The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-03-28
A BARNARD CONSPIRACY

THE calling of the grand jury in
Ingham county was not a surprise to
me. AS far back as four weeks before
IL was called two friends told me how
the governor WAS stating that a grand
jury might be called and plainly saw
he.expected that fact. TO be conveyed to
me, as IL was. said Arthur Hill, just
before returning TO Michigan yester-
day.
81 said to some OF my close political
friends that the governor was evidently
trying To threaten me because ] was
opposing his nomination. | told them,
Now, II jury is called / will at least
have chance TO learn what his charges
were against me, and be able to vindi-
cate myself. II will be remembered
that when he sent mis- letter to the leg
islature. asking that it adjourn for a
week. and investigate his so-called
charges that |. in a communicable TO
the legislature, before it adjourned,
denied his charges and defed any man
TO prove them.
"The Legislature adjourned without
providing for any investigation and it
appealed to the attorney general TO in
vestigate the charge and report TO the
legislature when IL convened The
attorney general responded publicly
that he,would investigate amy charges
filed by the governor or member of the
legislature or. citizen alleging corrup-
ton and would report thereon to the
Legislature. but not single charge or
suggestion was made to him In that
direction.
II appealed in the press 10 the people
tofiie charges with the attorney general
in order that might meet and dispose
Of them, but the legislature reconvened
with nothing before 1t to vindicate me
We all know the rest.
rsAI was simply the vicnm of barn
gard conspiracy When ! shook hands
with the governor before the legisla-
ture met. he thought Mr.. Mcmillan
was the dangerous candidate and there
fore pronounced him impossible, be-
cause OF reasons which be stated and
which were untrue and infamous con-
sidering his relations with Mr. Nc
MILAN.
when he went home 10 Pennington
and learned that there would be prob
ably sufficient strength coming TO me
60 elect me he spewed ont his Islander
Gus charge against me and got protec-
ton because be lay. rs stated In my
letter to the legislature, ON bed Of
pain
Everyone now understands the enc
he was seeking. IL was TO secure a
deadlock between the existing oper
candidates and secure his own election
He could meet men coming 10 Farm
ington seeking to-advance his chances
but he could not, 10 seems, raise hi
right hand and swear 10 support tn
constitution OF the state and OF tbs
United States until IL was settled VIII
was 10 be United States senator. TIL
prohibition In our state constitution
against n man being chosen senate
while be was governor he was avoidinl
by not being sworn In
"a ~ was afterwards tainted by hi
newspapers by being asked II he libele
me why did not sue him. but hay
never publicly stated that ! did not be
osnse he could protect himself behin
the wall Of privilege which belong
to his Office and because he only charg
"a 'rumors' which are always iioatin
IN the air during close campaigns
Judge Weist assured me NJ Maso
that he called the grand jury Of hi
own volition and initiatives believe
him. and looked, and now look, upo