The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-16
County Commissioner Smith Of
Miami Makes Charges.
Says T. T. Kelly Has Deposited
1000 to Cover Shortages.
AGREED no WITHDRAW
Claims Promised to Get Out of
Treasurer Race.
Gives Additional Light on the
Miami Middle.


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IL seems tha1 tHe lis 4it "n Ao't'
in his race for state treasurer mas io'
been ended after all The State jour
,at 10 ii, ratef,,t Of q communication
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noaFd OF county commissioners
Miami county, in which he says MI
Kelly promised to withdraw MS can
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oe2ositeu d tites-7S'iiN -.
county commissioners 10 teN9A any -
crepancfes that may be found in the
records of the county clerks Office Of
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AAElIS A49 So-A-es e--A-e- 49,
countant is now at Work on the rec
ords. Mr.. Smith does not state why
Mr. E-e5lr- made Tho tafa717anf that ne
,.-o,,I5 1yi+F,fir,,5 as candidate. The
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communication Is as AuiloNs-
Osawatomie, Kas.. April Il, 1902.
To the Editor of the State journal;
Ihe Following appeared IN the hahsas
city journal April 10.
KELLY PLEADS IGNORANCE.
Says he Has Heard Nothing of the
Report That he Intends to
WIthdraw
Assistant State Treasurer T. T.
Kelly. of Paola, Kas., spent yesterday
IN the city looking after private mat
ters He denied knowing anything OF
ti-G AAA4O4 L-ActL A4C was SUNS ~ VIII
draw from the race for the Republican
nomination for state treasurer and
charged the report up to candidate
Tor the nomination FOR governor II
appears that IN the scheme to do busI-
ness some OF the 1ellows nave been
pouncing on Kelly in Miami county
taking advantage OF the much printed
rumpus kicked up in the county when
Kelly was county treasurer The coun-
ty commissioners have investigated
few times and found nothing against
Hellys yet candidates on the outside in
s5st ne is very wrong Ihe eETorIs
Up a sympathy for the Miami county
man
Ihe foregoing statement of Mr. Kelly
IS indeed great surprise TO me. Mr.
Aeiiy appeared before the board of
county commissioners OF Miami county,
- comfy attorney aad county clerk
Dellis pfese1t, on friday, April H. and
ont of r,olif5Ce - ra5 80 u " -
sundays ne, he -,g,5la - -,
arrrl7, ,,e,,5s,t - - - - i ptioIi9il al
ge119i5 - - l4la mlttaIet Wa as d
denosifed With +fs ei7-f,, ae ~
,-C,i7g,t,- t,,+5 e. eoo Z Ian Siielii lllead nan u ti9
ularifies which raie-F5t 10 80 7f,5r
his adrainisfra +i0r5 ~ - - - - = =
Miami eomnfv He 49, - . n.te'I \ -
request that nothfre he l7isIo7 f - -
appearances before 3ba boeS.5 S,1,fji - -
announcement apueara7 II, s++ng7a1-,e
papers In view ~ ffeee 20 ~
Kellvs uIea IF iey75,s s - -
Of his v-ithdrazz7s ,el,9,aee 7-i+b - - p
grace
would further state that the hoard
OF county commissioners has made but
one investigation of the accounts of M.
Kelly as clerk Of Miami county and
that was confined to two accounts only
namely, that of the Hamilton Prfntinar
company or Topeka, IN which case a
county warrant and voucher were
raised from SIG to S66 and the other the
ateOuil OF Geo. w Crane & Co of
iopeka, III which the warrant and
sYuSilet We're raised from S46 25 to
Sl4o.z5- The following is the finding of
'it1t Investigations
~ ~ on the 42th day of February. A.
--f--' = 1ostiu OF county commits
s5ral5,5 % -Atlalhl county. Kan, met in
spsCl4l session to Investigate certain
el.3I ses heretofore made by A. L.Thom-
- e7dtllSL 4iomas L. Kelly, charging
&c &c uppn the izth day Of April. 1893
~ @Seouht on tne Hamilton Printing
Z ol--l'e1alS ~ win Miami county, Kan. was
Ntotlslu lutly raised from SIG to Se6 hv
sald Ihomas T. Kelly, county clerk 5r
N ialf4 county, Kan. and that on or
apout January ,, 1894. the account Of
crane & Co. with Miami county was
W. MIollgilny .l-s raised from SAG 25 to $14625
p5 Ihe said Thomas T. Kelly as county
NiTl ~. 4 oA Ailafnl county. Kan.
80. .'e "a a l.. 1nomas appeared be
71tC ooafu IN person and by J. w
n slkeI, = ms attorney, and the said Thos
4, Nsly appeared in person and by B.
f. +. SIMPSON, ms attorney, and the board
laFluB an the evidence and the argu-
iIleIt OF counsel and being fully advised
IN ,l-! me premises find as follows, to wit:
.,-s.5l.sI-- y rom Gocumentary and oral
tl4siies we uh0 that on the Sd day of
ApIll' 1873, the Hamilton Printing com
paily aled with the county clerk Thos
y helly' ITS account against said coun-
" IN the sum of SIG which said ac-
count was duly allowed and warrant
5 9IaMn therefor, that said warrant so
IlaWh was by some person by this
30 ,'S,s,li unknoWn' without the knowledge