Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-07-13
HOCH TO GUST KELLY
The Governor Of Kansas Decides
upon Line Of Action. y
TRY TO REMOVE STATE TREASURER.
He Has Receded from His Position Do
mandIng . New Bond. But IL Looking
for Some Gronnd Upon which
to bring Charges.

Topeka, Kan, July 10.-Gov. Hoch
and his political advisers decided Sat
urday to begin action In the courts
against the state treasurer, T, T. Kelly.
The nature of the action has not been
fully decided upon. The attorneys who
we're employed Saturday by the gov
ernor to assist the attorney general
will go over the statutes in the state
library and at conference Monday
1t will be decided what kind Of an ac-
ton will be instituted.
The governor arranged Saturday
night for ]. w. Gleed and F. L. Will
liams to assist the attorney general
and the lawyers on the advisory board
in preparing the Suits. Those who at
tended the conference said that the
governor is anxious to bring any kind
of a suit that may result in BUSTING
Kelly from Office. He will sign an en-
bezzlement charge against the treas
urer if his attorneys can find grounds
on which to base 1t,
Eyas learned that the governor may
recall ths letter sent to T. T. Kelly
Thursday in which the demand was
made that the treasurer give an addi-
tional bond of half-million dollars I'M
der the old law. The governor has
been informed that he has no authority
to demand an additional bond under
the old law and it is said that he will
not press the demand, In fact, 1t is
stated that he wrote the letter against
the advices of his attorneys.
The state treasurer. has also been
consulting lawyers within the last
week, and 1t CHANGED that the govern
or employed one of the lawyers with
whom Mr.. Kelly has held frequent
consultations. This lawyer not only
advised Kelly that the governor has
no ground for beginning embezzlement
charges against him, but that the gov
ernor cannot compel the treasurer to
give additional bonds.
Notwithstanding this opinion, given
by one of the attorneys employed by
the governor, the treasurer announced
his intention Of giving bond under
the new law. He said that he did not
believe the governor had right to de-
mand that the bond be given, but that
he did not want to be charged with
attempting to block the operation OF
the new law and would give the bond.
The treasurer contends, however, that
he is not forced to give the bond de-
manded of him under the old law, and
he will fight the case in the courts be-
fore doing SO.
When the conference Of the governor
and his friends broke up Saturday
night the governor declared that he In
tended to try to vacate the office Of
treasurer next week.
The attorney general, G. G. Coleman,
issued letter Saturday night to coun-
ty treasurers, instructing them to send
no more money to the state treasury
until 1t is demanded BY drafts Of the
auditor and treasurer.
Topeka, Kan, July 10.-Another
conference of attorneys was held Sun
day to discuss the situation arising
from the loss of the state in the de-
funct First National bank. 1t is an
nounced that Gov. Hoch will demand
the resignation Of State Treasurer T.
T. Kelly on the ground of improper
conduct in office, and that Kelly will
resist the demand. The matter will
probably have to be settled in the
courts. Gov. Hoch is understood as
being extremely anxious to secure the
resignation Of Kelly. Considerable
difficulty arises from the fact that all
the laws (which swere especially de-
signed for cases like the present one
were repealed by the last session OF