The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1891-07-17

answered, I can not appoint him Tor
Mr.. Mcclure do not want TO appoint
that man, anyhow, but if you want
me to do it III name him Mayor
Filter wanted to oblige Col McCune
and said SO. Then agreed to appoint
Major Smith Not long after that he
sent for me and told me that Bill Sing
erly wanted Richard J. Lennon, a
democrat, appOined mercantile ap-
praiser, and that he had promised to do
what he could for him He asked me
to make his promise good. said /
would vote for Lennon He was de-
lighted and hurried of to tell Singerly,
who came and crawled all over me.
After Singerly left learned that Matt
Quay was pushing Al Crawford for the
place and that the auditOr-general, who
was Quay's man, would support Cravv-
ford.
STRONG pressure was brought to bear
on me by Quay and his men-POrter,
Martin and others-but 1 held to my
promise Quay, however, pulled
Singerly and got him to withdraw Len
non, promising him to keep $780, coo of
the state funds continuously in the
Chestnut street national bank. Singer
IL came to me twice about it and got
me to say that I would see that Quay's
pledge was kept I did so, and Singerly
has the money there now. The Inquirer
has been very wild and ridiculous in
some of the charges it has made. Eli
version has no reason to attack me or TO
allow me to be attacked in this way by
his people. In fact he has every
reason to be the other way, and
could stop it if I send him the word
But do not want to commit myself on
paper. The conduct of that paper has
been Rbominable, outrageous In its
treatment of my poor wife. And did
you notice that he demands that the
pretty fellow to talk about reform If
a strict investigation should strike in
his direction his record would astOund
the community. But look at Bill Sing
erly. AS I said before, he should be in
Jail along side of me. There are more
men than one who got money out OF
the treasury"
81. II. Yard, Bardsley said, got a
great deal out Of the keystone bank
money. He was in the pool with Lucas
and Marsh and Marsh allowed him to
overdraw his account $780, 900, even
when the run on the bank was going
on. Widener & Elkins, the traction
magnates, he said, never sold him any
traction stock or had any dealings with
him.
McWade also asked BardsIey If Judge
Wilson had ever borrowed money from
him as city treasurer. He said no; and
on being asked what judges had bor-
rOwed money, he answered in a whisper
''Finletter and Ashman." The money,
he understood, was simply an advance
and he did not know whether he was
lending the state money, city money or
his own
The remainder of the statement was
simply a long story of Bardsley's
troubles given In his own words with
numerous comments. all of which con-
tanned no new facts.
sEr. yYanan.ICer's Denial.
PHILADELPHIA, July 11.-Postmaster-
General Wanam alzers who had entered
the committee room while Bardsley's
| statement to Editor McWade was being
read, then stood forward and requested
that he be allowed to testify. 81 have
been anxious to appear ever since the
| question was raised regarding the stock
] of which 1 previously testified, - said he
In answer to the question Mr.. Wanna
/ maker said his interest in the bank
arose out of his acquaintance with
President Lucas and his brother when
| they were young merchants He stated
that he never pledged the over-issue
| stock after he was told it was an over
| issue, and it was out of his hands at
| the time; that he did not know u. II.
Yard, and had met Mrs. Lucas but once
| and that was at an interview about the
Over-issued stock.
AS to the story told by Bardsley to
| McWade that he had threatened 70
close the bank unless he was paid for
the Over-issued stock and Lawyer Sulz-
berger and johnson had forced him to
return it, Mr.. Wanamalzer said it was
absolutely false. Granville B. Haines
and Samuel B. Huey went to Washing
ton to see him about the Over-issued
stock and he told them that they
must settle for It, and that il they
did not, IN justice to himself, he should
inform the comptroller OF the currency.
After the bank closed he gave up the
stock. BsrdsIey's statement that
Marsh obtained from him 5000, 600 fOr
Wanamalrer in March, 1890, he said
was absolutely untrue and without the
slightest foundation, and invited the
committee to inspect his books
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