The Greeley tribune., 1907-04-04

| Now, finally, Mr.. Wilson, why
do you so strenuously desire re-elec.
tionY Is there some uncompleted
contract which none but you know
OF and which you fear to leave to
others to complete? If so, you act
1 wisely in trying for reelection. If
not, you are making strenuous
effort to hide your magnificent light
under the proverbial bushel. Do
you think, Mr.. Wilson, that out of
8, 600 population, not so wise a man
as you can be found, and that In
case you should suddenly expire the
whole blooming city government
and affairs would be knocked into a
cooked hat? No, not by long
shot !"
To these questions. Mr.. Wilson
answered:
I never was opposed to the Jacob
son. Bade company. l have never
dictated to them o. anybody else
where they should buy their ma
tertal, in any way, shape or manner.
When, after Mr.. Bade had secured
the contract, he asked me where he
Eaha..is hss his hardware; took him
|xKfuS IN Hwars men or Jhe cfrS 5hA
infords0n him that eses,..>----1-s
them could suppy his wants In that
line, I also introduced him to the
bankers of the city, and he finally
chose the Greeley National bank for
his business, while do mine with
the First National. Mr.. Bade did
bring me an order for grocery sup
plies for his camp and asked me to
figure on it.. l did so after consult
ing an attorney as to whether or
not 1t would be legal for me to 90
so. l received the order and shipped
the goods, some OF them, such as
potatoes aud other heavy stuff, from
Greeley aud the rest from Denver
! nave had no agreement with Mr..
Fade or any OF his sub-contractors In
anyway, shape or form. Mr.. VIII
son afterwards stated that he had
not sold dollars worth of groceries
in the past six months.
In regard to attorneys fees,
there has been no 81, 900 blocks pald
out for such fees. Along about last
May, Mayor Green and l were ap-
pointed committee to interview
Mr. Haynes and Mr.. McCreerv IN
regard to securing their services In a
matter of transfer of water which
we had talked over and considered
very serious matter and of great I'M
portance to the city of Greeley, anu
we concluded, among the mayor ana
cnuncilmen, that it would be unwlse
| for us to take any one attorney $
opinion or advice on this, ana the
best we could do would be to secure
the best services here. Mr.. Green
and l interviewed the two attorneys
mentioned, and my recollection Is
that we were to pay each OF them
500. We have paid MIR. Mcoreery
but do not believe that Mr.. Haynes
las ever drawn his money.
Here Mr.. Wilson was interrupted
by G. G. Townsend, who askeo il
II 200 to Mr.. Haynes did not appear
on the record, and Mr.. Wilson an
swered mo, SIR
Fl. N. Haynes, who was present,
then asked for the floor ana soa.eo
that he had rendered no Dill 1or ll'a.
particular service, and II payment
had been allowed it was without MS
knowledge, and certainly ne hao ,e'
ceived none. For some other opin-
ions submitted to the city couholl'
upon request, he had been paid wa
and this was the only amoun' fe-
ceived by him from the city for se'-
eral years past.
Mr.. Todd was also called upon 10
state what he knew about ATTORNEY >
fees In connection with the P'"h'
for the water system.
He said the statement was 81
foolish on the face Of 1T thai IL
hardly seemed reasonable to maze d
reply, but l can easily tell whaU h"'