The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-25

All Democrats there except Mr.. Law d?
No, sir.
Give us the name of some Republican
who was there? l think Mr. Critch-
low, ! should call him a Republican,
was there.
But he is favoring McCune, isn't he?
Well, 1 believe-I presume he is;
don't know.
Did you have any orse in that party
who was not favoring McCune? No,
not even Mr.. Law.
Only Mr.. Law? No, I say not even
him: he was favOring him at that time.
You had quite formidable array of
Democrats. McCune supporters, around
Mr.. Law on that occasion? Yes. sir; I
think so.
And you think you made some i'm
preston upon him? Mr.. Law said so; 1
took his word for it.
Did you think he was going to vote
for McCUne. then? No; was not over
ly hopeful.
You were not overly hopeful at least?
L thought there was a chance to get him
to vote for Mr.. McCune there.
What time did you leave the restaur-
ant to go to headquarters? Well,
don't exactly remember, Mr.. Evans,
but l think in the neighborhood of 10
o'clock, probably a little earlier than
that.
And you think McCune left there
about II o'clock-10 minutes to II? No.
l said Law.
1t was Law left there? Yes, sir.
What time did McCune leave? 1 said
| thought about II O'clock; 1 am not
fixing speaking as to the time Law
left; he said he was anxious not 10 miss
the car.
When you arrived at the headquar-
tiers, you say Mr.. McCune and Mr.. Law
came into the room. did you? On. we
all stood around there for quite a bit
You all stood around there for quite a
bit? Yes.
Some people left by and by? People
coming and going all the time.
All the time-was the room full?
Pretty well. that is, this room we were
in when we first went there.
Which room was that, Mr. Sloan? 1t
was the third room, if you know what
l mean, beginning with the long green
room.
The long green room, Is the long green
room the one right at the head of the
elevator directly west? Yes then
there is one next to it, and it was in the
next room still north.
Next to the green room? Yes, sir
What do you call that room. if you
have or have you named it? Haven't
named it.
And you were all sitting in there?
Yes, sir.
Then there is room still north of
it? Yes, sir
Is that the room Mr. McCune and Mr..
Law went into? Yes: they went into
that and Immediately and a little al
cove off, partitioned place, where
there is folding door closes if it is
necessary.
You go-that is in the north room. and
then there is a. partition in that north
room? 1t ia walled up part way and a
partition or folding doors in it to the
east.
Who invited him in there? Who in
vited him in there?
DIDN'T HAVE ANY INVITATION.
Yes. 1 don't recolIect any invitation
being extended at all.
Don't you remember Mr.. McCune say
ing, Il want to speak to you minute,
Mr.. Law? No.
Don't remember MIR. Law saying he
wanted to speak to him? No.
At all events. those two men We're
in there alone? I don't know whether
they were in there alone; they stepped
in the other room.
| am not asking anything about that;
Mr.. Law and Mr.. McCune went into
that room alone, didn't they, together?
They went in together, yes.
They went in together? That is my
recollection, but 1 am not positive as
to that.
And did anybody else go with them 4?
Not that / know Of
Not that you know of? Not that
know of.