Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-10-27
TENER MANFULLY
MEETSACCUSERS
Republican Nominee Fully An
swers Bitter Political Attack
GIVES DETAILED STATEMENT

Ready to 1em All Stock at Price
Paid From ANY Purchaser Who In
vested Because Of His Connection.
John K. Tener. Republican nominee
for governor. In q frank and manly
statement. has met, the attacks of his
political opponents and given . com.
plete answer to every insinuation that
has been made in the journalistic az.
sault upon .his"character.
He has demonstrated that his con-
nections with the companies in ques.
ton have been. straightforward and
honorable in every way. He has told Of
his exact relations with thee Utilities
enterprise, which he believed when he
became identified with 1t it was q
feasible project, and he holds that
is still fact, and he has proclaimed
that he is ready to pay Ia full any
amounts that may have been paid into
the company for stock, purchased be-
cause of his connection with the cor.
poration.
The attempt to discredit Mr.. Tener
because of his relations with an in
surance company that has also been
made an issue In the state campaign
was upon the face of 1t so palpably a
political trick that NO one took 1t seri.
ously.
Mr.. Tener points out that this COM
pany has been q success from the
start, and that he is still interested in
1t financially.
Mr.. Tener brands the attacks upon
him as unwarranted and malicious,
and In view of the rumors that have
been put In circulation by . coterie Of
politicians. to the effect that he is to
be arrested. Mr.. Tener boldly defiies
them to carry out their plot.
w. L. Chrisman, who is now presi.
dent of the National Public Utilities
company, when shown MT Tener's
statement, said: EFT fully covers the
situation"
Mr.. Tener's statement reads as fol-
lows:
Statement Of Fact.
Ordinarily I would pay no attention
to the falsehoods that have been ut
tered by an untruthful newspaper. but
II may be that some fair-minded men
have been misled by the way facts
have been distorted. and for this rea-
son. and for this reason alone, de-
sire to make q short statement which
covers my position.
I'm December of last year | was Wis
tied in Washington by William L.
Chrisman, Esq. an attorney of Phiia-
delphis. and +. l. Smart, who 70
Quested me to become president of the
National Public Utilities Corporation.
! had fsvorably known Mr.. Smart for
sometime. but not knowing Mr. Chris
man made inquiry and learned that he
was q lawyer OF excellent reputation
and with good business connections. l
also leared that other reputable men,
General Russell Thayer. Colonel Will
lam Bender Wilson. Joseph s. Mack.
Frederick s. Achoff. William b. Mar.
gerum and Simeon Merrill. were di.
rectors.
Il was also informed that the com.
pany had been Incorporated according
to law. was properly organized and
could legitimately carry on the busi-
ness for which IL was intended, which
was the building Of a railroad from
Astoria to a point beyond Seaside In
the state OF Oregon. also made In
Quiry of those believed to be familiar
with the locality as TO the practicable
ity or the enterprise. After this I
concluded to accept the presidency and
served In that oface. and as director,
during the hrst quarter OF this year.
but as my labors in congress were
daily increasing. because of important
legislation then pending. which rsqulr.
ed practically all of my time. | re-
signed from the company. For some
reason or other my resignation was
not accepted at the time 1 rendered Il.
but | received no salary as president
except for the months of January and
February. although entitled TO the sal.
AIRY tor March.
teV,uee par value OF the stock was
sent To- me and ! immediately return.
ed u With letter stating that I
would not accept Il as | had not earn.
ed u and was not entitled To Il. A
little later $4,000, par value Of the
stock was sent 10 me. which also re.
turned for the same reason
4 Feasible PreIset.
u believed the object Of this eom-
panN to DO legitimate and notwith.