Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-28
Bennet's Charges Sent to the
President Last March.
ADMITS MIXING HIS DATES
Declares He Will Resume Attack on
the Commissioners.
HAS MORE FACTS, HE SAYS
Has Conference With the President,
Commissioners Rudolph and john
ston Also at White House,

The lost Bennett letter has been found
Although Representative Bennett OF New
York announced on the floor of the House
Wednesday that six weeks ago he had
written a letter TO the President OF the
United States making serious charges
against the District Commissioners fin
connection with the method of making
real estate assessments. he confessed to-
day that he was in error He did not
write to the President six weeks ago. He
wrote ten months ago-and has not yet
received an answer.
Mr. Bennett did not go into details today
in explaining to a Star reporter how he
happened to get six weeks confused with
ten months. He said merely that when
he learned that a statement had been
made at the White House that his letter
containing charges against the Commits
sioners could not be found i'm the files,
he had loo ed it up himself. He said
today it bore the date of March 81. 1910.
Mr. Bennet mentioned in this connec-
tion that during the argument on the
floor the other day which followed the
announcement by him of the charges filed
with the President against the Commits
sioners he had said that he wrote the
letter six weeks or possibly two months
ago because he had forgotten just when
he did write and it seemed to his casual
recollection that the communication had
been forwarded about that long ago.
And said Mr.. Bennett with consider
able pride, II said on the floor the other
day that the letter had never been
answered. That communication. found
in the White House files, bears me out.
1t bears no mark indicating that a reply
was forwarded to me-
Information Offered Bennet.
Mr.. Bennett is not now ready to resume
his attack on the Commissioners. He de.
the District had volunteered to give him
Information. some of 1t in the form OF
affidavits, in support OF his contention
upon real estate in the District the rich
ara favored and the small property own.
er and individual householders are made
to bear the burden.
II have been deluged with letters ana
messages assuring me that 1 am right
in my contention that the system OF az
sessing property in the District Is dis
criminatory," he continued.
declared this morning that the next
step in his campaign for an investiga-
ton would be taken on the floor of the
House. It is understood he Will intro
duce a resolution looking to this ends
and that he will also make speech.
II have received numerous teiephone
messages" he continued, land new lines
Of information have been opened up 70
me-.
Bennet Sees the President.
Representative Bennett had conference
with the President today, but his letter
Of March II, was not given out at the
White House.
District Commissioners Rudolph and
Johnston appeared at the White House
shortly after Mr.. Bennett left. They con-
ferred with Secretary Norton, who later
said their visit was I'm connection with
the Bennett charges.
When questioned concerning the aliega'
tions in Mr.. Bennets speech Conmls-
sioner Rudolph said he had nothing To
say He also declined to comment on the
report that James l.. Feeney. dlsappoint-
ed aspirant for a post i'm the assessors
office was responsible for the upheavAi.