The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-26

I do not think that I did. don't re-
member it.
DID you see Mr. Law any more? I
believe 1 went into the room to get
my coat and hat.
NEVER SAW LAW ALONE.
Did you. at any time. see Mr.. Law
alone? No, sir.
Was you at any time alone with him
any more than to step into the room,
! as you have said. and then back to call
for Sloan? No. sir; l was not
NEVER MENTIONED MONEY.
I viii ask you to state whether. in
/ any CORN. you asked Mr.. Law that
night if he would vote for you and he
could name his own price? No. sir,
did not; 1 never dreamed of il.
( Or did you any other time? No, sir
State anything? No, sir.
Either directly or indirectly? Moth
/ ing that could convey any such idea To
him.
When did you next see Mr. Law after
Tuesday night TO converse with him?
did not see him TO converse with him
any more until 1 met him at the drug
store. 1 had net him, 1 think. in tie
room, if 1 remember right; 1 would not
be positive.
AT this point [ viii ask you to state
if you know or had information as TO
the condition of your chances for cleo
ton on Saturday? l considered it GER
tain
You may state why you considered
it? Because I had pledges of three
votes positively, and, as l supposed, OF
Mr.. Peery. If he was able to so, that he
would, and IN TO the last moment I
rather expected Peery would be there.
What three votes were they2 Mr..
Rideout, Mr.. Stewart and Mr.. Ter
sen.
You had not conversed with Mr.. Lar
sen, had you? No, sir
Had you positive information from
anyone? Yes, sir.
Who? From yourself and Senator
Evans
NOW. was that before you met Mr.
Law? Yes. sir.
[ viii ask you whether or not, if It
had been suggested 10 you in any form
that anybody else than those three you
have named might vote for you? Yes,
sir.
Who? Lester Taylor.
State what there is about that? Mr..
Christensen came &c me and told ms
that Lester Taylor said that he would
probably vote for me that day.
What was said2 I told him to go
back and tell Taylor not to vote for
me on rOllcall if ne voted at all. 10
change his vote after rollcaIl and vote
Cor me.
Did you state why? Because 1 want
ed TO be elected with Democratic votes.
Did YOU state anything to the effect
that You expected to be elected by
Democratic votes? Yes. sir.
About what time was that? I can't
tell exactly; somewhere about a quar-
ter 10 10.
had you heard anything about Rep
Fesentative Richards would perhaps be
. .
certainty. because we ran ii down 10
be positive; knew he had been excused,
and found out THAI he was away.
Now. what time, as near as you can
judge now. We're you called to the tele-
phone by Law? l think it was late-
than what has been stated here. think
it was about half-past ten. but / k&vA
no reason for saying that my idea Of
the time was correct, because We We're
all excitement that morning. and ] was
in and out and very busy at the time.
Now. as To what he said and what
you said, state as near as you can. over
the telephone. Mark Coons came in
and said Mr.. Law wants you at the
l said. Mr.. Law?" And
he said, Yes 1 was a little bit sur
prised. l went TO the telephone, and
wondered what he could want of me,
when it was near time to come down
here. 1 went to the phone and Mr..
Law says Is tndI Mr.. McCune L
said. Yes" He says. Can l see you?''
/ said. Yes" He said. Where can Z
meet your l asked, Why not come
down here?" He said, No. am
they are suspicious of me-"
[ couldn't understand what he meant;
and I asked. Where do you want to
see me-" He said. Cant you meet
me up at the Wasatch drug stOre?" I
said. Where is the Wasatch drug
store?" He replied. ION the corner OF
Second South and State"
MEMBERS WE'RE SHADOWED.
Were you aware at that time of the
-act or had reason to believe from
what you understood. that during this
campaign members of the legislature
lad been Swallowed somewhat by work.
ers particularly where they were SuS-
,ected of being inclined to shift from
me candidate to another? Yes, sir
You understood that to be the fact?
Yes. sir
And did YOU have any other idea.
hen, when he spoke of being watched?
10, none whatever.
What. if anything. did he say about
-Oting for you. or what language die d,
lie use? I said, Wouldn't Dunbar OF
Harris do; am very busy" He said,
No. I want TO see you personally
hink 1 can vote for you, according to
ny conversation with your men," or
to that effect.
Now, what conversation did you I'M
erstand him to mean? 1 suppose the