Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-31
EXPOSITION AWARDS
CHARGES REFUTED BY EX-GOV.
FRANCIS,
His Telegraphic Correspondence With
Gov Cutler Now Made Public
at His Request.

The Evening Star has received the fol-
lowing communication from ex-Gov D.
r. Francis, president of the ST. Louis ex-
position:
recent publication in The Star indi-
Gates that serious Misrepresentation exists
III the public mind about the awards of
the international jury of the Louisiana
purchase exposition. On the 9th of March
a subcommittee of committee appointed
by the Utah legislature to investigate the
affairs of the Utah commission went out
Of its way to embody in it's report false
and outrageous statements about the
awards. These statements appeared in
Utah paper. AS soon as 1 saw them
telegraphed Mr.. Heber NJ. Wells, who was
ex-officio chairman of the Utah commits
sion, as follows:
ST. LOUIS, March 20, 1905.
MIR. Heber NJ. Wells, governor of Utah,
Salt Lake City, Utah.
Ny attention just called to report of
subcommittee Utah legislature March 8,
rejecting on exposition officials and man
agement. To whom shall 1 address en-
phatic reply to such insinuations?
DAVID r. FRANCIS.
On the following day 1 received this
SALT LAKE CITY, March 81, 1905.
Mr.. David r. Francis,
st. Louis, Mo.
dressed to John c. Cutler. governor and
chairman Utah commission Louisiana
HEBER NJ. WELLS.
Dispatches to Gov. Cutler.
1 wired Gov Cutler as follows:
ST. LOUIS, March II, 1905.
Mr.. ]. c. Cutler, governor of Utah and
chairman Utah commission,
Salt Lake City, Utah.
Have just read report dated March of
special committee of your house repre-
sentatives on Utah commission to ST.
Louis exposition. If committee visited st.
Louis they did not call on me or any ex-
position official. Charges in report against
exposition management in Connection with
sale award ribbons are ridiculous and
libelous. Award ribbons are sold by con-
ceSsionaire solely, no exposition official
having any interest therein. Their sale
permitted by exposition for accommoda-
ton of exhibitors, but restricted to those
receiving awards, and any other purchases
of such ribbons are fraud to which both
concessionaire and purchaser are parties,
and both will be prosecuted in every in
stance. Cannot understand why any COM
mittee should make such statements
without thorough investigation. All
charges that awards at this exposition
are subject of commercial barter are
wholly false and their authors willful
falsifiers, and those who repeat them pc
and medals will be delivered to successful
exhibitors without charge as soon as pos
sible OF course, award ribbon conces-
sionaire has nothing whatever TO DO with
GUN 'Ae ~ DAVID r. FRANCIS.
Not receiving an answer from governor
Cuttler addressed him, two days later, this
ST. LOUIS, March %, 1905.
Mr.. J. C. Cutler. governor of Utah and
chairman Utah commission,
Salt Lake City, Utah.
No reply to my message of twenty-first.
Stookey is quoted here as defending his
failure to call on me by saying he accident
aiIy met me in Third National Bank, Upon
innuiry there / learn today from President
Huttig that when making hurried call
Inou him there were several gentlemen in
his office from whom / asked him to excuse
himself a moment. 1 had a short talk with
Huttig and left. He tells me today they
were members legislative committee,
hut that he did not introduce me they
had called upon him solely to investigate
the bank account of Utah commission. My
several men, but did not hear their names,
and their identity was not known to me. /
remember that one of the party called me
by name and shook hands before I recog-
nized him. He voluntarily told me his name
was Page. I then recalled him as dis
charged employee of award ribbsn con-
cessionaire. He had been denied admission
to my Office for two months, and shall
have him prosecuted if there is any law to
reach him, as after many efforts have
finally established proof In one instance of
his having sold award ribbons to a pur-
chaser rot entitled thereto. should never
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