The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-16
THE SOLDIERS HOMES
Union Veteran Blne Says That
They Are Mismanagsd.
ESPECIALLY At LeAveNwoRrn.
He Aftacks Gen. Frasklfn and Col.
smifh-Democsats Expect to Do
1sos Claimant DuPout,

Washington City, April 1s--In the house
the report Of the elections committee in
the case of Gordon vs. Latirer. from the
Third district Of South Carolina, IN favor
o. ths sitting member. was adopted with
out division
Hull. Rep. Ia. chairman OF the commit
Tee ca military AFFAIRS. called Up the rSso-
luton for the appointment Of William e.
FRANKLIN. Of Connecticut; Thomas J. Hen
csrson, OF Illinois: George l. Beale OF
Maine. and George w Steele. of Indiana
As members OF the board OF managers Of
tbs national soldiers homes.
Blue, Rep. haa-, who has on several re-
cent occasions severely criticised Gen
Frankl.n. al once asked three hours to dis
cuss tns resolution He said ne held in his
hand tno1rssnizs ios OF papersl charges
against Gea- Franklin and smith. the man-
aser OF the Leavenworth home. for whom
the former was Responsible. for cruel and
brutal treatment OF the inmates OF the
home al Leayenworth. kaE.. where. be
SAD. z.ouo soldiers were TO-DAY practically
incarceaateo- he proposed to ouer an
amen1nent to substitute tne name OF that
gallant solder, 1sea- v. y. t1owaro.'' Ter
lnAL OF Gen. Franklin. t1uu 1scAAed u
make any concession as TO time, and biae
oSeaed nls ettAeA- f1ls purpose, &c sa.u
Was To tree the Leayenwortn nome iron.
tae oIsnkea alsd orutAl nAAA nos al AS
head
40 you know he has been drunk?' asked
Steese. 4 member "a tne 0oaru.
4o-s~.a4se-.-s. p4A..-e .runk-slc /
VIII prCouSt ne proU1.
s.s isok a. lie i.ss6 Of keeley or
gan4za.ioE." inquired slssie-
-rae IS. Eeps.e4 piue. a. $I.s0o year"
4 90 not oe..sse ne MAS uruaA. SAID
Steele.
ae genilsman," replied Blue. contemy-
tuousiy. Is gorssd wita transformation re-
sas1.i4s these oeu4e>.
SoAsanu.Is. Ei4e mad read several let
ters cr4l.cls.ag Gen. franknn aLa Gov.
saith. che o. taem alleging tnat uos.
oiil.th y as sot olaiy orunAard. bat a ccr-
rapI man. blue saso lie aa4 letters from
Inmates OF the Aeaveaworln home WHO. AZ
their names we're KNOWN. would De DRIVEN
TO the Toad BY Gov. Smith ne read a
telegram iron E. ). Anderson and oiasrs.
urslHg MIN 10 ngnt Gen f'ra1kilns re-
appointment AID telling aim that vJ.o5J sod
alels IA Kansas were Denifs1 am. Another
letter read Dy aim said tnat the writer nad
enough esicsEce 10 hang smith. blue con-
eiaeeu nls array OF testimony by reading
an affidavit iroIn an inmate Oh the Leayen-
worth nome, charging Gov. Smith Win
drunkenness, crusIIy ana fayoritism. He
claimed tina, Gov. smith maintained tna
biggest saloon In Kansas under the shadow
OF the tag the soldiers fought 10 save.
Last year. ne said. the pronts Of the beer
hall alone were $1,000. That saloon. he
said. was run cy the man who was the
head OF the keeiey league
Have yoa any charges TO make against
the personal character of Gen. Franklin" ?
asked Hill, Rep. Conn
Il charge. replied Blue, with great
deliberalion and emphasis, that the In
spectors reports show that General
Franklin Is either grossly negligent and
incompetent or that ne is not honest lie
knows of these beer saloons, he knows Of
Smiths conduct, and If the reports are
true he holds ia his hands. in violation
Of the law. trust funds that should have
been turned into The general fund For
years" he continued. he was general
treasurer of the home When the law nre-
vented him from continuing Ia thar ca
paeity he uicked I'M a man Friday and
nt,t him in as general treasurer pine
charged that the inspectors' renorts show
"a ,bst ..haIancss raj fss,, forc.j J,
..Do xo,, .l,arsy.. ,,,ixconau,+ .,asn. 49,,
49, -. - -, ,-s,,N. = - - a..
80, IN, u e' Va ''ie
-, =, ,sa,.. r,o,ss, ne or
f. $3.50 -
800 ~, -..~. We
"A 'o' @o1' e' SAINT VA" inear
~.
niue a.so ieau an aihad'it charsing tnat
- - -. uie
-. ~, - So" ~ i'.a. - III 30.
, nu1 .'a' o'teis ~efe enaiseu s.o' "nat
became OF me Inference the amant said
ne uia not Know,
Blue said the inspectors report would
prove that the board OF managers was a
private corporation, holding government
properly IN Its own name ami buying and
selling at IT'S own sweet VIII. In conclud-
ing his arraignment, Mr. Blue charged that
under Franklin's management last year
<esa,opo OF government; property had been
condemned or DESTROYED and that the
board had last year made a trip 20 the
Santa Monica, Cal. home at the cos, Of
81 Coo He apDrrcIafed hs sats all ,ha
subtle and powerful influences AT WORT, IN
keep Gen. Franklin on the board Ne re-
iteratei and re-af.trrnas the charges 10
had made. and concluded ws,h the s..,e-
men. that as long as he has rlaes On
AGAINST the hr,r.aNty Of rh. conference.-the