The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-30

conducted the .xsx1snatson. - -az evil
ce-tiy TIRE intention 10 prove thai ore CT
tAs members O. the legislature had re-
czswsd improper oyer1nrss from ore % the
senatorial ~ardSda.e. Tn. member -
VAST Hicks. % Mason county. -fso vot %
FOR Tu-nsr. Tod testified Fl part 80 fol
lows:
lftscsI friend Of EeprssentsTiye Hicks I
lad received several letters fruFn ric.s
r. which ne stated that 5e was fatDFa.4>
r. 9nags insor sne go 1890 80 ,a 80
81 the hgft ell II was euded soon AFTER
the Joint bzliofing began Hicks voted tor
I,TnsT saw Aim =, ssesi. -, 49, So
lie replied that - wanted 20 Do the best
thing for himself ! could not infer
which he mearf--ghsthsr ne wanted 70
Do the best politically or financially.
Vote. WORTH $4,000 Each
On cross-examinztson witness adnnItted
thar - one conversation Hicks had ap-
reaFe8 somewhat fustered ard had stated
thar RS financial condition might be i'm
proved He said that Hicks rad stated
directly fhat $3.50 could be secured FOR
q vote in the conversation with Hicks
the ~ mes 81 Frank r. BAKER and Fred
Merrill % Tacoma we're mentioned. The
witness swore that Hicks had said that
lie told these rgen that K there vas any
Thing fn sight they would have g cough
up" The witness Hz9re that he had
advised Hicks 20 steer clear OF this sort
OF thing. ard that Hicks had promised
10 have nothing more 70 90 with that
kind o. business.
Replying 70 a question BY williams
witness sai1 that In the conversation rel
alive to fhs $3.50 Hicks had said that
ne could use thaT amount OF money 20
Eooa advantage
The witness was here excused ard was
a. q zsp-
man Powell and Eaid. Before I testify
further Il this matter ] VII see Judge
WInsor. and 4 be advises Hse may give
further testimony
Chairman Powell demanded: "Are We
= infer from ihat. that you are coEcesliug
anything from this commit.eef'
The witness hCslssted and replied that
the committee could infer what iG pleased.
Powell replied smpaatieaIly THAI the Wit
ness would b. tried for contempt II he did
not testify fully.
Cline Was Approached.
Speaker cline was called. lie svrors that
. newspaper correspondent had advised
that be might be able 10 make a deal
with one OF the candidates. and b. with
drawing from the race might be able 10
profit by to transaction. 4 position pay
ing 81 so per year WAS talked " IN cOnnec-
ston with the matter. Witness had been
to.e that he could make better deal witA
Judge Turner than with any one else.
Speaker Cline sWore that A. j. Goddard.
ore OF the Squire workers. had told him
that n he would usc his Influence the pos
siblli;ies were thai Squire would Dc willing
20 pay any legitimate expenses incurred
heretofore oy the witness.
The witness said ne vas given 10 undos-
stand that Squire would consider only
business proposition.
Senator Squire. although subposnaed.
went TO Seattle today. Ha may attempt
10 evade the process OF the committee.
The senate resignation committee, oon-
slstlnx Of Keith Of Pierce, McReavy OF
Mason and Besh Of Yakima, held a session
this afternoon. lasting about two hours.
scsersl witnesses were examined. includ-
ing Or. Calhoun. Eugene Short. of Spo-
kane, and Senator Piummer Calhoun tes-
tiled 90 meeting Plummer by appoint
ment to talk over proposition by which
he U'iummeD was 10 enter the Squire
campaign. DR. Calhoun did not positively
state that Plnmmer had demanded money,
but his testimony left the inference con
veyed by the interview IN the Post-intell-
sencer.
Eugene short swore that PIummeT and
Calhoun had a talk in Plummer's room
about TWO weeks ago. He (ShorD was
hidden az plummers request IA a closet
and overheard the conversation Short
stated that Plummar had told him OF the
conference he was to have with Calhoun.
and requested him (ShorO 70 listen from
the closet. as be feared that ne might be
iobbed. Short sw0re that pr. Calhoun
made a proposition TO Plummer for him
10 work for Squire and 10 use his In
nuence In getting votes for the senator.