Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-06
Committee on Bribery Case Finds the Law
Charges Are Not Sustained.
MINORITY REPORT MADE ALSO.
Majority Report crecs individuals
proper-Mnority Report Finds Against
Mecune.

'At the time and place aforesaid. At
about 1880 IN the morning Of said day.
the said 4. W. NcCune save me the
sum Of eighty Ns0l dollars In legal
currency uf the United States. Tor tho
purpose OF unlawfully influencing my
vote nH member " the state icgis.
lnturo. IN his behalf. and then and there
promised that between . and I o'clock
OF the same day he would give me tho
further sum of fourteen hundred and
twenty $3.50 dollars ua a considorn-
ton for my vote TOT him Tor United
States Senator"
IL charge that one II. W sloan.
ON or about the 5th day ~ February.
1899. at salt Lake city and county.
State ~ Utah. acting Tor a. W. Me-
Cune. tried to induce senator william
q. Nvbckcr 10 assist IN the election OF
said Mccune Tor United States senator.
aud then and there the said sloan stat
ed a. him. the said William O. Nebckgr.
that money was being used therefor
ana that he wanted To see his tsiOanu)
friends got some of the same.
81 further specify, on Information
aud belief, than ON or about the 10Th
day ~ February 1893. at the city and
county OF Salt Lake State OF Utah. one
4. a.. Wins, who represented that he
was repeating the expression % one
Fisher Harris. campaign manager for
the rnid MCCung. stated 10 l,cprcscntn-
tive g. ~. Jackson that he. the said
Harris. had said To- him. the said WINS.
TINT. the Jackson vote must be OBJ
tanned no matter what the expense.
and that the said Harris had told him
to see the said Jackson with the Wow
60 getting His vote"
81 further charge on information
and belief. that some time within the
month last past Representative FAR,
while ON the oregon Short Line train.
- 4 utfun mud Aull Lake. and uf
u time when he. the said FAIR. was
voting for the rnld Mccune. stated 20
Representative Cook IN subrtnncc that
he lFarr) would bet that II he COON
would with the two Ncbekeru and one
other man vote for Mccune. they could
get 900 or $4,000 for 30 doing"
Under the foregoing Specifications We
submit the following findings.
~. In the matter ~ the chhrgr OF
bribery preferred by Representative
Law against 4. W. Mccunr, We nnd.
after the most careful consideration.
that the charge II not sustained by the
evidence.
1sl. In the Sloan. Ncbckor upcclnca-
tlon. We iind that the said II. W. sloan
Improperly approached Senator w u.
Nehrker for the purpose 81 securing
NcbokerH support for Mr. Mccuno, but
the evidence docs not establish an at
tempted bribery
al In the Ivins-JnclgHon case the
evidence ~ not sufficient 60 Justify the
conclusion that any attempt VAS made
o. secure by improper means, MT Jnek-
sons vote We believe that Mr.. lhck-
SON. In this matter, lnhorrd under an
honest hut mistaken impression,
90 The evidence In the cook'Fafr
matter h. ~ remote that We deem u
irrelevant 20 any issue under considers
alton.
The L.npish chafgc--a supplemental
cnae-la one In which the evidence bear
ing upon the statements made " npt
sufficient 90 warrant the hndinF hht
an attempted bribery was committed
In conclusion We record our ems
phntlc disnpproyal Of the present
method 81 conducting senatorial cam
paigns. particularly the practice ny
senatorial candidates ~ opening head
quarters, employing humorous assist
ants and entertaining by means on frca
dinners free theaterr aud other srnlu-
lti0us dlspensntionap persona whose votes
are desired by the candidates AZ whose
expense those things are provided. "
NOT only tends 90 oNil but u Workr cvli
aud Ia the interest of good government,
purs elections. and that higher pollil-
ga morality which all good citizens de.
flrc 10 frc attained. the practice should
I be- abolished. We also condemn tho
circulation ~ unfoundcd rum0rh de-
/ signed 90 lnjurc the prospects OF hena'
tnrial cundldntef,
Al az which II respectfully sub
mittrd.