The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-09-13
SMITH PINS DRUNK
GOSSIP TO WOMEN

Sanford, Following is the report
Mr.. Kelley makes to me of his con-
versation with Mrs. Sanford:
Denies Making Charges
After introducing myself to Mrs.
Sanford, I enformed her that 1 had
a letter from Parkersburg, w. Va.
She in turn. without letting me go
farther. said, Yes, it is from Mrs.
Bauer
II said No, it is from a Mr..
keenan, and the letter came to the
Democratic headquarters yesterday
and I have forwarded it to the
Governor who in turn has asked me
to see you and inquire whether or
not you made the statement re-
ferred to in the letter to some lady
in Parkersburg, who says she re-
ceived a letter containing such a
statement from you
"Her reply was that she had
written Mrs. Bauer saying that, Of
course, she and her family dis
agreed with the Governors attitude
on the Eighteenth Amendment or
his ability to change prohibition.
l'I said, That is not the question;
did you or did you not write the
article mentioned in this letter.
"She in turn said, L did not. /
was not at the fair on Thursday, ]
did not see Governor Smith, neither
did 1 write a letter to the Governor
to that effect which I might send
to him.
Promised to Write Smith
"She at first said she did not
see why she should, but she would
write Mrs. Bauer. I replied that
that would not be sufficient, that
the Governor was in possession of
this letter and if she was not guilty
of writing it felt 1t was her duty
to write the Governor and tell him.
so.
"She promised me she would do
so and tell him that she neither saw
him while at the Fair, nor was she
at the Fair on the day in question,
nor did she say the things contained
in the letter from Parkersburg, w.
Va.
Il Informed her that that sort
of propaganda was being practiced
and that we were going to find out
the source.
She said, Yes, I received a let
ter from Mrs. Bauer in which she
told me of lot of things being said
in Parkersburg, w. Va"
Before sending me the above,
however, Mr.. Kelley called me again
on the phone and stated that Mrs.
Sanford had positively denied writ
ing any such letter.
1 forthwith Con Saturday, about
noon called Mr.. keenan, on the
phone at Parkersburg, w. Va,
thanked him for his interest in my
cause and asked him if he would
call upon Mrs. Bauer, the woman
who claimed to have received the
letter from Mrs. Sanford, and ask
her If she would be kind enough to
4CI 1l1Iu See CIl6 leGUer.
At six o'clock on Saturday night
/ again called him and he informed
me that it had been impossible for
him to get in touch with Mrs. Bauer
but that he would attend to it on
Sunday morning. Carrying out his
promise he saw Mrs. Bauer on Sun
day morning and at 1890 o'clock
1 received from Mr.. keenan, the fol-
lowing telegram:
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"Parkersburg, w. Va.
ITO Governor Alfred E. Smith.
Albany, N. Y.
Impossible to get Sanford letter
party here says same is lost or de-
Stroyed, believe she must have got
instructions from Syracuse to de-
stroy or not disclose, however, she
does not deny statement in letter
but has quit talking.
(Signed) w. A. KEENAN,"
1t will be noted that Mrs Sanford
promised Mr.. Kelley that she would
write to me and make denial of the
letter attributed to her by Mrs.
Bauer. Up to noon on Wednesday
afternoon, Sept. IL, 1 received no
letter from Mrs. Sanford.
II Mrs. Bauer made the state
ments attributed to her by Mr.. Kee-
nan and Mrs. Sanford made the
statements attributed to her by Mr..
Kelley, both can not be telling the
truth. Wrich of the two women
involved is guilty of the SANDER I
don't know.
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