The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-25


the election. The governor is apt to
decide that he can find full justification
| in accepting it, even though he will
have to ignore some of its conditions.
Part of the resignation in escrow
follows. An examination will show
that it is hedged about and thoroughly
| interviewer with conditions exceptions
| and propositions:
'fUnder the circumstances, what bet
| ter guarantee can I give of the falsity
| of the charges, the truth of my state
ments and the soundness and dignity
of my position than to hand you here
with my resignation of the Office of
state treasurer for the coming term
request that you cause a full, COM
plete and searching investigation to be
made into the affairs of my Office by
| some firm of disintereSted expert ac-
countants. If such investigation should
show that there is or has been any
shortage in the treasurer's accounts or
funds for which I am held response
BILE, or which, with diligence, I might
have averted, then I request you to
accept this resignation. The condition
| of the escrow is that, if my accounts
be found to be short, or my admins
tration of the office of treasurer dis
honest in any respect, the resignation
shall be accepted; if, by these expert
accountants or a judicial determina-
ton, I be acquitted of the charges, the
resignation is to be returned to me-
But Kelly declares that his resigna-
| LlOn escrow DOESN'T apply at In0
| present stage and that he would take
no notice of anything that the governor
| might do with it. While an expert ac-
| countant, it is said has been frequent
| ly consulted by the chief executive late
! ly, nothing concerning his work has
| been given out. The governor is ex-
| pected to act merely upon the findings
! of the accountant, if the latter does un-
earth anything, and to ignore that end
of the condition which suggests a ju-
| dicial determination.
Kelly says that he is not alarmed.
| He says that he isperfectly safe. To a
Kansas City morning paper he made
! this relative statement: 81 know the
| accountant cannot find any crookedness
! during my administration. If he
| shows up a shortage in coupons I will
tell him who got them, naming the man,
] and show that no coupons ever were
taken after the bonds reached my Of
! flee. So certain am I that everything
| is all right that I would insist on a
! judicial determination of any transac-
| ton that might be sprung on me and,
until it was had, my escrow resignation
! could not be used
DayhoR Is Absent
| No meeting of the executive council
could be held on Monday as contempla-
ted because the state superintendent of
| instruction was absent. Dayhom Slip
ped out Of the city on Saturday and
stayed away even though he might have
! easily known that his presence here is
an entire necessity, for matters about
| the state house are at a crucial stand
point The longer Dayhoff stays away
/ the better it is for Kelly for it gives him
so much additional tin1e to perfect his
| bond. Whether this is DayhOff'S plan
| or not, no one knows of course, but his
presence is needed here and he ought
to have a mighty good excuse before
going away for that length of time
! Then there is Auditor Seth Wells. He
is on his way to Portland when his
&c ah TfNIx
/ Topeka He is gone on his vacation to
/ which he is doubtIessly entitled, but the
sacrifice of few days time would not
have hurt him in anyway, especially
1 while affairs of the state are in the
| tangIe now presented.
Of course Wells can not be back even
| by Wednesday night at which hour
Kelly's time expires. Dayhon is ex-
| pected here by Wednesday, but not to-
| day, according to information given out
at his office by subordinates.
mo Personal Matter"
Governor Hoch does not accept the
gauntlet in the personal fight which
Mr.. Kelly threw down to him in an
interview on Sunday, in which the lat
ter was very abusive of the governor.
'I do not care to get into a news
paper controversy with Mr. Kelly" he
said. This is not a personal matter
between US. 1t is a matter regarding
4 the protection of the state funds. I
understand Mr.. Kelly will give his
bond. I am glad of that and hope
he does. The state funds need protec-
ton. 1t is this point that have been
contending for all the time. Mr..
Kelly said after I asked him to furnish
a bond that he was not required to
| furnish a bond except under the old
law; now it appears that he has
changed his mind, and I am glad he
has. No one would like better than
myself to learn that he had given the
state the proper security.
Long Conference.
Sinews of war must have been pre-
pared in the governors office on Mon
day afternoon. 'Stubbs of Lawrence"
was the governors chief adviser. The
two were in close conference in the
private office from IL o'clock in the
morning until almost 5 o'clock in the
afternoon. ]. w. Gleed, Samuel T.
Howe and Attorney General Coleman
We're called in to help in the consider
alton of the tangle. None of them
would give out single word relative
to their deliberations. That they were
saving wood in the Kelly matter is
not to be doubted.