The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-02-06
Executive Expenditures.

Editor The Oklahoman:
I shall appreciate it if you win pub
Iiisn the following correspondence:
eArdmore, OKLA jan "a.
Eugene Gil, Oklahoma City, Okla.
Dear Sir-I notice that Gov Cruce
lstated in The Oklahoman of Sunday
that he had only spent $6,S53.0S dur
ling the past six months. You stated
that his biennial appropriation was
$4,000 and that more than one half
|of it had been spent during the first
|year Of his incumbency Please ex-
lplain. Very respectfully,
"W. P. POLAND
Oklahoma City, Okla, Jan. 2S.
w. P. Poland Ardmore, Okla.
Dear Sir--I noted Gov. Cruces
statement purporting to correct alleg-
ed misrepresentation and also his
Ihigh-sounding Interpolation about the
records of his office being an open
book, etc.
i THE records of the state auditor
show that there has been paid out of
1.-THE funds carried under the heads Of
l'goyernor's appropriations the sum Of
I$3S, 1929 during the first twelve
months of his incumbency, as follows:
Salaries, $8,450; special services, extra
help, $4,31S96; postage, $1,571.S4; tel
egraph and telephone, $7S9.6O; special
Investigation fund, $S,SSS7S; rewards
ana arrests, $4,000; special attorneys
fees, $13,5OO; contingent fund, $3604;
stationery and Office supplies, $2,-
OSO.27; travelling expenses, 1923; total
sS,752Ss.
See page 366, session laws, 1901,
Executive Department" appropriation
Is76,2OO
Space will permit me to call atten-
ton only to a few of the items paid
during the particular six months to
(which Gov. Cruce failed to refer.
'son June IA, 1911. two weeks prior
to this particular six months, F. S. E.
! Amos, the governors private secre-
tary, drew warrant 1897 for 81 ,265 out
. of the postage fund Only $535 was
Ispent for postage during eleven months
lof the previous fiscal year. This ex-
, cessive postage account is probably
due to the volumes of letters to jurors
! asking them If they are kidding when
they bring in verdicts to hang negro
Imurderers.
The special investigating fund ex-
pired June 80, 1911, but it did not re-
main dormant during the first six
months of Governor Cruces term, as
$3,S3S.7S of the fund was paid out
Warrant No. 1884 for $3.50 being one
!, item drawn on January 20, 1911, in
favor of A. C. Cruce, brother of the
governor.
"The governor failed to include the
special attorneys fund in his fund, but
it appears as a part of his general ap
preparation and can only be spent as
he approves and directs. Judge G. B
Stewart of Stewart, Cruce & Gilbert
draw warrants 1867 to 8, 5,2S1 to 5,2SS
totaling $500 out of this fund on
April 12, 1911, warrants S.267 to S,271
totaling $4,000, on June 5, 1911, and
warrant 1O,910 for $1,000 on Decem
Der 2S, 1s11. Note that these dates
lare not within the six months cited
!, by Gov. Cruce.
: The governors travelling fund was
2 not touched during the six months
. covered in his stattment, but on June
, %, 1911, seven days before the begin
/ ming of this period, Private Secretary
llAmos drew warrant No. 9,179 for $20(
D out of this fund and the vouchers says
r lit was to be sent Gov. Woodrow VIII
. son, to be used in entertaining the
E governors convention. fail to find
Legislative authority to warrant this
y item.
/ "Yeu will note also that the COVER
nor has not been lex with his station
, cry account. Aside from the fact thai
+ he uses gold embossed stationery it is
a Interesting to note that w. T. Kerr
was paid SIS out of this fund for the
a lold secondhand typewriter on which
he writes the governors press dope.
4 This price on new ones to the state Is
e sS5.
! Regret that cannot cover subjee
e more fully. For additional informa
n ltion or verifcation write the auditor
+ Ior examiner and inspector.
I AS several others have requested
r similar information | am giving q 4op
i of fhie latter fo the nrpes