The Greeley tribune., 1904-10-26
NE ON DAVIS
.rrrR TO SHOW he S0LIc-
krrn AND ACCEPTED BR1BE
= Won Gohren, an Ex-Prison
Guard, Paid Half Of His
Relief Fund to
Davis

L. Charles Dayis, republican can
;d,ts for county clerk, q self con-
..s.d bribe seeker and bride taker?
more is good evidence to show
,,t he is, and the fact that accord
\, TO the statement Of aggrieved
,.,v he has returned the money
Iaer being threatened with pros
emtion, is clincher that no amount
of explaining can overcome.
Here is the story: f. f. Won
Gohren was a guard in the peniten-
,i,v a few years ago, and in an
attempted jailbreak there he was so
badly cut up and injured that he has
been an invalid ever since. As he
was an old Greeley resident, Harry
Watson in the Legislature and
STANDARDIZATION in the senate worked
for the passage of special bill to in
a measure repay Won Gohren for
being manned in the service of the
state. Charles Davis, the other
representative from Weld county,
also worked for the passage of the
bill. The rest of the story is best
told in the letter written by Won
Gohren to Mr.. Davis, after the bill
had been passed. 1t follows:
Denver, Colo, Sept. IA, 1904.
Mr.. Chas. +. Davis, Erie, Colo.
Dear Sir: AT the last session of
the legislature had bill prepared
by Hon. Geo. w. Allen-a relief bill
for the cause of injuries received by
me while in the service of the state.
After consultation with political
friends and being resident of your
county for many years and you being
their honored representative, it was
concluded by self and friends that
you should take charge of this bill.
1t was referred to you, and myself
and friends consider that you fur
thered every interest in regard to the
bill There is no question about
your loyalty in this matter, but the
bill was reduced from 5000 to $1,000
in the house and SO sent to the sem
ate. My political friends in both
parties in the senate worked at the
last hours of the session faithfully
and untiringly to make the amount
$1,000, in which they were successful.
This was very gratifying and there is
nothing in your efforts in regard to
he passing of this bill but that
am thoroughly satisfied with.
THE governor signed the bill of
his own accord and was pleased to do
so because of knowing all the cir
cumstances. After waiting six
months l made inquiries at the
state auditors Office and l was told
by the auditor that my bill was in
the fourth class and that there was
no money in the fund. | waited
three months longer and received the
same reply. l was in i'll health, dis
tressed financially, and l met you
upon the street at the Boston block.
You asked me kindly if | received
payment OF the bill that was passed
at the last legislature. | told you
no. You said, Won Gohren, do
not understand why this has not
been paid l informed you what
the state auditor had told me-that
there was no funds in that class.
You thereupon told me that you
were a friend of Mr.. IIolmberg, the
auditor, and you thought that you
could assist me in the matter. l
thereupon told you that l would give
you $500 if you would get warrant
drawn for $1,000. You said that you
would take this matter under advise
ment and do the best you could. In
two or three weeks we had another
conference and the Hon. ii. H.
Churchill was brought into the mat
ter, and, at a meeting appointed a'
the Windsor hotel, you, MI
Churchill and myself met in con-
ference in regard to this matter
You informed me, after consulting
with Mr.. Churchill, that it wouiu
be impossible to secure this payment
for the sum of $500 and that 1t was
your intention and you did direc'lS
inform me, that you would have 10
have $500 more in order to influence
the state auditor and state treasurer
to pay this bill, because 1t was Will
out the lines of the special fund tha'
my bill was put in. thereupoii
agreed to give you $3.50 and alte,
your consultation with Mr.. Churchiii
we went directly to a secret room
and there we three together advised
with one another and l was forced py
circumstances, under the behes' OF
Mr.. Churchill, that there conla ''o'
be ANYTHING done with less thlil