Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-04-20
CHAIRMAN COOK AND sUPERIs-
TEEpEFT coOMss

lnhAEAhA WA AAD 1EEEAAH
TEEpEET COOKIES
A wv Missouri neusgApsrs have
besa very indussEsSus n printing At
tHcks on DF. cooubs, superintendent
Of Insane Asylum No. !, a. Fsaos-
Some papers publsh only saoh
Of me evidences taken a. Tire IN
vesiiEation ~ w0ald reflect on Dr..
Coombs. The InsslligenceT, partially
owned and partially sdEssd by s. B.
Cook, Chairman OF the STATE Demo
cratic Counittss and financial EnEn-
agsr" Of tbe National CoAsaittee, has
been among The papers given 10 pub-
Iaahlug only partial reports Of Die eyi-
dsnce.
We DO BOT zee anything IN the Ia
tellt0eResz in reference 70 The can
p2lgn fund DR.. Coonbsi il charged with
raising, ~ he ssys, q the requsss Of
Col. Cook.
DIT. COoubs has been severely crit
eissd in regard to this matter and the
Iaiellisenoe, vhch IL At least par
tally managed By the manager Of the
finances, should have been fair IN ref
erence e this point, At least Bet 4
has been NUN in Pubhzhlng this p3r4
OF the evidence.
Or. COombs, under cath, testitying
In reference to his raising the cam
paign funds, Gays, in snswsr to q1ss-
tons.
"Doctor What is the rule Of this in
stitution about collecting campaign
funds7T
81 don't know about the rule / I'M
derstknd that II had kngb beer the euz-
ton to collect them"
did you discharge Nj. WIHamsbe-
c&nss be wouldn't contribute to the
fund7"
$40 sir, I did not or the e0ntrzv
In tie - Of anybody who made only
SIS q month, I v01ld not allow tsez
10 contribute. he contributions were
frsewiH offerings, and the employees
all signed q statement 70 that effect p
The doctor then explained that he
made out = list Of the employees, plae-
ing opposite the names the amount be
thought each should contribute.
81 received q letter frun Nj. 8. B.
Cook, Chairman of the Democratic
State Committee, In which he said tia:
all State institutions wers expected to
contribute to the campaign fund. On
that request ! collected the fund. /
sent most of 10 Mr Cook; then / senf
come to the Congressional Committee
some 70 this senatcrial District, soms
70 thig county and slO9 10 MI. 2. E
Jnckett, 10 be used In Cole County"
Mr.. Han then took the w7tnsss il
hand:
"Whst was the total amount o
campaign funds rAissd7t be asked.
nAbout S5Oo.n
"Did Mr.. Cook telyou what amour.
wa expected from this institutioB7n
aSo, cir. He said contribute a. I'D
orally e. possible
"Did you feel it 3 duty TO raise tbi
campaign funcg'
al looked upon II a. q pleasure, no
a. q duty
fsWho solicited the subscnptIonsg'
"George Pryor cav some Of the mel
and ! raw some. To those who did no
have the money l advanced It, ani
some Of them have never reimburseI
me-
"Why did you specify smounts?"
sBecause ! felt that some might fee
very grateful to me for their places
and others might fear that they Nigh
lose their positions II they did not con
tribute literally, and / did not wis
them 10 embarrsss themselves. 70
those reasons"
So it appears from Dr.. ooombs
worn statement that Col Cook va
behind the campaign fund raised b
DR.. Ooombs, about which we hear .
much.
DR.. Coombs says that be sent most G
the money to Col Cook. Let n see
Col Cook vas behind Hugh Bradley
too, Ess be not7 On, yes; Col Cool
had s0nsthing to do with placing II
management" Of the party unde
obligations to Col. william Phelps Z
the amount Of some s2,Ioo, didn't be
There are other matters along this lin
with which Col Cook vas more or lee
connected. We to this matter 3
this time on account Of Col. Cook
papers seeming unfair attitude TO
ward the DR.. Coombs investigation.
Cook and bis friends got Bradley il
and then roSred about it. They 60
Col. William Phelps money and the
jumped on him with both feet. TIE.
got DR.. ooombs' campaign fund an
now they are kicking him. Some o
these and other actions Of the 'shnan
eiAl manager" strike some people 9
being bard to understand and, to e.
the least, rather peculiar. What Is Al
Of this kind Of managing" going .
bring ne to, anyway?
Hos. CHAMP CLARK should speak &
standing room IN Friday night.
EVERY man opposed 10 trusts shouil
line up with the Democratic party
L 49, 49, uIEaEaNa