Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-09-01
KEMPF ENJO|NS
CHAIRMAN CONNOR
TREASURER SHAFTS FIGHT FOR
PLACE ON TICKET.
CHARGES FORCE AND FRAUD
Declares Governor La FolIette's Lead
ing Political Manager Made Threats
and coerced the Nominee Into Sign,
ing Prepared Resignation
Wishes to Remain in the Race,

Milwaukee, Aug. 27-Asserting tina,
ne was prevailed upon through coer-
clon, threats and fraud on the part on
CHAIRMAN w. d. Conner of the state
central committee to sign his resigna.
ton as candidate for state treasurer
on the ticket, John J. Kempf has an
piled to the circuit court for a perpet.
uaI injunction restraining Chairman
Conner and Secretary Henry f. Co.
chems from certifying to Secretary OF
state walter l.. Houser that there is a
vacancy on the ticket, and the latter
from receiving or filling such certifca.
ton.
Judge L. w. Halsey has signed
temporary injunction restraining the
men mentioned from making use or
the signed resignation during the pen.
dency of the action begun Friday. The
complaint filed in the case for the first
time discloses State Treasurer Kempf's
side of his controversy.
Mr.. Kempf relates that on July Of
there was a deficit in the cash on de-
post IN his office of about $4,000, that
he held this sum in his own name. hut
was ready to pay 1t over into the de,
post fund as soon as the exact amount
could be arrived at by investigation.
Following the discovery of this def
cit, Mr. Kempf relates in substance
that the following events took place:
In the city Of Madison on July %
w. D. Conner requested me to with
draw rs a candidate for state treasurer
and refused SO to do and Mr.. Conner
/ then and there stated that would not
be able to obtain an additional surety
bond, few hours before required of
me by the governor of this state. and
stated TO me that l would be arrested
and prosecuted for embezzlement on
account of the sum of less than SO, 500
mentioned. | was entirely unfamiliar
with the law in the case and entreatei
Conner to postpone the request until
could take counsel and that 1t would be
necessary for me to go to Milwaukee
to get $4,000, paying it into the treas
ury, and also to obtain counsel, where
upon Connor said to me that | would
NV Nv pSl hiitttu W ItuN6 the CITY anu
that papers were then being made out
for my arrest.
THAT the only way to avoid this was
to withdraw as a candidate for the
office of state treasurer, and that If
would sign paper produced by Con-
nor he would not deliver it or submit
it to the republican state central COM
mittee without a further permission
from me so to do.
Relying upon the representations
made to me by Mr.. Conner and his
promises, signed my name to the pa.
per, but | never authorized the chair
man of the committee to use it,"
Common Makes Statement.
Chairman w. d. Connors last night
issued statement explaining in part
the allegations of Treasurer Kempf
denying that any threat OF his arrest
was ever made or thought of and de-
claring emphatically that should he
Exempt succeed in getting his name
retained on the ticket through any
technical means, I'VE will find a way
to place candidate for state treasurer
on the ticket that we can honoratly
ask the people of Wisconsin to vote
for"