St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-17
The State Republican League
to Get Together This
Week.
Treasurer w. E. Lee Tells
How He Was Left Out
in the Cold.
Spiritualists in a Chapel Du-
plicate Some Of Kellar's
Tricks,
But, Unlike Him, They Claim
the Aid of Disembodied
Spirits.

Is there anything wrong in the finan-
cial affairs of the Republican state
league?
Banker W. E. Lee, of Long Prairie,
who was the duly elected treasurer of
the league, was at the Merchants yes
terday, and announced that he would
be present at the meeting of the organi-
:a..on Thursday. and, while he was
very careful in his remarks, he couldn't
help showing that the affairs of the
league hadn't been managed in man
ner that would commend itself to a
careful business man.
81 am of the opinion" said Mr.. Lee,
THAT two facts can be stated safely
without saving more than has already
become apparent from the comments
and interviews that have already APP
peared during the past few weeks.
They are:
First That the funds of the league
have not been handled as provided In
the constitution and bylaws.
''SecOnd-That the league is now in
debt.
''For the first of these conditions -
continued the Long Prairie statesman,
81 think some one is blamable, although
l have no doubt that in the end it will
all come out as straight as a string. On
the second score l can not see that it is
criminal to be in debt; and, further, |
think it only concerns the people who
are to make up the deficiency and those
who are the creditors of the organiza-
ton"
"Will you state just what was your
connection with the league during the
&c &C a.
reporter.
Soon after the organization of the
league" was the reply. ~ put myself
in communication with the secretary. l
knew that funds were being arranged
for, and | naturally desired to know,
as treasurer, what was received and
diSbursed. L was, however, unable to
get any satisfactory statement, as Secre-
tary BiXby didn't have the facts in his
possession 70 give. L knew that if he
had such facts l would have received
them; for more faithful, conscien-
tiouS, hard-workIng and earnest worker
than Mr.. Bixby is not to be found in the
state"
Ibid you, as the treasurer, of the
league. ever receive any funds Of the
association"
"None of the money!" said the bank
into my hands. l presumed at the time
that at the meeting of the executive
committee some other arrangements
were made on account OF my being at
such distance from the cities. and SO
| didn't give it any further attention.
The matter was then drupped by me,
ami [ heard nothing but hints till the
matter came out in the papers. One
excuse for this way of doing business
might have been urged. although it was
not, that / was so far away that it
would be iIfconvenient to handle the
funds through me. However, l could
have easily arranged the matter with
any of the banks in the Twin Citips.''
No amount of questioning could in
duce MIR. Lee to make any other state
ments. because, as he said, lit wouldn't
be fair to the officers" Being a shrewd
and experienced business man, Mr.. Lee,
nevertheless, does not hesitate to con-
denim the unbusiness-like way in which
things were run during the campaign OF
1888. Speaking of the coming meeting,
the Long Prairie statesman smiled as
he remarked that he saw mo mention
of reporters on his notice.
Col. Timothy Byrnes, of Washington.
is expected to be present with all the
documents necessary to prove that he
was the whole Republican league dur,
ing its active existence. Having proved
this to the satisfaction of all. Col. Tim
will have no need to bring forward his
several trunks filed with receipts and
vouchers. There may be music at the
meeting, however,