The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-28
EEILYS STATEMENT
Candidate for State Treasurer
Explains Charges Against Him
DUE TO POST OFFICE ROW
Offers to Stand Trial, Waving
Statute of Limitation
DUE TO POST OFFICE ROW

made against him in his home county,
Miami:
THE term of W. D. Greason. as post
master at Paolo, expired July l. Bower
seek will not make an appointment until
after the election. The term of c. c.
! CIevenger, postmaster at Osawatomie ex-
pires December 81, and the term of S. R.
Estel. postmaster at Louisburg, expires
at about the same time.
These postofhces are the cause Of all
the trouble in Miami county. fight
was made IN the county convention in
February, because all of the postofice
candidates in the above named places
lined UP with me and my friends in the
hope that they might control the delega-
ton to the convention and thereby induce
Mr.. Bowersock TO make a change in the
various postofices. Mr.. Greason and Mr.
Clevenger both publish Republican news
papers. They are fighting to save their
jobs and are still doing it. The fight is
being made on me at this time in that
county in order to force me to run be-
hind the ticket and thereby discredit me
with the appointing power.
Mr.. Greason has diligently sought
through his newspaper TO make the peo-
pie believe that am dishonest and ought
not to be trusted to handle the funds OF
the state, yet he is qualified on my official
bond for s., 900 as is also Major Remington
for the same amount and if they believe
in my dishonesty they should know that
they are in danger though neither one
of them has up TO this time requested to
be relieved from responsibility on said
bond
If I had given Mr.. Thomas 800 as he
demanded in February last and promised
him a place in the Office in the event of
my election. the fight never would have
been started.
Thomas and Greason met B. F. Simp-
son and myself in room No. 5, lie Clede
hotel. Paola, early in May last, and pro-
posed to drop the whole fight; discharge
the expert from Kansas City and forever
close up on the subject if l would retire
from the race for treasurer, assist them
TO control the delegates from Johnson and
Miami counties for their friends in the
state convention, they to name the mem
Der of the state central committee I TO
assist them with Bowersock and Burton
in having their selections made for post
master at Paola and Osawatomie and 1
not to accept a federal appointment
I went into the county clerks Office in
Miami county on January II. 1890. At that
time Mr.. Hampson was chairman of the
board and Mr.. Crawford was his associ-
ate Hampson served through one year
of my term and Crawford served through
all of my first term; both Of them are
members of the board at this time. OF
the 81 S24 80 said to have. been lost to the
county during my administration. 81 1874. %
was lost. if any was lost, during my first
term. The integrity of Mr.. Hampson
ard Mr.. Crawford never has been nor is
II now questioned. yet it is believed that
they are as liable to make mistakes as
other men. At that time they both had
experience in handling county business. /
had none. They passed on the work done
and then said by their official action that
it was right at that time In October,
1873 four months before 1 left the Office
". II. Moore. an expert accountant. COM
pared the accounts of the county treas
urer and county clerk from the organiza-
ton of the county TO that time and he
found no irregularities. He was paid
Sl.4o0 by the county for his work and his
report is as follows:
= To the Honorable Board OF County
Commissioners Gentlemen: In compli-
ance with the terms of my position made
TO your honorable board. I have made a
careful examination of the books and &C
counts of all county treasurers and
county clerks who served your county
from the date the same was organized.
under the name Of Lykins county. TO the
c.ose of business on the 3lst day OF
August. 1898.
II submit herewith for your inspec-
ticn and approval a tabulated statement
showing the amount OF county warrants
issued each year. from the year 1857. TO
August 81. 1898; and the amount Of taxes
levied for all purposes each year for the
same period; also. the amount of county
bonds issued and remaining outstanding
August 81, 1928. together with detailed
statement OF errors made by ex-coUuty
uessurers
and balance sheet showing the financial
condition OF your county and Of all funds
and ACCOUNTS at the close Of business
August 81. 1883
p. The balance shown on the detailed
statement OF ex-county treasurers ac-
counts as due from or to them are made
uu entirely Of clerical errors or emissions
Of bookkeeping. and the fact OF these
errors having been made does not reflect
III any manner upon the honesty or in
tegrity OF the ex-countv tresSurers.
The sstem Of accounts now in use
in the once Of your county clerk is one
that certainly deserves favorable mention.
having been introduced by 3. J. Sheridan
while serving as county clerk Of your
county. and continued ard improved upon
hy the present county CLERK. Thomas T.
Kelley. unta the records OF the county
clerks Office OF yQur county are al that
could be desired
The business OF your county treas
urer's once IS being conducted by The
present treasurer. J. p. Hiner. IN a syste-
matte and basinessllke manner. the plan
o. bookkeeping in his once being that Of
double entry and showing the true condi-
ZION q each fund or account with which
he has tc deal
All os which IS respectfully sub
rnitses.
w. H MOORE Public Accountant e
ordered that the above report Be
accepted
NJ b ATTERBERRY. Chairman
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