The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1905-08-04
Amount Required by Governor Hoch
Has Been Secured.
MAY HAVE TWO TREASURERS.
Hoch Intimates That Fight Is Not
Yet Over-Shortage Means Accept
ance of Resignation In Escrow-Ex
pert Accountant at Work.

/ lODehd, Nall, July o'oN>
urer T. T. Kelly filed with the secre
tary of state 1881 900 of personal bond
the amount of bond required from
Kelly by the governor, and which he
could not secure from the bonding
companies, was $750.000. The state
executive council will meet when
| Kelly's bond will be considered along
with that of S. w. Moore, who is
| thought to have been appointed treas
urer by Governor Hoch.
Governor Hoch said that he was
| glad Kelly had secured the bond, but
| intimated that the fight was not over
vet. Governor Hoch refused to give
an inkling as to his probable action
at the executive council meeting to-
morrow. He still has Kelly's resig-
nation in escrow which was present
ed to him Immediately after the cleo
ton on the condition that it should
be accepted if any irregularities could
be found in the state treasury. The
governor has had an expert account
ant at work on the treasury books for
some time, but up to this time no an
nouncement has been made as to his
findings.
The chances are that the state will
have two treasurers and the court will
have to decide which is entitled to the
office.
The escrow resignation which State
Treasurer Kelly gave to Hiram Dillon,
one of his bondsmen, during the cam
paign, and was transferred to Govern
or Hoch after the election, may yet
form the basis for chapter in the
treasury muddle. The governor may
conclude that he is justified in ac-
cepting it, even if he has to ignore
some of it's conditions.
The resignation in escrow reads, in
part:
Under the circumstances, what
better guarantee can | give of the
falsity of the charges, the truth of my
statements and the soundness and
dignity of my position than to hand
you herewith my resignation of the
Office of state treasurer for the COM
ing term? | request that you cause
a full, complete and searching in
vestigation to be made into the affairs
of my office by some firm of disinter-
ested expert accountants. If such in
vestigation should show that there is
or has been any shortage in the treas
urer's accounts or funds for which |
am held responsible, or which, with
diligence, / might have averted, then
| request you to accept this resigna-
ton. The condition of the escrow is
that, if my accounts be found to be
short, or my administration of the
Office of treasurer dishonest in any re-
spect, the resignation shall be accept
ed; if, by these expert accountants
or a judicial determination, be ac-
quilted of the charges, the resignation
is to be returned to me-"
Il know the accountant cannot find
any crookedness during my admins
tration," said he. IF he shows uD a
shortage in coupons l will tell him
who got them, naming the man, and
show that no coupons ever were TAX
en- after the bonds reached my office.
So certain am that everything is all
right that | would insist on judicial
determination of any transaction that
might be sprung on me and, until it
was had, my escrow resignation could
not be used"