Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-01-18
COMMITTEE WILL BE SLOW TO
CHOOSE ATTORNEY.
WANT AN EFFECTIVE MAN
Must Be Careful About Lawyers Cor
poration Connections Some of
OF Those Considered by the Leg
isiators Who Are Charged With
the Big Task.
Madison. Jan. Is.

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The insurance investigation, which
is to begin today at Madison, will
be of a sweeping character, if the
plans of Senator James A. Frear and
other members of the committee are
carried out. The initial meeting Mon.
day afternoon will be for the purpose
of making preliminary plans for the
investigation. Whether any appoint
ments will be made at that meeting
cannot be said, There are several
important appointments which this
committee will have at its disposal.
The most important, of course, will be
the selection of an attorney for the
committee who will get this import
ant post no one here will pretend to
say. There has been some mention of
H. w. Chynoweth, but it is said that
he would not serve because of the
fact that he was attorney for the
Equitable Life Insurance company in
its recent litigation with the state.
According to the statements of men,
bers of the committee it is the desire,
if possible, to have an attorney who
has been free from any connection in
legal way with insurance companies,
especially no attorney who has ever
been the direct representative of a
company in an important piece of liti-
cation.
Several Milwaukee attorneys have
also been mentioned in connection
with the place, among them having
been w. j. McElroy, Ferdinand Geiger
and John Toohey.
The committee members think it
will do no harm to take a great deal
of time for the discussion of this
question, before deciding upon an APP
pointee. 1t may be decided at Mon
days meeting to select a sub-commit-
tee for the purpose of consulting with
members of the bar and others inter-
ested in the investigation as regards
the choice of an attorney.
At the first meeting it is expected
that the members of the committee
will discuss the time when the actual
investigation will begin, and that the
second meeting will be set for some
day when all the committee members
can meet prepared to enter upon a
investigation will be. The time which
the investigation will take is given
various lengths by persons speculat-
ing on the matter. By some it is be-
heyed that the investigation should
not occupy over six weeks. Still
others think that this special insur
ance committee has before it three
months of solid work, in the investi-
CATION which it is about to under
take.
In addition to the appointment of an
attorney the committee must elect a
clerk, as well as stenographers. The
clerkship will be an important posi-
tiCn by reason of the fact that 1t will
be the duty of the clerk to arrange
the evidence, and otherwise make
port. The clerkship will also be a POI
sition lasting for a considerable time,
as the committee has until November
to make its report, and it is likely
that it will remain in suspended ses-
sion until that time. Thus the COM
mittee clerk will probable have work
which will keep him employed until
Nov. l. The selection of clerk may
be made tomorrow afternoon, al
though there are several members Of
the committee who favor the choice
of an expert accountant for the place.
In this connection various names will
probably be considered, and it me be
that a delay in the announcem of
the appointment will occur.
The stenographers, who are en-
ployed on the work, will be court re-
porters, and bids will be taken for this
contract