The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1911-06-23

Okolona. Miss May l3, 1911

tions addressed TO Gov. Farda-
man:
Did YOU not draw from the
St. Louis Exposition fund on the
warrant No. 1868, dated Sept. 2.
1904. 800, for the purpose OF at
tending the ST. Louis Exposition
10 be present at the Mfssissippi
Day celebration, Sept. 1oY
Did YOU not also draw in the
warrant No. 4967, in the name
OF Frank Burkitt. 500 on TINS
same dateg
Did you not have the war
rant cashed yourself as shown b.,
YOUR endorsement therong
Did YOU turn this money over
TO Mr. Burkittg
sIsM suoIlssnb as9ql leql pu!n
kLeuIpio aql ol lueled 81 II
'AoD teql 3lenulsu! ol ppn9lu!
Vardaamn had used my name to
steal "A hundred dollars from
people s treasury. and 1t further
discolses TO what depth OF de
rravitv the minions of plutocrac>
would descend TO hlackem the
character of an honest man, who
will not be subservient TO the
will Of corporate power.
Ii Mr.. Moore had been really
anxious TO secure information t.
enable him to make up his re
port, as he pretends, instead OF
manufacturing capital for tht
Common Cause | could have
enlightened him as regards war
rant No. 1867, in few words.
Up TO this good hour | had
congratulated myself that my
name would not figure many Of
the elimination or recrimmation
which has characterized this
contest for the United States
an unenviable reputation. but it
seems that nobody is to be ex-
empt from this crusade of men
dacity.
With your permission | will en-
deavor to relieve the anxiety of
Mr. Moor in regard to warrant
No 49671 which insignificant as
the matter of inquiry may seem,
is, I'M my opinion, fully as wehgh-
ty as any of the charges brought
-lkadGet xarda@ap The facts are
the record before me, l shall re-
ly on my memory, which may
prove faulty in some minor de-
tails. / am certain that DIR. o B.
Qum of McComb City, l. &. En-
och of Jackson, V. p. Still, of
Senatobia and myself were ap-
pointed membrs of the Miss;ssip-
pi Exposition Bureau, by Cover
nor Longino, shortly after the
act was passed in 1902. When
the bureau was organized l was
elected secretary, the govrnor,
being ex-officio president. We
served without compensation, the
stae paying acual expenses, for
nearly three years, for it will be
remembered the exposition was
postponed from 1903 to 1904. In
January, 1904, Vardaman sue
ceeded L0ngino asgovernor and
ex-offGieo president of the bur
eau. During the spring and sum
iner of that year the bureau helt
several meeting to facilitate the
business of securing a credItablt
state exhibit at ST. Louis. | dc
not remember whether we held
meeting in August of that yeal
or not, but l know that on the
3Oh day of August, 1904, l be
ing at that time grand commaHt
er of Knights Templar of this
state, left my home witha good
ly party of fraters to attend the
twenty-ninth triennial conclave
which assembled at San Francis
co, Cal, on Sept. 5 of that year
1t was understood when lef1
that | was to return and NEE
the other members of the bureau
4: ST. Louis on the 18th of Sept
mississippi Day where ! wa'
billed for an address. Delay O
trains prevented my arrival il
time for the celebration, and
learned when | did arrive tina
DIR. Bolin did the work assignet
me, and am sure much bette
than l could have done | me
.Governor Vardaman on the expt
sition grounds, and as | now re
member it he informed me tina
meeting of the bureau had a
ready been held after my depar
nre for the West and that eac
member had been voted 800 I
defray his expenses for such {
the time that he might wish I
attend the fair, and that he ha
taken the liberty to draw IN
money for me, and then and a
ne did, what l believe he b,
done with every trust fund ev,
handled by him: Paid every Gel
OF it.
In conclusion permit me to .,
that of $6O, 900 appropriated Il
The worlds fam, more than SIC
100 was turned hack into Il
treasury and no member Of ii
bureau b entitled to more cr'
dit than Gov. Vardaman for Il
saving Of this money to the ta.