Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-01

should make such a atntement7 Yes;
he said that evening. he said thera was
"a chance to get money Tor ..unic votes,
and he thought he would like 10 have
his friends get aDmc ~ H. On -aiur-
day, the day ~ Sit. Laws statement
saw this gentleman again I tried to
get to see him Friday. 10 know what
connection there was. N any. with Mr..
McCune. II was In consequence NJ the
address Of Mr. O'Seil that man who
know anything and would npt apeak
out was "a moral coward. I thought |
would see Thompson and lhen make
"a statement. intended To do " Sat
urdny morning n could have seen Mr.
Thompson. and mud out what c,nncc-
tion he had with Sir. Mccune.
What statement ala Thompson make
In regard 10 who was buying voteaf
lie dld not make any charge. On sat-
urday evening I asked him where he
obtained his authority to oIor money.
lie said II wns Just talk around town.
I asked him " he was authorized by
Mccunc 20 make the ofcr iia said
no"
told him when he was In the city
20 call aud see me. He u an old
friend " mine.
Wasn't your curiosity nrouaed7 II
was not al that time. because We
talked about u quite a little bit that
evening. ana the main talk was nH 20
whether It was against mans pfin.
clpic or not tn take money. lie asked
me " ! thought " was wrong. said
" u was not against "A mans principle
n would not be wrong. but u would
be against mine. lie said he under
stood that ON Saturday, when I met
him again. ! learned what he meant
BY principle" lie said while there
- Ia.
dates, all equal na To their political
faith. that there would be- no principle
sacrificed II "a man was intending 20
vote FOR Democrat I suppose by
principle" he meant conscience but
I learned that he did not mean that.
what n the Impression on your mind
now. that he was Offering 10 bride you
un an nEontf No. sir
Just repeating 10 you street talk
Yea. Hlr. I thought nj firHt h. was ut.
tempting 30 brihe me. but after
talked 60 him further discovered
that u was only street talk. that he
was not authorized by McCunc 10 make
, any ofcrn 90 me nor to anyone else.
LESTER TAYLOR TEsTfFiEs.
Representative Taylor. member Of
| the House from Grand county. testified
/ that he had not intended 10 vote fof
| MCCuno. one week nKu last Saturday
s0ren y. Christensen had asked him "a
stay away that day. which he had re-
fused o. do.
Has anyone made any offer 10 you II
you would vote for Mr. Mccunc7 No
sir
DO you know II any Improper cnor,
being used In behalf ~ Mr. McCunci
| No. Hif.
or any other candldate7 No. sir.
| n was reported here. forget By
/ ~ too
agents waited upon you the night be-
fore the Law charges were made upon
the floor. and that you had agreed u
vote for him the next day. In that cor
| rrttf That was not correct.
| notice that on Friday or Monda,
following the saturday. that you voted
| for MccuncT Yes. nlr.
VIII you explain 60 the committee tn
object of thntg The reason I voted FOL
him was that I did not believe The
charges. Just thought I would vot,
for him 10 show that did not believe
IT,
Mr.. Howcil-Dld Mr.. Mccunc, or am
person acting In his behalf-hna any
person whatever Interested In one can
didnte, or any ~ them. Ut none OF them
| any member whatever, or any individ
| unl whatever, presented any Improper
approach 10 youf No. rlr.
MIR. BETTs HEARD RuMoRs.
Repr, sentative j. lielta was sworn
VIII YOU state 10 this committee
whether any persons have used any In
nuencr. any Improper influence upof
you In behalf ~ any ~ the senatorial
candidatvrf Not tu me. sir. no, sir
Do yuu know whether any Improper
influence has been uhedf Yes. sir
WIN you tell the committee what. u
any, there has been A gentleman bl
| "A. pu,u., ~ fphnruuu edward az pay
son said that Mr, Pace. who lives u
Grand county. was offnrri tb.0Oo 10 49,
cure the vote Of Lester Taylor TO Mr
Mccune.
DO you know that Of your owr
knowledge No. cir. was informed
by Thomnn edward. who said thai
Pace told him that q gentleman In sal
Lake city offered him 5000 10 nccur,
tho vote NJ Lester Taylor.
| 10 YOU know ~ anybody olHci II,
says the same statement was also 81
forrd To a man by the name OF stew,
King. TO use his influence ON Mr. Tuy
Tor.
heardf Yes. Hir. Simply rumura. Mr.
edward told me Pace hnd oaers RnC
Pace told me ID was the ease.
| DO YOU know whether he was Rep
rcacntntiNc ~ Mr.. Mccunc cr not:
do not Didn't name the person.
llld you learn what thr gUrNt was or
Tuylorf think tho person did mel
nHk Taylor. says h. was afraid to fpl
fear he would yet his face HtfaHhcd.
| Have you made any efforts 60 narer
tain the truth or falHlty ~ these Tu
morag Yes. went home 10 see Pace
but he had lcft,
You have pursued the matter no fur
thcr3 No further.
| Was Mr. Pace here IN Salt LAX
| city Interested In any senatorial cardl
date No Hir. The idea was. accord
| ing 10 my understanding, 10 use his In
nuoncc, II he had any. with SIR. Leatei
| TAYLOR.
Who was the alleged ngontf d,
not know, mover could fnd out.
REDO IMPLIcATEs HEBEKER.
Representative l.. II. Rcdd wal
sworn.
Have you ever been approached by
any one Improperly In behalf nf an.
senatorial oandidatol consider
| have.
win you state 10 the committee whei
and where and who thus approached
you7
Qull Nebeker came 10 me one day an,
said he had message for mo, | was "a
the time sitting IN the assembly hall.
said | VIII attend 10 II some other time
| think n was the next day but one. n
/ came 10 me ana said. ~ have beer tol,
by one OF the ouilli from Mccune'e'-