The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-10-28
THAT RESIGNATION IN ESCROW
KKLLYs LAST MOVE TO DEFER TIE
NATTER UNTIL AFTER ELECTION.
plying to the Charge That He Has
Been Unfafr-WOuld Have Been
Glad II Kelly We're All Right.

T. 7. Kelly, state treasurer and ca
didate for reelection, having been IN
der FIRE a long time for his connection
with the Comanche county bond deal,
and shortages and irregularities in the
treasurer's Office, last week placed his
resignation in the hands Of his bonds
men in escrow" that is, conditional.
A curious thing about this resigna-
ton, with string tied TO It, is that It is
for the term to which he hopes to be
elected; and another thing is that It is
conditioned on a "fair examination by
his friends under the direction of his
bOndsmen." This is as much as to say
that the examination by the special ac-
countants under the direction Of Gov.
Bailey was unfair.
Monday the governor made state
ment over his own signature, replying
to this imputation of unfairness and IN
friendliness, which is as follows:
1.-The persistent effort thai IS being
made to make If appear that the investi-
cation Of the state treasury that is now
going on is prompted by revenge and for
the purpose Of defeating the republican
state ticket is so unfair and untr ne that
am prompted to make this statement.
when the state accountant was at
work checking up the various state in
stitutiOns, which he has done, and
when he checked up the bank commits
sioner's Office, which he has done,
never heard of any complaint of Perse-
cution, either from political OF personal
reasons; but from the time he began to
check up the state treasures Office the
claim of persecution Of Mr.. Kelly has
been constantly made.
1.-The investigation of the treasurer
Office was commenced in obedience to
demand of a large number Of people Of
the state and of a number of the lead
ing newspapers of the state. A great
many who believed that the charges
against Mr.. Kelly were false said an ex-
animation of. the treasury should be
made and thus silence the charges of
dishonesty that were being made by
his political enemies.
About the time the accountant
went into his Office I had a talk with
Mr.. Kelly and he assured me that we
would find nothing wroag nnless II
might be some little mistake in book
keeping of which he knew nothing.
Suppose this had proven to be the case,
which would have given Mr.. Kelly the
best campaign document p Ossible. All
agree that It would have been that the
report of the state accountant showed
that the records of his Office were cor
rect and all right. And I say to the
people of Kansas that I would, indeed,
more gladly have published a report of
that 'fsct than the one I am compelled
to make.
1.-The fault does not rest with the
state accountant or with his assistant,
nor can It be honestly charged against
the governor who ordered the investiga-
ton. The fault rests alone upon those
who have had charge of the state treas
ury during the time the shortages and
embellishments have taken place.
''Mr. Rowett, the state accountant,
and his assistant, Mr.. Buckingham,
are competent and honest men with
lifetime reputation back Of them. Mr.,
Buckingham is a member Of the E P.
MOxey Audit company. They have