The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-10-08
1,96T.S4
7S2,9s
100000
10.716,s3


General expenditure for
all other purposes. go. 10,716.92
Total"........,.,..S95.SS0,Ol
Amount Repaid.
/ Tho expenditure OF S16,642.57 for
capitol building and grounds was
made by the board OF OF public works,
but was paid from tho civil contlng-
cnt fund on account OF sufficient APP
preparation not being available at tho
time. This amount has been repaid
70 tho civil contingent fund by the
board OF public works out OF the APP
preparation for said board.
Twenty-Five thousand eight hun
dred dollars md eighty cents OF tho
expenditures Of S57,910.89 for vir-
ginia debt was repaid to the civil con-
tlngcnt fund by an appropriation
made by the 1915 Legislature.
These two items repaid to the civil
contingent fund by tho board OF pub
lie works and by an appropriation by
the 1915 legislature aggregate ono
half OF the total expenditure for the
three years.
The general or miscellaneous ex-
penditure for the three years ending
september 80, 1912, are $11, 1GO.24,
and for the three years ending June
80, 1916. are S1O,71G.9S. Tho
amount that have used for my own
personal expense Is loss than 81 900
for tho entire term aa governor,
gave to the press few days ago,
IN response to the request made by
Mr. Cornwell, an accounting OF
warrant drawn by me rep
resenting an amount of $1,957.s4,
paid in connection with tho leglsla-
tive bribery trials, and proved con-
clusively that this money was paid
out by me upon tho recommendation
and earnest appeal Of one Of tho cir
cult judges Of West Virginia, Judge
William S. o'Brlen, OF Buckhannon,
who happens to be Democrat.
Cornwell Misrcprcscnts,
Tho Photographic copy of the war
rant for $4,000 which has been her.
aided broadcast throughout West
Virginia by Mr.. Cornwell wherever he
has gone, disappearing me-tray-
cling upon his railroad pass-ls an
other example OF the fragrant injus-
tees that have been carried on. BE-
fore the reQuisItion for $4,000 was
drawn / asked that special commit
tee be raised by the legislature for
the purpose of comforting with mo.
and after Prosecuting Attorney Town
send. OF Kanawha county, and Con-
gresham Avis had presented the
facts to this special committee, re-
hitting to an attempt to brlbe two
members of the public service COM
mission, the joint committee OF the
legislature of Democrats and Repub-
licans, did not hesitate to recommend
that assist those officials in the per-
Torrance OF their duty by aiding
them financially out OF the fund Of
the state. When found TINT this
warrant had been photographed and
was being carried around over the
state and history given to it which
was not true. reported the fact to
the legislature, which was in extra
ordinary session at that time, asking
that the matter be investigated, and
the lower branch caused an investi-
cation to be made, which resulted
in Prosecuting Attorney Townsend
going upon the witness stand and
making the statement that the $4,000
warrant that was drawn by me and
turned over to him and that every
copper was utilized by him In legit-
innate way, and that / had no access
to any part Of It. nor did / know in
what way 1t had been expended by
him. Not only Is the statement OF
Mr. Townsend a matter OF Legislative
record in Charleston, but members
that made up the original committee
which heard the statements OF Mr..
Townsend and Mr.. Avis appeared and
testified that they recommend that /
give support to these officers in their
efforts TO protect the welfare Of tho
state and its officials.
Upheld by Committee.
After hearing the testimony Of a
number Of witnesses, the investigating
committee, composed Of M. K. Duty,
Republican,; W. 7. Talbot, Democrat;
Dr.. Charles A. slnsel, Republican; s..
R. MorelRnd, Democrat; and ]. L.
Wolfe, Republican, submitted written
report to the House Of Delegates, en-
bodying their conclusions. The Anal
paragraph Of this report read as fol-
lows:
'Your committee finds that no por-
ton Of the said four thousand dollars
has been 1nisappropriated or used by
tho governor Of this state for improper
services, but on the other hand, we
believe that under the law and the CIR
crmstances then existing that the gov
ornor was warranted In making the
reQuisition for the said sum Of four
thousand dollars and causing the said
money to be expended for the purpose
Of properly protecting the states in-
terests in the cases pending in the I'M
terrnediate court Of Kanawha county
against the said A. Leo We'll, wherein
he is charged with attempting to bride
two members Of tho public service
commission Of the state Of West Vlr-
ginia."
This report was unanimously adopt
ed by the House, as shown by tho
Journal Of that days proceedings
Almost from the day Of my inaugu-
ration there has been a continuous
onslaught OF Misrepresentation waged
upon mo And why2 Because have
sought to carry out in full faith the OBJ
legations Of my party, d thing ] am
proud to say ! have been ablo to ac-
eompiish. have battied for the
rights Of the people and for a material