The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-01-11
A PRETTY STATE OF THINGS,

The following dispatch from a Chi
cago paper shows that the state of
Michigan is as rotten as Pingree de-
clares it to be-: 81
LANSING, Mich, Jan. 4.-Seven men con-
nected in official capacities with the state
of Michigan are now under indictment for
alleged fraud, bride soliciting or other of
lenses that are especially reprobated in
guardians of the public interests. These
men are Gen. William l.. White quarter
master general of the Michigan State Guard;
Gen. Arthur Marsh. inspector general of
militia; Lieut. Col. Harold A. Smith, assis-
tant quartermaster general; William A.
French land commissioner; Edgar J.
Adams, speaker of the house of representa-
tives; Fred A. Maynard former attorney
general of Michigan, and d. Judson Ham,
mond, representative in the state legisla-
ture.
Gen. White was appointed by Gov Pin
gree in 1897. Besides being quartermaster
general he was lieutenant colonel of the
Thirty-ffth volunteer infantry by appoint
ment of the governor. He was indicted on
a charge of defrauding the state of money
by selling military supplies to a dummy
company and afterward repurchasing them
for the state at an enormous advance in
left the state and his Present habitation is
not known ~
Gen. Marsh was appointed inspector gen
eral in 1898. He has been chairman of the
Republican state central committee and
conducted the last campaign. He is charg-
ed with defrauding the state in the purchase
of military supplies. The general arrived in
Lansing today from Brockport N. Y, and
was arraigned under the Indictment which
involves him with the alleged fraudulent
clothing sales. He pleaded not guilty and
gave bail in the sum of 10000. While he
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lance. He denies that he is guilty of any
fraud but admits that he did not display
very sharp business sagacity in his part of
the transaction. He says that he has never
received penny by way Of his connection
with the state guard.
rank in the state guard. He is but rs years
old and was only "a when he was appointe ed.
The charge against the young lieutenant
colonel is of the same nature as those
against his two elder companions in arms.
Land Commissioner French was indicted
or the charge of having offered to bride a
legislator to secure the passage of bill
providing for the purchase of law library
for every county in the state. He was ap
pointed in 1893 to succeed John w. Jochim,
who was indicted :. for completely in the
salaries amendment scandal.
Speaker Adams was twice indicted on
charges of using money to secure the pass
age of the law library bill. His home is in
Grand Rapids. He has been a legislator
since 1897. 20
Former Attorney General Maynard is un-
der indictment for fraudulently manipu-
lating the pay rolls of his Office. He served
four years as attorney general. and Gov.
Pingree Endorsed him for nomination as
justice of the supreme court.
Mr.. Hammond was caught in the dragnet
of the grand jury on a charge of having
solicited bride to vote against the passage
of the antitrust bill in the last regular
session of the legislature The sum named
il the indictment is $500.
The legislature, called into extra ses-
sion by Pingree, has refused to carry
out any of the reforms as to the taxa
ton of railroads, etc., to which the Re-
publican party pledged itself when it
carried the state in 1898. Pingree has
been threatening to fight the Republi
can party in the next election; his
couch is certainly not bed of roses.
From all over the country the same
story reaches US. 1t is claimed that
it cost Mr.. Clark, of Montana, $1,000,
900 to be elected United States senator
the fight is now going on in the United
States senate at Washington, and
some of the leading Republican papers
of the country are defending Clark!
This whole business is bottomless
and the republic Of the United States
may sink in the abyss l. D.