The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-10-08
Direct CHARGES
Of GRAFT MADE
Governor Harmon Gives
Speech Containing Open
Accusations.
SHOWS COX IN BAD LIGHT
False Records Made by
State Treasurer.
Fake Letters Produced
From Files.
Carbon Copies of These Letters are
Left on File by Mistake And Are
Found by Harmon--Continues to
Fut Cox up to Harding-NIalntains
Cincinnati Boss is Prominent
Figure in Campaign.

are falsifled state records and dummy
correspondence left on the files of the
state treasurer's office, he said, to
cover up crimes.
Facing one of the biggest crowds
of the campaign the governor made
the most startling disclosures of his
anti-graft crusade. The crowd ap-
parently was astounded at the reyel-
ations.
=. The new disclousers tonight deal
directly with the transactions be.
tween the state treasurers Office and
George b. Cox. through his bank,
Tho Cincinnati Trust company The
governor procured his evidence but
few days ago. He Withheld It until
tonight, he said, while in the mean
time he sought to force Warren G..
Harding to answer whether he yield
ed devotions" to George B. Cox for
his connection with the treasury
frauds.
The dummy letters, long series
of them, were left on the treasury
files just prior to the Inauguration OF
Gov. John NJ. Pattison. They set
forth that George B. Cox and the
Cincinnati Trust Co. had never en-
joyed any dealings with the state
treasury and contained anxious in
quiries about obtaining some of the
public money. These letters were
dated beginning in March, 1906.
Through some oversight carbon
copy of correspondence, showing the
secret relations between Cox and
and the state treasurer for years
prior to 1906, was left behind. The
files had been stripped of all other
evidence.
Carbon Copy Gives Clew.
Through this carbon copy and as a
: result iof an examination. through
the state banking department. of the
books of Cox's bank. Gov Harmon
procured his net of proof. All the
evidence in documentary form was
presented to the crowd tonight.
Gov, Harmon first presented the
exchange of letters between State
Treasurer McKinnon and II. II. Will
liams. treasurer of the Cox bank COW
erlng the secret deposit of more than
$780, 900. the profits on which, IL is
charged went into the pockets OF
state officials rather than into the
state treasury.
with the election of John NJ. Pat
tison, the Republican gang, scared
proceeded to cover up through das-
tradly scheme of false records and
dummy letters" said the governor.
1T was q guilty plot, framed by
guilty men to cover up their frauds
on the state"
Here the governor produced bum
die of the dummy letters. An exam
Pile was one addressed to State'Treas
urer McKinnin by +. II. Williams
March 3, and the answer signed by
Charles G.. Green. cashier under Nc
Kinnon as follows:
III, March 3, 1906
Hon. w S. McKinnon, care state
treasurer Columbus o
Dear Sir--Your letter of the LIST re-
ceived. I would thank YOU to advise
mo when we were made one of the
Cepositores for the funds of the
state. If ! remember correctly, II was
o. long time after We We're authorized
before we accepted any deposit of
funds from your office. Yourys truly
+. II. Williams,
Treasurer, Cincinnati Trust Co
March ;, 1906,
+. II. Williams, Cashier the Cincin-
, natl Trust Co, Cincinnati, o.
Gentlemen: In compliance with your
favor of the 3rd inst, beg To say
application for state funds in the
sum of 100000 was made by your
company to the treasurer Of state on
Nov 1904. Said application was APP
proved by the board of deposit Nov
IA; 1904, composed of w. s. Mckin-
non, treasurer of state; w. ID. Gull
bert, auditor of state; and Wade ii,
Ellis. attorney general. "a deposit
with your company was not made
by this department untll Jan. l9O6).
Trusting the foregoing is the informa
tion you desire, 1 am very truly
yours.
b Charles c.. Green, Cashier
'T want wou to particularly note
the infamous lie carried in the bald
statement that no funds We're de-
posted in the Cox bank until Jan, .
1906" said the governor
"Then remember that Cox. his bank
and the state treasurer We're manip-
ulating the public funds for years
prior to that time. Then join me IN
asking Warren c. Harding II he still
yields devotion to a man guilty OF
such practices. He says the Dem
ocratic campaign Is made UP Of mag
nihed misdemeanors. Does he place
such infamous practices In the list OF
misdemeanorsy MIR. Harding pro-
fesses deep concern, however, about
the expense accounts of some of my
appointees, For his benefit Iwill state
the facts.
''Soon after Mr.. Haswells appoint
ment as stationary engineer the ex'
pense accounts of some OF the old "a
sistants We're presented to him for al
proyal He noticed that railroad fart
and other expenses We're charged fol
trips homo, not on public business
On Inquiry he learned that this wal