Show A BAREFACED FALSEHOOD I Chairmen Callistcr and Eichnor So Term Herald Statement I Salt Lake City Utah Oct 17 1000 Editor Tribune In order that the j matter may he brought to the notice of all fairminded people we request the I favor of space in The Tribune for the following refutation of the gross misrepresentation mis-representation of ourselves and others In this mornings Herald The Herald under the following lash heading City Auditor Not Permitted to Make a Financial Statement says On the morning of the day on which the Herald printed a statement of the city finances showing the bankrupt condition of the general fund Chairman Chair-man Cnllislcr of the Republican State committee and Chairman Eichnor of the I Republican county committee held along a-long consultation with CitY Auditor i Reiser In the latters oflice The situation i situa-tion was thoroughly canvassed First 1 It i was the opinion of the two chairmen I that the City Auditor should answer the statement and demonstrate the solvency of the fund This Mr Kelscr said was Impossible as an effective answer an-swer could not be made Then it was decided to Uo nothing and lo say nothing noth-ing Mr Reiser was assigned a thinking part He was to make Ho statement of the finances to the Council or any one else He agreed to do this and the two chairmen evidently niade good this promise as well aa the further understanding under-standing that there shall bo no meeting of the Finance committee until after election The above statement Is a barefaced falsehood We did not visit the Auditors Audi-tors office as stated nor did we hold a long consultation or any consultation whatever nor lid we advise him personally per-sonally or Jointly at his olllce or at any other place not to answer the statement of the Herald nor have we or anybody else to our knowledge over advised the Finance committee not to make a statement or not to hold a meeting until after election nor did Mr Reiser state to us either personally personal-ly or jointly that It was impossible to answer the Heralds statement We further state that the entire article is false from beginning to end so far as it relates to us Respectfully E H CALLISTER DENNIS C EICHNOR |