The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-01-21
a DENIAL WAS ISSUED
Township Officials Want In
crease in Salary-Potter
in the Caucus.
palladium specIaD


the present session OF the legislature.
the officers OF the trustees associa-
tion OF Indiana and the assessors as
sociation of Indiana issued Joint
statement to the members OF the Ieg!s-
lature denying such charges and CIV
what purported to be an itemized
account Of the money collected from
the township officers. This denial
was signed by Thomas r. Cornelius.
president OF the assessors association
end James r.. Berry, secretary OF the
association.
The. Sun alleged that the assessors
of-lndiana were asked to contribute
$3.50 apiece to the Legislative fund"
and the trustees IS apiece.
Since the denial was published The
Sun received a letter from an asses
cor of Howard county, Indiana. as fol
lows:
Dear Sirs:--I enclose herewith a
circular sent to each assessor in the
state asking for $3.50 to help put
bill through the legislature raising the
salaries OF assessors. ! am an asses
sor but am opposed to the bill We
were elected for four years, knowing
what we were to get and IL We cannot
work for that let us resign. The
raise the assessors and trustees are
asking for will raise tho tax of In
diana 100000 year. The Democrats
will make a mistake II they make
raise In taxes OF that amount.
Yours respectfully,
Potter Present
Tho circular referred to bears the
letter head OF Township Assessors
Association OF Indiana, with the name
Of James e. Berry. Indianapolis Sec
Rotary. and Thomas F. Cornelius. An
derson. president. The circular Is
dated at Indianapolis. December "a.
1919, and 10 signed by James e. Berry.
secretary. The circular reads az fol-
lowx:
dear Sir:-The Township Asses
sorss association met at 10 O'Clock
December End. at room 12. state house.
The following delegates were pres
emit: James Layghner. Boone county:
Homer Brown. Vigo: James Snider.
Clark; James A. Taylor. Parke; Frank
derburgh: Frank L. Adams, Steuben:
H. g. Bolton. Jennings; w. N. Bacon,
Fulton: Ohio Po@r. Hnry: D. c. Look.
or, LaPorte: Samuel Nussbaum. Ar
ans: Dow Voorhees,. Marion: James
n Fowler, and Thomas r. Cornelius.
Madison: r. 8. Mcknight: st. Joseph:
w. C. Mckinney. Grant: J. H. Hinkle.
Carroll: Daniel A. Frakes. Sullivan:
Edward McKinnaman. Hamilton; VIM.
Mccain. Jackson; August Gleitze.
0leitxe. Cass; 7. J. Mcclure. Knox:
Ciem v. Powell and David Meyers.
Delaware: w. G. Walburn. Fountain:
jones M. Single. Tippecanoe: Char.
Leo r. Potter. Wayne; w. ]. Book.
walter. Miami: VIM. Carson. Fayette:
Robert Davis. Howard: J. s. Bird.
Blackboard: 8. d. Runyon. Landon
Shok. Shelby: John L. Schooley.
Citation: william r. Lawson. Jeffer.
son: Henry Denker. Bartholomew;
and james f. Berry. Marion.
There were several other counties
represented by letter a. the time given
vas too. short for them to make ar.
rNngements to send delegate.
49, What Circular Contained.
Tho circular then sets forth the min
utes OF the meeting which was address.
Cd, Il 10 stated by Mr.. Pittinger. pres.
ident OF the trustees association, 'in-
vittng the assessors TO join with
the trustees In going before the
legislature with bill for the codifica.
ton Of all township laws" The circu.
lar. states that Mr.. Seyfried. attor-
ney for the trustees association
''gave n talk explaining the numerous
things In his Judgment. which should
be asked for"
The circular then states legisla.
tire committee Of one from each con.
grossional district was appointed and
namos them. This. committee then
named subcommittee to meet with
the township trustees. This sub-com.
. mlttec was w. N. Basop. Fulton coun.
~: Henry Denker. Bartholomew: Au-
gust Glcitxc. Cass; Charles +. Potter.
wayne: Glenn v. Powell. Delaware,
and Daniel Frakes. Sullivan county.
The next statement OF the circular
II m follows:
"A motion was made that each as
sessor be asked to contribute one days
pay to the association which was un.
anlmously adopted after some discus.
sion"
Al the bottom of the circular imme.
diately over Secretary Berry's sigma.
,turc. In holder type than the rest o!
the circular aud further emphasized
BY . largo wood type index Anger is
the following:
Money Must Dc Had.
"To accomplish the collection Of the
money II 10 necessary. imperative, to
get busy mt once. and through the
chairman OF your county collect the
assessment and report what success
you meet with. We have but brtei
time to do this. and quick. prompt &C
tion In necessary"
The circular also issues the follow
inE information and admonition:
THE subcommittee met on Dccem
ber-S ut the Dcnison hotel. this city
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