, 1890-01-23

that there was an anu.boodle society
movement, and that Representative
Browne, of Pierce, had promised ~ sub.
scribe half Of tho amount lie could
not remember who had said this, but
Mr.. Cook snid that lie had heard of
Representative Ilcrrcn's saving this.
Representative Cook was tho next wit.
ness. lie reiterated what Mr.. Muultruy
had said IN some respects. lie said
That the efforts Of himself and Mr.,
Moultray were for the expedition of
bu sincss, and added that not word
had passed between them but that could
be used ON the floor OF the house. lie
had never heard anything tending to
show that an anti.bOodle society was
necessary. Mr.. Cook said that Repre-
sentative Herren had told bin that
money had been pledged To siit the anti
boOIlu society to the bottom, and more
would bo forthcoming IL necessary.
Representative JudsOn, OF iIorCc, said
that member Of the hou'e hud talked
with him about the policy tO be pursued
in the house, Tic said that II was in re.
latiOn 90 tho formation Of q society OF
some kind, but that there was no hood lie
In II. lie said that what the re.
portors had printed in quoting him as
saying Of the formation OF q society was
correct. lilo objected TO telling some
Thing lie had heard, but it was not
criminal
Were you asked to join the societyg'
asked Mr., Osiruuder.
That borders on the objection |
raise
"lIas any member of the house talked
with you about citing up an anti.
boudlc society," asked Nh MCltcuyy.
That is the same question | have OBJ.
jectod TO all along"
Mr.srg NlfIlpuXv uu1 n.trunbar sail
that ME Judson knew something which
he was disinclInyd TO tell for some rca
son.
several efforts were made to draw it
out of him, but lie would not talk, CN.
planning that hc had learned Ii In pri.
yatc conversation which 40 Thought
neither the committee uUIthe house had
night ~ probe into. lie said that the
mvmlCr ot the house who had told him
was present and that # thut member
would remove the embargo of secrecy he
would tell IT, Finally Mr., Cook agreed
Judson said: Last Wednesday
night Nir. Cook came to INC ami said
that tho session was moving along
slowly, and that somo of the me mbers
had been discussing the ndVisability of
organizing q society to eNPyditc husi-
ness and see that no vicious legislation
now he said, and there is no heat or
tail to anything, and We think
best to organize society OF
this kind. The society was to
he secret, and the proposition
was to make me chairman OF the oNcCu-
tive committee or some such thing.
There was to be no political line drawn.
told Mr.. Coos that did not consider
the plan practicable, and as for keeping
III. l... l..
done, was right in tine last PROPOSE
ton. for within fifteen minutes thc re
pOrtcrs were ON the truck Of the proposed
society. | will say that So rr ns |
know there was no blacklist, and that no
one was accused OF crme.'
Representative llerron was sent for
and denied that hG told Cook that
money had been subscribed to punish
the promoters Of the ant. DOODLE society.
lie had no knowledge OF any money
being raised to influence the an,i.boOdle
investigation.
Representative JudsOn, of Whatcom,
denied that hc was the prime mover IN
the Organization Of the anti-boodlc sOCi-
ctv and that lac had told MIR. Scott any
thing at Tacoma beyond that there was
an effort to organize u society.
before the meeting adjourned Mr.,
Grant told the committee that he had
near" htprtAchlhtlNc Eduy tel knot
ui house members that there was q
movement ON foot to organize an anti.
Doodle society, and that he had been
asked to join Il.
The committee then adjourned, sub.
lrcito the call Of tho chairman, with
the understanding that MIR. Eddy would
Ue called ON to testify.
senator Payne will also he summoned
before the committee. lie Is the West
cm Washington legislator who was in
tcryicwcd the night ilo story got out,
and said that movement OF keno was
on foot.