The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-01
C. A. POTTER
ANSWERS
GOV. UTTER

Charles a. Potter of Scituate has replica
10 the statement that Gov. Utter had
run down" charges made against a Scit-
nate official and comments on the appar-
ent use Of the Journal as mouthpieoe OF
the governor I'm a letter mailed under yes
terday's date.
He forcibly on the fact that
Richard W. Jennings, the governors sec
rotary, named the man." when intro
ducing Mr. Potter 20 His ENcellency,wheh
he called TO name the man In response
to the governors request.
The letter fo~llows-George III. utter GOV
ernor. State Of Rhode Island, state
House. Providence:
Dear sir-Much 10 my surprise, / saw
I'm the oct. 18th issue of the PROVIDENCE
Journal and Bulletin. that you had run
Town the charges made 10y me against a
Scituatc official.
Is IL not a little strange that this Ncn-
derful run down" Of yours should have
terminated and been advertised i'm the ma
chine organ during the last days OF the
campaign, when my charges-if such YOU
call them. were made to you as early as
four months ago2
The Journal. speaking for YOU, says that
the charges were made for political Z
feet.
y LONG DElJAl.
Is It possible that your run down was
timed for political efrect?' Perish the
Thought. Ny letter was written To YOU
on Juno 20, and excepting the formal ac-
Acknowledgement OF its receipt, | heard
nothing from you until Sept. ID, when
received a letter from you that mad ap-
parently been written on Aug 9th, III
which YOU invited me 10 name the
man"
You will recall tina on Aug. 18th YOU
attended the Old Home exercises at Scit-
uate and fraternized with certain leading
Republican politicians OF that town.
Can II be possible that the letter which
YOU wrote on Aug. 25th, was held uHtlI
the 2Sth for tho purpose of submitting u
TO the aforesaid Republican leaders IN
order to get their advice as 10 INC prooa-
bic local political effect
THE REPLY SENT.
Immediately upon receiving your be
lated letter | sent GU the following re-
ply: ,oo-
Hon George III. Utter. Gov. State OF
Rhode Island, State House, Provi
Dear observation-disclosures your letter
which was apparently written August 2oth
and mailed at the Providence postofflce
on tho twenty-eight. and received by me
at the above addess on Sept. 2nd, l woulu
saw that I will be extremely glad TO not
only give Won the naFle OF the officer, as
Won request, out show you a copy OF the
EXPENSE slip referred TO In my letter OF
last June. IL you will kindly notify me
when 1t is convenient for you, ! VIII call
at your office.
Trusting this will be satisfactory to
you. | remain, Yours very truly.
isIgncdD G. A. POTTER.
INTRODUCED HIM AS ROUNDS.
Just to emphasize your sincerity In the
whole matter and to show how innocent
Won were OF the identity Of the officer
who was said TO have taken the wink
money" to illustrate how absolutely In
the dark your office was in the premises
when you wrote to me TO name the
man" will recall that upon my entry
into your rooms your secretary introduced
me as Mr.. Rounds"
And when l Immediately suggested that
Mr. Jennings has NAMED the man." you
attempted to help the secretary out OF his
liiemma by explaining hat Dick" had
been confused as TO the names because
YOU had labelled by complaint the
Rounds Complaint May l ask what
prompted you 60 n tho name OF
Mr.. Rounds with my complaint before
you knew who I meant?"
With this explanation | am content 10
leave II 10 the voters OF Rhode Island to
say who Is playing politics.
BELIEVED HE WOULD TAKE
MONEY.
Your organ states that Deputy Sheriff
Rounds denied being 1.-THE man." and
makes an indefinite suggestion about him
suing me
You. Governor. will probably be inter-
ested TO know that during the latter part
Of September Mr.. Rounds called on me at
my office and urged me to say that ! did
not believe that he would take the money.
He said that If I would make this state
meut in public. Sheriff Hunter G. White
would promote him Rounds.) to a posi-
ton I'm the Court House.
] told Mr.. Rounds that I could not make
that statement because l believed that he
would take tho money.
Very respectfully yours.
CHARLES A. POTTER.