The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-11
SAYS 10. CANNON
MADE UP DEFICIT
Senator Johnson, in Speech, Exl
plains Worlds Fair Finances.
VOUCHERS WERE MISSING
SECRETARY OF COMMISSION
HANDED OVER TOTAL SUM.
q ENAToR WINS 1ohn.on .-..-..-

ENAIOR Willis Johnson. treasured
~ OF the St Louis Worlds fair com
mission. speaking 70 a question "A
personal privilege in the senate yester
day explained the presence of S2.125. OI
now on deposit to the credit .of the CON,
mission by saying that the amount wa
turned over to him as treasurer by th5
secretary of the commission. John OI
Cannon. to cover the amount called 70
by missing vouchers of the secretary .
Tor orders on the treasurer not account
ed for.
senator Johnson's speech. which had
been prepared and written in advanced
was as follows:
Mr. President and Fellow Senators
rise to question of highest personal
prlNllege-that of making an expIana
ton on question that has been madei
Dy circumstances that was unable ID
control TO seriously reflect upon somd
or my official acts, if not to involve md
nohor- know that associates ON fbil
moor are not parties To the miSconcepl
tIoh as 10 my conduct or standing htI
there are others. some of them prom
lnent citizens, who wonder why haveI
as they say, remained silent wnen i'll
their judgment / should speak. I havI
SpeclHc reference TO the discussion aud
ciltlclSm that has arisen out of nd
recent report Of the joint committee and
pointed by this body and the house q
inquire INTO the financial affairs of md
tan worlds fair commission of whfc,I
/ have for the past few weeks onI
Deen the treasurer. succeeding the Honl
.Hoyt sherman in that position a shOri
Tune prior TO his departure for FurODei
IL was not, in my judgment. proper 10 /
me TO say anything upon a subiec
winch "A special committee was fDvesff
gazing The committee was made Il
OF honorable and intelligent gentienei
VINO We're able 10 speak for themselves
which they have done.
Says Secretary Came Up.
But in view of the criticisms and ac
cusatiOns made i'm the house and b.
other persons with regard 10 the facf
that there was a difference as 10 TIT
condition of the treasury of the faff
commission as between the early Dar
OF January and the present time. / wan
10 say this Early in January Their
was an overdraft at the bank. Nov
there IS. money on hand to the amour
OF S2.125.O2, just as stated in the com
mtttee report. J am blamed and place
under suspicion for not telling whert
this money came from. have nothin
10 hide IN the matter There is nothH
- 10 AiASr III LdCts 50 lar as / know
This amount of mOney.a4as stslrned cs.al
TO me as tTeasurerFOf the t~o07rDiSSf0Tl
1t came rom the secretary of the com
mission and turned in to cover thl
amount called for by the mfsSiu
vouchers of the secretary. or for order
drawn on the treasurer for this amounti
over and above that which was ac
counted for. The secretary Claimed
that these were either lost or MISPLACED
That IS a matter of which I personaIl
know nothing I have simply statet
the facts in the case so far as I know
them They explain how there is nov
surplus in the treasury when there
was recently d deficit
Wants to Go on Record.
When Senator Johnson finished. Pres
ident Love asked him if ne wished tn
address to go on the records of this
senate After an instanJ's hesitation
Senator Johnson said;
Yes. I would like to have it go IN
the record
Senator Bamberger expressed a be-
lief that Senator Johnson attached tee
much Importance TO idle remarks and
rumOrs.
I do not believe this should go i'm the
record he said Il am satisfied everyt
senator would heartily join i'm a v0tz
OF confidence in the senator. He Should
take no notice of this matter. but jus
sleep easy and long"
Senator Johnson then explained tina II
he was not anxious to have the speech
90 in the record. but because his nameI
had been connected with rum0rs nyinE'
about he desired TO make statement.
and explanation 10 the senate.
The matter was dropped al this pOiuu
without further comment.