Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1878-08-24
A Card from Mr.. Medairy.

DR.. Chas. II. Getzendanner, School
Commissioner of Allegany county, was
convicted by the board on the 18th
inst, on the charge Of having made "a
corrupt proposal to the secretary"
and of "having corruptly disclosed to
Mr.. John M. Dulany, the successful
bidder, the bids Of others for school
books and was therefore expelled
from the board.
In an attempted vindication of HIM
self, published in the county papers
and circulated in large numbers
throughout the State, he endeavors to
escape in part the odium Of his own
position, by making some false state
ments in respect to myself, which,
whatever the quarter whence they
came, l cannot let pass unnoticed.
He admits that he had clandestine
interviews with Mr.. Dulany, the sue
cessful bidder, and did disclose to
him the bids of each other party, and
is justification is that he was afraid
| nj ght attempt to take some advan-
tage of other bidders. Even if he
we're lastly suspicious Of me, this dis
closure of my bid and the bid of the
other house, to one Of our competitors,
wa a novel way of preventing my
doing anything unfair.
The whole ground Of his imputation
upon me is the fact that my completed
bid, handed in on the day when the
contract was awarded, did not CORES
pond exactly with memorandum Of
probable prices placed by me in the
hands of a personal friend some time
before. DR.. Getzend4nner under pro
LESSONS of friendship for me had got
Ten a copy Of this memorandum, ard
communicated it to the successful bid
Ter, because lie says he wanted to see
if nv bid would correspond with that
memorandum, OF, as he calls it, the
unofficial bid. Such treason for such
an act, with which it had no sort of
connection, of course is nonsense and
Why was it necessary at the same time
to disclose to Mr.. Dulany the bid Of
NJ Kelly, -, !. -D.'
The facts in regard to my own bid
are very simple. Knowing none OF
lie board, ! wrote to ap old friend be-
FIRE any proposals were invited, ask
ing him TO use his influence to procure
our house the patronage Of the board.
he requested me to come up to Frost
burg, introduced LIE TO DR.. Getzen-
danner, with whom | had several in
tvrviews, relating principally to tho
subject of adopting new books. He
expressed himself as favorable TO q
change, and asked me to send samples
and write him full particulars as to
terms for introduction. | sent him
the sample books, but for the want of
information was delayed in sending
iim the letter of instruction as to
terms. Sometime afterwards | sent
my friend a memorandum Of certain
books with the prices marked in pen
eli, subject to change upon fuller in
formation in respect 50 the probable
adoption eff new books, which, after
any revision l might make, l reques-
ted hi,o 10 crescent as Il bid in case /
should not be able to 90 to Cumber-
land I also asked htln 10 get me
what information he could as TO any
change Of books; what had been
The pricss Of the old contract number
OF old books on hand, and number III
GOOD condition.
wrote to DR.. Getzenlanner two
letters dated June % and July rex-
rectiyely. 10th of which were in re-
ference to new books and NV DELAY il
wri,ln,q I.,u the promised letter in re-
o4cI to 5Le terms for abortion ofnew
Books DR.. Getzealanner, by a
shameful mutilat:on of nv letters, at,
tennis TO convey tue utterly false
ilnpression that the Information l
wanted was in REGARD To the bids OF
others,
Some weeks after the secretary
asked for PROPOSALS, and there came
very soon thereupon & letter to hlln
without any marks indicating its
character, Which upon opening was
found 10 be & bid from Kelley, Pet &
Co., and placed upon file This bid,