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

Inc corridors Oh InS AIdDlIOI DullulnR, was
the first time l had met him after this
interview with The Call reporters. then
told him what the rumor was. He de-
MED most emphatically to me that he
ever made any such statement at all, or
anything that approached it in charac-
ter. Now, gentlemen of the committee,
amination-not only into what know and
say about the matter, but anything you
may learn concerning the matter, and
am in your hands for examination.
Mr.. Bacon-Alr. Cosper, as I am a friend
of and appear here for Mr.. Grant, would
like to ask just one question. You say
you met Mr.. Green out in the hall here?
q. And Mr.. Green denied to you that he
had circulated such report?
A. Yes,
O. l did not quite understand it.
A. l thought l had so stated.
Q. think you did, but my attention
was directed to something else at the
time.
A. He convinced me that he had not
His manner was that of indignation ana
honesty. 1 am one who believes 4 tnao
truth presents itself with its own force
through the words and acts Of men, ana
l believed what he said and dropped the
matter without the expectation that any
thing more would be said about II, put
without any fear, / assure you, II anybody
wants to say anything about it.
Mr.. BurneEt-Have you had any CONVEX
sation with Daniel NJ. Burns since you
came TO Sacramento?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. What was the nature OF that CONVEX
sation?
very soon alter I came mere, as was in
the headquarters of every candidate that
had headquarters, l think. asked M.
Burns what his chances were Tor the once
of United States Senator. do not know
what he said to me, Mr.. Burnett, about
the matter. 1 had so many talks with SO
many of them. l was repeatedly in Mr..
Grants headquarters; l was repeatedly in
Mr.. Bulla's headquarters, and ! was re
peatedly in Mr.. Barnes headquarters,
smoked their cigars and received their
kindly treatment.
Q. Did Mr.. Burns offer you any induce
ment at any time or ask you to support
him?
A. Mr.. Burns never asked me to support
him I have already said that he never
offered me any inducement.
O. Did any of Mr.. Burns friends offer
you any induCement or request you TO sup
port Mr.. Burns?
friends are vii make ma fnat c @s any by
inducements-Mr. Burns friends or any
other candidates friends-any other in
ducements than this: That they have
held out to me the arguments as to why
this man and that should be elected to the
United States Senate OF course, Mr..
Burns friends came and talked to me,
showing me why he ought to be
elected. Mr. Burns friendship. Booth
and Mr.. Reichert and Mr.. Green did that,
and Mr. Hamilton, l think his name is,
on the part of Mr.. Burns. ! do not sup
pose you mean that kind of inducement,
though-only such inducements as pre-
sent themselves to mans reason and
O. l had reference to patronage or fnan-
cial assistance.
A. NV answer has already covered that
Mr.. Melick-Mr. Cosper, believing that
you want to give an unqualified denial
II seems to me that there is one phase of
it you have not touched, and that is this:
You say that no candidate has given. you
money or any inducement to support himT
O Now. in view of the DEVELOPMENTS so
far-take it in another way-has any can
didate, without regard to inducement or
any consideration whatever, given you
any money or offer of patronage?
A. Not any whatever.
O. Did any candidate for United States
Senator put any money in your legisla-
tive fight?
A. Not to my personal knowledge
want TO say to the committee that l had
heard after my election that money was
sent into the district from which Mr..
Boone comes and that that money was
expended in the interest of the candidate
opposed to Mr.. Boone and the candidate
for the Senate opposed to. Senator II. L.
Pace and that probably some of that
money was expended in my interest, in
asmuch as portion of my district lies
in Tulare County; but personally have
no knowledge of that matter.
Mr.. Burnett-Did you receive any COM
munication during the campaign from Mr..
Green or Mr.. Brown?
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Q. Or Mr.. Kelly?
A. None whatever. did not know Mr..
Green. Mr.. Brown, nor Mr.. Kelly. I do
Q. Well, have you had any CONVERSE
ton in regard to United States Senator
with Mr.. Green since coming here?
Q. What was the nature of the CONVEX
A. The nature Of the conversations was
always as TO Mr.. Grants qualifications,
and the claims that he had upon the peo-
pie for the office; never in the nature of
a financial transaction or patronage
transaction, in any way whatever.
q. Did he at any time give you any
reason why he believed Mr.. Grant would
be elected?
A Would be elected?
Q. Yes, and the reason why.
A. 1 think he has said to me that, In his
Judgment, Mr.. Grant would finally win
out but 1 do not now remember that in
any conversation he analysed the reasons
for that judgment and laid them before
q. Did he at any time submit to you
list written or give you list verbally of
representatives that would vote for Mr..
Grant, or that he expected would vote
for Mr.. Grant?
A. He had on little slip of paper at
one time a list of men whom he had would
support Mr.. Grant. But when / came here
that was early in my history in Sacra-
mento-and when I came here the only
legislators with whom | was acquainted
were w. p. Boone of Tulare County, H.
L. Pace, the Senator from our own town,
and I could not remember Mr.. Burnett,
the names of those people. / presume, If
they were handed to me now-the same
list-I would know them well enough to
remember them.
O. You do not remember the name Of
single man on the list, do you?
A. Wait until l can think moment.
really do not think can recall a solitary
name. ! was not familiar with the names
elected to this Legislature at that time.
Mr.. Mellick--Was that printed list?
A. No, sir. II was lead pencil list.
@. Did 1t pretend to be the signatures
Of the members? Was it claimed to DE
the signatures of legislators?
A. / think about half dozen names or
whereabouts purported to be signatures
OF Legislators
O. And was it claimed that they had
signed an agreement to support Mr..
Grant?
A I think so. My memory of it is this:
That the head of that list was that 1--WE
hereby pledge ourselves to vote for u s.
Grant Jr. for United States Senator so
long as we shall have a chance for cleo
ton" I may be off on that That is as
near as can remember.
Mr.. La Baree-How many names were
attached to that list?
A. Well, / did not count them, Mr.. La
BaTee. My own judgment Is that there
were about a dozen. I had the impress
sion-but how 1 got it l cannot tell-that
that was only a portion of a completes
list; and think probably 1 got that inn