The sun., 1916-02-14
INSISTS HE'LL SEE
WHITMAN FAIR BILL
Senator Brackctt to Demand
To-day Light on 100000
Vouchers.
CURIOUS ABOUT LIQUIDS

Alp,xy. Feb. l3.--From Saratoga
came tho repor, tonight that eN-Sta.e
senator Edgar T.. Bracket would make
another formal and possibly Nerpai oc'
tnand upon state Comptroller Travis t"-
morrow for an inspection OF the vouchers
covering tho trip OF ';uv. Whitm3n ana
par,v to the panama-i acifr EApos' ION
ard return. especially the bill Tor liquids
Senator Bracket insists that tho fu"-
man voucher. with its bulk to'ai "'
$40 600. does no, meet the requirements
Of the Conptroller's Department rctu-
lp,ious. and tnat this voucher ough' Il"
bc i,oniized Az carefully as are all other
| voucli .rs OF state departments ard state
committees.
II is understood that the purpose OF
the men who signed the recent letter 10
the Comptroller asking for detailed IN
formation regarding the expenses OF
commissions FOR five o. siN Years back
was not for the purpose of digging up
material With which 70 cnibarrass tius"
I who may hav. been somewhat generous
| f., SPENDING IA. State'., money. but TO
=
has been with every other voucher. and
/ that 'h, ono covering the Governors trip
/ was a rtr" exception.
Ou the other hand. GOV. Whitman ;
/ trlrr1- ,uSi.t thai Ao docs pot care
Il ra', Wuu' r.v, ,iaiious ar" mad" about
, the trip to- ia" oo,tI that the trip
/ vas not initiated 10y the Governor. and
| that he went IN reepOnse to formal invi-
! tstion and as a guest he waA not eN-
/ pect.d to keep tabs OF or bc responsible
I for whatever expenses were incurred.
senator Bruct'tts friends were saying
| Tonight that the voucher episode was
merely tho beginning of "A campaign to
1 Ice wagel Is senator Bracket against
, IL" Governor in the hope of preventing.
| a. FAR at senator Rrackctt can. IN.
denomination OF Mr. Whitman for Gov
! cruur
| senator Bracket declares that GOV.
! Whitman T. ii mistake and that the Re
| publican is,r'y, having mad" one IN
! nominating Mr Whitman for Governor.
| should not make another by giving him !,
| rerliE!uatiou.
When some ~ the Governors friends
{ We're Informed Tonight that the Sara
! t'gd statesman ana lawyer had taken
up IN" 'udgels against Gov. Whitman
and HAT there werc likely 20 bc more
| fireworks aud Rrdck"tc opigraus hurled
! ~ 'uc GUN' Iuor 'ucy smiled and said
I tgat the sage iron. tue spring, was
! always against everything that Is. was
! o. .hal. be. aud that the Governor was
| not alarmed AZ tu. prospects OF what
over foreclosures" ar" made IN ConIsc-
ton with tn" trip 10 California ari r..
| tIrn.
|, is conceded hy AL o' tho Governor .
parry enjoying the .Ncgrsinu 90 tho :a'r
'na' wn!l" ia" tr'r was long and ;hc
d, s.rts w.r" dry. thor" Is 10 fear ~
ANY revelations which woulI justly the
su.picIoHs ~ senator Bracket that there
Was disgrac.ful amount uC "hoozo'
consumed.
Friends OF Senator Brake have be.r
d. lar.rg Cor several days ,aat IT, has
ar excuse 20 do ali that lc rar %
bring about t." Termination inr 'iuye.iog
- SENATOR Br'"r. ~" Republican leader
. u. the uppc. n,Gs-. or oN-CoGvt 81 AZ
pca!s Juds. Nathan /. Miller or Har.
veY l.. Himtr OF B.Lghan;"u. In pref
or"ucc to Governor Whitman.
lr view of the fact that "A number Of
Legislative leaders Will be IN New Norl,
. this wc'k attending the Republican con-
. veu'!un. = IL not expected that action
MI y, 'aE'n on any of tae nomination,
. Wiiru ar, pruIius b-f.r. the S-r.'e
Firauc" Committee. Tha, committee
vii meet on Tuesday whc'. upportuuity
will u" given t. certain New YOr';
.,.Vic hoiies - submit, their views ~
20 the present members of the stat
Industrial Commission. who's" unnina-
.iorS are among those awaiting tho CON-
'uittre'~ cons .derr'ipr
The other nom ia'iuu- before the CON.
r,'''." 'rc'ui. ;Aos" 80 Travis ~ VII.