The record-union., 1893-01-21

an immediate Investigation. In his stand
lhe Iehama man had not the sympathy
OF the other members of the COMMITTEES.
ana SO the discussion was ended, for the
purpose OF hearing Bretz reiterate his
testimony of the previous night.
de SAID that several members of the
4 Peoples party had begged him to retract
MS statements in the joint convention,
( but that he had refused to do SO and still
( held TO his original opinion that money
/ had been used.
He told how Attorney Chamberlain
I had come to him with the result Of the
I Gafty interview, also that it was a plan to
/ ma out how Cannon stood with the
party. Witness told hamberlain that
he had done wrong, and that the proposal
! IIght be used against him. He advised
! him Chamberlain not 10 repeat the offer
and to be more careful in the future.
Mathews, who was doing the question:
/ ing at this time, then asked the witness
/ how he could so far forget himself as to
I employ man for associate counsel, who
/ upon his own confession had made a pro-
posal TO sell out the party, TO which Brett
I responded that he had not employed
( Chamberlain in the defense, but that he
had not objected TO his participancy in
the case for the reason that he (Bretz)
concluded that Gator had engaged his
services.
Witness admitted having signed a
I pledge to support theDemocratic nominee.
when found impossible to elect a Popu-
list, and also admitted the authorship of
a letter to Foote in which he agreed to
/ vote for him, with the same reservation
/ as contained III the former document,
which, by the way, was exacted by the
Democrats Of Alameda.
L. X. Adams, the preacher Assembly,
man from Santa Cruz, was examined for
three-quarters Of an hour, but his testi-
Inony bore little relevancy to the case.
lie was present when the celebrated
! agreement was signed and was not quite
/ sure whether kerns made a reservation
/ as to the SenatOrship or not. Was of the
opinion that he did not, but later con-
/ cIuded that he did make protest in
! some form or other. Witness went to
! kerns on the day White was elected and
/ got promise from him in the name of
1 the gospel OF st. Judas (they are both de-
/ vOut Christians that he (kerns) would
/ vote for Gator on the first ballot Then.
according to the Rev. p. r. Adams, the
/ library seance was enacted and kerns
walked forth with new faith. From
! this time on he (kerns) refused to vote
( for Gator at all, and was loud in his
! protestations Of fraudship for the White
1 faction. Witness was also pledged to
vote for the Democratic nominee. with
the same reservation as applying to the
others, and when he stated that he had
Z oelAA " AJttA4ONs OCIOIC LnG DdllOL WAS
taken, that "alI was lost."e Mathews
asked: Why then did you not vote for
! White and keep your pledge with the
Democratic party?"
Il was not sure Of the result" was the
reply.
but. you have just stated that you ex-
pressed yourself as sure of the result"
~ was not absolutely sure. l thought
that it was going against us.'
IN conclusion, witness stated that he
had a mortgage on his home, but that he
bad no intention of raising it by selling
his vote.
Ex-senator Thomas e. Beck of Santa
Cruz, state Appraiser under Cleveland,
told how Mr.. Adams had been nomi-
mated by Democratic Convention Of
which he was Chairman. Adams stated
to the witness that he had left the Repub-
lican party for good, and promised faith
fully not to tie himself in a manner that
would prevent his voting for White
when [ arrived in Sacramento" con-
tinued Beck, 81 went to see Mr.. Adams
and he informed me that he had bound
himself to a caucus agreement, and added
that he could draw out at any time"
II. J. L. jacobsen, the Populist MEM
ber from Fresno, proved to be the most
unreliable witness Of the day. Mathews
asked him concerning an interview pub
lisbed in the E.rtHsiJteT in which he
stated that he had been offered both
money and patronage for his vote.
At first he admitted that the interview
was correct, then he said that he was
angry and might have made the state
ments published, and upon further ques-
tioning decided to deny point blank the
entire paragraph relating to his charge
of the corrupt use OF money.
The repetition OF a question calling for
q direct answer brought out a refusal to
further discuss the matter, and an appeal
l fO The chair q tn " hqt 10
proper in view Of the plies already sub
mitted.
/ He told about several people who had
offered him patronage if he would vote
for White, but little credence was given
/ to his words after the numerous contra
dictions in the interview matter. and he
was soon excused to make room for AS
semblyman Bennett of Orange VINO had
very bad memory, and had little rele-
want testimony TO offer. Kerns tried to
make him say that he remembered a GER
| tain interview in which he Kernsl had
asserted that he would vote for White on
the first ballot because it was apparent
that Gator was out of the case, but he re-
membered nothing.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Thomas of Santa Clara was called as
the first witness for the afternoon session.
He knew kerns well, and was present
when the POpulists' agreement was
Sl8ubQs I1du uedlu A6tnS make no reSer-
vation as to the Senatorship. "a gentle
man called on me one day, some time
ago." continued the witness. "and told
me that if | would vote for White l could
have positions for many of my friends in
the mint, as, in the event of Whites cleo
ton, he was going to superintend that in
stitution."
Assemblyman Barlowlof San Francisco
testified as follows: 81 met Mr.. Kernsin
Sacramento and attended the Populist
meeting when he signed the agreement
to stand by decision of all members.
On the morning Of the election Adams
came to. me in my seat and said that
Kerns had promised to vote for Gator on
the first ballot.
After a time he came back and said that
kerns had changed his mind. L have
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