The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-03-29
His Selection as Legal Clerk
To Governor Silences Story
He Oouble-crossed Party
Leaders.
NORTH VERNON MAN
DECLINED A CONTEST
Would Not Cooperate With
Other Defeated Democratic
Candidates, So Rumor
Started on Rounds.


indianapolis, Ind. March 29.-The
fact that Burt New. of North Vernon.
has been notified by Governor Mar
shall to come around April 1 and take
the job Of legal clerk in the governors
office Is taken to mean that the charg
es that have been heard SO often re-
Gently that New double-crossed the rest
of the defeated democratic state candi-
dates last fall are false. The fact is
that Governor Marshall held up the
announcement Of News appointment
several weeks in order to give those
who made the charges an opportunity
to prove them. He said he would not
appoint New if the charges were sus-
tanned.
New Wanted to Fight.
After the election last fall and New.
who was the democratic candidate Tor
reporter Of the supreme court. had
been defeated along with most OF the
other democratic candidates on the
state ticket, he decided to join with the
rest Of them in a contest before the
legislature. hoping in that way to gain
the place to which he said he was
rightfully elected. but which he said
he lost through Illegal voting OF for
eigners by republicans in Lake and
st. Joseph counties. Preparations
were made for the contest and great
volumes of testimony were taken In
Lake county In the Simon-Wickey con-
test which was to be used in the con-
test of the state candidates. Sudden
ly New changed his mind about MAX
ing a contest and announced that he
would not have anything to do with It,
The other democratic candidates were
somewhat surprised at his action and
were not able at the time to figure out
why he had changed his mind. The
state committee got after him and
again he changed front and decided to
re- join the army Of contestants. From
that time on he was with them until
it was determined finally to drop the
contest entirely.
Decides to lay Down.
The decision to lay down was reach
ed only after the democratic defeated
candidates concluded that with DEM
ocratic house and a republican senate
a contest would not amount to much.
because 1t had to be passed by both
houses of the legislature.
Then Governor Marshall asked the
legislature to create the position of le-
gal clerk in the office of the governor,
At salary of $500. 1t became
known that if the place was created
Burt New would be appointed by Gov
ernor Marshall to fill it. for New is a
good lawyer. Soon there was re-
port to the effect that when New with
drew from the election contest it was
under an agreement with the republi-
can members of the legislature that
they would in return, vote to create the
office of legal clerk in order that he
might be appointed to the place. This
was the report that reached Governor
MARSHALL and New. and 1t caused the
governor to hold up the announce
ment of the appointment until he had
assured himself that the charge was
not true. New made strenuous denial
of the charge. and inasmuch as the
charges were made anonymously. and
no one could be found who was willing
to stand responsible for them, it is be-
"cyed that they are untrue.
To Report April I.
New has been directed by Governor
Marshall to report for duty on April I.
New will be the legal adviser of the
governor in all matters in his office.
and will be authorized to bring suits
for the governor. A good many OF
the friends of Attorney General Bing-
ham. look upon the creation of the new
place as q slam at Bigham. who is OF
opposite politics to that of the COVER
nor. They declare that Bingham has
always taken care of all of the legal
business of the state since he took his
office. and that they are not able to
see any reason Why he should not be
allowed to do so from now on. But
the governor has his new lawyer. all
right, and it will be interesting to
watch and see what be wishes TO do
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