The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-10-12
REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE
AND MISTAKES OF MOSES
REPUBLICANS PROSECUTED AL
LEN AND coLEMAN-ALEx-
AMBER AND COFFIN.

One of the most impudent pieces OF
effrontery with which the people OF
Idaho has ever been confronted, IL e
be found in the address which the
present governor of Idaho, through
the mistaken impression of its people
as TO his honesty of purpose is feeding
out to the multitude. This bare-faeeG
sion to the Allen defalcation, and the
steps that have been taken to punish
the guilty parties and to recover for
the state treasury the money taken.
A statement OF the facts, as they are
shown by the courts and other rec
ords might well be scanned by every
citizen of the state. The attention of
the voter is called to such statement.
During the fall campaign of 1914, IL
vas discovered that @. V. Allen state
treasurer for number of years, was
q defaulter in a large amount. Gov
eTnor Haines a republican, caused his
arrest and at once removed him from
office He had been nominated to
ST eceed himself, and the repuD lean
state committee declared vacancy
and nominated the present state
treasurer, Hon. John W. Eagleson, for
that position. He was elected, Allen
being brought before the court, dead
Ell guilty to the information charging
him with a felony. Fred NJ Coleman,
his deputy when the offenses were
committed, also pleaded guilty and
was given Il penitentiary sentence.
This all occurred under Governor
Haines.
An investigation of the affairs of
the office was at once instituted, and
1t was discovered prior to the close of
the Haines administration that the
defalcation would reach the primary
sum of something in excess of $780,
600. Governor Haines and his advis-
ers feeling that other lawless acts had
been committed, continued the inVes-
tlgation of the affairs of the office,
such investigation being in progress
when the change of administration oc-
Cured and Governor Alexander took
the oath of office
Finally, principally through the eff
forts Of the attorney generals office |
Coleman, who had been the principal
instrument in making possible the |
looting of the treasury, offered to give |
the state valuable information as to |
other wrongdoing In the handling of |
state funds and particularly in con-
nection with the sale of state bonds |
and the manipulation of state war
rants. In this way the claim that |
could be urged against the bonding
was enlarged to the amount
which was later recovered,
The state depository board. of which
the governor is but one member (the
other two being republicans) early in
the present year reached the conclu-
sion that all had been learned that
could be. and ii was decided to begin
suit against the surety company up
IN the bond of Allen, as treasurer. At
han anyone else Che having expressed
he most complete confidence in his
integrity and ability r. c. Coffin, who
.ad been previously employed by the
ttorney general was again given EN-
'loyment to assist in the prosecution I
f this case, g
The case was prosecuted to a sue /
essful issue, Judgment in the full a
mount asked for, together with in
crest, was granted, and has now been t
aid, 1t is matter of common know !
edge among those in a position to d
now that exactly the same course n
ould have been pursued by i
ne two republican members of the e
ate depository board even though e
overnor Alexander should have OPP S
osed them. n
His statement that the republican e.
gislature, the republican organiza- p
on, republican members of the state b.
epository board or anyone else was d.
any time in favor of accepting $685. Il
70 or any other sum less than the lie
II amount filched from the state by 81
lien and Coleman, is a barefaced lie h;
he giving out of such a statement al
ould brand Alexander and those who W
ply 1t with knowledge of the facts, as W
ID citizens and dishonest men.
REPUBLICAN STATE CENTRAL. :
COMMITTEE. L