The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-03-22
Forces Peete for More Than a Year to Report
to Him (Cox) Instead Of Comptroller
Cox Himself Withheld Rev
enue for Several Months
His "Stand-and-D Deliver" Methods Exposed

Congon Tenn February gubernatoria
es warmer and warmer maodorou record
agent 1898 brought within the lime light Despite his
denial of mma points, the records stand and
mo him. Snap conventions have succeeded the methods
the former agent The deceit and eacher which
him his dealings with Trustee Ponext Upton county,
legislative records and other records which have not been
contradcted him unfit hold the office of
ernor of Tennessee according
u Gov Cox ineligible that proud station and also according
according his admissions before
committee which reported that he owed certain commissions
lawfully agent the treasury Tennessee
referred above specifically provides that No
heretofore hath been hereafter be- collector holder of
moneys, shall seat in either house of the general assembly
Office under the state until such shall have
the treasury, which
counabe According Comptroller Frank Dbes letter A G.
Ewing Nashville of date February A. 1906 these have
by Suppose by improbable chain
rather chain conventions Cox should be nominated for
democrats would be hundestuck the republicans
should warrano proceedings to show that Gov Cox eligible
Ito occupy the gubernatorial chair.
When
Pndexte He collected moneys
County Clerk H. Peete deposited them in his bank Bristol
deprivng money
violation the law because 49, cap Acts 1897 under which Cox
appointed provides that Thy shall report
officials blanks furnished them by the state comptroller the
The other officials referred county
same provides shall monthly with the
the state and to the the
respective settlements to be due to each"
that shall
bond shall be made payable the state and conditioned
discharge duty for the covering treasury
and further provides that e shall make
the of the under OATH the comptroller for
nue. county county
The specifically provides agents
collected.
The Agent reports his
Upton county, and that he did
ury' mon collected and cost"
pound county days Delinquent
penalty delinquency
Upton county,
treasury
letter that instead of making investigation
collected from actually
county,
agreement could tell what his
would TO
and delinquency
Peete Comptroller Harris had notify
him mwhen the needed the money due from him.
with
at like
the comptroller agreement
(Which case practically county official
Coz collected
with that therefore they liable
missions which of alleged delinquency
lin Cox case necessarily the county officials
banks which they deposited their und were state ais
all Upton that time being repositories
pg intervals propose
show by Comptroller King Peete that prob
period longer than the
ter administration turned into the
ii Kings succeeds Mr.. Harris
letters Comptroller
Pe to Cox showing them, etc. you
and will be heerfu produced the
d authenticity.
4 HISTORY PEErE CASE
On the e5th day September Agent Cox checked up th
office County
qunt paid Mr. Cox 5000 state by
Bank Coyngn
posted bank National Bank of Bristol days th
business the check passed through the American National Bank