Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-03-01
ARTz RETlREs.
Adjt--Gen Ar:z States His Case and Ten
ders His tsesig alton to the Governor.
TOPEKA. Kan, Feb. 26.-Adjt Gen

Ad3t--Gen- Artz States His Case and Ten
ders His tsesig iation to the Governor.
TOPEKA. Kan, Feb. 26.-Adjt Gen.
Artz has resigned under fire, ut
W ether the governor will accept the
resignation and let the matter end
there. or will formally remove the off,
Ger and leave further steps to the prop
er officers, cannot now be said
The report of the expert draws at
tention to voucher No. Is. s163 81. for
express. freight postage and telegraph
ing; voucher No. 9. SI9e ~. for work on
arsenal and repairing arms. tents and
cannon; voucher No 2, William Baker,
$50 for salary. and says that they are
irregular. He also says that there are
several vout hers given for drayage
that seem to require explanatio He
also found that it had been the prac-
tice to charge the g. A. r Is cents
for the use of tents to cover drayage
If all tents sent out were paid for the
receipts from that source would
amount to $50 40 The expert found,
he says, from the bills of lading, that
drayage on tents for encampment pur-
poses amounting to $3.50, had been
paid bv vouchers drawn on the state
treasurer.
vi VI IhS SA peri ECpOIL 0ON-
Lewelling addressed The following let
ter to Adj Gen. Artz:
Topeka. Kan, Feb I'll H Artz Ad
jutant-Ge neral: Some day ago on your re-
turn from Iowa, You w.re Informed that COM
pl int had been maaH to this office charging
you with iFr lariIies in the I'm ,ncial manage
ment of the ofice of acknowledgement You
freely and fran1l- invited an investigation and
Mr w. J. Stagg, accountant was Jhereupon
appointed as pecial agent and toge her with
Mr. oh, ,f.E ,r. . 81,
books AMI accoun s er- carefully examined
Ih"rewi hand you copy OF the report Of
Mr.. s agg, ami While regret TO sag the result
# his lin lin is not satisfactory to this once,
il is ID desire TO suSpen nd judgment in he b pc
that you MI be aoIe to make q satisfactory
explanation Yours respectfully,
/ D L+wFLL NC, Governor
ARTZ's REPLY.
TOPEKA Kan Fec 2--Io Hon I, D Lew
Ling. G vernon St .te II l. lusas r: Your
c. 'mmunication just h tnied me has been
car fully re d and considered and now have
the honor to reply As hav, not been asked
to make any exp aiat on heretofore concerniu.
the charges preferred gainst me, ] here With
submit a statement OF my account which
hope viii explain your exceilency every
thing satisfac torilV.
Ia regard o YOU hers and I3 nentio ed in
report of Exp-rt A-c luntant Stagg, the
amounts respe lively SI52 on voucher Is and
is9 a on voucher 9, we're bv me drawn out on
June o, l-93 as shown by said vouchers,
amounting in all to 6365, for the reason that
there WAS tn d on expense already
incurred tie sum of S222 Is, which
was paid out, leaving a balance be-
longing 10 the state of sI4L3 20 which
is now and has been in the hands Of W.
H Biddle, the state treasurer. for safe keep,
ing. subject to my ord-r These amounts were
drawn from the treasur for the reason that
part OF IL had already been expended by me in
connection with the OH e and tn re was no ap-
preparation for the wears 1894 and 1885 for
a >enal repairs and no fund out of which such
expense could be drawn
Voucher No :. drawn February 2S iSeR was
drawn in favor of sir w II. Baker for services
rendered in connection with the adjutant-gen-
erals office Durin he Legislative troub g.
had employed four N II. three da s, February
3, 10 and l., to do -xtra guard dut in and
about The state house and ar~enal for which
p lid IS PR day. each making a total of
employed four men three nights
at 50 per night N king a total of 8
I employed Mr. Baker four NIGHTS at
81 per night, amounting to es Not being ac-
qua nted with these men. except Mr.. Baker
and taey wanting their money at the close OF
the trouble, paid them out of nv private
funds and put the whole amount in Mr. Bakers
YOU ner which he signed ami the m ne, drawn
as shown bv voucher of hich Mr.. Baker re-
ceiyed . and received in return he 81 h4d
laid out
AS to fur ishing tents to the G, A R en-
C impm MIS- the amount of hfte n Genus per
tint was hNei for the reason that there IS n >
appropriation to defray such exp This
amount is not onl used for Or .yage for . lcs-
ing and heckiug IN and out but il s frequently
necessary make trips TO encampm nts and
see tina tents ak N down, ,cked and
shipped immedil ltelV after Closing of the
encampmsn that the mav reach the
next encamoment in due time, also to do GER
tain reDa ork the tents for which there
5 no approp iaton IN to al amount have
T 'ceive for ten is S214 A. out OF this unit
1 expended la leaving ! balance of s7< ~
This amour l. also in the hands of w H Bid
d e. state treasurer
This Is nv defense and i correct and de-
sire to add hat having COM into pos session of
NV OIL amid cyclone OF opposition and nv
III ial voyage having been n ids daily and
| h.Hr.v tenn <'uous by enemies AMI heartily
ing To th- mis- ra:iol md nv
e of ser u. ju-t cri. / i N b reb ?
/ nder your excAienc NV rcSignaIon, to take
| effect the earliest poSsible Ite that will
AFFORD full opportunit- TO make thorough
inventor OF tIl proper belonging to the state
nov in m poss ssion i,nder nv control
II II. ARTZ Adju ant-Geaeral