The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-01-20
MAKING POLITICAL CAPITAL
Democrats Claim TO Have Found Some
thing Wrong in Republicans Books.
Discrepancy of $3.50 to $4,000 Per Annum
Said TO Exist in the Accounts Of Ex-Au.
diter Payey, Of Illinois.

fetal oct of the Democratic Attorney gen.
eral of Illinois has been to draw up legal
document. making formal demand upon the
Repu olIcan ex-Auditor of Public Accounts
Pavey for the CASH books and records or
disbursements of the insurance depart-
ment, For many years one of the subjects
of political discussions In Illinois CAM
paigns has been the disposition of fees re-
ceived in the insurance department. The
act OF the General Assembly Great
ing the insurance department OF the
Auditors office and providing for it's
maintenance. contains q clause that the
net amount of all fees over and above the
cost of performing clerical labor connected
herewith shall not exceed $4,000, and any
amount above that sum shall be paid
to the state Treasurer. The common inter-
probation of this has been that
the State Auditor is entitled TO S5OOO per
annum, In addition to his IS, 500 salary and
In addition to that which he has the right
to deduct expenses of maintaining the
insurance department The Democrats,
however never conceded this lnterpreta-
ton.
During the months preceding the late
election it was the common assertion OF
Democratic orators throughout the State
that the examination of the Auditors once
would deyelop grave i Iaenu.h ranns
of these charges which tonight gives
80 much credence to the astounding
assertions that between the amounts col
lected in the insurance department.. ana
amounts paid into the State treasury.
there will be found, unaccounted for. the
startling discrepancy OF Sl6.COO to Sie.OUO
per annum, reaching back, perhaps,
to 1876 1t Is asserted that the
new Auditor. Gore, made the discovery tha
nf
insurance department OF the Auditors
Office have beer taken away, and search de-
veloped the fact that similar records ex-
tending as far back as 1916 are gone.
A correspondent tonight secured q wire
to Mount Vernon and had talk with ex-
Auditor Pavey. Replying to questions. he
said he had turned over all the public
records To his successor. The cash
and bank books retained he re.
garded as private property. When told
abOnt the assertion that discrepancy OF
$1,000 TO 49, per annum wonld be found
TO exist in the office accounts. Pavey said
there was no occasion for any such state
ment, and that he would start for Spring
field tonight. The receipte. he said, wonld
show the disposition of all funds
received. Attorney general Maloney, when
told of Pavey's assertions abont the books.
said If they were purchased by the lnsur-
ance fund and used in the assurance de-
partment they are the property of the
ures to force Pavey to turn them over.
Too Old for Cieveland's Cabinet.
NEW YORK, Jan. 14.-In reference to the
men who may possibly form part of Mr.
Cleveland's Cabinet. the World says: 'lt
a Democratic national committeeman, who
had along talk with President-elect Cleve-
land within the last week, speaks by the
book, q great surprise IS in store for those
who have thought themselves experts at
forecasting cabinets The leader in Qnes-
tion declared that the oldest man in che
Cabinet could be John g. Carlisle. and he
would be Secretary of the Treasury beyond
peradventure. In other words, Mr.. Cleye-
land. in choosing his little family Of advIs-
ers. would select, as far as possible. COM
psratiy ely yOung men. Senator Carlisle is
barely tifty-eight years old. Should the
rule be regarded rigidly some of the DIS
tlnCuished men who have been named as
proba bilities, as well as possibilities will
have TO he wiped off the slate" The
World includes in Its list of statesmen who
aretoo ola to suit Mr.. Cleveland the fol-
lowing: Senator'S Morgan and Ransom,
representatives Herbert and BlOunt. John
Randolph Tucker. Edward j. Phelps and
Isaac Pusey Gray.