Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-01-18
COMMITTEE WILL BE SLOW TO
CHOOSE ATTORNEY,
AN EFFECTIVE MAN
Must Be Careful About Lawyers Cor
poraton Connections-So Some of
of Those Considered by the Leg
isators Who Are Charged With
the Big Task,

Madison. Jan. Il,
The insurance investigation, which
is to begin today at Madison, viii
be of 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 1t 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 mem
bers Of the committee it is the desire,
if possible, to have an attorney who
has been free from any connection in
a legal way with insurance companies,
especially no attorney who has ever
been the direct representative of a
company in an important piece of ltti-
cation.
Several Milwaukee attorneys have
also been mentioned in connection
with the place among them having
been w ]. McEhOy Ferdinand Gciger
and John Toohey.
The committee members think 1t
will do no harm to take i great deal
of time for the discussion OF this
question, before deciding upon an sp-
pointee. 1t may be decided at Mon
days meeting to select suh-commit-
tee for the purpose of consulting with
members of the bar and others Inter
esteal in the investigation rs regards
the choice of an attorney.
At the first meeting it is expected
that the members of the committee
vii discuss the time when the actual
investigation will begin, and that the
second meetinp s.il be set for some
day when al the committee members
can meet prepared tD enter upon a
long siege of such a character as the
Investigation viii be. The time which
the investigation will tal1e Is gfI'en
various lengths by parsons apeculat
mug on the matter. by some 1t is be
Meyed that the inwc stigatinn should
,mot occupy ovcr six weeks. Still
Others think that this special tusur
aance committee has before 1t three
OF solid weak, In che invest
cation which 1t lis about TO under
Tsake.
In addition 10 the appointment OF an
attorney the committee must ,el9Ct O
nclcrk. as well MS stenoerhphers. The
clerkship will he an Important posi-
tion by reason of the fact that It will
be the duty Of the clerk to arrange
the evidences, ana otherwise make
preparations for The committee S re
.Dort. The clerkslip will also ne Il po
.15ition lasting for a considerable time
aAs the committee has until November
10 make its report, and II is fikely
that it will remain in suspended SEES
sion until that time Thus the com
lalittee clerk wifi gnobable have work
@shich will keep h5m employed until
Nov. 1. The selection Of a clerk may
ne made tomorrow afternoon, al
trough there are several members Of
the committee who favor the choice
Of an expert accountant for the place.
In this connection various cannes VIII
probably be considered ant II may be
that a delay in the announcement OF
the appointment win occur.
The stenographers, who are en-.
ployed on the work, will be court re
porters and bids will be taken for this
contact.