The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-01

Jensen requested you to remain away
| What language did he use? [ don't
know as recollect it
! Did he ask you as a favor to remain
away, or advise you as friend? He asked
| me If / wouldn't.
Mr. Evans-I understood Soren X. Chris
| Jensen to say his duty was to have men,
| berS present.
Mr.. Observation-Disclosures forces.
WHAT BELTS HEARD.
Representative ]. Belts was called by
| the committe and sworn. Examined by
| Mr.. Stewart.
You are a member of the house of rep
resentadves? Yes, sir.
! From what county? Utah.
! VIII you state to this committee wheth-
er any persons have used any influence.
| any improper influence upon you in be-
half OF any OF the senatorial candidates
Not TO me, sir; no, sir.
Do you know whether any improper in
fiuence has been used? Yes, sir.
| VIII you tell the committee what, if
any, there has been? A gentleman by the
name of Thomas Coward of Payson said
that Mr.. Pace, who lives in Grand county.
was offered 5000 to secure the vote of
! Lester Taylor to Mr.. McCune.
! Do you know that of your own knowl-
edge? No, sir. was informed by
Thomas Coward, who said that Pace tod
him that a gentleman in Salt Lake City
! Lester Taylor.
Do you know of anybody else? He says
the same statement was also offered 10
a man by the name of Steve King, to use
bis influence on Mr.. Taylor.
Are these simply rumors you have
heard? Yes, sir Simply rumors AR
Coward told me Pace had offers and
Pace told me it was the case.
Do you know whether he was repre-
sentative Of McCune or not? L do not
Didn't name the person.
Did you learn what the effect was on
Taylor? L think the person did not ask
Taylor; says he was afraid to for fear
he would get his face smashed.
Mr.. Whitney-What kind of a man is
Thomas Coward? Just a general sort OF a
citizen; not very nigh. nor very low, Just
a medium sort of a man. | think he IS
ABOUT 40 years of age.
Have you made any efforts to ascertain
the truth of falsity of these rumors?
Yes went home to see Pace, but he
mad left.
You have pursued the matter no fur
Their? No further.
Was MIR. Pace here in Salt Lake City
interested in any senatorial candidate?
understanding. TO use his influence, if he
had any. with Mr.. Lester Taylor: that
he should have that amount to secure that
vote and he could give Taylor what he
chose.
Who was the alleged agent? 1 do not
know. 1 never could find out.
QUILL NEBEKER'S OFFER.
Representative L. Redd was called by
the committee and sworn. Examined by
Mr. Stewart.
You are a member of the house of rep
resentatives? Yes, sir.
From what county? San Juan county.
Have you ever been approached by any
one improperly in behalf of any sena
torial candidate? l consider / have.
VIII you state to the committee when
and where and who thus approached
you? l was approached by certain man
one day
to me one day and said he had a message
for me. ] was at the time sitting in the
assembly hall; in the room up there where
we hold; | said all right. said will at
was the next day-the next day but one,
he came to me and says, 81 have been
told by one of the outfit from Nc
That is Aquila Nebeker president of
I could get 5000 for my vote. to vote for
McCune. That he had a message to that
From whom was that message? He
said 1t was from McCune's outfit; that
could get 5000 for my vote. He did not
give the name of the party.
Is that all you know about it-that you
could get 5000 for your vote. And nd
not give you the name? No, sir;
That's all you know about it? 1 think
Well if you do know anything more.
we would like to. have it. don't know
the name: | simply spurned the offer He
said he knew L would, but he had that
message sent.
When was it this statement was made
to you by Mr.. Nebeker? 1 do not remem-
About when? think it was about two
weeks after the session opened; just be-
fore | left King.u,U
Did anybody else ever approach you?
Did you regard it 9as an attempt to Sc
cure your vote by such means on the
part of Mr. Nebeker? l do not hardly
L did not want anything TO do with it.
What do you think now? do not know
what his motive was.
you $1,000? He said l could get it. This
message, he said, came from the McCune
outfit.
AS a matter of fact. didn't you know,
Mr.. Redd, that Acquila Nebeker was vot-
ing for King or Powers or some of those
gentlemen all TT time? I knew it.
Did you believe he was honest in ex-
pressing that. or in q jOcular way, or in
earnest? 1t was in earnest.
That he had been charged with the
duty Of telling you that? / don't know
You have since voted for Mr.. Mcclure?
Yes. sir.
Who were you voting for at that time?
Who was Nebeker voting for? 1 think
Powers.
NEBEKER'S PURPOSE.
Have you any reason to believe, from
subsequent events. or from anything at
that time. that Nebeher was trying to
prejudice pre-. \. e,, your mind against McCune?
Why did you change to Mr.. McCune?
Because | thought he was a good man
for the place. l thought King could not
Has there been any inducement offered
MeCune besides that? No sir.
Did Mr.. McCune or his supporters ap-
proach you? No, sir. If they had 1
would not have been where / am.
DO YOU know of any other member be-
ing influenced for Mcclure? No. sir.
Or for any other candidate? / may
have heard rumors. l don't know any
thing.
LARSON NOT APPROACHED.
Representative Larson was called by
the committee.
You are member of the house of rep
Yes. sir.
From what county? Utah county
You may state to the committee wheth-
er any improper influences have been used
with you in favor of any senatorial can
didate. None whatever.
Do you know of any improper influence
being used upon any member tie vote for
any candidate? / do not.
You are not onto this 5000 racket? No.
sir l have not had any offers.
For whom have you been voting? Will
lam H. King.
No one has ever approached You with
improper influences to swerve you from
your allegiance to Judge King by the
use of money or anything of that kind?
No. sir.
Anything that you consider improper?
No. sir.
You seem to have been loyal to King.
will you explain how it is you are so at /,
tached to him: is there not any consd- |
GRAFTON there? Well, | think the reason is, |
he is the best man for the place.
That is the only consideration? That's |
all.
There was not any molasses on your |
feet to hold YOU to him? You do NOT |