The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-20
Accused Of Having Solicited a Large Sum
for His Vote.
SIX THOUSAND DOLLARS WANTED
Walter R. Bacon Grants Attorney Threw the Shell Into the
Camp That Created the CONSERVATION Of the
Investigators.

Gall HEADQUARTERS, SACRA-
.NfENTO, Jan. 19.-The sensation of the
=. day before the Assembly Investigating
COMMITTEE was charge made by Wal
ter R. Bacon, attorney and political
friend Of U. S. Grant, against Assem-
blyman E. T. Cosper, chairman of the
committee.
While no direct charge was made by
Mr.. Bacon, yet the statement made by
him before the investigating commit
tee this afternoon was in the nature of
an accusation and will be considered as
such until the facts are made plain by
competent witnesses. AS the accusa-
. tion stands Cosper is charged with
having solicited the payment to himself
. of $4,000 in return for his vote for Grant
for United States Senator. The wit
ness. who, it is alleged. is conversant
with all the facts and who. so the story
goes, acted as Cosper's agent, is c. G.
.Lamberson, an attorney residing in
. :Nisalia. A subpoena has been issued
for him at the request of Mr.. Bacon
and as soon as it can be served Mr..
Lamberson will be taken before the
committee and asked to testify under
oath to all the facts within his knowl-
=Eedge
A few minutes prior to the moment
selected by Mr. Bacon for making the
Jcharge Mr.. Cosper was on the witness
stand and there testified that he had
never at any time asked or received re-
enumeration for his vote in the Legis-
lature, nor had any Senatorial candi-
date made any improper offer to him.
When the proceedings before the in
. vestigating committee closed last night
Milton J. Green was formally notified
= to appear before the bar of the Assem-
bly, this morning and show cause why
he. should not be punished for contempt
for refusing to answer questions relat-
-:ing to the payment Of money by him
:. on behalf Of Grant to secure the cleo
:, ton of certain legislators in the various
districts of the State. Providence and
%>the inability of the official stenographer
ITO arrive on time with a proper trans
-" cript Of the record intervened to save
Green from a humiliating backdown or
!: a."prison cell. From the fact that
Green's attorney has been busy to-day
spreading vague reports of the possi-
..bility Of his clients willingness to
answer the question in a moderated
! form, taken in connection with hints
from several of the committeeman that
they do not feel disposed to deal harsh
~&ly.. with the recalcitrant witness makes
possible the belief that Green will not
= lie: sent to jail and that he will not be
required TO answer questions that have
=: been put to him. Now that Colonel
Burns and his army Of political shys-
tiers: have reached the conclusion that
> the. present scandal has put final end
Ito Grants Senatorial ambition they do
not. feel disposed to punish Green to
: the extent Of forcing him to divulge the
:: secret methods by which they them
!. selves are seeking to force their can
dtdate into high office against the
!: wishes Of the people of the State. It
will not do to allow the dear public to
look behind the veil, because If this
were done hanging bee might be the
i. result
:. 1t is noticeable fact that the inves-
: tigating committee, which declares IT
self bent on delving to the bottom Of
things, criminally neglected to ask
Green the name of the prominent per-
son who told him that Howard 2.
Wright was going to make application
TO D. NJ. Burns for a cash contribu-
.tfon to his (Wright's) campaign ex-
penses. It is to be presumed from the
evidence that Green. when he learned the
facts from the prominent citizen" in
tercepted Wright and informed him
that he was welcome to help himself
from the Grant Senatorial sack, pro-
.vtded he would promise to vote for
Grant for Senator. The committee has
seen. fit to leave this point in the dark,