The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-06
LIE is GIVEN
DIRECT TO
C0NVEN TON
Governor Ferguson'S Paper
on the McBrian Matter.
HAS NO CONNECTION
Executive Owns No Stock in
Bank of Waurika.

Watonga, o. T, Sept. 5.-Governor Fer
guson's paper. the watonga Republican,
in an indignant protest against the action
of the Blaine county Democratic conven-
ton, throws some light on the McBrian
matter. It says:
AT the fusion convention held more re-
Gently, reference was made in the resolu-
t:ons to the matter concerning c. A. Nc
Brian. in which it was alleged that he
had been guilty OF changing the records
in his Office, and that there was a sh6rt-
age, etc. 1t was also claimed in the reso-
lutions that the governor had dismissed
McBrain as private secretary and al the
same time had made him a cashier in
bank IN which he (the governor) was
stockholder The statement is false. It
is an echo of a lying campaign circular
recently sent out by the Democratic ter
ritorial committee. The governor never
owned stock in a bank in Oklahoma ter
ritory. Has no connection with the bank
at Waurika OF which McBrian is cashier,
and has had no business relations what
ever with McBrian since he left the Office
OF private secretary. When the commits
sioners discovered that there was some
thing wrong with the books in the Office
OF the probate judge the governor was
notified and was told that the matter
would be Investigated in court. Court
came and the matter was not investi-
gated. 1t is reported that the man who
was acting Judge did not want to take
the affair up, preferring to let Judge
Irwin, who was the presiding judge. take
it up. When nothing was done in court
the governor came over, met the board
of commissioners, went over McBrians
records and returned to Guthrie next day
and told McBrian that he could not keep
him in the Office. McBrian Immediately
rendered his resignation, which was ac-
cepted. The Democrats wanted TO make
campaign thunder and published a state
ment 10 the effect that the governor was
director and stockholder in the Waurika
bank. A more glaring lie never appeared
ir print. The McBrian matter rests
wholly between himself and the county
authorities. Since the day the resigna-
ton was handed I'm the governor and Nc
Rrian have not been associated in any
way. DR.. Winkler. who resigned his posi-
ton as superintendent Of the Oklahoma
sanitarium just after the appointment of
the present governor. is a prominent
stockhoIder in the Waurika bank and it
is not likely that he and the governor
would be associated together in business
| The facts are. that the commissioners of
Blaine county ordered the county attor-
| ney to commence an investigation of Mr.
McBnan's books and to commences action
on the part of the county. Whenever a
convention gets down to misrepresenta-
tien of facts as did that fusion conven-
| ton. it is hard up for campaign material.
Those who drew up the resolutions STAT
| ing that the governor was associated
with McBrian in bank, knew that they
I were stating absolute falsehoods- There
vas no chance for mistake. They were
! familiar with the history of that affair
and knew that they were misrepresenting
facts in order TO make campaign ma
terial. 1t will not buy anything. The
facts are too easily obtained. When men
want TO impose political lie upon the
public they should do so with at least
some chow of truth, but this is an in
stance in which positive falsehood is
stated without q shadow of truth and
where all the circumstances contradict
the false assertion. If their other cam
raign contains no more truth than this
resolution il will not be very formidable
one. They start out with lies. No votes
will be made by the process.