The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-10
M'NALL ANSWERS
Webb Takes His Pen In Hand
and Indites
A Long Letter to "My Dear
Governor"
In REPLY TO CHARGES
Filed Against Him as Supt. of
Insurance.
Says Some Things That Will
Provoke Smiles.
MOREOVER, MR.M'NALL
Makes Out a Pretty Good Case
For Himself.
Says He Will Not Appear Before
the Governor
But as Soon as His Regularly
Accredited Successor
But as Soon as His Regularly
Accredited Successor
APPEARS TO TAKE HIS
Place, He Will Step Out For
Him.

Webb McNall will not be investigated
by Governor Stanley, neither will he re-
sign to escape the inquisition. Mr.. Nc
Nall will not appear at the governors
office to answer to the charges prefer
red against him but will continue the
transaction of the business of his de-
partment until his official head is cut off
by an order of removal from the COVER
nor and his successor makes demand
for the office.
Mr.. Church has not yet qualified by
filing his official bond. When he does
this and demands the office, McNaH VIII
step down and out. This is the decision
Mr. McNalI reached today, believing
that his failure to appear at the COVER
nor's office to defend against the
charges will be followed by an order of
removal He announces that he viii
get out under certain conditions which
do not at this time exist. Consequently
he will not resign, but will await the
governors order of removal
The following letter was addressed by
Webb McNa1l. state superintendent OF
insurance, to Governor Stanley today:
Hon. w. E. Stanley, Governor, Topeka,
Dear Sir: This morning in the daily
papers 1 read a communication pur-
porting to emanaCe from your uepdIt-
ment under date of March 9, and upon
returning to my office this morning
found that charges were left here last
evening after office hours, or, in other
words, about $40 o'clock
l notice upon reading your communi-
cation of said date that you say that
one Arthur Capper of this city has filed
charges against me as SuperlntendenC
of insurance, and the hearing at your
office is set for Saturday morning at 10
o'clock. March IL. May ask you il
in your judgment this is not entirely too
long a time to accord to an individual
against whom charges have been pre-
ferred of this nature, in which to pre-
pare his answer? Would 1t not have
been good plan to fX the nearing Ior
this morning?
My impression is, and has been for
several weeks, from your party organs.
that my removal was promised by you
and others in the campaign last fall,
and this being true it occurs to me that
you have given me entirely too much
time to prepare against the charges IN
case where the verdict has already
been agreed upon. To be perfectly frank
with you, I will say that yesterday
was informed by a representative or one
of your party organs that the charges
against me would be printed in this
mornings paper. He must have obtain
ed this information from your office.
He had also been notifed-and l as
sume that this was from your Office
that Mr.. James A. Troutman was pre-
pairing the charges. l find, however,
from your lAldl AnS SdiAG
were signed by one Arthur Capper. May
| ask what is to be Mr. Cappers COM
penSatiOn? Is it to be the official state
paper?' To be sure all he knows about
the matters contained in the statement
he has signed he has obtained from
reading exparte affidavits published in
the daily papers, and that is also all
that you know about the matters
Now, Governor, suppose we take up
the law under which you are supposed
to act and which reads and provides
as follows: IF at any time the COVER
nor shall become satisfied that the
superintendent is inefficient, incom-
petent, or derelict in the discharge of
his duties or that he has acted cor
ruptly in authorizing or refusing to
authorize any insurance company to
transact business in this state, or that
he has directly or indirectly, received
any gift, gratuity or compensation other
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