The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-12-30

Stow; had not consulted Registrar Smiley
nor had he ever consulted Senator Stanford
about any plan or Senatorial fight, OF any,
thing else in regard to the election of the
State Legislature
Mr.. Clnnie was very anxious to find out
how many thousand dollars the Republican
State Central Committee had sent to the
Sub-Treasury anu the various banks OF the
city to buy up So 50-pieces but Mr.. Stump
could give him no information whatever.
been given by the committee to Mr. Maho-
ney.
Mr. Stump was also reminded by Mr..
Clunie in the same way that Stow was
that his subpoena directed him to bring into
court all records, hooks of accounts, check
books, etc, of money used to influence cleo
tions. The witness smiled, and replied that
he knew it.
"Well, where are they?" inquired the
counsel.
Haven't got any," was the laconic answer.
CLUNIE's NEXT VICTIM.
The next victim Of Mr. Clunies searching
ordeal was Stephen Il. Gage of the Southern
mary questions was, "Have you ever had
any political relations with Senator STAN
ford? 81
Mr. Gage hesitated, meanwhile Messrs.
Lloyd, Dorm and Kowalsky were making
objections as fast as they could be heard,
the witness that he should decline to an
swer questions that he regards immaterial"
During Mr.. Cages hesitation the question,
objections and advice were repeated at
least a dozen times before he caught on, -
as the Directing counsel desired, and finally,
to Mr.. Clunie's utter disgust. he replied .
decline to answer"
He afterward explained that if he had
not known from having listened thus far to
the proceedings that his answer to the Ques-
ti0n would involve & thousand more equally
irrelevant and fruitless questions he would
as soon have answered it as not"
did you do anything" asked the per-
sistent counsel, ito bring Mr.. Stanford be-
fore the public as candidate for the SEN
ate?"
Mr.. Gage thought such question had
mighty little to do with the Twenty-fOurth
The witness did not think Stanford had any
agent who conducted his Senatorial fight |;
did not know of any relation between the
Senator and Mr.. Stow; if there was any it
is news to him,
CONFIDENT OF THE ELECTION.
Mr.. Gage said he had from the first been
perfectly confident of the Senator's election
knew he would be elected-was just as
sure of it before election as he was after
ward.
what made you so confident?" insisted
the counsel. Did you gauge your faith ac-
corning to the size OF the Senator's sack that
was to be used in electing him?"
No. sir, replied the witness, with a
flavor of indignation. Il judged by the at
titude of the State, the public demand for
him."
The witness related that previous to the
late campaign he had heard the Senator say
that he would not be candidate again.
How much money did he tell you he had
set aside for his fight this year?" asked Mr.
Clunie.
HE did not tell me he had set aside dol
lar," replied Mr.. Gage. "On the contrary
he told ME that he had not contributed a
dollar to the campaign. except the usual
the State Central Committee He did not
tell me how much that was and did not
ask. My Impression is that he did not
authorize any one to pay out a dollar for
him. The Senator has always contributed
something to the campaign fund of the
State. He did so this year"
Mr. Gage also explained Senator STAN
lords reasons, as given by the Senator
himself, why he did not respond to the sub
pena served on him just as he was leaving
for Washington.
sTANFoRD's REASONS FOR LEAVING.
The Senator said he would have been glad
to give his testimony in the case before
Judge Wallace, but he was afraid that 1t
would keep him here a week or more and
cause him 10 be away fom Congress when
it opened, something that had not happened
IN his SIX years term ana he did not intend
1t should happen as he was about toretire.
Mr.. Gage said he had talked with leading
Republicans about sending strong delega-
ton from this city to the Legislature, but
not in relation to any particular person or
cause. The question OF finances never cut
any figure in these talks. He had never
suggested to any one at any time who should
be nominated for the Legislature, and he
did not think ybody else had in connection
with Stanford. He was sure Stanford never
authorized the payment of money for that
or any like purpose.
The examination will be resumed today
in the same court.