The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-20

ton of the testimony OF ]. P. Brown
of Wednesday which could not be sent
in time for publications:
Q. Did YOU take any part. in advising
should be done in close. districts?
A. No, sir-as to specific districts.
4. No. sir. In fact, matters political
We're seldom discussed before Mr.. Grant.
Q. The matter was seldom discussed be-
fore Mr. Grant?
A. That is. political matters.
Mr. Mellick-How about financial mat
ters?
A. had no part in financial matters.
The chairman-Well in the figuring out
OF this proposition as to chances OF sue
cess on the part of Mr.. Grant and Mr.. -.
NJ. Burns you kept close track as Posslf
BILE upon the movements and actions OF
Mr.. Burns?
ably.
4. We tried to keep somewhere in touch.
q. Well, Mr.. Brown, think you nave
answered that your interests and those
of the paper in which you are interested
were with the candidacy Of Mr.. Grant. L
ask. if in the progress of the campaign,
you learned of any improper methods
ter of electing Republican legislators!
A. What do you mean by learned
@. Well, 1 mean just what the ordinary
o od % any its popuIar significance
A. l do not think l could give the best
q. We'll. " will you give such evidence as
a. Oh YOU will hear all sorts Of rumorrs
from all sorts of strikers. Ihey VIII
come and pretend to have lnIorInaIoIi II, 70
give YOU so they can borrow IidlI d uOilo-
or such matter.
O. True. will put the question in an n.
other form. Mr. Brown, that may De
more satisfactory to you. Can you point
IL,
they can probably learn OF any improper
means having been used by Mr.. D. M.
Burns to elect Republican legislators VINO
would be favorable TO MS caholddcy 4ol
United States Senator? .-,,
A. You mean Mr.. Burns or his friends!
O. l prefer to leave the question as
a / don't think I would be in a posi-
ton just now to do that; but l might later
The chairman-If you can refresh your
memory or find any data will you do SO?
A 1t is possible. 1t is possible might
do so.
.. Do YOU now recall any instance?
A. Not at this moment; no, sir
Q. Now. can you point this committee
to anV means whereby they can learn
of any improper influences brought to
bear upon the Legislature of California
in the matter of the election OF Unlted
States Senator in behalf of any candi-
date that has been named or voted upon
in this Legislature?
A. ! might later, sir.
@. Can you do so now?
a. At the moment, no.
O. And the scope of the question in
cludes any candidate. you understand?
A l understand that perfectly; yes, sir.
Mr.. Mellick-Cannot you tell what you
have heard?
. A. Why. if I should attempt to state all
that l have heard ii would take up a week
of this committees time telling of the
Sacramento-and always do-during the
legislative session. 1t is common knowl-
edge that there are touts and strangers
about that have tales on the end of their
tongues that they are willing to pour
into any mans ear that is willing to give
them dollar for the information; and [
would not attempt to repeat them or TO
drag mems names in.
The chairman think it would not be
advisable, unless
Mr. Mellick-But he is in position to
know definitely. You are, Mr.. Brown.
You know you are.
Mr.. Burnett-Give us some of the ru-
mors that you have heard You have got
plenty of time.
A oh. We have heard rumors that
money was being used on the other side
q. What were those rumors?
A. Oh. nothing. / cannot state specif-
Cally now. We have heard that vast num-
bers of people were being brought up here
from Los Angeles; that the Los Angeles
utitBdtloL was httplllB-NOIhlUB LOT MT.
Bulla-and that the expense of doing that
was five or six hundred dollars a day
and l have heard all sorts of stories.
.. Who did you hear was putting up
this money?
A. For whom?
Q. For any of the Senatorial candi-
dates.
A. 1 cannot recall now that they specif-
cally mentioned anybody; but 1 don't per-
nit those things to affect me generally.
But will try industriously to see if 1
cannot recollect.
Q. Can you recall single rumor con-
meeting the name of any candidate for
the United States Senate with any mem
Der OF the Legislature as having assisted
him financially? Have you heard, at any
time, of any candidate for United States
Senator having assisted any candidate for
the Legislature?
A. Yes; 1 heard it here on the witness
stand this morning.
Q. Have you heard it anywhere else?
A. Oh, have read the stories in the
Q. Have you heard it in talk on the
streets with your friends?
A. have heard those things that were
published in the newspapers talked Yes
sir.
9. But nothing except what was pub
lished in the newspapers?
A Well, now you are pinning me down
to try to recollect what was transpfring-
croWdlng one thing upon another for two
or three weeks
Q. Well, you can recollect some of those
instances, surely.
A OIL have understood that one party
here was sending for members of the Leg
lslature and attempting TO intimidate
them not TO vote for Mr.. Grant
=. VINO was that party?
A Who sent for members of the Leg
islature?
Q. Yes
A It was namesake of mine, named
Brown.
q. Brown?
A Yes
Q. What Brown?
A. /. H.
Q. What candidates-do YOU know Of
any candidate that he sent for? Do YOU
remember the name?
A. No, / don't know that
The chairman-You mean any legisla-
tor, Mr.. Burnett?
Mr.. Burnett-Yes.
O. You said candidate"
Mr. Burnett-Legislator, l mean
Mr.. Melltck-I did not understand that
answer You say that you have heard
that L. Fl. Brown was sending for mem
bers of the Legislature and illuminating
them to vote for certain candidates for
A. No; telling them that Mr.. Gage
would not give them any patronage-and
telling them that they could not get anv
bills through for their county, etc
O. Unless they voted for whom?
A If they voted for Grant.
o Now who told you?
4 Who told me that? l don't recollect
now who did tell me that. You see, we