The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-03-23

holding the convention, and holding
the final election on the constitution
and for the first set of officers. was
a report made entirely by republicans.
The report Of the committee of which
Mr.. Asp was chairman. assisted by Mr..
Filson. the territorial secretary, all
repubicans, made by them and GER
titled over their own signatures, was;
Last falls election $3.50. $52,2f0
Convention expenses ... 49,9S0
OF this last amount, $1,000 for rent,
light, fuel, stationery, etc, is an item
that was contracted by republican
officials. and with which the conven-
ton had nothing whatever to do. The
estimate for holding the election next
summer. sS4.550, Is entirely repub-
lican estimate with which the demo
Gratis had nothing whatever 20 do.
Hence. reader you viii see that
these two elections. and the $1,000
for rent. etc, aggregate s141,S20. so
that If the convention itself had not
consumed one cent of money, there
wocld have been deficiency Of S41,-
$50 expended and estimated to be ex-
pended by tue republican officials,
'over and above the original appropria
tion made by the government The
convention expense, that which was
under the control Of democrats. is
computed by this same republican
committee and official Ia amount to
sit.9S0 for the sixty days. Add to
this S2S.440 for the additional time Of
the convention, and you would have a
tot3l of S73A20. This same republi-
can committee estimated that the con
lyention printing would amount to S40-
loco in their original estimate, but the
democratic coyention cut this in two
in the middle. leaving $4,000 as the
maximum estimate to be expended.
So that If you would count in this
fun printing estimate 1t would bring
total of $93.420 To be expended un-
q democratic direction, and $1a3.-
$50 under republican control
AGAIN. Governor Barnes knew, when
he made The above quoted statement
that the memorial which Mr.. Asp aud
Mr. Haskell prepared and sent to con
gross. based on the estimates above
referred 10, suhdiyided all these items.
SO that there was not one cent of
money over which the democrats
would have any control except the
above item OF convention expenses,
aud inst the democrats could not pos
sibly have controlled the expenditure
for any purpose Of a single cent, out.
side Of the convention and printing
expenses. aud they were limited to
4 the amounts stated and the specific
purpose mentioned in the bill
So that Governor Barnes was pur-
,posciy and knowingly trying to mis-
Head the public in his statement above
Quoted.
Personally we do not know this
particular carpetbagger, but on read
ing his ridiculous statement We natu-
rally made inquiry Of some of his old
thine Grthrie acquaintances as TO why
he should have been so reckless in
making a statement which the official
rocords would emphaucally contra
ldict. and why ne should be so rock-
less of the truthfulness Of what he
might say The answer which we have
lsererll times heard from those best
acquainted with him Was:
ron. pshaw, that Is nothing for
lBarnes.H
We 40 not wish 20 be understood as
lcTlticising Mr. Asp or Secretary Fill
son IN this matter Their estimates
were no doubt based upon the facts
iag they found them,