Evening journal., 1891-07-13
M'KRE AND STEWART.
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Republicans Try to Influence the Chan
cellor by Exposing George w. MoKes
AM DouRhorty-moKee Refuses to Talk.
Register Nc whortsr's O Opinion.
The Morning News contains state.
menrs from Republican politicians &C
cusing exTrx Collectors Dougherty and
Mckee Of selling out.
These statements were made to Offset
the affidavit presented to the chancellor
on Friday, In which he swears that be
never returned the name OF any man as
a delinquent whose tax had been paid
These statements were followed up by
Postmaster Daniel + Ste Eart, who says
that Mckee made to him an
offer TO furnish receipts He
further says that the Republican
First District Committee paid the
two collectors "a, 600 10 for 900 tax
receipts In December, he SAYS. the
collectors called upon him, and a ed that
they needed money to settle with the
county. They agreed 10 furnish list OF
all persons who had not paid tax, and
from these the Republicans were to sepa
rate the democrats and Republicans. For
every Republican on the LIST the collee-
AtAA WIZ " AANht OAA bAA ANlelHAts tpi
which they we're to receive their face
value. These provisions were carried
ont Postmaster Stewart says that there
we're two witness present and it Is gen
orally understood that these WITNESSES
Marshal Mahaffy and f Eden Bach. were
The money was paid to the collectors Ia
the postmAstcrs Office, II he is to be be-
lieved, aud they signed receipt for
81 500
These statements are simply reitera-
tions Of charges already made in ell the
papers, the only new feature about it
being the publication Of the sum paid by
by the Republican bribers.
Mckee Refuses to Talk
An Evening JOURNAL reporter found
ex Collector Mckee at the yard over the
Chiistiana and asked him for an inter
view The only thing the reporter could
get from Mr.. Mckee was chew Of fne-
cut tobacco, and he had to ask for that.
Mckee said he would not talk about
the matter TO anyone.
He was asked If he denied the state
ments made against him by Postmaster
Stewart he refused point blank to
either deny or affirm them
What Hickman says.
Levy Courtman Hickman says'hs asked
George w. Mckee several times If there
was any truth In the rumors that be had
sold out Mckee told him every time be
asked him that he had never sold tax re-
ceipts ia bulk or in blank.
Opinion of the Register In ohaBeerv.
What do you think OF the disclosures
duplicating Collectors Dougherty and
Mckee in deal with certain Republi
cansf asked a reporter Of Register In
Cbancery Charles H McWhorter.
Il think tits only an attempt to shuffis
tho whole responsibility Of gigantic
scheme OF bribery upon the shoulders OF
Messrs. Dougherty and Mckee. The
News makes the point that this
was legitimate business transaction II
that were so why Was Il that Stewart.
Bach, MahaffY and Jersey atten3ed and
| directed the Republican Levy Court from
/ the time " was organized until the
1 delinquent lists were returned and al
lowed, and yet not one Of them raised 4
voice eondemning the course or the CO
leetors in leaving of the men whose
taxes they have peid honestly.
They sat by and allowed the collectors
TO return these men as delinqueuts when
they had, as they alege, psid 81, 500 "a
see that they might not be returned i
delidqusnts, and not one o.
them made any objection to the return
l. cannot be said that they were ignoY
ant OF this fact because It is now claimed
that the proposition Of Mr. Mckee ia
receive ssid taxes was Rrst laid before a
committee, Of which Mr. Bach is chair.
man, and the proposition accepted by
that committee and the money
raised through the approval
of McKee's proposition by that com
mittee. 1t therefore cannot be claimed
that Mr.. Bach and the committee wer,
| ignorant Of the return OF the Delinquent
list by Mr. Mckee
II has also been claimed that McKp,
stated to prominent Republican that
he WAS short in his accounts, and that ia
| order to enable i'm to meet his demand,
he would furnish tax receipts fot
all Republican delinquents upon receipt
! Of the amount Of money represented BY
them. The absurdity Of this claim Ia
apparent on It's face inaamnch as no
amount Of money received from
the Republican committee on
account of those taxes would
lessen Mr.. Mckses liability one cent.
bat would Increase It Just in proportion
to the amount that he might receive
from the Republican COMMITTEES as
| taxes.
Il do not believe that there was evsi
a dollar paid by the Republican com
mittee IS paid by them that was paid b,
them that was legitimately intended al
payment Of taxes or was ever intended "a
reach the treasury Of New Castle county
and the position now assumed, to thu
contrary, is but the natural
result of the proceeding instituted
in the Court Of Chsncery, whereby
the most guilty parties are about
to be exposed and are assuming their
present position in order to throw theii
part Of the responsibility on Other
shoulders, no more guilty than them
/ selves