The Irish standard., 1891-05-02
LETTERS in REPLY.
What State Officers Have To Say Concern
ing Matters Pertaining to the
u. T.. A. q.
FROM SECRETARY GuTR1DaE.

q. T. A. q.
FROM SECRETARY GUTRIDGE.
TO tbs Editor of The Irish Standard.
In the last issue of your paper I oh
serve letter from Mr.. e. A. O'BrieD.
Of Veazie. Wis, Late Union Secretary
G. T. A. q" Presumably this means
the Archdiocesan Union Of St. Paul,
though not SO stated. There is room
for doubt here, however, for while the
secretary Of the G T. A. u. of this
archdiocese is often spoken of as the
"UDlon Secretary" he is never styled
"Union Secretary OF the Union" by
members of the Union in good stand
ing. at least. The incorporate COM
municati0n referred to, however, con.
tanned inaccuracies, untruths and cal
umnles, some ''of which l prefer not to
pass unnoticed." He quoted a sentence
from my report ofthe proceedings of the
Board Of Government Of the 18th ult..
In which said that $239 a. collected by
him, had been charged to his account,
and then calls upon me to explain. ]
can do 90. The $239.44 is made up of
three items, as follows: Sis which he
reported he bad paid the Gazette Print
ing Co.; $S4.8O reported paid to J. III.
Smith, and $3.50 81, reported paid to j.
+. Mcclure. No portion of any of
these bills has been paid. He collect
ed the money with which to paw then
he makes a report saying he has paid
them, but he had not, nor has not vet
done so. Accordingly ex Secretary E..
A. O'Bnen's account was charged with
$3.50 IA. beng amount collected by him,
and appropriated to his own use. He
objects to the phrase ''being amount
collected by HIM" He IS welcome to
he qualification.
At the meeting OF the Board of Gov
eminent held on the 18th Of September
last, committee consisting OF the
County Presidents of Washington,
Hennepln and Ramsey counties was
appointed to audit the books of the sec
otary and treasurer. This was pub
lished IN the report of the proceedings
Of the NEE ting in the Northwestern
Chronicle of Sept. 10th, 1890. The com
mittee was TO be called by the president
as soon as he received The books be-
longing TO the secretary's office, those
belonging to the treasury being already
in bis hands. The committee met, and
believe Mr.. Mcclure would not fail
to notify Mr., Q'Brien of the date Of the
meeting, especially as the latter claimed
in his report that he had paid Mr.. Nc
Guire $lS9 ID. the receipt Of which that
gentleman refused to acknowledge.
After an examination of all the prop
erty turned over by the ex-secretar7,
the &C mmittee reported at the meeting
held On the 18th of April, that the
treasuTer's books seemed all regular up
to June 1855, but that since that time
no money had been received by him
from the secretary; that not a single
voucher could be found for any pay
ment made by the secretary for the
last fiscal year. and On this account
recommended that the board undertake
TO XXI mine the report and books of the
ex- secretary. The report of the com
mittee was accepted and the Board
p1Ocee ded 10 examine. In his report
the one which he say 8 in his letter, he
transmitted to President McGulre-Mr.
O'Brien charges himself with $484.25,
as total re ceipts for the year. His &C.
count of expenditures is as follows:
Irish Standard Co., printing pamphlet
and bad1 es for Minneapolis Conven-
ton. Observation-Disclosures. ..... S167 80
Gazette Printing Co., printing draft of
Constitution and general laws. 1890
E. A. O'Brien, acct salary IS secretary s5.l1
j. II. Smith, acct aele gate to Cleveland $3.50
w. ]. Shortall, 81 25.CO
Postage stamps. Observation-Disclosures. 1910
Journal and Record books. 42O
Express and freight ON pamphlets. ...... 500
Trt 1sterre d 10 j. F Mcclure, President 1864
$48425
Mr.. J. j. Walsh, county president Of
Washington county, reported that he
had made inquiry concerning the Ga
zette Printing Company's bill, and
found that it had not been paid, and 1
am now IN possession Of bill for the
amount dated April u, 1881, SO it had