The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-19

of furnishing information about anybody
.else's candidacy.
questions of this committee. Mr.. Green.
a. ] have no desire whateVer-never had
any desire-to stir up any scandal or to
make any reflections upon any other gen
tlemen who are aspiring to the Senator
ship.
@. Well, ask you specifically, did
you understand at that time that any
of the candidates received any assist
ance in the interest of Daniel M.
BurnsP
A. I understood that assistance
was rendered by Colonel Burns to
candidates for the Legislature, and
in the same manner that Mr.. Grant
was making contributions.
Q. What candidates did you understand
were so assisted by him?
A. do not care to answer that question.
q. On what ground do you decline to
answer that?
A. Because it is simply hearsay.
Q. That is the only ground?
A. That, and the further ground that
the committee has a better method of
arriving at that result.
=. Through what means did you under
stand that Colonel Burns was assisting
candidates in their candidacy in the
campaign?
A. Well, in several different ways.
Q. Name one of them.
A. AS a matter of common rumor on
the streets of San Francisco-that is at
least, in political circles.
O. Any other way?
A. 1 think, in some instances, conversa-
tons L had with friends of the candi-
dates.
Q. You remember any conversation with
reference to the candidacy of any one can
didate?
A Any one candidate for the Legisla-
ture?
c. For the Legislature, yes.
A 1 cannot recolect now.
O. You cannot recollect any?
A. Of course, these things I did not
charge my mind with. 1 had no desire
at any time to reflect upon Colonel Burns
candidacy. I knew that he was doing
something that was considered proper
and was quite usual. And, as we were
desire to cast any reflection upon Colonel
Burns or any other candidate for Senator.
knew that some of the other candidates
were contributing for the election of a
and that were considered proper and that
they expected to receive the votes of their
friends in the Legislature.
Q. Well, Mr.. Green, do you know of
your own knowledge, or by common
knowledge, as it is known, that Mr.
Burns put money into the campaign of
any one of the members of this Legisla-
ture?
A. 1 cannot say that I know it of my
own knowledge, because I was not pres
ent and saw money paid. So l will
have to answer that do not know it of
my own knowledge
@. Well, the question is double. 1t says:
Do you know it by common knowledge,
as ii is known?
A. What is the latter part of the ques-
ton?
Q. Do you know that fact by what is
known as common knowledge?
A. certainly know 1T by-to that ex-
tent, yes.
O. Can you point this committee to any
means whereby they may learn of Mr.
of any member of this Legislature for
elections?
man / do not imagine he has anything
to conceal He probably would be will
ing to admit as l have done, that he was
interested in the election of Repub-
lican Legislature, and was perfectly will
ing to contribute to that result.
O. You can point to no means, then, ex-
cept the examination of Mr.. Burns him
A Examination of Mr.. Burns, or the
members themselves.
Q. That would be the limit of your
ability to direct us to testimony?
A. Certainly.
Mr.. Mellick-Do not limit it to Colonel
Burns He said as to other candidates.
G. Now, 1 will ask you if you have any
knowledge of any other candidate for the
United States Senate having put money
into the candidacy of any member of this
Legislature other than those you have
spoken of. viz, Mr.. Grant and Mr.. Burns?
We have exhausted that side.
A. No; | cannot say that l have. OF
course L know that they contributed to
the election of members of the Legisla-
ture, but whether it was done in fnan-
cial way or by personal influence in the
district or speaking in the district, why
am not prepared to say. / think prob
ably that was done.
@. am speaking particularly of put