The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-04
POLITICAL GOSSIP
Hickey Audit Company Signs the
ROwett Report.
VOlunInOus Document Covering
goo Typewriter Pages.
WOULD LIKE TO STAY.
State Accountant VIII Ask hoch
to Retain Him.
Governor May Permit ROWett to
Hold Over.
WOULD LIKE TO STAY

The Edward P. Moxev Audit COM
pany has signed the full report OF
State Accountant Charles Rowett. The
report, consisting of about zoo type
written sheets. together with a large
number of tables. was taken to Kan
sas City this week by Mr. Rowett,
where by appointment he met Mr..
Cleveland, the sole partner of Moxey,
who is in charge of all the company s
work in the west. Mr.. Cleveland
went over the report fully, and at
tached to 1t the signature OF the great
firm of accountants. which now
stands sponsor for the accuracy of the
report.
The Moxey company is the firm
which does all the work for President
Roosevelt; it also was employed by
Assistant Postmaster General Bristow
in working on the postoffice frauds.
Whenever the Moxey firm endorses a
piece of work, there is no question as
to the accuracy of that work.
Mr.. Rowett has asked permission to
make one or two minor changes in the
report, and is now awaiting a reply
to this request from the Moxey COM
pany. Such permission is necessary
because the company has already
signed the report
The report will probably be printed
before it is given to the public. 1t
covers all the work which has been
done by Accountant Rowett up to
date. Some of the work has already
been made public. but a great deal of
it is new. The transactions involved
in the report cover only portion of
the counties of the state. To carry on
the work through all the other coun-
ties, and to continue the Investigations
through the various state funds, the
school land deals. and other state
transactions will require a long period
of time.
The backing of the Moxey firm may
give State Accountant Rowett a strong
pull with the newly elected governor.
1t is rumored, of course, that the KEEL
lyites Will try to force Governor Hoch
to remove RoWett. Kelly is afraid of
further disclosures; he viii demand
Rowett's scalp. and will raise heaven
and earth to pound Governor Aoch
into submission to his demands. Row
EFT is altogether too pa1nStaklng ana
experienced an accountant for Mr..
Kelly to use in his business.
Postmaster Bristow is a friend of
Governor Hoch, and it was Bristow
that gave Homer Hoch a job in wash
ington. 1t is to be supposed that Br1s-
lows knowledge of the .Moxey firm
give him considerable confidence in the
work of Accountant Rowett, and may
lead him to use his influence to have
Rowett retained as state accountant 1t
Is doubtful If Governor Hoch- can
find any man IN the state of Kansas
who is as capable as Rowett in the
business of expert accounting.
It is likely that the influence of W.
r. Stubs will be rather more friendly
to Rowett than that of Kelly and some
of the other boss buster leaders Mr.
Stubs has indicated that a house
cleaning would suit him, and he may
come to the conclusion that Rowett is
the man to do the work
Governor Hoch is not obliged to ap-
point a new accountant. Accountant
Rowett is appointed for a period of four
years, and will simply hold over unless
The law gives the governor
the right to remove an accountant
whenever he deems it necessary. Con-
sequently there is nothing for State
Rowett to do but to wait
for Governor Hoch to act. He will con-
tinue his work until removed.
James H. Guy, of Topeka, a coiored
lawyer Of unusual ability, is trying to
get an appointment from President
place. He would like to go to Europe, |
but will take an African jog if neces-
sary.
The railroads this year are said to
have adopted the rule that members
Of the legislature must ask. for passes
in order to get them. This gives the
attorneys a line on the general
members, and, at the same time puts
them in the position of not offering in
The tickets for the Kansas Day BAN
1uet on January 80 have been placed
IN sale at Del Valentines office in the
supreme court, at the Copeland, and
1t Luther Nellis' office. The price is
2 apiece.
Senator J. N. Dolley has returned to
Maple Hill with Mrs. Dolley, who is
low able to be out of the hospital, after
/ long illness. She was taken sick
while on her way to the st. Louis ex-
position.
Governor Bailey is now moving out
# the executive mansion. BY the end
# the week, he will be all out, and the
louse will be cleaned up for the new
Governor. Governor Bailey had a good +
many personal articles at the mansion,
md ali this stuff is now being packed
" a transfer company for shipment to