St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-10-18
GOODHUE COUNTY POLITICS.
A Great Fight Being Waged for the
County AItOrneyshiP.

Special to the Globe.
RED WING, Oct. 17.-Goodhue county is
having the hottest political canvass this year
1t has had for many years. The Democracy
has full county and legislative ticket In
the field. At present all eyes are upon the
contest over the county attOrneyShip. f.
NJ. Wilson, Republican, is seeking re-elec-
ton, and is opposed by James G. Michael,
the brilliant dashing leader of the young
Democracy. The Republican candidate is
on the defensive, and his official acts are
being questioned by John Bohmbach, Jr,
the lawyer. who is supporting Michael. and
is making thorough canvass of the county
and is speaking every night until election.
Bohmbach boldly announces that he pro-
poses to try Wilson upon his official record.
and makef charges which, if proven true,
will defeat Wilson beyond all question. On
Saturday night, at the Boothroyel school
house in the town of Welch, the second
joint discussion of the season was held be-
fore large audience. Mr.. Bohmbach
opened the ball. He said
He was glad that Mr.. Wilson was
IN the audience so he might hear what
was said about him. He first produced fig
ures from the financial statements of the
county, showing that during the fiscal wear
next preceding Wilson's administration the
total district court expenses were So, 1872. 70,
and had been rapidly increasing year by year
until they had reached the enormous sum of
S6.299. 06 for the fiscal year ending March l,
1885. He further showed that Wilson, while
county attorney, had appeared for the de-
PENDANT in state criminal cases. Mr.. Bohm-
bach read the sections of the statute requir-
ing the county attorney to file an annual re
port of his doiDgs as county attorney with
the county auditor. and requiring him on or
before the 1st day of January of each year.
to pay over to the county treasurer all mon
eys received by HIM as such county attorney
and to take a duplicate receipt for the same
and file such duplicate with the county aud
itor. He next read affidavits showing in one
instance, on Nov. 6, 1855, $50 to have been
paid Mr.. Wilson as county attorney, and pro-
duced MI. Wilson's receipt for the same, and
read an affidavit that the records of the
county treasurer's and auditors offices
show that during the years 1884, 1885 and
1856 Mr.. Wilson has paid no money whatever
into the county treasury, and that no dupl-
cate or other receipt, or any annual report
has ever been filed by him in the county aud
itOr's office.
Mr.. Wilson was called upon and at
tempted a defense. He claimed that he
had reported the money to the county COM
missioners. BOhmbach interrupted by
asking where do you find the law author
iZing you to pay county funds to the COM
missioners?" and was answered. Find
your own law, sir" BOhmbach then
charged that at the joint discussion at Can
non Falls Wilson had given different ac-
count by saying his report to the attorney
general would show what had become of
the money. He produced certified copy
of that report. and challenged Wilson to
show where there was any mention of it.
The discussion was heated one. and the
fur few. Wilson does not answer the
charge successfully, and several Scandina-
Wan Republicans openly declared that I'M
less he successfully defends himself. they
will work against him. The bold charges
and lame defense caused leading Red
Wing Republican to suggest the ACCESSIBILITY
of dropping Wilson's name from the ticket
Michael Henry. a Republican, who pre-
sided at the Welch meeting, charitably
sums up the whole matter by saying, 1T
looks bad, MI. Wilson,
The young Democracy are vigorously ad-
vocating AmeS and Macdonald, and are
doing excellent work.