Omaha daily bee., 1916-09-11

CLAYTON STATES
HIS SIDE OF CASE
Deposed Insurance Examiner
Objects to Statement Of
Board as Derogatory.
TELLS or MONEY LOAN
tFrom a staff Correspondent.

Lincoln, sept. lU.-(Spcciai.)--N~ ,.
Clayton, recently deposed as insurance
examiner, by the State Board of In
surance, objects to the boards state
ment Of his dismissal as derogatory
to his character and standing, and has
prepared statement Of his side for
which he wants the same publicity"
Mr.. Clayton says:
while / do not want to rock the
boat" at this stage OF national and
state political campaign. l feel that, in
justice to my friends and myself, Ger
tain matters should be explained. As
to the matter of my having borrowed
money from Colonel John G. Maher,
desire to say that some two years
ago when had . death in my family
Mr.. Maher was one Of the first people
in Lincoln to write letter OF SYM
pathy and offer any assistance might
need, including financial assistance.
The time came when, because Of this
death and other unusual expenses, !
did need some help financially and !
called upon Mr.. Maher, friend Of
scvcral.years standing, and he gladly
loaned me the money ! needed. The
transaction was purely personal one
and gave my note to Mr.. Maher for
this money, which was positive evil
dence that the transaction was en-
tirely above board and not in con-
Sncction with any insurance cxamina-
ton or transaction. In fact, have
never examined Mr.. Mahcr's company
(the Old Line Insurance company.
and ! therefore have no apologies to
make to the Insurance board br any
one else in connection Herewith, or
with any other matter connected with
my. conduct as state insurance ex-
''As to the report Of examination Of
the Union Fire Insurance company,
written, signed and concurrcd in by
Department Examiners Murphy,
Sprague and myself, 4 wish to say
that the comment objected to was in
deed modest considering the rcmark.'
able record this company has made
during 1916.
''Mr. Eastman gave his consent and
approval Of the report being printed
in its entirety as an advertising
medium, II desired by the company,
and ~ further evidence OF his APP
prevail at his own request, the COM
pany has furnished him many printed
copies that he might send them out
to parties inguiring as to the CONF
pany's responsibility, and which, as he
stated, would avoid much corre-l
spondencc.
Il am satisfied that every member
OF the State Insurance board ID proud
Of our Nebraska companies and In
tcrested In their success to the ex-
tent OF authorizing favorable CON-
inent in report OF examination II
their methods 81 doing business are 4
credit TO our state. Mr.. Eastham's
apparent disinterestedness In Ne
braska companies Il no. greater ex-
empijfied than ii the fact that, after
! malicious pamphlet Mad been com.
piled and sent broadcast BY the thou
sahds throughout the state by IN east
ern company, tendingNto reflect dis
credit upon many Of Nebrasks's
larger farm companies. even after adj
mission Of guilt as to its origin was
made. BY the officer Of the eastern
company himself, nothing has been
done in defense ,of Nebraska COM
panies irrcparable damaged. even IN
the form Of . public rcprifnand.
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