Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 229, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 September 1920 — “McCRAY OWNED $1,800 GOVERNMENT BONDS MARCH 1, 1919” [ARTICLE]

“McCRAY OWNED $1,800 GOVERNMENT BONDS MARCH 1, 1919”

la it honest? Is it fair? We want you to read the affidavit of Charles W. McClain, the assessor of Jefferson township, Newton county, in which Mr. McCray reState of Indiana, Newton County, Charles W. McClain, being didy sworn upon his oath, ;states: is the regularly elected and acting Assessor for Jefferson Township, said county and for the town of

Kentland, which is located in said . township, and that his attention has , been called to the assessment of I Warren T. McCray, for the year 1918, in said town of Kentland, and to the error which was made -by-said Assessor in the assessment sheet of said McCray for said year 1919. Affiant states, that he called upon said Warren T. McCray, in his official capacity as Assessor, and proceeded to make out the assessment sheet for 1919, by asking the necessary questions of Mr. McCray and, from his ansewers, making the assessrhent sheet. Affiant states, that in answer to’ the amount of Liberty Bonds said McCray owned on Maren Ist, 1919, Mr. McCray told said affiant that he owned Liberty Bonds to the amount of $18,000.00, and that affiant in writing in said amount on said assessment sheet, erroheously wrote in said assessment sheet, the amount of $1,800.00 instead of $lB 000.00 which said McCray at the time said he owned. That said Warren T. McCray owned Liberty Bonds on March Ist, 1919 to the amount of $18,000.00, according to the statement made bv said Warren T. McCray to this affiant, as Assessor as aforesaid. That affiant wrote in the assessment sheet of said Warren T. McCray for said year 1919, by error, that said McCray owned Liberty Bonds on March Ist; 1919, to the amount of $1,800.00 Affiant states, that when his attention was called to the error, he went to the office of the Auditor of Newton County, Indiana, for the purpose of making the correction in said assessment sheet, and upon examination found. that the correction had already been made. CHARLES W. McCLAIN Subscribed and sworn to before me this 21st day of September, 1920. _ „ „

R. R. Cummings, Notary Public. My commission expires Aug. 16, 1924 I 'S. R. Sizelove, Auditor for Newton County, Indiana, hereby certify that the above is a true and correct copy of a certain affidavit, which is attached to and forming a part of tax return of Warren T. McCray, for year 1919, correcting the amount or Liberty Bonds, shown on g .aid Auditor, Newton County, Indiana We also call your attention to the affidavit of Mr, Towers, Mr. McCray’s secretary. State of Indiana, Newton County, ss* William E. Towers, being :first duly sworn upon his 'oatn, stares. Thatr he is a resident of the town of Kentland, in said county, and that he is in the employ of Warren T. McCray of said town. Affiant states, that some time during the week of April 20th, 1920 his attention was called in the assessment sheet of said McCray for the year 1919, in the amount of Liberty Bonds shown by said assesment sheet, to have been owned by said McCray Ist, 1919, and that at that time, affiant went to the office Auditor oLsaid county in the Court House ana made a personal examination of said assessment sheet. Affiant states, that one of the deputies in the Court House was in the office of said Auditor at that time and affiant called the attention of said deputy to the error in the amount of Liberty Bonds shown by said assesment .sheet to have been owned by said McCray on March Ist, 1919; the amount shown by said assessment sheet being sl,80 Affiant states, that he advised said deputy that the true amount of Liberty Bonds owned by Mr. M£ Cray on said March Ist, 1919 ,was $18,000.00 instead of $1,800.00 as shown by said sheet, and on so advised, said deputy- then and there added one Cipher to the amount so shown as aforesaid of $1 800.00, making said assessment sheet show the true and correct amount of Liberty so .owned by Mr. McCray as aforesaid, as $1 Affiant 0 States that he is the Secretary of said McCray and conversant with his business affairs, and that to the knowledge of the affiant said Warren T. McCray did own Liberty Bonds on March lst 1919 in the amount of SIB,OOOO. WILLIAM E. TOWERS. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 21st day of September, A. D. 1920. R E Notary Public. My commission expires Aug. 16, 19 Vicious, unfair and untruthful statements were published and circulated against McCray during the primary. These misrepresentations misled a number of voters in the county and Mr. McCray lost enoug votes to give his opponent a majority. . was the only couW ini tins congressional district that did not_regSer a large majority of the Republican primary for Mr. m«McCray is a farmer, a successful business man. He made M independent campaign for the publican nomination He is our neighbor and willrecerve hundreds of Democratac Newton count*. He represent large body of men, the the state, and will administer the state’s affairs in the interest of the whole people and notm f 3 ® f single group of the cities of the state and especially in the eity of 13 " We believe that Mr.McCray w*« be elected by the largest ever received by a candidate for governor of this state. We w*® the RepublicansofJMper investigate his record, his splendid ability and his exceptional fitnew to Jasper county Republicans want to

be right and want. the truth and not malicious falsehoods and misrepresentations. _ This bond falsehood is characteristic of the disposition of the local opposition to “HURT” Mr. McCray. It is no more false and misleading than other statement which have been circulated and especially the statement in reference to the failure of the Discount and Deposit State Bank of Kentland of which Mr. McCray is president, to do its duty in the matter of financial aid to the government during the war. In another article the truth of this matter will appear in The Republican- .• . — All Mr. McCray and the Repubhcans ask is that the truth be told and that honesty and justice prevail.