The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-08-04
Of man to be placed in positions of
such great financial responsibility as

OF man 10 De pldCeu III pOSAIlOhS "a
such great financial responsibility as
the office of treasurer of state.
"Mr. Lentz, in placing Mr.. Creamer
IN nomination at Dayton, said that ne
had only charged to the state his
expenses in attending a convention
of fire marshals at St Paul There
was no mention of a st. Paul trip be-
fore the committee; we found trips
to Steubenville East Liverpool ana
ST. Clairsville to political conven-
lions charged to the state. If there
is a ST. Paul trip involved then Mr..
Creamer still owes the state money.
al am free to admit that | was re-
sentful at Dayton that no mention
was made in convention of the legis-
lative committee, as our body was
the only one that has developed defl-
mite graft in the state house, and
fixed responsibility for wrongdoing.
The convention praised the governor
and Mr.. Lentz praised Mr.. Creamer
for their war on graft, but so far as
| know neither of them have ever
turned up any 'graftels.'
That Sheets Opinion.
You mentioned the speech Of Mr..
Lentz, nominating Mr.. Creamer, at
Dayton. Did not Mr. Lentz explain
in that speech that Mr. Creamer,
while fire marshal, had charged GER
tain expenses to the state because
under the opinion OF Attorney Cen
eral Sheets ha thought he had a right
to do so?" Mr.. Beatty was asked.
Yes, tlr1t's true SO far as it refers
to Mr.. Lentz's speech; but it is con-
trary to fact SO far as it relates to
Mr.. Creamer. He had never heard Of
the now celebrated Sheets opinion un'
til two months before the Beatty com
mission investigated the fire mar
shals office. Besides, the Sheets
opinion was given to the dairy and
food department Say" he asked
suddenly, have you ever read that
opinion Of Attorney General Sheets
No? Well, look it up.
Another Lentz Misstatement.
Going back to Mr.. Lentz's speech
can only excuse his statement tt
the convention that Mr.. Creamer haC
never retained Republicans as subor
dinates in all his life as due to ig
norance of the facts; for our commit
tee learned that Williams of POmero.
(who was active in the procuring O.
the inlictment OF Ham DeWeese
and five others in the fire marshal!
office under Creamer were Republi
cans. But the further statement o
LentZ that charges against Creame
by Republicans was perhaps due Il
the fact that Cur committee foun,
that Mr.. LentZs nephew owed som'
money to the state-Which he ha
since refunded. Mr.. LentZ know
full we'll that | have always been
Democrat, and | am sure that my par
ty record will compare favorabl
, with his own"
"Wil you take part in the cam
paign this fall, SENATOR"
| certainly expect u, MI. bedll
replied, and then added, with a Whim
; scal sort Of smile. but not in tn
: interest of Mr. Creamer's candidacy.
! Then he added, as an afterthought
: 81 realize that my position is pecu
liar one, as | was a candidate for tn
nomination two years ago against Nj
r Cre4mer. He defeated me for tn
ueasuIeship, AMI | supported hir
gladly and enthusiastically throug
t the campaign. | was not candidat
Y against him this year. bat | was chail
) man of a comm ittee which found il
: litics-deliG irrcgularitie
d. in his ministratiOa Of q previou
uusL. | can not support man wit
such record on any ticket and
deem his denomination an affront t
my party" T. T. D.