state.
ment OF the case In the following card,
published In the Leader:
wish to make this statement con.
cerning II which would have been glad
OF the opportunity OF making 10 the
Times reporter who called, II had In any
way called attention 10 the matter or
Indicated that such statement was to
DO published.
The facts are these: have small In.
terest In the Franklin Milling Company.
aud several weeks since friend OF mine
at Akron, who also owns an interest,
called at my Clll,e aud at hls request
went with him TO the Blind Asylum and
introduced him 10 the superintendent,
/ also called with him NJ the Deaf and
Dumb Asylum Before no left Columbus
no Informed me that he had taken an
order for some Il ur.
A few days later, having occasion 10
the section OF the statutes 70.
feTred 10, | was satiened that II covered
my interest, and that holding State |
office and having an interest as q stock
holder, made such sales Illegal. | NJ
once informed the superintendent OF the |
mill (Mr, A, b, Millei) OF that fact by lot. |
ter, and when | saw him (Which was |
long before the -four was sNipped) show.
Ing him the law, and said that 10 long |
as / was n stockholder or had an Interest,
no could not sell nOur TO any such lnatl- |
tuition, and requested him not TO do II,
heard nothing more about II until |
few days ago when on my return from
Akron 10 C0lu nbus met hr. NJ Her on |
the cara, when no told me no had been |
written 20 TO send the -four aud had |
shipped ~ az had been 0Tdeted,
can only say II was ehlpped without
my knowledge and against my Wishes
aud request.
Except as above stated | have never |
referred In any way TO the sale OF any !
thing 10 any officer OF any State lnatltu. !
tiOn. did call once with friend and
him, knowing that no was |
selling -four, and when found that II
was improper In that case, took the |
steps have stated TO prevent u.
j. "A KonLER
The following section Of the law gov |
ernB the case'
Section 5000 An oillcer elected or ap.
al NaI Na "A al Ia