Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-24

~ said felt agErlcvcd at their course
and said thnt our friendship amounted
10 id little II | could not come TO-
some ~ them and talk coniidentially.'
Were YOU advised BY them TO sup
II understand that Mr.. Ncbckcr and
sir. Perry had said something about
me being somewhat " politician my
self and that ought to be ~ the Me-
cu in,, camp. , told tne dp r ,ngy were
Were you In the llawlins contest
two years agof'
II was"
Were not your relations close with
the Nobckefs at that timeT
"Thcy were; extremely close. We
were tOgsthcr during the whole Of the
nght. Cock was with va most OF the
time. but finally deserted"
You are also very friendly with
JackH0nG"
yes SIR jackson was ON the Her
aid az the time and our relations have
always been OF the most friendly char
actcr."
"Dld you suppose tina, you would
have any influence with them ON ac-
count of past intimacy"
~ had no other reason"
DO you know Mr.. ivinHV
"wcrc You present on Monday cvcn-
ing last at the Kenyon Hotel at con-
vofaation bctwecn Mr. wins. Mr, Van
Colt, II. ~. Wilson. Fisher Harris.
Judge Dickson and mynclff'
ibid You hear the talk between Mr..
Harris and MIR. ivinng'
YES SIR"
"Dld you hear Wins state that at
tho time 81 his conversation with Hhf-
rs regarding the Jackson vote that
Harris suggested getting carriage
and 20 never mind the expcnreg"
~ did,"
"Mr. WINS admitted that7"
'Hg did"
Harris said TO Wins. Didn't ] say.
Oct carriage. never mind the cN-
pcnsc9' WINS said. That II what you
said"
Witness knows Mr.. Law. took him 60
dinner at the Vienna cafe last Friday
evening about hnlf-pnat six; was try
Ing 10 influence him 10 vote for AIR. Me-
Cune. Nothing was said Of n monetary
consideration; VERY little conversation;
witness was reading the newspaper
most 81 tho time; conversation related
Co our previous conversation In the
headquarters ne 90 sending a telegram
to cache county. Law Huid his only dlf-
ference with tho Democrats was that
h. did not believe IN uniform tnrin'
witness told Law that he might. with
out being Inconsistent, vote Tor Me-
Cune.
LAW MIGHT VOTE FOR McuNE,
Law said. well. n should vote for
Mccune. my motives would be i'm
pugnod." Witness aid 20 Law that he
would not specially urge him to vote
for Mccune under tho circumstances;
hut before leaving the table witness
said 20 Law. ~ want TO take that
back. do not think your motives
would be impugned n you should vote
for McCunc. The character OF the men
who are voting for Mccunc II n guar
nntcc against that. n you would take
any ten men out Of McCune'H camp,
thcy win compare favornhly with the
ten best men In any OF the other
camps" That was all the senatorial
conversation we had
APPOINTMENT WITH SLOAN.
Witness made no appointment, with
Mr.. Mccune for Law made nppolnt-
ment for himself with Law. nj Me-
Cune'H headquarters, witness had adj
vlEod Law not 20 be too haHty In vot-
ing for Mr.. Mccune, but 10 consider II
well. and wished 20 meet him again.
ON Friday night witness had no assur-
ance OF Mccune's election TIL much
later than the talk with Law.
THE CAFE ON TUESDAY.
Witness was present In the Vienna
cafe ON Tuesday evening and heard
the conVersntldn: followed McCune ard
Law IN there, Mr, law was arguing
about blmetallsm; McCune was saying
he was as good silver man aH Mr.,
Cannon; Law admitted this, but OBJ
jected Co the alleged use OF ecclcsinatlc-
al influence In behalf OF MIR, Mccune.
witncrs told Law that Law owed his
IL 40. "a "a
said II he could be convinced 81 that
he would vote for MeCune. After this
Mcclure ana Law stepped Into the
back room and Mcclure Immediately re-
turned and invited witness In.
TELEGRAM TO BE SENT,
II was agreed that witness was to
make telegram 20 send 10 Logan 90
Mr., Barber II was to be signed by
Law next day
Law called Wednesday. and again
Thursday. but witness did not meet
him. witness telephoned him Friday
and suggested that Law 20 20 dinner
with him; Law said he would come up
ana talk over the telegram. and they
went TO dinner.
TUESDAY AT McUNE's.
on Tuesday evening. witness was
with Law AL the time In the Mcclure
headquarters. Vivian MeCune wns
there portion OF the time. Law
wanted 10 catch the last ear, witness
looked AT HIS watch Mt 10 minutes 60 ~,
and told LAW he had better co.
ON Frldy nlphi witness made no
suggestion whatever 10 MIR Law az 10
purchasing bis vote ar did not make or
repeat any 0ifer said 20 have been
made TO Law by Mecune.
Did you say ANYTHING In the way Of
making any proposition for his vote
for considerations
Absolutely nothing; l thought the
man was honest.
cRoss-ENAMiNED.
Witness had come Into the senatorial