Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-08
OLIVER TO SHAW.
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/ said to Mr.. Shaw: Why is it that
YOU won't agree to my appointment
| am friend to the sheriff and wan
to help him all | can. I am waiting
now to 90 to DR.. Berry. whom | eN-
pect on the next train, and see If ht
has any evidence against Sheriff Bal.
lou.
1t was suggested that | must be ap.
pointed and resign, ! said: Yes. II
qualify"
Here | desire to tell the public thal
the plan to appoint me deputy sher'
ia vas not proposed by me 10 ANYONE
but was first proposed by some o.
Sheriff Ballous friends to me.
| Left the Office and went to the Il
o'clock train. but failed to find DR.
Berry At this time | had no appoint
menu as deputy sheriff.
Sheriff Ballous attorney late me
me on the street, asking for a confer
ence in l. minutes. At this conferenc,
this attorney said that Mr. Shaw saie
that If 1 would write a letter of resig-
nation and give it to the sheriff, tha'
officer might appoint me. L declined ,e
write any such a letter.
gave me my appointment in Judge Sta
pies office and l was told by the judge
This appointment, Wilbur, is made with
the unders landing that you resign with
in two months
saw that they were playing politics
and replied again: Yes, If l dualify.
| saw DIR. Berry. next day, ana told
him that John S. Ballou had resigned
and that they lad appointed me. Later
l Informed him regarding the strings OF
my appointment
/ had no intention. as DR.. Berry Is
aware, of pulling wool over mrs eyes.
MS | am accused In this interview oil
having, nor did l propose or attempt So
to do Mr. Shaw started to play politics
in this matter. and, to peat MN ana ger
the appointment. | agreed TO resign. u
I aualified Mr. Shaw wanted TO knd"
what excuse | would give DIR. Berry fpf
resigning 0ater on) and | promptly toio
him that | could 1e sick, If l qualified.
had no intention of qualifying ant
therefore had no intention of being sick
was in these statements playing poll
tics as was Mr.. Shaw and-well--he swal-
lowed the bait.
INIT. SnaWS aicScu SutteH'eie CT .its
conclusion of his interview to his friends
know nothing about. was, at ne
| stage of the game. proposing to play
false with DIR. Berry or anybody else
not even those who were imagining they
were making me the monkey to pull
their chestnuts out of the fire.
| was DESTROYS of being friend II
need to Sheriff Ballou. 1t looks now tf
me that Mr.. Shaw was thus DESTROYS
only If he could have his own way in
| the process. Otherwise he would ever
saerinee Sheriff Ballou.
| Between conferences on my appoint
ment it is a fact, that can be corrobo'
rated that the sheriff's attorney met {
gentleman on the street and INFORMED
/ him that he, the attorney. was then go
| ing to Mr.. Shaws office to get him 4
allow Sheriff Ballou to appoint me. Late
/ came the information to me that coui'
/ be appointed If | would write lette
of resignation and give it to Sheriff
/ Ballou.
The above aretfacts. Mr.. Shaw's mem
i DRY may have been treacherous or IL
may have misunderstood the trend o
/ our conversation, but it looks to me
however this may be. that he is stii
i playing politics. actuated by old grudge
| against myself and for the purpose o
/ attaining political ends for himself an
his eoterie of political ehums.
WILBUR G. OLIVER.
| Augusta Me- April 1.