The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-24
ont i'm Jewell County.

Out in Jewell County.
Mankato, Kan, Oct. 24.-The escrow
resignation of T. 7. Kelly was greeted
with many different expressions, none
of i which We're favorable to Kelly. The
| fact that Hiram p. Dillon, keLy's
bondsman to whom he gave his reslS-
nation, is the son of Judge Dillon, the
principal counsel of Senator Burton,
was recalled, in connection with the
statement that the So-called
resignation was made after consulting
with D. w. Mulvane and Frank Grimes,
all we'll known friends OF the SENATOR
that the resignation is not to become
effective for several months and not
then unless the Burton crowd is unable
to find accountants who will give Kelly
clean bill OF health to the expected
Governor Hoch. This last proposition,
| If it has any effect at all, Will drive
votes from Hoch. A prominent Repub-
lican said here today: Il will not only
vote against Kelly but 1 want it un-
derstood by everybody that Will vote
against every candidate on the county
and state ticket that will disgrace Re-
publicaniSm by defending him or CIV
ing him support"
No candidate upon the Republican
county ticket of this county dare at
tempt to defend Kelly and it is doubt
ed if any have the desire to do So
Such a course would mean sure defeat.
The chairman of the Republican coun-
/ ty central committee is opposing him.
! Coleman, Dayhoff, Burrow and Kelly
are sure to be thoroughly scratched.
Leland Talks About 1t.
Cyrus Leland was in Kansas City a
day or two ago and in an interview
about Kelly's resignation in escrow,
he says; , ~ re
too thin; it's ridiculous on its face
Kelly appeals to his bondsman to make
an investigation, which, he says, would
require several months time. That
would be long after the election. He is
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hasn't been elected. But he wants TO
be elected.
He asked for an investigation by
his friends, directed by his bondSman-
If you were the bondsman would you
want to do it? Who woAld put up the
money if Kelly were found TO be snort
Who would believe the result OF "a an IN m
vestigation by private parties? There's
a legitimate investigation being made
now. It's legal, because the law pro-
Vi6es for the appointment OF an ac-
countant and Governor Bailey appoint
ed him. AS for expertness, the man
who is helping the accouptant w an
assistant of E. P. MoXey, who is repu-
ted to be the best accountant in the
country
kelly says there has been no short
age in the treasuTer's office There's
been enough evidence secured to con-
vince anyone that Kelly'S adm1n1stra-
ton hasn't been a good one. He said
he had never seen the coupons on the
Garden City bonds, but it was learned
that he wrote to New York to send the
money for the coupons to him.
The whole business is simply another
chapter in the story of the downfall OF
the house of Burton" Mr.. Leland con-
tinued. DO you know what burton
told a party of us in Washington IN
1898? Albaugh was there and Simpson
was there. 1t was a few months before
nominate were made for state offices.
Burton said there was only one nom
ination he wanted to fill He said he
wished to have Grimes nominated for
state treasurer. I objected, but SAID we
could name him for auditor Not
enough money in it, said Burton. Why
the salaries are the same said l. oh,
he said. the treasurer's office is the
only state office that there's any money
in We might have known what he
meant. AIbaugh and 1 were talking
a bout it the other day.
kelly was Burton's chief man at the
state house. H. P. Dillon to whom his
letter is addressed, is a son of Judge
Burton always had plenty of money.
used to wonder where he got it. don't
kelly lobbied openly against the bill
to let the state have the interest on it's
money We passed it in the house and
they killed it in the senate. Kelly
argued that he ought to have the same
privilege afforded to other state treas
urers. There is another fair privilege
of the office. There isn't any check be-
tween the treasurer and the auditor or
school fund.
They got after me because as chair
man of the county committee in Don1-
phan county I haven't called any meet
ing. I told them didn't mean to have
the rotten men on the ticket supported.
It's about time for Mr. Hoch to say
something about this Kelly case. Does
he want Kelly to go through hanging
to his coat-tails? There's been dis
position on the part of the Republican
papers to keep this Kelly business quiet.
But the people will know all about it
/ before the election
MIR. Dillon Talks.
H. P. Dillon, who is on T. T. Kelly's
bond as state treasurer, and to whom
he directed mis- letter stating that he
had resigned in escrow, says he does
not welcome the responsibility put
upon him. 1t also seems that Kelly
gave out his letter for publication long
before it was received by Mr.. Dillon.
Mr. Dillon says:
Il have been away from home and
have not received Mr.. Kelly's letter. 1
do not welcome the trust and until
receive the letter I will not say what
l will do, except that if I decide to
accept the trust I will fulfill its terms
to the letter. If I had been consulted
1 believe would have declined to as
sumo the responsibility. / may still
decline, but if 1 accept I want it un-
derstood that I will go to the bottom
of all the che rges that have been pub
HSheu ABOUT the state treasurer am
one of his bondsmen, but my liability
is so infinitrsimal that it hardly counts.
My duty simply is to ascertain the
truth. I will select the experts upon
my own judgment I want to know
the truth and I will employ men who
know how to find the truth
Il have always courted a fair and
square investigation. r T. Kelly is
quoted as saying. by Kansas City paper.
1 am not afraid of il. What 1 have OBJ
Jected to was a biased examination made
on the eve of an election in order to de-
feat me-
Mr.. Kelly got very anxious for an in
vestigauon in Miami county, too, when
ne knew he could not head it off. In fact.
ne demanded it, and put up a thouSa nd
dollars to make good any shortage the
county commissioners of Miami county