The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-08
TREASURER KELLY'S REPLY

on them!
c. Henrici, to Topeka with the bonds
and Godard's note, in accordance with
an arrangement made by GODDARD and
HOvey-
'Mr. Kelly took the bonds, and paid
Mr. Henrici s123,OOO. the price of the
bonds. Mr.. Henrici testifies that after
receiving the checks from Mr.. Kelly,
he gave GODDARD back his note.
-.AS a elimination of the fight made
upon Mr.. Kelly by his enemies, it is
reported that he will be arrested this
morning on a charge of embezzlement
in the transaction referred to.
1T is also reported that Mr.. Kelly
will prosecute the editor of the Jour
nal for libel. Mr.. Kelly. however,
would not discuss the subject last
night
"Mr. Rowett the state accountant,
treasurer that his faction intended to
force Mr.. Kelly off the ticket
STATEMENT FROM KELLY.
The story the State Journal pub
lished this afternoon Mr.. Kelly said
last night to a reporter for the Capt.
mendacity of the. highbi1ders and
scoundrels who have been pursuing me
since 1901. My offending has been
simply that I beat them in the game
of politics.
They charge nothing more now
than they charged last December and
before, and yet at that time these per-
jured scoundrels were willing, when
against them in righteous wrath, to re-
nominate the whole ticket They
called me a thief, and yet they were
ready to renominate me for treasurer
Ihey said | was thief, but to save
their candidate they offered to renomi-
nate me- The people rose against
them, and the people were so deter
mined that they forced them to run.
I'm THE RACE TO WIN
" The same people who turned this
urer, and I am the candidate of the
Republican party to stay and to win
What I have done in the office of
state treasurer is an open book to all.
Every dollar that 1 received from my
predecessor is in the state treasury
now or accounted for. and when I am
done it all still will be there
This attack on me now is only
their last blow. They have come to
their end. They can't beat Roosevelt
they can't beat Hoch, and their last
hope is to beat me.
These men who padded the pay
rolls of the house in 1903, who made
straw men, who issued vouchers for
services that never were performed,
who stole vouchers from the auditors s
office and drew the money on the
same, who made perjured oaths, who
sold legislation to corporations, who
are now in their last gasp trying to de-
feat me for an office have fairly won.
To discredit me before the pub
lie they have hired a man to investi-
gate my office, and this man has been
through my accounts from top to bot
tom and he has found so little that
they have withheld his report from
the public.
American fair play in the state of
Kansas -
In his signed statement Mr.. Kelly
says at the time he bought the per
cent bonds of Mr.. Henrici he was in
formed by the state auditors office
hat the Az per cent bonds were on file
n that office for registration. He does
lot say for registration in what way.
Here are the facts:
Whenever a new bond is issued by a
Kansas municipality it is registered or
made matter of record in the state
office, and a, certificate on the
bond is signed by the auditor attest
ng this fact. This is evidence to in
5estors that the bond is not forged and
s issued in accordance with law. This
has nothing to do with the registration
If bonds bought by the school fund
commissioners, which is an entirely diff
erent process.
In the case of refunding bonds, the
ponds are brought to the auditors office
)ut they are not registered until the
III DOnOS WHICH -Cn6Y are 1nIoQue1 10
'efund are presented for cancellation,
or until a certificate is presented from
he county clerk certifying that the old
1onds have already been cancelled.
md at the same time destroys the old
mes If not already destroyed. The
lew bonds have no value until the old
mes are destroyed.
This is what happened in the case of
he COmanche county bonds. Mr.. God
-rd brought the Az per cent bonds to
he state auditors office for registra-
ion, but he could not get them regis
cred until he presented the old bonds
or cancellation. Therefore the old
'onds were brought up from Kansas
Sity and in order to get possession of
hem T. T. Kelly paid for them with the
tate's money for Mr.. GODDARD on July
D. They were then taken to the state
-udftor's office, the new Az per cent |
'ondS were registered and the old Der
ent were cancelled. Mr.. GODDARD there |
lpon took the Az per cent bonds, and
ccording to the records these were
purchased by the school fund commits
toner's on August IL, and warrants |
we're issued for them on that date.
After the AZ per cent bonds were reg
stored and Mr. GODDARD had taken them |
way, Assistant Auditor Nation said to |
State Journal reporter that he did not |
'elleve the bonds would ever be checked |
lp to the auditors office for registra- |
ion in the school fund, for ne did net |
elieve the school fund commi ssioners |
would be so foolhardy as to make such !
deal 1t will be remembered that the |
commission waited until Mr.. Nation |
vent away on his vacation before MAX
1g the purchase.
The Capital would make it out that
'ecause the Interstate National bank /
oaned Mr. GODDARD $115.00O for three /
lays on the per cent Comanche |
ounty bonds, they were good bonds.
Just analyze the evidence as given 4
y the banks officers and as publish
d in the State Journal yesterday:
Mr.. GODDARD negotiated the loan two
r three weeks before July %, the day
lie got the money and deposited the
onds with the bank. Mr.. Hovey vice
resident of the bank, says that day
r two before the loan was made he |
allied up by telepho one Secretary of
tate RIlrrn!y who is directa,. c,f tI,..